Folks, I had my dates mixed up last week and incorrectly reported on what had aired 40 and 50 years ago. I should have included Nell Carter and Robert F. Simon THIS week, not last, and I am sorry for the error!
So what DID air 50 and 40 years ago tonight? ABC had the conclusion of Rich Man, Poor Man in 1976; while CBS reran the pilot of Phyllis.
In 1986, CBS aired 1980's Any Which Way You Can.
2) William Shatner: The dude is out there accepting awards and whatnot, and he turns 95 today. 95!
3) Debbie Allen: The star of Fame received an honorary Oscar last Sunday.
4) Robert Hays: Ian Talks Comedy welcomed the star of The Girl, The Gold Watch, and Everything, but he decided not to ruin the interview didn't have time to ask about that one.
5) Private Benjamin: Another program aired 40 years ago tonight was a re-air of the 1980 Goldie Hawn film, but more interesting to me is that the forthcoming Warner Archive Blu-Ray of the movie will have a couple episodes of the TV series as a bonus.
6) Battle of the Network Stars: As listener Mario first tipped us off, the outstanding Game Show Vault YouTube channel uploaded the first episode of the original Battle of the Network Stars this week. Sadly, it has frequent audio dropouts due to the music, but it would be nice if GSV could upload the whole run in good quality.
7) Barry Morse: The TV Confidential podcast has been talking about the late actor in recent weeks. We discussed him earlier this season, of course, when we covered Zoo Gang.
8) 60 years ago tonight: How about we jump in with a quick look at a few of the programs that aired this night in 1966?
Dr. Strange star Jessica Walter appeared on The Fugitive on ABC.
On CBS' variety special Carol Plus 2, Carol Burnett welcomed guests Lucille Ball and Zero Mostel.
Dr. Strange star Jessica Walter appeared on The Fugitive on ABC.
On CBS' variety special Carol Plus 2, Carol Burnett welcomed guests Lucille Ball and Zero Mostel.
NBC had the conclusion of a two-part Dr. Kildare and the 1961 movie Ring of Fire, meaning David Janssen was competing against himself!
9) Shadoe Stevens: As I mentioned in our Facebook group last week, I saw a 1980s Hollywood Squares promo that touted appearances by "Crazyman Jm J Bullock" and "Heartthrob Shadoe Stevens."
Bullock getting an upgrade from the standard "Funnyman" is amusing enough, but heartthrob for Stevens? Really?
10) R.I.P. Matt Clark, Ed Bernard, Chuck Norris, Dennis Condrey:
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