What was the first TV news show to feature newsreel footage?
“The Camel News Caravan” (NBC, 1949-56), with John Cameron Swayze, was the first TV news show to feature newsreel footage.
Before then TV news relied mainly on announcers.
“The Camel News Caravan” (NBC, 1949-56), with John Cameron Swayze, was the first TV news show to feature newsreel footage.
Before then TV news relied mainly on announcers.
On the TV show “Outer Limits” (ABC, 1963-65), Vic Perrin’s voice was used for the line, “There is nothing wrong with your television set; do not attempt to adjust the picture”.
Miss Brooks’s first name was Connie on the TV series “Our Miss Brooks”. The character was played by Eve Arden on “Our Miss Brooks” from 1952 to 1956 on CBS.
David Leisure was the pathological liar in the 1980s Isuzu car commercials. He has also appeared on the TV sitcom “Empty Nest” (NBC, 1988).
Archie and Edith Bunker of “All in the Family” (CBS, 1971-79) lived at 704 Houser Street in Queens, New York.
Carol Merrill’s daughter Hillary Saffire became the hostess on the new TV game show “Truth or Consequences” (syndicated) in 1987. Merrill herself was the hostess on “Let’s Make a Deal” (NBC, 1963-68; ABC, 1968-76).
Sally Rogers’s (Rose Marie’s) off-and-on boyfriend on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” was Herman Glimscher, played by Bill Idelson. After appearing on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Idelson became a comedy writer. He also produced many of the episodes of “The Bob Newhart Show” (CBS, 1972-78) in its first year.