BY THE NUMBERS
Credit: GAMES Magazine
August, 2000
Raymond Love

Note from JA: I rarely use TV shows in puzzles, but this puzzle is so clever I couldn't resist. It's true that those of a certain age will have an advantage, but I'm of a certain age, so - who's complaining?

Some TV shows such as Beverly Hills 90210, have a number in their title. Can you fill in the blanks with the digits that complete the titles of the TV shows listed below, and solve the arithmetic problem to check your answers?

PLAYHOUSE   _ _
                     +   _ _  SUNSET STRIP
      +  ADAM    _ _
                    +    _ _  MINUTES
          +   9 TO      _
          + THE  _ _ _  CLUB
                  +      _ _  JUMP STREET
      +  ROUTE  _ _
                  +     _ _  HOURS
           + CAR   _ _ WHERE ARE YOU?
_________________________________
                    _ _ _ _
 - RESCUE    _ _ _
_________________________________
      ROOM    _ _ _

Answers:

PLAYHOUSE  90
                      +  77  SUNSET STRIP
     +  ADAM    12
                   +     60  MINUTES
         +  9 TO      5
       +   THE   700  CLUB
                  +      21  JUMP STREET
    +  ROUTE    66
                   +     48  HOURS
    +       CAR    54  WHERE ARE YOU?
                      1133 
 -  RESCUE   911
       ROOM   222