Today's Trivia - What’s In A Name?

Many familiar fictional characters are only known by their nicknames. But what are their actual names? The list below provides the answers...


Television, Film

The Lone Ranger - John Reid

MacGyver's first name - Angus

Peppermint Patty from Peanuts - Patricia Reichardt

The Professor (Gilligan's Island) - Roy Hinkley

Shaggy (Scooby-Doo) - Norville Rogers

Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street) – Aloysius Snuffleupagus

The Wizard of Oz - Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs

The White Rabbit (Alice in Wonderland 2010) - Nivens McTwisp

Comic Book Guy (The Simpsons) - Jeff Albertson

The Man With the Yellow Hat (Curious George) - Ted Shackleford

Bull (Night Court) - Nostradamus Shannon

Game show host Guy Smiley (Sesame Street) - Bernie Liederkrantz

The Skipper (Gilligan's Island) - Jonas Grumby

Cookie Monster (Sesame Street) - Sid

Casper The Friendly Ghost - Casper McFadden

Bernie Liederkrantz

Toys, Games

Barbie - Barbara Millicent Roberts

Ken (Mattel doll) - Ken Carson

Monopoly policeman - Officer Edgar Mallory

Monopoly mascot Rich Uncle Pennybags - Milburn Pennybags

The patient in the classic Operation game - Cavity Sam

Cavity Sam

Products

Cap'n Crunch - Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch (His ship is the S.S. Guppy)

Michelin Man - Bibendum

Mr. Clean's first name - Veritably

Rich Uncle Pennybags from Monopoly - Milburn Pennybags

Pillsbury Doughboy - Poppin' Fresh (He has a wife, Poppie Fresh, and two kids, Popper and Bun Bun)

Mr. Veritably Clean

And finally, here's a trivia bonus: In a Sesame Street scene that never aired, Snuffy's parents announced they were separating. But in testing, children were too devastated by the news, so the idea was scrapped.