Which Garry Marshall sitcom are you?

By: Joshua Laurent
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3 min
Which Garry Marshall sitcom are you?
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About This Quiz

His sitcoms may not have had the cultural relevance of Norman Lear's sitcoms, but they were arguably funnier. If Marshall's sitcoms were the real world, which one would you be living in?
Of these listed, which is your favorite Garry Marshall sitcom?
Mork & Mindy
The Odd Couple
Happy Days
Love, American Style
Of these listed, which is your favorite Garry Marshall sitcom?
Angie
The New Odd Couple
Laverne & Shirley
Joanie Loves Chachi
Of these listed, which is your favorite Garry Marshall movie?
Nothing in Common
Runaway Bride
Pretty Woman
Beaches

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Of these listed, which is your favorite Garry Marshall movie?
Exit to Eden
The Princess Diaries
Mother's Day
Georgia Style
Which of Garry Marshall's acting gigs did you like the best?
Soapdish
Jumpin' Jack Flash
A League of Their Own
Murphy Brown
Which of Garry Marshall's voice-over gigs did you like the best?
BoJack Horseman
The Simpsons
The Loony Tunes Show
Pinky & the Brain

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Which is your favorite Norman Lear sitcom?
The Jeffersons
All in the Family
Maude
Good Times
Of the following, who was your favorite character on Happy Days?
Richie
Ralph Malph
Fonzie
Potsie
Of the following, who was your favorite character on Happy Days?
Chachi
Mrs. C.
Arnold
Big Al

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What really happened when Fonzie jumped the shark?
He skied onward. It's just a show.
The show started getting bad immediately after.
A new phrase was born into the American lexicon.
I never knew he jumped a shark.
Who is your favorite character on Laverne & Shirley
Lenny
Laverne
Squiggy
Shirley
What was the worst thing about Love, American Style?
It was only on one season.
It was a different cast and story every week.
Its horrible theme song.
It never got the credit it deserved.

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What was the best part about The Odd Couple?
It was a Neil Simon play first.
The chemistry between Jack Klugman and Tony Randall.
The simple premise.
The catchy theme song.
When Garry Marshall died in the summer of 2016, what was your response?
Never heard of the guy.
Heard of him or saw him somewhere.
Oh, he was good... that's too bad.
A national treasure is gone.
Who is your favorite leading actress in a Garry Marshall movie?
Julia Roberts
Goldie Hawn
Anne Hathaway
Bette Midler

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Which failed Garry Marshall sitcom sounds the stupidest?
Me and the Chimp
Beanes of Boston
Evil Roy Slade
Blansky's Beauties
Which Garry Marshall movie doesn't get enough credit?
The Princess Diaries II
Exit To Eden
The Flamingo Kid
The Other Sister
Marshall started as a writer for variety shows. From those shows, which host is your favorite?
Danny Thomas
Joey Bishop
Bob Hope
Jack Paar

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Which show that Gary Marshall guest starred on as an actor surprises you the most?
Hot in Cleveland
Two and a Half Men
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Liv and Maddie
Which movie did you have no idea Gary Marshall had a role in?
Goldfinger
Hocus Pocus
Never Been Kissed
Race to Witch Mountain
Marshall worked through seven decades. Which was the best?
1970s
1960s
2000s
2010s

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Which decade was the worst?
1980s
1950s
1990s
2000s
What kind of music makes the most sense for Garry Marshall's sitcoms?
Piano instrumental
Country
EDM
Pop
Penny Marshall (Laverne) got her first break from her brother, Garry. What do you think of that kind of nepotism?
It's how the world works.
She won the DNA lottery.
It's wrong because someone else deserved the job.
I would have done the same thing.

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Which of Marshall's limited theater credits is his best?
Lights, Camera...Action
Wrong Turn at Lungfish
Shelves and Happy Days
I'm not familiar with his theater work.
What's your least favorite Garry Marshall sitcom?
Happy Days
Laverne & Shirley
Mork & Mindy
The Odd Couple
Marshall died of pneumonia. Which is the best way to die, out of the following options?
Parachute doesn't open.
Shot by a bank robber.
Blown up in war.
Falling into the Grand Canyon.

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Which is the best actor or actress who got their start with Garry Marshall?
Robin Williams
Henry Winkler
Ron Howard
Pam Dawber
Which season is best for watching TV?
Summer
Spring
Autumn
Winter
How much should a ticket to the movies cost, realistically?
$3-$5
$5-$7
$8-$10
$10+

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