Blog Post "You've never heard of a talking horse?" 50 Years of Mister Ed October 1st marks the 50th anniversary of the sitcom Mister Ed , which began its five-year network run on CBS on October 1, 1961. (The show initially ran in limited first-run syndication from January to July of 1961.) The premise, was simple, Mister Ed was a talking horse who only spoke openly to...
Blog Post Dr. Kildare Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary! Fifty years ago today, on September 28, 1961, long before McDreamy and McSteamy, the strikingly handsome Dr. Kildare first graced our television sets. Swoon. One of television's first medical dramas, alongside ABC's Ben Casey , Dr. Kildare followed a young intern, Dr. James Kildare (played by...
Blog Post Ladies and gentleman, it's the MUPPET SHOW! "It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights, it's time to meet the Muppets on The Muppet Show tonight!" Thirty-five years ago this month, The Muppet Show premiered. Its creator, Jim Henson, had a vision to create a program with his Sesame Street puppets that would appeal to both...
Blog Post Ay Caramba! "The Simpsons" start Season 23 and Bart's still 10 Though Bart remains 10 years old, The Simpsons begins its 23rd season Sunday, September 25th on FOX. Not just the longest-running animated program in American television history, The Simpsons is also the longest-running American sitcom, and beat out Gunsmoke to become the longest-running primetime...
Blog Post Backstage and red carpet interviews from the Emmys are now online! The Archive was on the red carpet at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards and backstage during the show. A full playlist of the red carpet interviews is online , and some excerpts below. Thanks to Pop Culture Passionistas for shooting and editing these interviews! Martin Scorsese (Winner, Outstanding...
Blog Post Good Work, Angels! Charlie's Angels Turns 35 and the Series Remake Premieres Tonight! Thirty-five years ago today, on September 22, 1976, Executive Producers Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg introduced the world to Charlie's Angels -- detectives Sabrina, Kelly, and Jill, played by Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Farrah Fawcett. As the title sequence explained, the women attended...
Blog Post Would you believe... Bill Dana is 87! The Archive wishes a very happy birthday to comedy legend Bill Dana, born October 5, 1924 as William Szathmary in Quincy, MA. Bill Dana is best-known for his alter-ego, José Jiménez : a character he played from 1959 until 1969 which garnered him international attention. What few may recall is that...
Blog Post Mr. Spock bids farewell to Star Trek conventions On October 2nd, Leonard Nimoy, best known for playing "Mr Spock" in Star Trek: The Original Series , attended what he said would be his last Star Trek convention. He bid fans farewell at Creation Entertainment’s Official 45th Anniversary Star Trek Convention in Rosemont, Illinois. (see the full...
Blog Post First Use of Videotape on the First of Two "Jonathan Winters Shows" Jonathan Winters does characters like nobody else. A staple on The Tonight Show with Steve Allen and the star of two shows called The Jonathan Winters Show , Winters is one of comedy’s consummate chameleons. From 1956-57, he hosted the first Jonathan Winters Show , a fifteen-minute entertainment...
Blog Post The CBS Eye Turns 60! On October 20, 1951, CBS' trademark Eye made its television debut. CBS Creative Director of Advertising and Sales Promotion, William Golden, designed the Eye for network identification during station breaks. His inspiration for the design came from a visit to Pennsylvania Dutch country, where he...
