TV Shows by the Numbers
Strictly North American Modern Life
Mid-Century Potpourri
Cereal for Breakfast
AGAIN?
Missing Initial
100

Hawaii [number] stars Jack Lord as Detective Steve McGarrett and James MacArthur as Detective Danny Williams.

What is Five-0?

100

This under-the-counter kitchen appliance shreds leftover food scraps.

What is the garbage disposal?

100

 Those born between 1946 and 1964 belong to this generation.

 What is the baby boom generation?

100

“Breakfast of Champions”  

 What is Wheaties?

100

President Franklin [missing initial] Roosevelt

What is D?

200

Adam [number] is an early cop show featuring two police officers on patrol in L.A.

What is 12?

200

When Europeans and other world travelers visit America in the summer, they complain about how cold it is indoors because of this.

What is air-conditioning?

200

This is the first letter on a standard keyboard.

What is Q?

200

Hot Quaker cereal in a cylindrical container

What is oatmeal (or oats)?

200

President Harry [missing initial] Truman

What is S?

300

Martin Milner and George Maharis play Tod (an Ivy Leaguer) and Buz (a Hell’s Kitchen orphan), who venture along this famed route in a Corvette.

What is 66?

300

This Philadelphia brand dairy product is difficult to find outside of North America.

What is cream cheese?

300

DAILY DOUBLE

This favorite candy’s tagline was “Melts in your mouth, not in your hands.”

300

Tony the Tiger is the enduring mascot for this Kellogg’s cereal.

What is Frosted Flakes?

300

George [missing initial] W. Bush

What is H?

400

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Roger Smith play two private detectives who worked out of this address on Sunset Strip.

What is 77?

400

We’ve grown up on this Pennsylvania chocolate brand in North America, but you’d be hard-pressed to find it abroad.

What is Hershey’s?

400

In 1951, his radio commentary was syndicated by ABC; he is known for presenting “the rest of the story” and ending his broadcasts with “good day.”

Who is Paul Harvey?

400

“Let’s give it to Mikey. He won’t eat it. He hates everything… He likes it!” There’s a game with the same name as Mikey’s cereal.

What is Life?

400

Canadian-born actor Michael [missing initial] Fox

What is J?

500

This 1990s-era show follows a group of high school friends in this zip code in Beverly Hills and continues into their college years while highlighting the social issues of the day.  

What is 90210?

500

Good luck finding square, plastic Solo cups outside of the United States. They are known for being this bright color.

What is red?

500

These diamonds, the largest in the world, are not precious stones.

What are baseball diamonds? 

500

Generic term for hot cereals such as Cream of Wheat, oatmeal, and Farina

 What is porridge?

500

Hunter [missing initial] Thompson, the journalist who created gonzo journalism

What is S?

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