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Tune in and find out how much you remember about the zany crew at WYNX! We've got a 35-question quiz on this popular 1990s sitcom and its all-star cast for you!
What event at WNYX was the focus of the pilot episode?
The arrival of star anchor Bill McNeal
The promotion of Lisa Miller to news director
The arrival of news director Dave Nelson
He shared his first name with Dave Foley, who played him.
The first of several firings of Matthew Brock
What state was Dave Nelson from?
South Dakota
Wisconsin
The character was later revealed to have been born in Canada.
Minnesota
Maine
Who was Bill McNeal's rival anchor at the station?
Matthew Brock
Catherine Duke
Alexander was said to have left the show because her character didn't get a lot of screen time.
Lisa Miller
Johnny Johnson
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Station handyman Joe Garrelli was known to make his own what?
Hair gel
Beer
Duct tape
Joe was eccentric in a lot of ways.
Van de Graaf generators
What is the unexpected outcome when Bill takes Beth to a luncheon event?
Beth abruptly kisses Bill
"It was the moment," she says, by way of an excuse.
They both get drunk
Bill strands Beth at the event
They are widely rumored to be having an affair
What was the staff's term for not getting an annual raise?
The anti-bonus
The merry little Christmas
The shaft
In an early episode, Matthew lives in fear of getting "the shaft".
Jimmy James' Deluxe Severance Package
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What was the name of the station's janitor?
O'Malley
Milos
He is the prime suspect in the theft of Joe's gelato.
Jayne Cobb
We never learn this.
A running joke on the show was billionaire Jimmy James' inability to find what?
A parking space
A competent personal assistant
A wife
As part of his search, he considered all three Judds -- Wynonna, Naomi and Ashley.
The key to his house in the Hamptons
In "Xmas Story," which staffer doesn't get a sports car from Jimmy James?
Dave
Bill
Matthew
He got a series of radio plays instead -- that is, the legal rights to them.
Lisa
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Which of the following was not among Dave's talents?
Hang gliding
Actually, given how reluctant Dave was to reveal his talents, he might just have kept this hidden.
Ventriloquism
Tap dancing
A capella singing
When Jimmy James thinks he's found the perfect wife candidate, what ruins it?
She chews loudly
She has 17 cats
She wants to move to Hoboken
She doesn't like the WYNX staff.
His 'master list' indicated something was wrong, but he couldn't remember what it was.
What messes up Dave's plan to retake the SATs?
He stays up late playing an arcade game
The game has just recently been installed in the WNYX building.
He stays out late on a hot date the night before
He's overwhelmed with anticipatory nerves
He runs out of coffee the morning of the test
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After the failed SAT retake, what movie line does Dave quote?
"Let it go, it's Chinatown."
"There's no crying in baseball!"
"I wish I was big."
The arcade game stands in for the fortune-telling machine in "Big."
"You can't handle the truth."
Ben Stiller guest-starred on the show as which character?
A smooth-talking health-club salesman
Dennis Miller played the not-really-a-stalker in another episode.
A sadistic Dodgeball instructor
Bill McNeal's stalker
Himself
In the "outer space" episode, what is Jimmy James' proposed budget-cutting measure?
Serving nothing but Soylent Green in the cafeteria
Cloning Matthew
Putting Bill or Catherine in suspended animation
Joe actually did go on the air, but on an earlier episode.
Putting Joe on the air as an anchor
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What was revealed to be Bill McNeal's hated first name?
Meredith
Walter
Evelyn
He pronounces it "Eeeve-lynn."
Dakota
Lauren Graham briefly joined the cast in what capacity?
Lisa's estranged sister
An efficiency expert
Given Jimmy James's wide net in the wife search, though, we can't be sure she wasn't a candidate.
Jimmy James's latest wife candidate
Dave's ex-girlfriend
When Matthew is fired, what is his surprising next job?
Benihana-style cook
Broadway choreographer
Architect
Dentist
Surprisingly, Matthew is a very competent dentist.
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Catherine Duke left WYNX to take a job in what city?
Baltimore
London
Baltimore was where "The Corner" was set; Alexander was part of the cast.
Seattle
Montreal
Who is Jimmy James briefly suspected of being?
D.B. Cooper
Cooper skyjacked a plane and escaped via parachute; he is considered unlikely to have survived.
The Unabomber
Banksy
The second shooter in Dallas
After Phil Hartman's death, who replaced him in the cast?
Norm McDonald
Kevin Nealon
Jon Lovitz
He and Andy Dick reputedly did not get along on set.
Jane Curtin
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Who played Johnny Johnson, the nemesis of Jimmy James?
John Lithgow
Patrick Warburton
Despite her loyalty to Jimmy James, Lisa fell under Johnson's spell.
Bob Newhart
Ed O'Neill
What is Jimmy James's 'secret of management'?
Never fire anyone right before the holidays
Drink tons of coffee in the morning
Eavesdrop on staff as often as you can
There's no single secret; it's a neverending list of aphorisms.
"Measure twice, cut once," is one of the cliches.
Which staffer is also known to be a conspiracy theorist?
Matthew
Bill
Beth
Joe
Dave calls him "one of the best electrician-slash-conspiracy-theorists out there."
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What sexy new on-air name does Matthew give to Lisa?
Nigella LaFlamme
Svetlana Monsoon
Matthew thought Lisa deserved a "pretty" name.
Mata Harlowe
Paris LaRue
How does Lisa win the apartment she and Dave both want?
She gets Jimmy James to co-sign the note
She sets Dave's watch back so he misses the meeting with the agent
She sets out a list of logical reasons she should get it
She adopts a beagle puppy that will have to go back to the shelter otherwise
The puppy's name was Daisy.
The "Sinking Ship" episode was a parody of which movie?
Airplane!
Titanic
The handprint turned out to be made by Matthew, who was alone in the broadcast booth.
The Poseidon Adventure
Das Boot
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What is the name of Joe's special brand of martial art?
Kung Joe
Joe-jitsu
Joe Rogan was a martial artist in his youth.
Tae Kwan Joe
Garrate
In addition to his wife search, Jimmy James had an inappropriate crush on whom?
Beth
The efficiency expert Andrea
Dave's mother
More awkwardly, James hides out at Dave's parents' place during the "D.B. Cooper" storyline
Joe's sister
When Jimmy sells WYNX, where he does plan to move?
Boston
London
New Hampshire
A spinoff series about life at his New Hampshire radio station was under consideration, but was never produced.
California
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What is Beth's last name?
Garrity
Lewis
O'Rourke
We never learn this
Late in the series, Beth claims not to have a last name.
What actor was originally hired to play Joe?
Ben Affleck
Ray Romano
Don't worry, Romano landed on his feet, anchoring his own hit show.
French Stewart
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Stephen Root is possibly best known for what cult movie?
Repo Man
Safe Men
Office Space
He also sported a horrible mustache for this film.
Donnie Darko
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What is Joe Rogan best known for nowadays?
He went into politics
He's a producer and director
He hosts the Emmys
He's a commentator/color guy for the UFC
Rogan has been ringside for the UFC for years. He also hosts his own podcast.
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