Television ABC sitcom “The Patty Duke Show” launched in 1963. It aired for three seasons…In 1964, ABC launched “The Addams Family,“ which like “The Munsters” on CBS, only aired for two seasons…Barbara Eden debuted as a 2,000 year-old (but remarkably well preserved) genie on NBC sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie” in 1965. It ran for five seasons…Also in 1965 was the launch of Emmy-winning “Get Smart,” starring Don […]
Television Series premieres: Sitcom “Car 54, Where Are You?” in 1961; “The Fugitive” on ABC in 1963; “Bewitched” on ABC in 1964; “Hogan’s Heroes” and “The Smothers Brothers Show,” both CBS, in 1965; “Mission: Impossible” on CBS in 1966; “Julia” on NBC in 1968; “Room 222” on ABC in 1969; “The Flip Wilson Show” on NBC in 1970; “MASH” on CBS in 1972; “The Love Boat” (as a TV movie) […]
Television “Judge Judy,” presided over by Judge Judith Sheindlin, debuted in 1996 and revived the once prosperous syndicated daytime court show genre. After 25 years in first-run syndication, she moved to IMDbTV in her new court series titled “Judy Justice”…In primetime, the series debuts included “The Outer Limits” on ABC in 1963, “The Dean Martin Show” on NBC […]
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Television Seven series of note debuted: Western “The Lone Ranger” on ABC in 1949; sitcom “Bachelor Father” with John Forsythe in 1957; “Lost in Space” and “Green Acres,” both on CBS in 1965; NBC’s detective series “Columbo” in 1971; NBC action/adventure “CHiPs” in 1977; NBC’s “L.A. Law” in 1986. A new version of “Lost in Space” debuted on Netflix in 2018…Speed it up! Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Ethel (Vivian […]
Television Five long-running series premiered: “Ironside,“ starring Raymond Burr, in 1965; family drama “The Waltons” on CBS in 1972; “Mork & Mindy,“ starring Robin Williams and Pam Dawber in 1978; and NBC’s “227” and “The Golden Girls” in 1985. Airing for nine seasons, “The Waltons” lived on in the form of six TV movies: three on NBC from 1981-82 and three on CBS in the 1990s..Special “Barbra […]
Television Animated “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” from Hanna-Barbera debuted on CBS on Saturday morning in 1969. The series aired for two seasons and was the launch of an ongoing franchise that includes other animated shows, films and merchandise…Friday night crime solvers “The Rockford Files” and “Police Woman” both launched on NBC in 1974…NBC variety hour “The Richard Pryor Show,” which featured Robin Williams, Tim Reid and Sandra […]
