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Answer: Each has the first name of one U.S. president and the last name of another.
The Andy Griffith Show has Andy Taylor (Andrew Jackson + Zachary Taylor).
M*A*S*H has Benjamin Pierce (Benjamin Harrison + Franklin Pierce)
The Jeffersons has George Jefferson (George Washington + Thomas Jefferson)
Will & Grace has Will Truman (William McKinley + Harry Truman)
I was going to say that they are all sitcom actors.
posted by Witty Nickname on 5-28-2008 at 8:30 am
But we’re asking about the characters; not the actors.
posted by Sandy on 5-28-2008 at 9:11 am
Great quiz! Thanks for once again making walking into work a little less painful.
posted by Annie on 5-28-2008 at 9:20 am
I got it! They share last names with Presidents. Taylor, Pierce, Jefferson, and whatever Will’s last name was.
posted by Johnny Cat on 5-28-2008 at 11:45 am
last names of presidents! Truman, Taylor, Pierce, Jefferson……
posted by Milena on 5-28-2008 at 12:51 pm