Television and Radio Holiday classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” debuted on NBC in 1964. The special aired on NBC through 1971, then moved to CBS, where it still runs annually. A series of postage stamps featuring Rudolph was issued by the United States Postal Service on November 6, 2014…“Highway to Heaven,” starring and created by Michael Landon, hit the 100-episode […]
Television: The final episode of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” aired on BBC TV in 1974. It ran for five seasons…The sixth – and final – season of “McMillan,” starring Rock Hudson, began on NBC’s “Mystery Movie” franchise in 1976. Originally titled “McMillan and Wife,” the “Wife” was dropped after Susan St. James as Sally could not come to terms with a new contract. Also exiting the series was Nancy Walker, who left to […]
Television and Radio “Grady“, the “Sanford and Son” spin-off starring Whitman Mayo, debuted on NBC in 1975. The sitcom lasted just ten episodes…On the ABC sitcom “Happy Days” in 1979, real-life paralysis victim Jim Knaub portrayed a paraplegic character who applies for work at Fonzie’s garage…Long-running CBS serialized drama “Falcon Crest” premiered out of “Dallas” in 1981. It aired for nine seasons […]
Television and Radio In an episode of the ABC anthology drama “Bus Stop” in 1961 titled “A Lion Walks Among Us”, pop singer Fabian portrayed a young vagrant accused of murder. Twenty-five ABC affiliates refused to air the telecast due to what was then deemed as an “obscene” depiction of violence. It was directed by […]
Television and Radio Actor-comedian Billy Crystal set a Winner’s Circle record on ABC game show “The $20,000 Pyramid” in 1977 by helping a contestant get to the top of the pyramid in just 26 seconds…On a 1982 episode of CBS drama “Knots Landing“, Diana (Claudia Lonow) caught Mack (Kevin Dobson) in a compromising situation: another woman in […]
Television and Radio On the episode of CBS sitcom “Here’s Lucy” in 1969 titled “Lucy Meets Johnny Carson,“ Lucy (Lucille Ball) was an audience member at “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon and managed to make a big splash…The most widely remembered episode of ABC sitcom “The Odd Couple” aired in 1972 when Felix (Tony Randall) and Oscar […]
Television and Radio Everybody’s favorite TV couple, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, married on this day in 1940. Their union, which spawned sitcom “I Love Lucy” and a media empire, lasted until 1960. And their offspring, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr., of course, followed in their show business footsteps…ABC TV film “Brian’s Song,” the true story Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo (James Caan) and […]
