Where did Rob and Laura Petrie of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” (CBS, 1961-66) live?
Rob and Laura Petrie of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” had a house in New Rochelle, New York.
Rob and Laura Petrie of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” had a house in New Rochelle, New York.
The first televised baseball game was a May 1939 game between Columbia and Princeton.
The animated ad featuring a cartoon child crying, “I want my Maypo” first aired in 1956. Maypo is a maple-flavored oatmeal, new at the time.
According to the sign that flashes on the screen in the opening credits of the TV series, the population of “Twin Peaks” is 51,201.
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.
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).
Walt Whitman High School was the high school in the TV series “Room 222” (ABC, 1969-74). In “Welcome Back, Kotter” (ABC, 1975-79)? James Buchanan High School. In “Head of the Class” (ABC, 1986-91)? Millard Fillmore High School.