Television Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) and his son Opie (Ron Howard) were introduced on CBS’ “The Danny Thomas Show” in 1960 when Danny is arrested for going through a stop sign in fictional Mayberry, North Carolina. The characters of Andy and Opie returned for spin-off “The Andy Griffith Show,” which began its eight season run on Oct. 3, 1960…Seven night miniseries “Amerika,” starring Kris […]
Television Then Senator John F. Kennedy appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” in 1954. Eight years later, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducted a tour of the White House on TV in 1962…The first telecast of 1959 theatrical classic “Ben-Hur” aired in a five-hour block on CBS in 1971…John Lennon and Yoko Ono began a week-long stint as co-hosts on daytime talker “The Mike Douglas Show” in 1972. One of their guests was rock […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
