What kind of animals were these TV shows about?

Match these classic series to the correct species!

 

W.C. Fields famously said, "Never work with animals or children." 

Well, thankfully some actors ignored his suggestion. TV shows with animals are charming. They not only star children, typically, they're also for children. 

Below, we've gathered some TV show titles from the 1950s through the 1980s. Can you remember what kind animal the title character was? Good luck!

  1. The show Mister Ed was about what kind of farm animal?
  2. Flipper was about what kind of sea creature?
  3. What kind of dog breed was Lassie?
  4. The show Gentle Ben was about what kind of animal?
  5. In My Friend Flicka, what kind of animal was Flicka?
  6. B.J. was a human on B.J. and the Bear — but what was the Bear?
  7. In the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Jabberjaw, what was Jabberjaw?
  8. Before he starred in Mission: Impossible, Peter Graves was the lead on Fury. What kind of animal was Fury?
  9. The 1974-75 series Salty was based on the 1973 family film Salty. What was Salty?
  10. Here's Boomer aired for two seasons starting in 1980. What was Boomer?
  11. Thunder was a Saturday morning show in 1977. What was Thunder?
  12. Finally, the sitcom Mr. Smith aired in 1983. Mr. Smith was a talking animal. What was he?

What kind of animals were these TV shows about?

Your Result...

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66 Comments

RedSamRackham 34 months ago
* 12 of 12 but had to Google a few! 100%. ☺
DouglasMorris 34 months ago
10/12! missed numbers 8 and 12.
DerekBird 34 months ago
You got 12 out of 12
Win or lose, you deserve a treat, like Boomer here. He's a good boy.
I don't remember Mr. Smith at all, but I guessed right anyway.
rycki1138 34 months ago
12 out of 12. Only had to guess on one. I never heard of Salty.
JamesBrashear 34 months ago
10 out of 12 I deserve a treat.
Voyage_Lover_32 47 months ago
7/12 I haven't seen a lot of these
DerekBird 50 months ago
You got 12 out of 12
Win or lose, you deserve a treat, like Boomer here. He's a good boy.
DavidBarker 51 months ago
You got 8 out of 12
Win or lose, you deserve a treat, like Boomer here. He's a good boy.
MrBill 51 months ago
12/12; had to guess on a few.
AlF 51 months ago
Hm. No reference to Lance Link...
AlF 51 months ago
10/12. Flopped the last two... Rats! (Oh no... None of them were rats...)
WilliamLAllen 51 months ago
11/12- never heard of Mr Smith or Thunder.
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