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Elizabeth
Boggs writes: "On the last page
of the SitCom house locator, did you notice something that I did?
The old Sky King ranch house in the photo taken in
the late 1950's was the one and the same house used on the Brady
Bunch
pilot when Mike married Carol.
"The
"four men" were living 'all together' and were 'all alone'
in THAT house. After Mike made Carol his misses, they made the San
Fernando residence their digs, abandoning that poor, ole' white rambler
for the more spacious abode made immemorial by that famous Bunch."
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Babylon's
Baddest Boy?
Seven
years ago, Robert Blake was living in relative obscurity, his life
as a weekly TV star far behind him. Tragically, on the evening of
May 4, 2001, Robert Blake made headlines when his new bride was brutally
murdered. Now he's on trial for his life. We have the whole sordid
story of Robert Blake's dramatic rise and fall.
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Amos
'n' Andy
Amos 'n' Andy
had all of the elements of an enduring classic; first-rate scripts
that would rival the best episode of I Love Lucy for hilarious
plot weavings along with lovable characters played with aplomb by
masterful actors clearly in their element. But there was an inescapable
component to Amos 'n' Andy that overshadowed the superior accomplishments
of the actors and production staff - the actors were black and the
year was 1951.
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Worst.
Commercial. Ever.
I'm
not even going to set this one up except to say - can you imagine
a worse TV ad? At least now we know where George Lucas got the idea
for Jabba the Hut. From the summer of '75 -
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Dick
Kallman as Hank
"Dick
was stabbed to death in 1980 during
a 'drug induced' robbery - while most of the articles mention he was
murdered in his apartment, it is my belief that he was abducted by
someone on drugs looking for money and forced him back to the apartment...
clearly it was a robbery and a very violent one. I never sat foot
in our apartment again. I left everything I owned in it to be sold.
I could not bare to see it ripped and stained with Dick's blood."
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Lucy: Reconsidered
An
episode-by-episode review of all 180 plots of the classic series (a
content analysis as the highfalutin' academics might call it), in
the end presents a very different image of this beloved series and
a surprising reassessment of a central character we all thought we
knew so well.
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Della
Reese' Tough TV Career
When
ABC decided to continue with 8 Simple Rules after star John
Ritter's sudden death in 2003, they did so knowing it was a risky
strategy. But there was one star, Della Reese, who had been through
that very situation - twice!
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Lancelot
Link, Secret Chimp
'I
Created Lance Link' takes you behind the minds behind the show, it's
a fascinating look into the makings of a classic show and an intimate
glimpse into the lives of two of TV's greatest comedy writers. The
film was shot at the home of Stan Burns, where he and Mike Marmer
relate one funny anecdote after another about the chimp series.
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The
Green Hornet, Mr. Terrific,
Captain Nice and other 1960's Super-flops!
Kato
was embodied by relatively unknown martial-arts master Bruce
Lee, who went on to movie icon status and an early, mysterious
death. Paid only $400 per episode, Lee jokingly claimed the reason
he got the part was because he was the only person who auditioned
that could accurately pronounce the name Britt Reid.
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Fantastic
Commercial Jingles
The 1960s
was a
golden age of memorable tunes used to sell products - you'll get to
see and hear some of the best. PLUS: the first negative TV
political campaign ad of all time!
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1968
Fall Season
Was this the nadir of television's golden age?
We look at the shows the big three sausage factories were grinding
out in 1968 - you'll notice that most of these programs are still
popular today.
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more...
Playboy
After Dark
There were two remarkable attempts by Hefner to create a television
spin-off of his famous magazine. While neither caught on in a big
way, both were critical and audience hits with unique formats that
presented timeless performances by some of the greatest comedians,
jazz, soul, folk and be-bop artists of all time.
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Tough
Tony vs The Untouchables
The
Sopranos? Fugedaboudit! Here's the real life story of a 'well connected
individual' who
decided a television show had crossed the line and was slurring the
good name of Italian-Americans everywhere. 'Tough
Tony' announced a boycott of sponsor Liggett-Meyers, promising that
Liggett's cigarettes would sit untouched on the loading docks if they
continued to support The Untouchables.
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Wonderama!
WITH
ULTRA-RARE VIDEO!
WNEW dropped Bob McAllister following an emotional Christmas Day broadcast
in 1977 then aired reruns of Wonderama for three years afterwards.
McAllister went public with his distaste over this practice after
watching reruns of his show one Sunday and seeing an ad for a Charles
Bronson movie. "I had never allowed violence in the frame work
of Wonderama. So I took out a rather elaborate display ad
in the New York Times and told parents not to watch it anymore."
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1964
- Year in Review
After
years of trial and error, the networks finally became somewhat adept
at creating entertainment that appealed to the masses. Look at all
of the familiar, iconic shows in the top 25 in 1964 and judge for
yourself. But keep in mind, former FCC chairman Newton Minow referred
to this era as a "vast wasteland." And while color TV was
rapidly catching on, most of these programs were broadcast in black-and-white.
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Whirlybirds
Often the boys would be called in to help the police locate an escaped
prisoner, or save some stranded fool out in the middle of nowhere.
This would inevitably lead to one of the guys dangling at the end
of a rope at some point in the episode. When they didn't just outright
leap out of the helicopter.
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The
Coronet Blue Mystery
The series lasted for only 11 episodes with 2 episodes never broadcast
during the initial run of the show. Much to the disappointment of
viewers, the series ended abruptly in the fall of 1967 and the secret
of Coronet Blue was never revealed. To this day, many people remember
the show and still wonder what Coronet Blue meant.
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Bill
Bixby's Forgotten Series
This
was supposed to be Bill Bixby's breakthrough into dramatic television.
Fresh off The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Bixby was considered
a top audience draw when The Magician premiered in 1973.
Both NBC and Paramount Pictures had high hopes for this light action
drama about a troubleshooting illusionist named Anthony Blake. But
fate intervened, in the form of a Writers Guild strike in the spring
of '73 that threw a wrench in production schedules throughout television
(it's rather difficult to shoot anything when there aren't any scripts
ready).
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Kids
With Guns!
BONUS
VIDEO CLIP! A
selection of classic toy gun commercials from the sixties, kicked
off with a bit from Romper Room.
See it now - in Real Player
Format
Classic
TV on DVD - New Reviews!
NEW: Tom
Jones, WKRP, Twin Peaks, Stargate Atlantis, Voyage to the Bottom of
the Sea, Dallas, Men Behaving Badly, Captain N, Hootenanny, ER, Wanda
Sykes, Adventures of Superman, Battlestar Galactica, F Troop, and
so many more hot DVD releases. And they're all deep discounted
- for you!
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Twin
Cities Kid Shows Tribute
1980's
TV Wrestling - Greats and Near Greats!
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