
Just like their real-world counterparts, characters on TV typically have some sort of job. Can you remember the occupations of these popular characters from 1970s TV shows?
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Get PremiumCan You Name the Professions of 1970s TV Characters? Quiz Questions
What is Howard Cunningham's profession in 'Happy Days'?

Grocery shop owner
Hardware store owner
Dry cleaner
What is Laverne DeFazio's profession in 'Laverne & Shirley'?

Transport clerk
Nursery school teacher
Bottlecapper
What is Jaime Sommers's profession before she became the Bionic Woman?

Beauty therapist
Tennis player
Veterinary practitioner
What is Fred Sanford's profession in 'Sanford and Son'?

Junk dealer
General practitioner
Check-out operator
What is Alice's profession in 'Alice'?

Estate agent
Flight attendant
Waitress
What is Ted Baxter's profession in 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'?

Anchorman
Filing clerk
Accountant
What is Howard Borden's profession in 'The Bob Newhart Show'?

Airline navigator
Sailor
Flight attendant
What is Florida Evans's profession in 'Maude'?

Housekeeper
Seamstress
Speech therapist
What is Johnny Fever's profession in 'WKRP in Cincinnati'?

Disc jockey
Music director
Musical instrument maker
What is Jack Tripper's profession in 'Three's Company'?

Chef / Restaurant owner
Optician
Hairdresser
What is Murray Slaughter's profession in 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'?

Producer
Video editor
Newswriter
What is Robert Hartley's profession in 'The Bob Newhart Show'?

Psychologist
Physician assistant
Hotel manager
What is Janet Wood's profession in 'Three's Company'?

Sales assistant
Mortgage clerk
Florist
What is David Kane's profession in 'One Day at a Time'?

Travel agent
Lawyer
Tax inspector
What is Louie De Palma's profession in 'Taxi'?

Taxi driver
Taxi Dispatcher
Mechanic
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