TV Military Comedies

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Instructions: From Sergeant Bilko to Hogan's Heroes, military life was never funnier than on these classic TV comedies!

1.
Which sitcom featured a crafty Army sergeant running schemes at Fort Baxter?
A
The Phil Silvers Show (Sgt. Bilko)
B
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
C
Hogan's Heroes
D
McHale's Navy
2.
On 'McHale's Navy', Ernest Borgnine played a PT boat commander during which war?
A
Vietnam War
B
Korean War
C
World War II
D
World War I
3.
Which show was set in a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II?
A
Hogan's Heroes
B
Combat!
C
McHale's Navy
D
The Phil Silvers Show
4.
Who played Colonel Hogan, the leader of the Allied POWs on 'Hogan's Heroes'?
A
Werner Klemperer
B
Bob Crane
C
John Banner
D
Larry Hovis
5.
On 'Hogan's Heroes', what was Colonel Klink's famous claim about his prison camp?
A
It was the most comfortable camp
B
It had the best food
C
No prisoner had ever escaped
D
It was the largest camp in Germany
6.
Which bumbling German sergeant on 'Hogan's Heroes' was known for saying 'I know nothing! Nothing!'?
A
Sergeant Schultz
B
General Burkhalter
C
Major Hochstetter
D
Colonel Klink
7.
Jim Nabors played a naive Marine recruit in which spinoff of 'The Andy Griffith Show'?
A
No Time for Sergeants
B
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
C
McHale's Navy
D
Hogan's Heroes
8.
On 'Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.', who played Gomer's perpetually frustrated drill sergeant?
A
Don Knotts
B
Tim Conway
C
Frank Sutton
D
Harvey Lembeck
9.
What was the name of Gomer Pyle's sergeant on the show?
A
Sergeant Carter
B
Sergeant O'Rourke
C
Sergeant Schultz
D
Sergeant Bilko
10.
Tim Conway played the bumbling Ensign Charles Parker on which military comedy?
A
McHale's Navy
B
Hogan's Heroes
C
The Phil Silvers Show
D
F Troop
11.
Which military comedy was set at a frontier Army post called Fort Courage during the 1860s?
A
F Troop
B
Laredo
C
The Wild Wild West
D
Branded
12.
On 'F Troop', Forrest Tucker played which scheming sergeant?
A
Sergeant York
B
Sergeant Carter
C
Sergeant O'Rourke
D
Sergeant Bilko
13.
What was Gomer Pyle's signature exclamation on 'Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'?
A
'Holy cow!'
B
'Well, golly!'
C
'Gee whiz!'
D
'Surprise, surprise, surprise!'
14.
Which actor played the pompous Captain Binghamton, McHale's nemesis, on 'McHale's Navy'?
A
Joe Flynn
B
Carl Ballantine
C
Tim Conway
D
Bob Hastings
15.
On 'Hogan's Heroes', what did the prisoners secretly operate beneath the camp?
A
A printing press
B
A weapons factory
C
An elaborate tunnel system and sabotage operation
D
A radio station

Answer Key

Question 1

A. The Phil Silvers Show (Sgt. Bilko)

Question 2

C. World War II

Question 3

A. Hogan's Heroes

Question 4

B. Bob Crane

Question 5

C. No prisoner had ever escaped

Question 6

A. Sergeant Schultz

Question 7

B. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Question 8

C. Frank Sutton

Question 9

A. Sergeant Carter

Question 10

A. McHale's Navy

Question 11

A. F Troop

Question 12

C. Sergeant O'Rourke

Question 13

D. 'Surprise, surprise, surprise!'

Question 14

A. Joe Flynn

Question 15

C. An elaborate tunnel system and sabotage operation

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