Let's take the Fruits and Vegetables Test
This will be easy. Imagine
you are lying on a couch in a therapy session. You are given the names of fruits and
vegetables and told to answer quickly the first thing that comes
into your mind. Except, in our quiz we want you to think about how
fruit and vegetables relate to TV trivia. So, take a deep breath, relax, look over the list and make your guesses.
Click
each term to go to the answer on the page.
APPLES
- The Snapple Lady - Wendy
Kaufmann, a plump, 5-foot 2-inch Long Island
native otherwise known as "The Snapple
Lady," was the bubbly spokesperson for
the Snapple Beverage Corporation, the maker of
such all-natural beverages as Snapple Apple,
Mango Madness and Amazin' Grape. Other
choices: Applejacks Cereal commercials; Larry Appleton (Mark-Linn Baker),
discount store worker and later newspaper
editorial assistant/reporter] on the sitcom
PERFECT STRANGERS; or the sitcoms APPLE PIE or
APPLE's WAY; Tiny little blue elves
["only three apples high"] on the
cartoon THE SMURFS; .The USS Appleby,
Naval destroyer on the military comedy ENSIGN
O'TOOLE; The Righteous Apples, a group of five
Sherwin High School musicians in Boston who
decided to help others less fortunate on the
PBS series THE RIGHTEOUS APPLES/PBS/1980;
Crabapple Corners, the hometown of Korean War
surgeon Hawkeye Pierce on the sitcom M*A*S*H;
the Disney Movie The Apple Dumplin Gang;
and The Big Apple (a.k.a. New York City), the
home of such great TV shows as NYPD BLUE,
FRIENDS, LAW & ORDER.
BANANAS
- Miss
Chiquita Banana, a female banana character
(first drawn by artist Dik Browne) who wore a
headdress of fruit and sang the trademark
Chiquita
Banana song (voice first provided by
singer Patti Clayton) that began "Hello
Amigo...I'm Chiquita Banana and I've come to
say/You eat the banana in a special way/When
its fleck with brown and has a golden
hue/That's when bananas are the best for
you...." (Music © 1945 Shawnee Press
Inc.). Other possible choices: the
children's programs BANANAS IN PAJAMAS (B1 & B2),
the cartoon superhero BANANA MAN or the
puppet adventure hour THE BANANA
SPLITS; Billy Banana, one of the
characters played by Chuckles the Clown on his
WJM-TV show on the MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW; and
bananas were the favorite food of
orange-furred Goriddle Gorilla on the daily
children's program THE GREAT SPACE
COASTER.
BEANS
- Teenage spy Beans Baxter on the espionage
comedy THE NEW ADVENTURES OF BEANS BAXTER.
Other choices: Beanpole, a childhood nicknames
given to tall Susan Kean (on the sitcom
SUDDENLY SUSAN; Stringbean, the
nickname given to comedy writer Rob Petrie
(Dick Van Dyke) on THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW; Aunt
Betty's Coffee and Bean Shop managed by
widow Ann McNeil (Ann Jillian) on the ANN
JILLIAN SHOW; The Silver Soy Bean
Award given to news reporter Les Nessman (Richard
Sanders) by the Plowing Patriots of
Omaha, Nebraska on
the sitcom WKRP IN CINCINNATI; Beany
"Beany Boy!" and his sidekick Cecil
the Sea Serpent on
MATTIES FUNDAY FUNNIES;
the monstrous "Frankenbean" (David
H. Fletcher) living in the Hillhurst haunted
mansion on the
action adventure BIG BAD BEETLEBORGS; Beantown,
the nickname for the city of Boston and part
of the title of the CBS sitcom GOODNIGHT
BEANTOWN;
Judge Roy Bean, the self-appointed
Texas lawman on the western JUDGE ROY BEAN; Mr. Bean,
the goofy man on the British comedy
series MR. BEAN; and just for fun, I
must mention the fireside "Bean"
scene in the motion picture Blazin Saddles.
BROCCOLI
-
The pejorative nickname given by
Ensign Crusher to Lt. Reginald
"Broccoli" Barclay (Dwight Schultz)
first heard on episode No.69 "Hollow
Pursuits" on the sci-fi series STAR TREK:
THE NEXT GENERATION/SYN/1987-94.
Other choices: Broccoli is the one of three
key ingredients in the beverage "Veggie
Boy" on the sitcom CHEERS; and Oh yeah, President Bush, (the first one)
announced to the media while in office that he
hated to eat Broccoli - the vegetable).
CARROTS
- Mr. Bunny Rabbit, a hand puppet with
black-rimmed glasses who got scolded for
stealing carrots from the Captain on the
children's program CAPTAIN KANGAROO. Other
possible choices: The Trix Rabbit
"But I hate carrots. I like Trix!";
Humphrey Carrotfoot, the white rabbit
in a black cape on the puppet series THE
BERTIE THE BUNYIP SHOW first aired on Channel
3 WRCV-TV in Philadelphia in the 1950s and
1960s; Tybo, an intelligent carrot
creature on an episode LOST IN SPACE; and the
ever popular cartoon character Bugs Bunny as
he chomps on a carrot and says "Eh,
What's up Doc?"
CORN
- The Frito Olay Bandit on the Frito Lay Corn
Chip commercials in the late 1960s. Other
choices: Cornelius J. Cobb, the town's
storekeeper on the classic children's program
HOWDY DOODY; Cornflake "Corny" S.
Pecially who owned a rocking chair factory on
MR. ROGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD;
Don
Cornelius, the
host of the weekly black musical TV program
SOUL TRAIN; Beavis a.k.a. "Cornholio!"
on the cartoon BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD; Cornfed
the Pig (voice of Gregg Berger), the assistant
on the cartoon DUCKMAN;
Laura's Cornucopia Catering Service
on the sitcom
Duet/FOX/1987-89;
and
Corny the Clown on the WABC-TV program TIME
FOR FUN in 1953.
GRAPES
- Grape Nehi, the favorite soda pop drink of
army clerk Radar O'Reilly on the sitcom
M*A*S*H. Other choices: The Great Ape, a
large 2000-pound purple ape on the Hanna-Barbera
cartoon THE GREAT GRAPE APE SHOW/ABC/1977-78;
or The "Grape Guy" underwear mascot
who wears a cluster of grapes in the Fruit of
the Loom commercials.
PARSLEY
- Green herbaceous plant
enjoyed by Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli (Henry Winkler), a cool, garage
mechanic on the sitcom HAPPY DAYS/ABC/1974-84. When Fonzie ate lunch (usually at
Arnold's Drive-In Restaurant), he enjoyed a garnish of parsley with his
sandwich. When Al Delvecchio, the owner of Arnold's asked "Why do you eat
that stuff?" the Fonz replied "Why does Popeye eat Spinach?"
Although the Fonz like Parsley, he detested Liver and anybody who had anything
to do with it.
PEACHES
-
Affectionate nickname bestowed on tomboy Letitia "Buddy"
Lawrence by big brother Willie Lawrence (Gary Frank) on the domestic drama
FAMILY/ABC/1976-80. Peaches was also the nickname used by the father of
public defender Christine Sullivan (Markie Post) to describe his daughter
on the sitcom NIGHT COURT/NBC/1984-92. Other choices: The Peach Pit
Restaurant, the hangout for the guys and gals
on the teen drama BEVERLY HILLS 90210; Captain
Peter "Wrongway" Peachfuzz, on the
cartoon ROCKY & BULLWINKLE; The Rockford
Peaches, a 1940s all-girl baseball team on the
sitcom A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN; and Sam Peachpit,
an American Indian on the railroad adventure
CASEY JONES.
PEANUTS
- The Peanut Gallery,
the fortunate 40 kids who comprised the
audience on the classic 1950s children's show
HOWDY DOODY. Other choices: Mr. Peanut, the
debonair
advertising mascot with his top hat,
monocle (over his right eye), spats, white gloves and cane for the
Planters Peanuts. Company;
Skippy Peanut TV commercials hosted by former
mouseketeer Annette Funnicello; or the allergy
source to such TV characters as Kenny Beckett
on DAVE'S WORLD, Bill Haverchuck on FREAKS
& GEEKS, and Nina Van Horn on JUST SHOOT
ME.
PICKLES
- The nickname
of the wife of New York comedy writer Maurice "Buddy" Sorrell on
the sitcom THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW/CBS/1961-66. Actresses Barbara Perry and
Joan Shawlee appeared in the recurring role of Buddy's shrill,
blond-haired wife Pickles, a former showgirl with a bubble brain and a
voracious appetite. Her maiden name was Fiona Conway. Other choices: The Stork
mascot on the Vlasic Pickles TV
commercials; Tommy Stu and Didi Pickles who
live at 1258 N. Highland on the cartoon
RUGRATS; Pickles Oblong (Jean Smart), Bob's
bald wife who wears a wig on the cartoon THE
OBLONGS; and the pickle jar that holds the
head of the sheriff on the western NED
BLESSING
POTATOES
-
Frank
William Tucker, a.k.a. "Frank
the Potato Man" (David
Proval), a homeless Vietnam veteran who wandered around the town of Rome, Wisconsin
carrying a five-pound bag of Idaho potatoes on the drama PICKET
FENCES/CBS/1992-95. Other choice: Spud, the pejorative nickname of Bud
Bundy (David Faustino) given to him by his
sister, Kelly Bundy (Christina Applegate) on
the sitcom MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN;
"Sweet Potato," the nickname of
Reverend Reuben Gregory (Clifton Davis) on the
sitcom AMEN; A "Couch Potato", a
person who loves watching TV and the name of
the syndicated 1989
game
show
COUCH POTATOES®;
and Mr. Potato Head, the first toy advertised
on national television (in 1952).
PUMPKIN
- Affectionate nickname
of teenager Kelly Bundy (Christina Applegate) used by her father Al Bundy
(Ed O'Neill) on the sitcom MARRIED WITH...CHILDREN/FOX/1987-97. Since
Kelly was not the brightest girl around, this vegetable nickname suited
her quite well. Pumpkin was also used as a nickname by Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston) on the sitcom
FRIENDS/NBC/1994+; by six-year-old
Mary Sue (Rachel Duncan) on the sitcom THE
TORKELSONS and by six-year-old daughter,
Sophie Wilder (Tina Majorino) on the sitcom
CAMP WILDER. Other
choices: The perennial favorite holiday
special It's A Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
(1966);
or Pot-Bellied Pumpkin, one of the many
mean names Dr. Zachary Smith (Jonathan Harris)
called the ship's robot on LOST IN SPACE.
TOMATOES
- Vegetable villains
on the Saturday morning cartoon ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES/FOX/1990-92 based
on the 1980 sci-fi film spoof of the same name and its sequel Return of the
Killer Tomatoes (1988). The Killer Tomatoes were the by-product of nefarious
experiments performed by mad scientist Dr. Putrid T. Gangreen who like all mad
scientists wanted to rule the world with the help of his veggie creations. Other
choices: Heinz 57 Ketchup TV commercial
with Carly Simon's hit song
"Anticipation" heard as viewers
waited for the slowly pouring ketchup to leave
the bottle; Campbell Soup Twins, mascots for
Campbell's condensed tomato soup; Colonel
Sherman T. Potter (Harry Morgan) was allergic
to tomato juice on M*A*S*H; and Ginger Szabo
the network
radio spokeswoman for "Lemo Tomato Juice
Girl" on the
drama HOMEFRONT/ABC/1991-93.
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