TV Comedians
She substituted for Johnny Carson until she received her own talk show
Who is Joan Rivers? She called Carson to tell him the news that she would start her own talk show, and he hung up on her and never spoke to her again
Lionel Richie performed “Endless Love” as a duo with this former Supreme.
Who is Diana Ross?
You wore these to keep your legs warm in the 1950s; now they’re all the rage in fashion, but they’re skintight instead of baggy.
What are leggings?
If you were about to get into a fight, you would be cruisin’ for one of these.
What is a bruisin’? Cruisin’ for a bruisin’.
John Denver’s hit, “Take Me Home, [two missing words]”
What are country roads?
He is best known for his routine “Seven Words You Can’t Say on TV.”
Who is George Carlin? Another memorable routine is “It’s a Big Club, and You Ain’t in It.”
Stevie Wonder “just called to say” this.
What is “I love you”? The 1984 hit tune was “I Just Called to Say I Love You.”
Everyone used to have a dedicated camera, but this device has replaced them for all but professional photographers and serious amateurs
What is a smartphone (or similar)?
When everything was going swell and you had no cares, it was said you had it made in this outdoor condition.
What is the shade? Made in the shade
During the 1960s, this board game’s properties were mostly avenues.
What is Monopoly? Many special editions are available with property names we wouldn’t instantly associate with the game
This comedian, who often substituted for Johnny Carson, was known for his jokes about marriage and everyday life.
Who is Alan King? He once said, “If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.”
Bonnie Tyler’s hit “Total Eclipse of the [missing word]” was one of the decade’s top hits.
What is heart?
Incandescent bulbs have given way to any one of these
What is compact fluorescent (CFL), halogen, or LED? They are supposed to last longer and save energy and money.
Another way to say a car peeled out was that it burned this.
What is rubber? Drivers of muscle cars often showed their muscle by burning rubber
Elton John’s tune, “Goodbye [missing two words] Road
What is yellow brick? “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” is on the 1973 album by the same name.
He had a variety hour named for him, and he was famous for his characters “Freddie the Freeloader” and “Clem Kadiddlehopper.”
Who is Red Skelton? The show was The Red Skelton Show and then changed to The Red Skelton Hour when it expanded from 30 minutes to an hour. The show won three Emmy Awards.
This woman with wild hair recorded the hit tune “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”
Who is Cyndi Lauper?
Indoor plumbing is nothing new for most of us, but some rural citizens are still using these facilities not attached to the house.
What are outhouses? Outhouses are stll commonly used for camping and hiking and portable outhouses are used today for events, such as concerts or parades
Someone living the good life lived in this city
What is fat? Fat city.
During the 1980s, Michael Landon starred in this TV series with highway in the title.
What is Highway to Heaven?
Many of the famous male Jewish comedians of the 1950s and ’60s got their start in this region of New York.
What is the Catskill Mountains? The region was full of familycentric summer resorts with live entertainment during that period.
Their 1980s hit tune was “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This.”
Who are the Eurythmics? Listen to the catchy refrain: “Sweet dreams are made of this, Who am I to disagree, Travel the world and the seven seas, Everybody’s looking for something.
We used to go to the movies as often as once a week; today we use this technology to bring them to us via Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.
What is streaming?
Today, we LOL, or laugh out loud; back when, we used to bust one of these.
What is gut? Bust a gut.
Scott Peck’s book about a road
What is The Road Less Traveled? North American sales have topped seven million copies.