Recent Articles April 6, 2017 "What's up, Doc?" Saturday Mornings with Bugs Began 55 Years Ago Somewhere in your memory there's likely an image of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck donning hats and canes, singing "This is It." That was the intro to The Bugs Bunny Show, which debuted on Saturday April 5, 2017 From Al Bundy to Lucious Lyon: FOX Turns 30! For years it was just the big three: CBS, NBC, and ABC. Dumont was a fledgling 4th during the early years of television, but collapsed in the 1950s. Then on April 5, 1987 the FOX Network launched into April 1, 2017 Forgotten Lines, Laughing Fits, and Wrong Envelopes: A Brief History of the Television Blooper LA LA-gate!On February 26, 2017, if you were watching the end of the broadcast of the 89th Academy Awards, you were rewarded with seeing a bit of history. If you’re reading this I can’t imagine you March 22, 2017 Remembering Chuck Barris The game show creator/host passes away at age 87. March 19, 2017 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Finale at 40 Forty years ago, on March 19, 1977, the cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show took their final bow. The series finale, “The Last Show” saw the gang at WJM facing a new station manager and a round of March 10, 2017 Mary, Rhoda, and Phyllis: TV's First Realistic Female Friends Hearing the news of Mary Tyler Moore’s passing in January really stung. Her contributions to the art forms of television and comedy are incalculable. The characters from The Mary Tyler Moore Show (and February 27, 2017 Remembering Joseph A. Wapner The People's Court judge passes away at the age of 97. February 18, 2017 Sammy Smooches Archie: All in the Family's "Sammy's Visit" Turns 45 It's been called "the kiss of infamy." Sure, there have been many great on-screen kisses over the years -- Scarlett and Rhett in Gone with the Wind, Milton and Karen in From Here to Eternity, Winnie February 12, 2017 Yeardley Smith: in her own voice Born in Paris to a Harvard-educated ex-Marine who worked for the UPI and a Radcliffe grad who worked for the Smithsonian, Yeardley Smith’s background was a far cry from the family she would become an February 8, 2017 Johnny vs. Joanie: A Tale of Two Talk Show Hosts The Invasion of Grenada, the Falklands War, the Soviet-Afghan conflict. These are some of the events that come to mind when one considers the wars of the ‘80s. You may also remember the hard fought February 4, 2017 Mom Always Liked You Best: "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" Turns 50! Tom and Dick. Tea with Goldie. Pete Seeger. These are just a few associations one makes at the mention of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Some others: controversy, cancellation, law suit.The January 25, 2017 Remembering Mary Tyler Moore The beloved actress passes away at the age of 80. January 23, 2017 The Story Behind Roots On January 23, 1977, Roots debuted on ABC. The first installment gave ABC ratings unlike any had that been seen before, and the miniseries went on to shatter viewership records night after night for January 19, 2017 Leslie Uggams: Breaking Barriers Whenever one of us is on, "Oh my God, quick turn on the television." With me being on [Sing Along with] Mitch every day, it gave my people a chance to see somebody that looked like them. Because back January 17, 2017 Golden Girl Betty White Turns 95! Betty White celebrates her 95th birthday today! She's been in the business for over 70 years, and we can't get enough of her! Born January 17, 1922 in Oak Park, Illinois, White got her start in Pagination « « First ‹ ‹ Previous … 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 … › Next › » Last »
April 6, 2017 "What's up, Doc?" Saturday Mornings with Bugs Began 55 Years Ago Somewhere in your memory there's likely an image of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck donning hats and canes, singing "This is It." That was the intro to The Bugs Bunny Show, which debuted on Saturday
April 5, 2017 From Al Bundy to Lucious Lyon: FOX Turns 30! For years it was just the big three: CBS, NBC, and ABC. Dumont was a fledgling 4th during the early years of television, but collapsed in the 1950s. Then on April 5, 1987 the FOX Network launched into
April 1, 2017 Forgotten Lines, Laughing Fits, and Wrong Envelopes: A Brief History of the Television Blooper LA LA-gate!On February 26, 2017, if you were watching the end of the broadcast of the 89th Academy Awards, you were rewarded with seeing a bit of history. If you’re reading this I can’t imagine you
March 19, 2017 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Finale at 40 Forty years ago, on March 19, 1977, the cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show took their final bow. The series finale, “The Last Show” saw the gang at WJM facing a new station manager and a round of
March 10, 2017 Mary, Rhoda, and Phyllis: TV's First Realistic Female Friends Hearing the news of Mary Tyler Moore’s passing in January really stung. Her contributions to the art forms of television and comedy are incalculable. The characters from The Mary Tyler Moore Show (and
February 27, 2017 Remembering Joseph A. Wapner The People's Court judge passes away at the age of 97.
February 18, 2017 Sammy Smooches Archie: All in the Family's "Sammy's Visit" Turns 45 It's been called "the kiss of infamy." Sure, there have been many great on-screen kisses over the years -- Scarlett and Rhett in Gone with the Wind, Milton and Karen in From Here to Eternity, Winnie
February 12, 2017 Yeardley Smith: in her own voice Born in Paris to a Harvard-educated ex-Marine who worked for the UPI and a Radcliffe grad who worked for the Smithsonian, Yeardley Smith’s background was a far cry from the family she would become an
February 8, 2017 Johnny vs. Joanie: A Tale of Two Talk Show Hosts The Invasion of Grenada, the Falklands War, the Soviet-Afghan conflict. These are some of the events that come to mind when one considers the wars of the ‘80s. You may also remember the hard fought
February 4, 2017 Mom Always Liked You Best: "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" Turns 50! Tom and Dick. Tea with Goldie. Pete Seeger. These are just a few associations one makes at the mention of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Some others: controversy, cancellation, law suit.The
January 23, 2017 The Story Behind Roots On January 23, 1977, Roots debuted on ABC. The first installment gave ABC ratings unlike any had that been seen before, and the miniseries went on to shatter viewership records night after night for
January 19, 2017 Leslie Uggams: Breaking Barriers Whenever one of us is on, "Oh my God, quick turn on the television." With me being on [Sing Along with] Mitch every day, it gave my people a chance to see somebody that looked like them. Because back
January 17, 2017 Golden Girl Betty White Turns 95! Betty White celebrates her 95th birthday today! She's been in the business for over 70 years, and we can't get enough of her! Born January 17, 1922 in Oak Park, Illinois, White got her start in
