Q 01/05

Which Family Ties star spent his nights filming Back to the Future while taping the NBC sitcom by day?

A) Kirk Cameron

B) Michael J. Fox

C) Matthew Broderick

D) Ralph Macchio

Answer · why

B) Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox taped the sitcom by day, then traveled to the film set and often got home early the next morning. Producers agreed only on condition th...

Q 02/05

Which Golden Girls actress was over a year younger than Bea Arthur, who played her daughter Dorothy?

A) Estelle Getty

B) Betty White

C) Rue McClanahan

D) Nancy Walker

Answer · why

A) Estelle Getty

Estelle Getty was aged for the camera with make-up and a wig to play Sophia Petrillo, the Sicilian-born mother.

Q 03/05

Which future Oscar winner joined the Seaver household on Growing Pains as Luke Brower, a homeless teenager?

A) Matthew McConaughey

B) Joaquin Phoenix

C) Leonardo DiCaprio

D) Christian Bale

Answer · why

C) Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio was cast to win over teenage viewers, then written out so he could start work on the film This Boy's Life.

Q 04/05

Which future ER star played a handyman on The Facts of Life years before becoming a movie leading man?

A) Anthony Edwards

B) Noah Wyle

C) Eriq La Salle

D) George Clooney

Answer · why

D) George Clooney

George Clooney was added to the regular cast in a bid to lift the ratings. He went on to play Roseanne Barr's supervisor, Booker Brooks, on Roseanne.

Q 05/05

Which future Oscar winner starred in Bosom Buddies as a man posing as a woman to live in a cheap hotel?

A) Tom Hanks

B) Robin Williams

C) Kevin Kline

D) Nicolas Cage

Answer · why

A) Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari played two young admen whose apartment is demolished, so they move into a women-only building in disguise. The sitcom is n...