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 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 his friendship […]
Television Children’s puppet classic “Kukla, Fran & Ollie” debuted in 1948. Airing live and featuring the members of the “Kuklapolitan Players,” “Kukla, Fran & Ollie” lived on after its primetime run (on NBC through 1952 and on ABC from 1954 to 1957) in five-minute spots on NBC (1961-62), PBS (1969-71) and in syndication (1975-76)…ABC drama “Breaking Away,” based on the coming-of-age movie of the same name, debuted […]
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Television The final season of CBS family drama “The Waltons” opened in 1980, which was also the 200th episode…The cult favorite sitcom “Bosom Buddies” with Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari debuted on ABC in 1980. It aired for two seasons, producing 38 episodes…In 1992, shock jock Howard Stern signed a contract for a reported $1.1 million for a total of 36 episodes of […]
Television The original version of the classic game show “The Price Is Right” debuted on NBC in daytime in 1956. Hosted by Bill Cullen, it eventually moved to ABC and ended in 1965. “The Price Is Right” returned on CBS on Sept. 4, 1972, with Bob Barker, who remained host until his retirement on June 15, 2007. Drew Carey’s premiere as […]
Television In 1963, the airwaves were flooded with news coverage of President John F. Kennedy’s funeral, which took place in Washington, D.C. with over 800,000 mourners lining the streets. Sci-fi drama “Babylon 5” concluded its five season run in 1998. Spin-off series “Crusade” aired on TNT for one season in 1999. Si-Fi attempted to pick […]
