Television and Radio Classic NBC comedy-variety series “Your Show of Shows,” starring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca and Carl Reiner, debuted in 1950. Writers on the series included Mel Brooks and Neil Simon…The concept of long-running sitcom “Happy Days” was introduced in a segment of ABC’s “Love, American Style” in 1972 titled “Love and the Television Set” (which was changed to “Love and the Happy Days”). Specifically, a family […]
Television and Radio The original police procedural “S.W.A.T.” launched on ABC in 1975. The characters were introduced on the network’s “The Rookies.” The series, which starred Steve Forrest and Robert Urich, only lasted two seasons and was remade on CBS with Shemar Moore in the lead role. There was also a film version of “S.W.A.T.” in 2003 with Colin Farrell..Space comedy […]
Television Detective Phil Fish (Abe Vigoda) found his name listed in the obituaries in short-lived “Barney Miller” spin-off “Fish” on ABC in 1978…Val (Joan Van Ark) discovered she was having twins on serialized drama “Knots Landing” on CBS in 1984. Those pending twins, of course, set the stage for a memorable season-ender…In 1983, 97 PBS stations across the country broadcast television’s […]
Picture the chase scenes in movies today versus a decade ago. One significant change you might notice is the type of vehicles that are darting through the bustling city streets. Where roaring engines once underscored dramatic moments, now you might hear the soft hum of an electric motor or see a sleek logo hinting at […]
Television Pebbles turns 61! ABC’s “The Flintsones” welcomed baby Pebbles in 1963. Yabba Dabba Doo!…A multi-car accident kept the doctors occupied on the 150th episode of NBC’s “ER” in 2001…HBO’s “Sex and the City” concluded its six season run in 2004. A total of 94 episodes were produced, plus two follow-up theatrical movies and the current reboot “And Just Like That…” on HBO Max (with Sarah Jessica […]
Television Early daytime drama “A Woman to Remember” premiered on the DuMont network in 1947. It moved from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET in May in that first season (out of “Captain Video and His Video Rangers”) and aired through July 15, 1949…The Jackson 5 made their debut on ABC’s “American Bandstand” in 1970. They performed single “ABC”…On ABC’s “Three’s Company” in 1978, […]
Television Early daytime drama “A Woman to Remember” premiered on the DuMont network in 1947. It moved from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET in May in that first season (out of “Captain Video and His Video Rangers”) and aired through July 15, 1949…The Jackson 5 made their debut on ABC’s “American Bandstand” in 1970…On ABC’s “Three’s Company” in 1978, Stanley Roper (Norman Fell) […]
