Blog Post Tiny Tim Married Miss Vicki on "The Tonight Show" 40 Years Ago Today A pop culture moment in TV occurred when singer Tiny Tim married Victoria Mae "Miss Vicki" Budinger on December 17, 1969 on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . Tiny Tim had gained prominence for his odd appearance and falsetto voice, playing the ukulele and singing such songs as "Tiptoe...
Blog Post Roy E. Disney Dies at Age 79-- Archive Interview Online Interview Description: Roy E. Disney was interviewed for two-and-a-half hours plus in Burbank, CA. He described the early history of the Disney company and the role that his father, Roy O. Disney, and uncle Walt Disney, had in its creation and early years. He related his childhood recollections of...
Blog Post "The Simpsons" At 20 Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons . The Christmas-themed special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," was the first show to air (following the Simpsons earlier appearances on The Tracey Ullman Show ), after which the series resumed on January 14, 1990, to become the longest-...
Blog Post Carl Reiner Makes an Historic Appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Conan O'Brien" Carl Reiner was Conan O'Brien's guest on The Tonight Show yesterday and as he was introduced Conan noted that Reiner had been on all the major versions of The Tonight Show with previous hosts Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, and Jay Leno. Find a link to Carl Reiner's appearance with Conan on...
Blog Post Technical Director Heino Ripp Has Died-- Archive Interview Online Technical Director Heino Ripp , who worked at NBC for several decades, and served on such classic series as Your Show of Shows and The Perry Como Show , has died at the age of 84. Interview Description: Heino Ripp was interviewed for three hours in Lake Hopatcong, NJ. Ripp recalled his earliest...
Blog Post Irma Kusely, Lucille Ball's Hairstylist, Has Died at Age 95-- Archive Interview Online Soon The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild periodical The Artisan reports that Ms. Kusely died on July 29, 2009. The Guild notes that she was the first hair stylist to receive screen credit on television, for I Love Lucy . Kusely spent several decades with Lucille Ball, working on her series The...
Blog Post CBS Cancels "As the World Turns" Ending its Over 50-Year Run Variety announced today that As the World Turns will end its run in September 2010. When Guiding Light aired its last episode on September 18, 2009 after a 57-year run on television, As the World Turns , which debuted on April 2, 1956, was the inevitable successor of the title "longest-ever soap...
Blog Post "Murder, She Wrote" Silver Anniversary One of the most highly-rated shows of the '80s/early '90s, Murder, She Wrote has endured in syndication and on DVD. Murder, She Wrote made its debut on September 30, 1984 and became a Sunday night fixture following 60 Minutes . Screen star Angela Lansbury played mystery novelist turned amateur...
Blog Post Happy Thanksgiving! The Archive has posted an interview with Producer-Director Bill Melendez, who is best know for his work on the classic "Peanuts" specials. Take a look at Melendez's interview and find a link for A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on his Archive page . Interview Description: Bill Melendez (1916-2008) was...
Blog Post "Daniel Boone"-- Fess Parker's Picks Out on DVD Today Daniel Boone is getting a special release today: Fess Parker's favorites, featuring eight series episodes. Following Fess Parker's success as "Davy Crockett" on ABC's Disneyland , he starred as Daniel Boone , which ran from 1964-70 on Thursdays on NBC at 7:30-8:30 PM for its entire run. Trivia: Did...
