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This Week in Television History: September 2024 PART II

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2024/09/09

September 9, 1956Elvis Presley sang "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog" on Ed Sullivan's show Toast of the Town.Presley scandalized audiences with his suggestive hip gyrations, and Sullivan swore he would never book the singer on his show. However, Presley's tremendous popularity and success on other shows changed Sullivan's mind. Although Elvis had appeared on a few other programs already, his appearance on Ed Sullivan's show made him a household name.September 13, 1969 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You

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This Week in Television History: September 2024 PART I

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2024/09/02

September 2, 1969NBC-TV canceled Star Trek. The show had debuted on September 8, 1966.September 5, 1929 George Robert "Bob" Newhart, stand-up comedian and actor who is best known for playing psychologist Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley on the popular 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show and as innkeeper Dick Loudon on the popular 1980s sitcom Newhart was born.He also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in Catch-22, and Papa Elf in Elf. He provided the voice of Bernard in the Walt Disney animated

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This Week in Television History: August 2024 PART IV

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2024/08/26

August26, 1939First televised Major League baseball game on station W2XBS (the station that was to become WNBC-TV). Announcer Red Barber called the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.At the time, television was still in its infancy. Regular programming did not yet exist, and very few people owned television sets--there were only about 400 in the New York area. Not until 1946 did regular network broadcasting catch on in the United

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This Week in Television History: August 2024 PART III

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2024/08/19

August20,1989Saved by the Bellfirstaired.A retool of theDisney ChannelseriesGood Morning, Miss Bliss, the show follows a group of friends and theirprincipal.Primarily focusing on lighthearted comedic situations, it occasionally touches on serious social issues, such asdrug use,driving under the influence,homelessness,divorce,death, andenvironmental issues.Saved by the BellstarredMark-Paul Gosselaar,Dustin Diamond,Lark Voorhies,Dennis Haskins,Tiffani-Amber Thiessen,Elizabeth Berkley, andMario

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Phil Donahue

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2024/08/18

I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock.-Phil DonahuePhillip John DonahueDecember 21, 1935 – August 18, 2024Donahue began his career in 1957 as a production assistant atKYW radioandtelevisionwhen that station was in Cleveland. He got a chance to become an announcer one day when the regular announcer failed to show up. After a brief stint as a bank check sorter inAlbuquerque, New Mexico, he became program director forWABJradio inAdrian, Michigan, soon

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This Week in Television History: August 2024 PART II

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2024/08/12

August 13, 1899Alfred Hitchcock is born the son of a London poultry dealer and fruit importer.He became a highly influential director of suspense films in the 1940s and 1950s, known for sneaking his own cameo appearance into every film.Hitchcock entered show business as a designer of title cards for silent films made by the newly formed London branch of Hollywood's Famous Players-Lasky (later, Paramount Pictures). He worked closely with screenwriters, who occasionally allowed him to direct a scene

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This Week in Television History: August 2024 PART I

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2024/08/05

August 8, 1974President Richard M. Nixonresigns in the wake of the Watergate burglary scandal. He was the first president in American history to resign.In a televised address, Nixon, flanked by his family, announced to the American public that he would step down rather than endure a Senate impeachment trial for obstruction of justice. Since 1972, Nixon had battled increasing vociferous allegations that he knew of, and may have authorized, a botched burglary in which several men were arrested

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This Week in Television History: July 2024 PART V

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2024/07/29

August 2, 1924 John Carroll O'Connor was born.Actor, producer, and director whose television career spanned four decades. Known at first for playing the role of Major General Colt in the 1970 cult movie, Kelly's Heroes, he later found fame as the bigoted workingman Archie Bunker, the main character in the 1970s CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971 to 1979) and Archie Bunker's Place (1979 to 1983). O'Connor later starred in the 1980s NBC television crime drama In the Heat of the Night,

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This Week in Television History: July 2024 PART IV

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2024/07/22

July 23, 1984 Miss America 1984 Vanessa Williams (The first black Miss America) resigns ten months into her reign.She received an anonymous phone call stating that nude photos of her taken by photographer Tom Chiapel prior to her pageant days had surfaced. Williams believed the photographs were private and had been destroyed. Days later, Bob Guccione, the publisher of Penthouse, announced that his magazine would publish the photos in their September 1984 issue, and paid Chiapel for the rights to

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Bob Newhart

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2024/07/18

This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and I'm not about to screw with it now.-Bob NewhartGeorge Robert NewhartSeptember 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024After the Korean war, Newhart worked forUnited States Gypsumas an accountant. He later said that his motto, "That's close enough", and his habit of adjustingpetty cashimbalances with his own money showed he did not have the temperament to be an accountant.In 1958, Newhart became an advertisingcopywriterfor Fred A. Niles, a major independent film and

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James B. Sikking

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2024/07/16

I probably would do something if it got me going.Acting is a license to do self-investigation.It’s a great ego trip to be an actor-James B. SikkingJames Barrie SikkingMarch 5, 1934 – July 13, 2024James B. Sikkingstarred on theABCTV seriesDoogie Howser, M.D.as Dr. David Howser: and on the 1997 drama seriesBrooklyn Southas Captain Stan Jonas.Sikking appeared as Sergeant (later promoted to Lieutenant) Howard Hunter onHill Street Bluesfrom 1981 to 1987. He also portrayed Geoffrey St. James on the NBC

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This Week in Television History: July 2024 PART III

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2024/07/15

July15,1964TheUniversalStudio Touropened.The Tour is the signature attraction at the park, and goes into a workingmovie studio, with various film and Television sets on the lot. In recent years, guests have sat in multi-car trams for the duration of the ride. The Tour lasts about 45–50 minutesand is led by a live tour guide who can be seen throughout the tram on video screens. It travels through the Front Lot, Backlot and various attractions, passing sets and props from movies along the way.From

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Shannen Doherty

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2024/07/15

Whenever I get frustrated, I tell myself, you could be working at a 7-Eleven right now, so never take for granted what you do for a living.-Shannen DohertyShannen Maria DohertyApril 12, 1971 – July 13, 2024In 1982, Doherty had guest spots on TV series includingVoyagers!andFather Murphy, which was created and produced byMichael Landon. The same year, 11-year-old Doherty won the recurring role of Jenny Wilder onLittle House on the Prairie,which Landon starred in and produced.Doherty appeared in all

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Dr. Ruth Westheimer

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2024/07/14

If Congress wants to get involved in the business of morality by allowing a moment of silence in our schools, I support that. But if our representatives in Washington are truly going to be moral leaders, then they have to do more than just tell us to pray for guidance.-Ruth WestheimerKarola Ruth WestheimerJune 4, 1928 – July 12, 2024better known asDr. RuthAfter receiving her doctorate, Westheimer briefly worked forPlanned ParenthoodinHarlemtraining women to teach sex education, and this experience

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Richard Simmons

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2024/07/14

When the king gets depressed, he doesn't call for his wife or the cook. He turns to the little man with the pointed hat and says to the court jester "make me laugh". And I am that court jester.— Richard Simmons,Men's HealthMilton Teagle"Richard"SimmonsJuly 12, 1948 – July 13, 2024Upon moving to Los Angeles in the 1970s, Simmons worked as themaître d'hôtelat Derek's, a restaurant inBeverly Hills. He developed an interest in fitness. Exercise studios of the day favored the already fit customer, so

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Shelley Duvall

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2024/07/11

There's nothing that can beat the feeling of doing a movie or a TV show that makes everyone feel good.-Shelley DuvallShelley Alexis DuvallJuly 7, 1949 – July 11, 2024In 1982, Duvall narrated, hosted and was executive producer of the children's television programFaerie Tale Theatre. She starred in seven episodes of the series; "Rumpelstiltskin" (1982), "Rapunzel" (1983), "The Nightingale" (1983), "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1984), "Puss in Boots" (1985), and "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp"

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This Week in Television History: July 2024 PART II

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2024/07/08

July 10, 1989Mel Blanc died.Mel Blanc began smokingcigarettes when he was 9 years old.He continued his pack-a-day habit until he was diagnosed with emphysema, which pushed him to quit at age 77. On May 19, 1989, Blanc was checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center by his family when they noticed he had a bad cough while shooting a commercial; he was originally expected to recover. While sleeping in his hospital bed, Blanc accidentally fell and broke his femur resulting in fat embolism in the brain

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The Declaration of Independence • Dramatic Reading

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2024/07/04

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This Week in Television History: July 2024 PART I

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2024/07/01

July 4, 1927Playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon born in the Bronx section of New York City.In one of his earliest jobs, in the 1950s, Simon wrote for Sid Caesar’s live comedy television program Your Show of Shows, alongside other future greats such as Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner. As Simon went on to write for the stage and big screen, humor would continue to play a major role in his work. Simon’s first Broadway play, Come Blow Your Horn, opened in 1961. He went on to write over 30 plays,

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Martin Mull

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2024/06/29

It's hard to decide if TV makes morons out of everyone,or if it mirrors Americans who really are morons to begin with.-Martin MullMartin Eugene MullAugust 18, 1943 – June 27, 2024Throughout the 1970s, and especially in the first half of the decade, Mull was best known as a musical comedian, performing satirical and humorous songs both live and in studio recordings. Rather than use the stage trappings of most musical acts, Mull would decorate his stage with comfortablethrift storefurniture.Notable

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