We like to keep our weekly Trivia Challenge upbeat and fun, but we also like to pay our respects when influential icons of pop culture pass from this world. There were two announcements that caught the our attention this week. The first concerned the passing of well known television producer Aaron Spelling. After some ups and downs early in his career, Spelling found his niche when he began producing television shows. His first big success was producing "The Mod Squad," and he followed up with shows like "Starsky And Hutch," "S.W.A.T.," and "Charlie's Angels." From those programs to his late 70's hits "The Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island," to his 90's hits "90210" and "Melrose Place," Spelling somehow got the reputation as a producer of 'schlock' TV (go figure). He did win an Emmy for "Day One" in 1989, and got critical acclaim for "Family," but he'll always be best remembered for the cheesier stuff. Speaking of which, his biggest hit show from the 80's was no doubt a very popular primetime soap opera that followed the exploits of the oil-rich Carrington clan (Blake, Krystle, Steve, Fallon, Amanda, and who could forget Alexis?) So what was the name of this long running TV drama?

Bonus Question: The other notable passing this week was record producer Arif Mardin. Mardin's credits go all the way back to the Jazz scene of the early 60's. His career really took off when started working with the legendary Aretha Franklin, and from there he continued to have great success in a bunch of different styles of popular music. He oversaw the Bee Gees' transformation to disco, while also producing hits for George Benson, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Hall & Oates, Phil Collins, and countless others. He continued his pursuit of diverse styles in the 80's, and in 1985 produced a record for a former indie act that was unashamedly pop, but quite hip at the time. On one of the singles from the album, the singer claims that each time he goes to bed he "prays like Aretha Franklin." It may have been a nod to Mardin's early success with the queen of soul, I don't know, but I do remember the name of the band that recorded this ethereal dance floor classic, do you?