Today in 1951 — WATCH MR. WIZARD debuted on NBC.
Don Herbert hosted this Peabody Award-winning science series until 1965 – and again on Nickelodeon in the 1980s.
Today in 1951 — WATCH MR. WIZARD debuted on NBC.
Don Herbert hosted this Peabody Award-winning science series until 1965 – and again on Nickelodeon in the 1980s.
"We were trying to think of who could play Endora. And Elizabeth and I were in New York, at Bloomingdales, and we ran into Agnes Moorehead. And I thought, ‘My God. There she is!’”
— William Asher, BEWITCHED director/producer
Agnes Moorehead (1900–1974) was born on this date.
Tonight in 1960 — THE BUGS BUNNY SHOW debuted on ABC in primetime.
It moved to Sat mornings in 1962 and aired until 2000 on ABC/CBS — the longest-running morning children's program in network TV history.
It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.
Bill Scott (1920-1985) was born on this date.
The voice of BULLWINKLE (and Mr. Peabody and Dudley Do-Right) was also the head writer and co-producer of the show (with Jay Ward).
"It was a special show for special people," he said in 1982.
Ted Cassidy (1932–1979) was born on this date.
As a Dallas D.J., he was one of the first reporters to interview eyewitnesses of JFK’s assassination. But, for many of us, he'll always be Lurch.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY will "be remembered a long time," he once said. "Whether I like it or not."
Tonight in 1969 — GET SMART won its 2nd consecutive Emmy as best comedy series + Don Adams won his 3rd as Maxwell Smart.
The amazing Barbara Feldon — still with us at age 91 — was nominated but she…missed it by that much. (Sorry about that.)
Tonight in 1960 — James Hong appeared on the anthology series ONE STEP BEYOND on ABC.
Written by Don Mankiewicz, “House of the Dead” was an early role in the actor’s 70-year career — still going strong at age 95.
Watch on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/614332/s02-e37-house-of-the-dead
RIP William Russell. So glad we got to see him back in Doctor Who one more time as Ian Chesterton, in Jodie Whittaker’s final episode. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/jun/04/william-russell-obituary #DoctorWho #WilliamRussell #1960sTV #60sTV #RIP
This month in 1962 — THE BUGS BUNNY SHOW debuted on Saturday mornings on ABC.
A primetime version (1960-62) preceded it, but the Saturday show became the longest, continuously-running morning children's program in network TV history.
Tonight in 1962 — TOP CAT aired its last original episode on ABC.
Hanna-Barbera’s 2nd prime-time cartoon (after THE FLINTSTONES) only produced 30 shows, but they were rerun for decades.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY "says that it doesn’t matter what you’re like outside, it’s inside that counts. That’s why people who are sometimes disowned by society like the show so much."
John Astin is 94 today.