Q 01/05

Which future Arrested Development star played Ricky's troublemaking best friend Derek on Silver Spoons?

A) Will Arnett

B) Jason Bateman

C) Jeffrey Tambor

D) David Cross

Answer · why

B) Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman played bad boy Derek Taylor from 1982 to 1984, two decades before he led the cast of Arrested Development.

Q 02/05

What ridable vehicle runs through the Stratton mansion that Ricky moves into on Silver Spoons?

A) A golf cart

B) A cable car

C) A roller coaster

D) A freight train

Answer · why

D) A freight train

A freight train built to scale and big enough to ride runs through a mansion that Edward has also stocked with arcade games.

Q 03/05

Mr. T plays himself on Silver Spoons when Edward hires him to do what job for Ricky after a bully strikes?

A) Bodyguard

B) Boxing coach

C) Chauffeur

D) Math tutor

Answer · why

A) Bodyguard

Bodyguard was a job Mr. T knew well: before fame he spent almost ten years guarding clients who included Muhammad Ali and Steve McQueen.

Q 04/05

Which arcade game's theme music sets Edward Stratton III doing a little jig on Silver Spoons?

A) Donkey Kong

B) Frogger

C) Pac-Man

D) Asteroids

Answer · why

C) Pac-Man

Pac-Man, the best-selling arcade game of all time, was still a fresh craze when the sitcom began in 1982, and Edward's jig shows how childlike he is.

Q 05/05

Ricky Schroder landed Silver Spoons after his film debut opposite Jon Voight in which boxing drama?

A) Rocky II

B) Raging Bull

C) The Main Event

D) The Champ

Answer · why

D) The Champ

The Champ made Schroder, at nine, the youngest Golden Globe winner in history. He played the son of Voight's former fighter.