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Jay North

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2025/04/06

Jay Waverly North Jr.August 3, 1951 – April 6, 2025Jay North's career as achild actorbegan in the late 1950s with roles in eight TV series, two variety shows, and three feature films. At age 7, he became a household name for his role as the good-natured but mischievous Dennis Mitchell on theCBSsituation comedyDennis the Menace(1959–1963), based on thecomic stripcreated byHank Ketcham.The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show The Pebbles and Bamm ...17:56Watch ThePebbles and Bamm-Bamm ShowThePebbles and

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This Week in Television History: March 2025 PART IV

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2025/03/31

April 1, 1970, PresidentRichardNixonsigns legislation officiallybanning cigarette adson television and radio.Nixon, who enjoyed the occasional cigar, supported the legislation at the increasing insistence of public health advocates.Alarming health studies emerged as early as 1939 that linked cigarette smoking to higher incidences of cancer and heart disease and, by the end of the 1950s, all states had laws prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to minors. In 1964, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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Richard Chamberlain

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2025/03/31

Over a long period of time, living as if you were someone else is no fun.-Richard ChamberlainGeorge Richard ChamberlainMarch 31, 1934 – March 29, 2025In 1961, he gained widespread fame as the young intern Dr. James Kildare in theNBC/MGM television series of the same name, co-starring withRaymond Massey.Chamberlain's singing ability also led to some hit singles in the early 1960s, including the "Theme from Dr. Kildare", titled "Three Stars Will Shine Tonight", which struck No. 10 according to

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This Week in Television History: March 2025 PART III

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2025/03/24

March 24, 1980The late-night news program Nightline, anchored by Ted Koppel, airs for the first time on ABC.The show that would become Nightline first aired during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, during which Iranians seized the U.S. embassy in Iran, taking 66 Americans hostage. To cover the story as it unfolded, ABC debuted a late-night news show called The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage, which was normally anchored by Fred Reynolds. When the crisis ended, the show became a more general news

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This Week in Television History: March 2025 PART III

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2025/03/17

March 21, 1980J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman), thecharacter millions loved to hate on TV’s popular nighttime drama Dallas, was shot.The shooting made the season finale, titled A House Divided, one of television’s most famous cliffhangers and left America wondering “Who shot J.R.?” Dallas fans waited for the next eight months to have that question answered because the season premiere of Dallas was delayed due to a Screen Actors Guild strike. That summer, the question “Who Shot J.R.?” entered the national

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This Week in Television History: March 2025 PART II

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2025/03/10

March 10, 1965 Neil Simon’s play The Odd Couple debuted on Broadway.Felix Ungar was played by Art Carney and Oscar Madison was played by Walter Matthau (Matthau was later replaced with Jack Klugman). The show, directed by Mike Nichols, ran for 966 performances and won several Tony Awards, including Best Play. The play was followed by a successful film (Jack Lemmon as Felix and Walter Matthau as Oscar) and television series (Tony Randall as Felix and Jack Klugman as Oscar).March 15, 1935Judd Hirsch

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This Week in Television History: March 2025 PART I

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2025/03/03

March 3, 1985The television show Moonlighting premiered.Moonlightingis an Americantelevision seriesthat aired onABCfromMarch 3, 1985, to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 66 episodes (67 in syndication as the pilot is split into two episodes). StarringBruce WillisandCybill Shepherdas private detectives, the show was a mixture of drama, comedy, and romance, and was considered to be one of the first successful and influential examples ofcomedy-drama, or "dramedy", emerging as a distinct

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This Week in Television History: February 2025 PART IV

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2025/02/24

February 24, 1980The U.S. Hockey Team won its “Do you believe inmiracles?” gold medal during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games beating Finland (4-2) in their final medal round game.The Soviet Union took the Silver Medal by beating Sweden in their final game. Sweden took home the Bronze Medal, with Finland finishing fourth.Two days prior on February 22, 1980 was the "Miracle on Ice". The U.S. men's ice hockey team, led by coach Herb Brooks, defeated the Soviet Union team, 4 - 3. The Soviet Union team,

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This Week in Television History: February 2025 PART III

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2025/02/17

February 18, 1925 George Harris Kennedy, Jr. is born.The actor who has appeared in more than two hundred film and television productions. He is perhaps best known for three of his roles: as the convict "Dragline" in Cool Hand Luke, for which he won an Academy Award; as airline mechanic Joe Patroni in all four of the 1970s Airport disaster films; and as Captain Ed Hocken in the Naked Gun series of comedy films.February 22, 1980The "Miracle on Ice" was anice hockeygame during the1980 Winter

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This Week in Television History: February 2025 PART II

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2025/02/10

February 10, 1930Robert Wagner is born.A veteran of many films in the 1950s and '60s,Wagner gained prominence in three American television series that spanned three decades: It Takes a Thief (1968–70), Switch (1975–78), and Hart to Hart (1979–84). In movies, Wagner is known for his role as Number Two in the Austin Powers films (1997, 1999, 2002). He also had a recurring role as Teddy Leopold on the TV sitcom Two and a Half Men.Wagner's autobiography, Pieces of My Heart: A Life, written with author

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This Week in Television History: February 2025 PART I

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2025/02/03

February 6, 1940Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw is born.Television journalist and author best known as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004. He is the author of The Greatest Generation (1998), a runaway bestseller, and other books and the recipient of numerous awards and honors. He is the only person to host all three major NBC News programs: The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and, briefly, Meet the Press. He currently serves as a Special Correspondent for NBC News and

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This Week in Television History: January 2025 PART IV

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2025/01/27

January 27,1980Galactica 1980first aired.Aspin-offfrom the originalBattlestarGalacticatelevision series. It was first broadcast on theABC networkin theUnited Statesfrom January 27 to May 4, 1980, lasting for 10 episodes. Set during the year 1980, and a generation after the original series, theGalacticaand its fleet of 220 civilian ships have finally discoveredEarth, only to find that its people are not as scientifically advanced and that the planet can neither defend itself against

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This Week in Television History: January 2025 PART III

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2025/01/20

January 22, 2010 ConanO’Brien makes final appearance as The Tonight Show host.Conan O’Brien hosts his final episode of The Tonight Show, following an announcement by NBC earlier in the month that Jay Leno would return as the host of the long-running, late-night program. The decision to replace O’Brien was met with protests by his fans and became a public-relations debacle for the network.In its early years The Tonight Show, which debuted in 1954, was hosted by entertainers including Steve Allen

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Bob Uecker “Mr. Baseball”

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2025/01/16

Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.-Bob UeckerRobert George UeckerJanuary 26, 1934 – January 16, 2025Bob Ueckerwas an Americanprofessional baseballcatcher and sportscaster who served as the primarybroadcasterfor theMilwaukee BrewersofMajor League Baseball(MLB) for 54 seasons.Uecker signed with his hometownMilwaukee Bravesin 1956, spending several years in theminor leagueswith various affiliate clubs before making his major league debut in 1962. As a backup catcher, he

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This Week in Television History: October 2024 PART II

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2025/01/13

January 14, 1990The Simpsons beganairing regularly.The Simpsonsis an Americanadult animated sitcomcreated byMatt Groeningfor theFox Broadcasting Company.The series is asatiricaldepiction of amiddle class Americanlifestyle epitomized by theSimpson family, which consists ofHomer,Marge,Bart,Lisa, andMaggie. The show is set in the fictional town ofSpringfieldand parodiesAmerican culture,society, television, and many aspects of thehuman condition.The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Lin-Manuel Miranda explains the...

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2025/01/06

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.Stay TunedTony Figueroa

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This Week in Television History: January 2025 PART I

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2025/01/06

January 6, 1975ABC-TV debuted A.M.America.AM Americawas amorning newsprogram produced byABCin an attempt to compete with the highly ratedTodayonNBC. The show never found an audience after its premiere on January 6, 1975. Lasting just under tenmonths, its final installment aired on October 31.The program's concept was based onRalph Story's AM, the local morning show on thenetwork'sowned-and-operatedLos AngelesstationKABC-TV.LikeToday,AM Americaemployed two hosts and a news anchor. ABC choseBill

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Wayne Osmond

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2025/01/03

Melvin Wayne OsmondAugust 28, 1951 – January 1, 2025Wayne Osmondwas the second-oldest of the originalOsmond Brotherssingers and the fourth oldest of the nine Osmond children.Starting in 1958, Wayne and three of his brothers (Alan,Merrill, andJayin their respective age orders) began singing as abarbershop quartet. They were later discovered in 1961 by Jay Emerson Williams, the father ofAndy Williams, at a performance atDisneylandwhich was being filmed for theDisneyland After Darkepisode ofWalt

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Barney Miller - Happy New Year

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2025/01/01

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.Barney Miller S02E15 Happy New YearStay TunedTony Figueroa

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: "What Are You Doing New Years...

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2024/12/31

Here is a"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"alittle spark of madnessthat we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.What Are You Doing New Years Eve?by Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-LevittJoseph and Zooey WebStay TunedTony Figueroa

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