Television and Radio Two series debuted in 1972: NBC medical procedural “Emergency!” (as a TV movie) starring Robert Fuller and Julie London — it ran for six seasons; and, ABC’s paranormal crime solver “The Sixth Sense” starring Gary Collins and Catherine Ferrar. “The Sixth Sense” aired for 25 episodes across two condensed seasons…Film and book critic […]
Television and Radio NBC’s “Today” show premiered in 1952…Norman Lear’s second long-running hit sitcom, “Sanford and Son,” debuted on NBC in 1972. It spun-off three short-lived sitcoms, all on NBC: “Grady” (1975-76), “Sanford Arms” (1977) and “Sanford” (1980-81)…“Aloha from Hawaii”, a concert starring Elvis Presley, was transmitted live via satellite in 1973…“The Bionic Woman” with Lindsay Wagner, spun-off from “The Six Million Dollar Man,” opened […]
Television and Radio Little Tabitha was born on the sitcom “Bewitched” in 1966, which at the time was the top-rated series on ABC (behind only NBC’s “Bonanza”). Eleven years later, Lisa Hartman played an adult Tabitha in spin-off sitcom “Tabitha.“ Original “Bewitched” stars Bernard Fox (Dr. Bombay) and George Tobias and Sandra Gould (Abner and Gladys Kravitz) made guest appearances…Crime-themed television movie “The Right of the People”, starring […]
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“The Night Stalker” starring Darren McGavin was first televised on ABC as a TV movie in 1972. The film was based on the then-unpublished novel by Jeff Rice titled “The Kolchak Papers” (a.k.a. “The Kolchak Tapes”). From Wipekedia: Actor Darren McGavin recalled that his involvement began when “My representatives called to say that ABC had […]
“The Sopranos” turns 21…On this day in 1999 was the debut of the multi-Emmy Award winning mob drama “The Sopranos”. Before creator David Chase developed the story of Tony Soprano and his family for television, he pitched it as a movie about a mobster who enters therapy to discuss problems he has with his mother. […]
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Animated series “Batman Beyond” debuted on former network The WB Kids on this day in 1999. The prologue initially began in 2019 after Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. From Wipekedia: An aging Bruce Wayne, despite suffering from health complications continues to fight crime as Batman in a new high-tech Batsuit, though having increased difficulty […]
Do you remember Clara Peller angrily asking “Where’s the Beef?” The 81-year-old made her first appearance as a spokesperson for fast-food restaurant Wendy’s on this day in 1984. Peller, as you might recall, was featured with two other ladies in that spot while being served a huge hamburger bun containing a miniscule hamburger patty. Those […]
