What? Oh.
Never mind.
2) Ted Turner: I feel like we didn't talk about Turner enough in our TBS episode, but then again, how much is enough with a character like him?
3) Junior Miss 1976: 50 years ago tonight, Michael Landon hosted this ceremony. I wonder if he was thinking, "These young ladies are talented and all, but what this show really needs is an elephant."
4) Gemini Man: Sorry, Junior Misses (including a young Deborah Norville, who was one of the contestants), but you were totally upstaged that sane night when NBC unveiled the Gemini Man movie pilot. This Ben Murphy series is on our "kind of fascinates us but not enough for us to do a whole episode on it" list, I think.
After this aired, a series debuted in Fall 1976, but only 11 episodes were made, and only about half of them aired. It had a tough time slot: Thursday nights at 8:00, up against The Waltons on CBS and a combo of What's Happening!! and Barney Miller on ABC.
5) Miss Hollywood 1986: What is it about May 10? On this night 40 years ago, a pageant to crown Miss Hollywood aired. Alan Thicke and Emma Samms hosted, Jerry Seinfeld and Ben Vereen appeared, and one of the judges was Fred Berry!
The winner, Marsha Lee McClelland, won a cash prize and the promise of a future movie role. That role was apparently as "Miss Hollywood" in 1986's Party Camp. According to IMDB, she was also in Dr. T and the Women, an episode of Night Court, and an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger!
7) Pulitzer Prizes: Another week, another set of awards that snub BOTNS. We should just start our own awards.
I mean, we did, but we don't award ourselves!
8) Tony nominations: And don't even get me started on the Tony Awards! Congrats to Richard Thomas, though, for his nomination.
9) The Tonight Show: 50 years ago tonight, guest host Joan Rivers welcomed Richard Thomas (Hey, him again!), Jim Nabors, Paul Lynde, Desi Arnaz.
10) Gunsmoke: As Law & Order prepares for a 26th season, the mere 20 of Gunsmoke starts to look paltry! However, I will note that Gunsmoke ran for 20 consecutive seasons, and it still has a 90+ edge in total episodes:
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