How much do you know about your favorite shows? What was Lucy Ricardo's maiden name? What did The Beverly Hillbillies call their swimming pool? Name all six Brady Bunch kids. What was Steve Austin's job before he became The Six Million Dollar Man? What did J.R.'s initials stand for on Dallas? Why did Angelique turn Barnabas into a vampire on Dark Shadows? More than 1,000 questions about the shows you love!

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Do you think you know EVERYTHING about television, kid? Remember when Television was all about The Texaco Star Theatre, Your Show of Shows, and The Honeymooners? Trivia expert Mel Simons remembers. Mel, known as one of the world's most renowned collectors of old-time radio shows has also amassed a major collection of old-time television shows. Author of the successful The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book, Mel Simons has now penned The Old-Time Television Trivia Book. Mel has been entertaining audiences for years with his Golden Days of Television, as well as his Golden Days of Radio presentation. He has also created such video shows as The Big Bands, The Great Entertainers, The Golden Days of Rock & Roll, Strictly Sinatra, and The World's Most Generous Cheapskate, Jack Benny. He does a one-man show as well: The Life and Songs of Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Cantor and George M. Cohan. Mel, who also entertains as a humorist and accordionist, lives and is a radio personality in Boston.

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In 1953, Desi Arnaz surprised Lucille Ball with a 13th Anniversary Party at this Hollywood club. Name the club. The answer to this question, and hundreds of others, is in this little bottle er, book, the first Lucy quiz book in more than 20 years! So turn on, tune in, and get ready to test your Lucy IQ.