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James Burrows

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2026/06/19

Script comes first, then the actors, then you gotta be lucky enough to get the right time slot. Then people have to watch.-James BurrowsJames Edward Burrows December 30, 1940 – June 19, 2026James Burrows wasemployed as a dialogue coach on O.K. Crackerby!, a television series starring Burl Ives and created by Burrows' father, Abe.Burrows then took a job as an assistant stage manager for the 1967 play Holly Golightly, an adaptation of the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's.The production was unsuccessful,

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This Week in Television History: June 2026 PART III

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2026/06/15

June 16, 1976The TV show The Jacksons began airing for four weeks on CBS.The Jacksonswas avariety showfeaturing theJackson siblings(except forJermaine, who was signed toMotownwhile the Jackson group was signed to the Epic/CBS record label). It was the first variety show where the entire cast were siblings. As with theJackson 5regular performances,Michael Jacksonwas the lead performer in musical and dance performances. The thirty-minute Wednesday evening show began airing onCBSas a summer 1976

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Ronnie Schell

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2026/06/15

I didn't get the big break, but I got many little breaks.-Ronnie SchellRonald Ralph SchellDecember 23, 1931 – June 12, 2026Good Night Mr. SchellStay TunedTony Figueroa

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Gene Shalit

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2026/06/15

Some films could only have been cast in one way:Screen tests were given and the losers got the parts.-Gene ShalitEugene ShalitMarch 25, 1926 – June 12, 2026Good Night Mr. ShalitStay TunedTony Figueroa

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This Week in Television History: June 2026 PART II

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2026/06/08

June 9, 1961 Michael J. Fox was born, in Canada.He first became known for his role as Alex P. Keaton on the popular sitcom Family Ties, and went on to star in such films as Back to the Future and Teen Wolf as well as the TV series Spin City. In 1999, he announced that he was battling Parkinson's Disease. He left Spin City in 2000 but later guest starred on such shows as Scrubs and Boston Legal.QuotesMy happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my

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This Week in Television History: June 2026 PART I

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2026/06/01

June 1, 1926Andy Samuel Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American actor, director, producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, andwriter.He gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's epic film, A Face in the Crowd (1957) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead characters in the 1960–68 situation comedy, The Andy Griffith Show, and in the 1986–95 legal drama, Matlock. Griffith was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by US

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This Week in Television History: May 2026 PART IV

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2026/05/25

May 30, 1908Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and countless other Warner Bros. cartoon characters, was born in San Francisco.His parents, who ran a women's clothing business, moved with their son to Portland, Oregon, when Blanc was a child. Blanc began performing as a musician and singer on local radio programs in Portland before he was 20. In the late 1920s, he and his wife, Estelle, created a daily radio show called "Cobwebs and Nuts," which became a hit. Blanc made many other

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Mental Sorbet: " Jump Up / Hello Goodbye" Paul...

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2026/05/22

We love doing the show for you,but what we really, really love is doing the show with you.-Stephen ColbertStay TunedTony Figueroa

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This Week in Television History: May 2026 PART III

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2026/05/18

May23,1994"All Good Things..." comprises the25th and 26th episodes of theseventh seasonand theseries finaleof thesyndicatedAmericanscience fictiontelevision seriesStar Trek: The Next Generation.It is the 177th and 178th episodes of the series overall. The title is derived from the expression"All good things must come to an end", a phrase used by the character "Q" during the episode itself. Capt.Jean-Luc Picardinexplicably finds his mind jumping between the present (stardate47988) and the past

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Mental Sorbet: Letterman & Colbert Toss Stuff Off The...

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2026/05/15

Letterman: In the words of the great Ed Murrow, good night and good luck, motherf*ckers!Stay TunedTony Figueroa

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Mental Sorbet: Strike Force Five Is And Always Will...

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2026/05/12

Strike Force Fivewasa limited series podcast hosted by American comedians and talk show hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver. Each episode features conversations between the comedians on different subjects defined by an alternating leading host. Running 12 episodes from August 30 to October 10, 2023, it was created to support the five hosts' employees who were all temporarily out of work due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, and its improvised

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Rex Reed

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2026/05/12

In Hollywood, if you don't have happiness you send out for it.Rex ReedRex Taylor ReedOctober 2, 1938 – May 12, 2026Good Night RexStay TunedTony Figueroa

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This Week in Television History: May 2026 PART II

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2026/05/11

May 17, 1974LAPD raid leaves six SLA members deadIn Los Angeles,California, police surround a home in Compton where the leadersof the terrorist group known as the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) are hiding out.The SLA had kidnapped Patricia Hearst, of the fabulously wealthy Hearst family publishing empire, months earlier, earning headlines across the country. Police found the house in Compton when a local mother reported that her kids had seen a bunch of people playing with an arsenal of

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Ted Turner

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2026/05/06

If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.Ted TurnerRobert Edward Turner IIINovember 19, 1938 – May 6, 2026In the late 1960s Turner began buying several Southern radio stations.In 1969, he sold his radio stations to buy a struggling television station in Atlanta, UHF Channel 17 WJRJ (now WPCH).At the time, UHF stations did well only in markets without VHF stations, like Fresno, California, or in markets with only one station on VHF. Independent UHF stations were not ratings winners or that

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This Week in Television History: May 2026 PART I

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2026/05/04

May8, 1976 The theme song from Welcome Back, Kotter is the #1 song in AmericaIn 1975, John Sebastian, former member of the beloved 60s pop group the Lovin' Spoonful, was asked to write and record the theme song for a brand-new ABC television show with the working title Kotter. As any songwriter would, Sebastian first tried working that title into his song, but somehow the rhymes he came up with for "Kotter"—otter, water, daughter, slaughter—didn't really lend themselves to a show about a

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This Week in Television History: April 2026 PART IV

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2026/04/27

April 27, 1986 Video pirate disrupts HBO signals.A video pirate manages to override the satellite transmission of an HBO movie on this day in 1986. He interrupted the show with a message stating he did not intend to pay for his HBO service.April 29, 1961ABC’s Wide World of Sports premiered.Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport... the thrill of victory... and the agony of defeat... the human drama of athletic competition... This isABC's Wide World of Sports!Wide World of

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Alan Osmond

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2026/04/23

I might have MS, but MS doesn't have me.-Alan OsmondAlan Ralph OsmondJune 22, 1949 – April 20, 2026Alan Ralph Osmond was born on June 22, 1949, inOgden, Utah, the son ofOlive May(née Davis; 1925–2004) andGeorge Virl Osmond(1917–2007). He was the oldest of the seven siblings who could sing, as the two oldest brothers, Virl andTom, arehearing impaired.Starting in 1958, Alan and three of his younger brothers (Wayne,Merrill, andJayin their respective age orders) began singing as abarbershop quartet. In

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This Week in Television History: April 2026 PART III

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2026/04/20

April 22, 1926Charlotte Rae is born Charlotte Rae Lubotsky.The of stage, comedienne, singer and dancer, who in her six decades of television is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life (in which she starred from 1979 to 1986). She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy in 1982. She also appeared in two Facts of Life television movies: The Facts of Life Goes to Paris in 1982 and The Facts of Life

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Sid Krofft

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2026/04/14

When you're weird, you gotta be weird all the way!-Sid KrofftSid Krofft bornCydusYolasJuly 30, 1929 – April 10, 2026This is my favorite tribute to the Krofft BrothersGood Night SidStay TunedTony Figueroa

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This Week in Television History: April 2026 PART II

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2026/04/13

April 13, 1986 Return to Mayberry airs on NBC.The cast of the popular Andy Griffith Show is reunited for a one-time television special. Besides stars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, the original show featured little Ronny Howard, who grew up to become a star of television's Happy Days and, later, a famous film director. The Andy Griffith Show ran from 1960 to 1968. April 14, 1956 First video camera for sound and pictures demostrated.The first videotape recorder is demonstrated. The machine,

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