Patty Duke

Question: Teri Hatcher was born in the mid-'60s, so was she old enough to be on Karen? In 1984, she was only in her late teens, I think.

Answer: You're referring to my answer mentioning both Karen and Karen's Song, the show I said Hatcher was in, I assume. That being the case, the numbers still work. I neglected to mention that Hatcher played Patty Duke's teenage daughter on the show.

Question: Maybe 40 or so years ago, wasn't there a television show called Karen? For some reason I'm thinking it starred a young actress who turned out to be a big actress. Or perhaps it's only wishful thinking. Thanks!

Answer: Well, there was a sitcom called Karen that ran on NBC for a year beginning in October 1964, but none of the ladies in the cast went on to make a huge impact. (And I can't imagine what your interest in such a show would be... Karen.)

Debbie Watson starred as a wayward teen on the show, which was part of the 90-minute, three-part 90 Bristol Court, a series made up of three comedies taking place in the same apartment building. Others in the cast included Richard Denning, Mary LaRoche, Gina Gillespie, Bernadette Withers, Trudi Ames, Teddy Quinn, Murray MacLeod and a man who's probably the only one on the whole show to read more

Question: I need you to settle an argument between my sister and me. My sister says that the only TV shows after Patty Duke that had twins were Full House and Sister, Sister. Who's right? A new outfit is riding on this.

Answer: Get ready to pick out something darling, Denice. Your sis is wrong.

I have to assume you mean shows with twin characters rather than actors, since Ms. Duke played both Patty and Cathy on her show (identical cousins rather than twins, actually). I'll also assume you mean identical twins, which rules out, say, Willie and Mark on The Hogan Family or Brenda and Brandon Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210. But even ruling those others out, you still win this read more