Time to play the Puzzle from NPR Sunday On-Air Challenge! Find the name of popular TV Series!

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I'm going to read some sentences. Each sentence conceals the name of a popular TV series past or present. (Ex. Down South, parking meters still line many streets.  -->  "South Park")

 





1. James loved his mother-in-law and ordered a dozen roses for her birthday.

 

2. The camp counselor counted twenty-six feet underneath the dining table.

 

3. For pioneers in the West, wing-footed deer were a highly prized source of meat.

 

4. The mountain whippoorwill and graceful egret are two of the aviary's most popular birds.

 

5. The brigadier general was tonight courtmartialed on the Army base.

 

6. If you'll get on the bandwagon, training will start next week.

 

7. At the bookstore, I bought a witch-doctor whodunit.

 

8. The desert nomad mentioned something about a herd of camels.

 

9. In 1930, rockets were first being designed to fly to the moon.

 

10.The thieves aim to target smartphones in a California warehouse.


11. The Olympic athlete had a heartbreaking badminton loss.

 

Answer Keys

    1.  Law and Order

    2.  Six Feet Under

    3.  West Wing

    4.  Will and Grace

    5.  Night Court

    6.  Wagon Train

    7.  Doctor Who

    8.  Mad Men

    9.  Thirty Rock

   10.  Get Smart

   11.  Breaking Bad


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