Who started the practice of blacking out home baseball game telecasts?
Walter O’Malley, owner of the Dodgers started the practice of blacking out home baseball game telecasts, when he moved the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1957.
Walter O’Malley, owner of the Dodgers started the practice of blacking out home baseball game telecasts, when he moved the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1957.
There was an entire family of performers under Buffalo Bob (Bob Smith) and Howdy Doody. They included Clarabell the Clown (Bobby Nicholson), the Princess (Judy Tyler), and Chief Thunderthud (Bill Lecornec). Howdy was operated by Lee Carney.
On “The Dick Van Dyke Show” (CBS, 1961-66), the alien that Rob (Dick Van Dyke) feared looked like Danny Thomas. The aliens had eyes in the backs of their heads.
Alistair Cooke was born in Manchester, England, on November 20, 1908, but has been an American citizen since 1941. Cooke has hosted the PBS TV series “Masterpiece Theatre” since its inception in 1971.
“Richie Brockelman, Private Eye” (NBC, 1978), starring Dennis Dugan in the title role, was a spinoff of the TV series “The Rockford Files” (NBC, 1974-80).
The TV series had four spinoffs: “Maude” (CBS, 1972-78); “The Jeffersons” (CBS, 1975-85); “Archie Bunker’s Place” (CBS, 1979-83); and “Gloria” (CBS, 1982-83).
Yes, Mike Wallace hosted five game shows: “Majority Rules” (194950); “Guess Again” (1951); “Who’s the Boss?” (1954); “The Big Surprise” (1956-57); and “Who Pays?” (1959). Mike Wallace also became a correspondent on “60 Minutes” (CBS, 1968) in 1968.