Summer 2006: Week 6, Round 7
Entertainment: Aaron Spelling

 

With the recent passing of television producer Aaron Spelling, we thought that we would dedicate a round to the many television programs that he has created over the years:

 

1. Considered Aaron Spelling's first big hit, this police series which ran from 1968 to 1973 featured Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole and Clarence Williams III as undercover police officers?

 

A: The Mod Squad

 

2. Who played the role of Charlie, who was heard but never fully seen in Spelling's most well-known series Charlie's Angels?

 

A: William Forsythe

 

3. Which prime-time soap opera, which ran from 1981- 1989 about a wealthy Denver family was originally titled Oil?

 

A: Dynasty

 

4. Who played the role of Donna Martin in Aaron Spelling's series Beverly Hills, 90210 which ran from 1990 - 2000?

 

A: Tori Spelling

 

5. Name the series featuring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as amateur detectives, which ran from 1979 - 1984?

 

A: Hart To Hart

 

6. Name the TV cop show which ran from 1982 to 1985 on ABC and then from 1985 to 1987 on CBS and featured William Shatner?

 

A: T.J. Hooker

 

7. What actress is credited with saving Spelling's series Melrose Place when she was brought in at the end of the first season to play the role of the scheming Amanda Woodward?

 

A: Heather Locklear

 

8. Name the Spelling cop series that ran from 1975 - 1979 starring Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul and was remade into a 2004 movie featuring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson?

 

A: Starsky and Hutch

 

9. Fantasy Island ran from 1978 - 1984 and featured Ricardo Montalban and his assistant, Tattoo who is best-known for his line, "The plane!, the plane!". Name the actor who played Tattoo.

 

A: Herve Villechaize

 

10. Name the WB series that ran for the past 8 seasons about three sisters who are the world's most powerful good witches and was the longest running show with all-female leads.

 

A: Charmed