Television Children’s educational program “The Electric Company” debuted on PBS in 1971. The series, which ran for six seasons and aired in reruns thru 1985, was co-created by Paul Dooley and starred Morgan Freeman and Rita Moreno…“Newhart,” Bob Newhart’s second successful CBS sitcom, debuted in 1982 and stayed on the air for eight seasons. Only three of the original actors — Newhart, Mary Frann and Tom Poston — remained […]
Television Happy 50th! “Kojak”, starring Telly Savalas, debuted on CBS in 1973. The series, which aired for five seasons, was introduced in the made-for television movie “The Marcus-Nelson Murders.” “Kojak” currently airs on Great Entertainment Television. Short-lived NBC sitcom “The Michael Richards Show” launched in 2000, signaling what many referred to as the “Seinfeld Curse” (an assertion that the former cast […]
Television Neil Simon play “Barefoot in the Park” opened in New York City in 1963 and was spun-off into a 1967 movie and a short-lived sitcom of the same name on ABC in the 1970-71 season. Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley starred in the original play.…Fox high school drama “Boston Public” from David E. Kelley debuted in 2000 and stayed on the air through 2004…ABC fantasy drama “Once Upon a Time” premiered in 2011. […]
Television NBC presented the first televised professional football game in 1939, which was a match-up between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The game took place at the Dodgers’ home field, Ebbets Field…Family adventures drama “The Quest” premiered on ABC in 1982. The series, which starred Perry King, produced only nine episodes but four unaired…”Pardon the Interruption“, or “PTI” […]
Television and Radio CBS anthology series “Climax!” presented the first screen adaptation of an Ian Fleming James Bond novel in 1954. The novel was “Casino Royale,” Fleming’s first published work, and James Bond was played by Barry Nelson. In the live “Climax!” adaptation, Bond is an American agent working for “Combined Intelligence,” and is frequently referred to as […]
Television The CBS Eye logo was introduced during the network’s station breaks in 1951….Walter Cronkite began hosting CBS documentary series “The 20th Century” in 1957…TV’s two most “lovable bigots,” Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker and Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson, appeared together for the first time in an episode of CBS’ “All in the Family” in 1973. Initially, neighbor Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) was […]
Television The CBS Eye logo was introduced during the network’s station breaks in 1951….Walter Cronkite began hosting CBS documentary series “The 20th Century” in 1957…TV’s two most “lovable bigots,” Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker and Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson, appeared together for the first time in an episode of CBS’ “All in the Family” in 1973. Initially, neighbor Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford) was […]
