Television Betty White guest starred on NBC’s “St. Elsewhere” in 1985 and was mistaken as Sue Ann Nivens from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” by a patient…Shelley Long reprised her role as Diane Chambers from “Cheers” on spin-off “Frasier” in 1996. She appeared in four episodes in total on “Frasier”…Fox drama “Dollhouse,” produced by Joss Whedon, debuted in 2009 and aired for two half seasons. Movies The film adaptation […]
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Could a Mad Max Television Series Be in the Works?
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The Mad Max franchise is set to return to screens this year, with a prequel to the 2015 offering, Mad Max: Fury Road. It has been a long wait for another addition to the franchise that started with Mad Max in 1979, but this upcoming offering could open the floodgates and lead to more post-apocalyptic […]
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Today in History: Monday, February 12, 2024
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Television Eunice (Carol Burnett) appeared on “The Gong Show” in 1977 in a “Family” sketch on CBS’ “The Carol Burnett Show.” “The Family,” which also featured Vicki Lawrence as Thelma Harper (Mama) and Harvey Korman as Eunice’s husband Ed, was spun-off into a made-for TV movie in 1982 called “Eunice” and sitcom “Mama’s Family” effective on January 22, 1983. NBC debuted the three-part miniseries, “King,” which chronicled the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in 1978. […]
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Today in History: Sunday, February 11, 2024
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Television and Radio Jack Paar walked off “The Tonight Show” on NBC in 1960 after NBC censors edited out a segment taped the night before about a joke involving a water closet. He returned on March 7 and stayed with the late night talk show for two more years until Johnny Carson took over as host…Educational cooking program “The French […]
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Today in History: Saturday, February 10, 2024
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Television and Radio “My Friend Flicka”, based on the book and theatrical of the same name, opened on CBS in 1955. The following fall it moved to NBC for a second season…Action comedy “B.J. and the Bear” starring Greg Evigan as an independent trucker who traveled with his pet chimpanzee began as a weekly series on NBC […]
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Today in History: Friday, February 9, 2024
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Television The Beatles made their first appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on CBS in 1964. For a look, click here…Oh my nose! On an episode of ABC comedy “The Brady Bunch” in 1973, Marcia (Maureen McCormick) got a swollen nose after Peter (Christopher Knight) accidentally hit her in the face with a tossed football…”The Life and Times of […]
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Today In History: Thursday, February 8, 2024
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Television “Good Times” turns 50! “Maude” spinoff “Good Times” opened its six season-run in 1974. Considering that Florida (Esther Rolle) was employed as a housekeeper for Maude (Bea Arthur) in Tuckahoe, New York and her husband’s name was Henry (John Amos), how did she and John Amos now as James get to inner-city Chicago? For a look back […]