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  1. M*A*S*H
    What was unusual about the attire worn by the bride and groom, when Major Houlihan married Lt. Col. Penobscot?
    Margaret's wedding gown was used by Klinger's uncle Zach to get out of World War Two; Donald was in a full plaster body cast (as a practical joke).

  2. General Hospital
    At Luke and Laura's wedding, who caught the bouquet?
    Scotty.

  3. Star Trek
    Which bridge crew member got married during the show's run, and under what name was that person wed?
    Capt. Kirk, as "Kirrok."

  4. The Odd Couple
    What was unusual about Oscar's wedding picture, and why?
    Oscar wasn't in it. Felix stood in his place (after arresting him for going AWOL).

  5. All My Children
    What was special about the wedding between Jeremy and Natalie Hunter?
    The priest was actually an actor, hired by Erica Kane to invalidate the marriage.

  6. The Dick Van Dyke Show
    What happened to Rob and Laura's first two attempts to be wed?
    #1-- his jeep broke down, and Rob had to hop on a broken ankle to the ceremony, arriving there 3 hours late.
    #2-- A case of pneumonia left him temporarily deaf, so he could not understand the priest's instructions.

  7. Royal Weddings
    What mistake did both Princesses Diana and Fergie make in their ceremonies?
    They both flubbed the names of their husbands.

  8. Dynasty
    Who actually died, in the cliffhanger terrorist shooting spree at the wedding in Moldavia?
    Steven's lover (Luke), and Lady Ashley.

  9. Gone With The Wind
    Name Scarlett O'Hara's three husbands.
    Charles Hamilton, Frank Kennedy, and Rhett Butler.

  10. Taxi
    Why did Latka get married for the first time, and who performed the ceremony?
    NOT to Simka, but to an American prostitute, in order to remain in the USA. Reverend Jim performed the ceremony, in his first appearance.

  11. Doctor Who
    Why was Romana foced into a wedding, and what was unusual about the groom?
    She strongly resembled the princess the groom was to marry, and "he" was an android stand-in for the real prince.

  12. Cheers
    Why did Diane "have to" get married?
    A clause in her father's will required her to be wed within one year of her father's death, or else her mother would lose her inheritance. (Needless to say, it was lost.)

  13. Marvel Comics
    Why did Wolverine's bride-to-be call off the ceremony at the altar?
    She was being controlled by Mastermind.

  14. Zsa Zsa Gabor
    This legendary Hungarian was married for the eighth time just this year. To perform the ceremony, she selected Captain John Gregory of the Queen Mary? Why him?
    Only 30 of the 3,000 couples he has wed were since divorced.

  15. Movies
    From "The African Queen," what does the German ship captain say to conclude the wedding?
    "I now pronounce you man and wife...... proceed with the execution."

  16. "Pop" Music
    What is significant about the fact that George Harrison was best man for the wedding of Eric Clapton and Patti Boyd?
    Patti had been married to George, and left him for Clapton.

  17. Classical Music
    From where, exactly, does the famous "Wedding March" come?
    Act 3 of Wagner's "Lohengrin" (as a prelude to the scheduled wedding of Lohengrin and Ilse).

  18. AUDIO SUB-SECTION:
    Give the song titles and artists from which the foillowing quotes have been selected:

    1. "Won't you marry me, Bill?"
      "Wedding Bell Blues," by the Fifth Dimension.

    2. "He left your little fingers lying in the wedding cake."
      "Alison," by Elvis Costello.

    3. "She cried all the way to the altar."
      "Alma," by Tom Lehrer.

    4. "What occupies his time while waiting for the bride?"
      "I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight?", from "Camelot." (Lerner & Lowe)

    5. "And for my 19th birthday, I got a union card and a wedding coat."
      "The River," by Bruce Springsteen.