Television Candice Bergen began her run on CBS sitcom “Murphy Brown” in 1988. The height of its popularity stemmed from a speech given by then Vice President Dan Quayle on May 19, 1992, criticizing the Murphy Brown character for “ignoring the importance of fathers by birthing a child alone.” The revival of “Murphy Brown” in 2018 lasted only 13 episodes. Movies “Network”, […]
Television On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence; that request came from his wife. Deep down, he knew she was right, but he also knew that some day he would return to her. With nowhere else to go, he appeared at the home of his friend, Oscar […]
Television “The Dukes of Hazzard” spinoff “Enos” starring Sonny Shroyer premiered on CBS in 1980. Shroyer’s Deputy Enos Strate character moved from Hazzard to Los Angeles to join the LAPD. The comedy lasted just one season and Shroyer returned to “The Dukes of Hazzard” in the fall of 1982. Jesse (John Stamos) and Rebecca (Lori Loughlin) became the […]
Television Brian Epstein and Ed Sullivan signed a three episode contract for The Beatles in 1963…The characters of Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney were introduced on an episode of ABC’s “Happy Days” in 1975. Less than three months later, the spinoff “Laverne & Shirley” launched on January 27, 1976, and immediately rose to the top of the ratings charts…In 1980, the Ted Knight sitcom “Too Close For Comfort” debuted. […]
Poker duels between protagonists and antagonists have consistently enthralled audiences. These scenes are about the poker hands dealt and the showdown of wits and strategic thinking. One such film is Casino Royale, where the high-stakes Texas Hold’em tournament pits James Bond, portrayed by Daniel Craig, against the calculating Le Chiffre, played by Mads Mikkelsen. The […]
Television Kids classic “Sesame Street” debuted on PBS in 1969 with a fast paced combination of live shorts, humor, music, celebrity appearances and, of course, Jim Henson’s Muppets. A survey completed in 1996 found that 95 percent of all American preschoolers had watched the show by the time they were three years old. In 2016, HBO signed a deal […]
Television NBC’s ”Saturday Night Live” opened season 11 in 1985, which was hosted by Madonna (with musical guest Simple Minds and a slew of new cast members including Randy Quaid, Joan Cusack, Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Michael Hall, Jon Lovitz, Nora Dunn and “Weekend Update” anchor Dennis Miller). It also marked the return of creator Lorne Michaels, who had exited five years earlier…Two “Perry Mason” movies aired on this day on NBC: “The Case of the Shooting Star” in 1986 and “The Case […]
