Question 1

What is Frasier Crane's profession on the spin-off Frasier?

Accepted Answer

Radio talk-show psychiatrist. Frasier hosts a call-in radio show on KACL Seattle, the in-show framing device that gave the series its structure and many of its best gags.

Question 2

Which actor plays Frasier's brother Niles?

Accepted Answer

David Hyde Pierce. David Hyde Pierce played Niles for the original series' 11-year run, winning four Emmys for the role.

Question 3

Mad About You stars Paul Reiser and which actress as his TV wife Jamie?

Accepted Answer

Helen Hunt. Helen Hunt won four consecutive Lead Actress in a Comedy Emmys for her portrayal of Jamie Buchman.

Question 4

What is the setting of NewsRadio?

Accepted Answer

A New York AM news radio station, WNYX. NewsRadio is set at the fictional WNYX in New York, a workplace comedy whose ensemble included Dave Foley, Phil Hartman, Maura Tierney, Andy Dick, and Stephen Root.

Question 5

Wings ran for how many seasons on NBC?

Accepted Answer

8. Wings ran for 8 seasons on NBC from 1990 to 1997, anchored by Tim Daly and Steven Weber as the brothers running a small commuter airline in Nantucket.

Question 6

Which 90s sitcom did Larry David co-create and write the bulk of its early seasons?

Accepted Answer

Seinfeld. Larry David co-created Seinfeld with Jerry Seinfeld and was the principal writer through season 7 before leaving to develop what would become Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Question 7

Which Frasier character is a physical-therapist with a Manchester accent?

Accepted Answer

Daphne Moon. Daphne Moon, played by Jane Leeves, was Martin Crane's live-in physical therapist and the eventual romantic partner of Niles across the show's long-running slow burn.

Question 8

Which actor played Bill McNeal on NewsRadio, a role considered one of the great 90s sitcom turns until his early death in 1998?

Accepted Answer

Phil Hartman. Phil Hartman's Bill McNeal was the show's anchor-as-egotist, and his death in 1998 forced a major restructuring of the show's final season.

Question 9

Spin City starred Michael J. Fox until his departure due to Parkinson's. Who replaced him as deputy mayor?

Accepted Answer

Charlie Sheen. Charlie Sheen took over as Charlie Crawford for seasons five and six after Fox stepped back in 2000, the first major leading sitcom role Sheen had taken on.

Question 10

Which 90s sitcom revolved around the staff of a fictional late-night talk show and is widely cited as the template for The Office and 30 Rock?

Accepted Answer

The Larry Sanders Show. The Larry Sanders Show, created by Garry Shandling for HBO from 1992 to 1998, used a semi-improvised mockumentary-adjacent style that directly shaped the next two decades of single-camera comedies.

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