What was the top-rated TV series in 1980?
“Dallas” (CBS, 1978-91) was the top-rated TV series in 1980.
“Dallas” (CBS, 1978-91) was the top-rated TV series in 1980.
Jerry Lewis has been chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Drive since 1950.
The show that debuted on CBS in 1973 was “The $10,000 Pyramid.” The ante has subsequently been upped to $20,000, $25,000, $50,000, and $100,000. The show has also appeared on ABC and in syndication.
The pilot for “Happy Days” (ABC, 197484) first appeared on February 1972, as a segment of “Love, American Style” (ABC, 1969-74), called “Love and the Happy Days.”
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.
David Hartman was the first host of “Good Morning America” (ABC, 1975).
Kate Bradley’s (Bea Benaderet’s) daughters on the TV series “Petticoat Junction” were named Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo. Billie Jo was played by Jeannine Riley (1963-65), Gunilla Hutton (1965-66), and Meredith MacRae (1966-70). Bobbie Jo was played by Pat Wood-ell (1963-65) and Lori Saunders (1965-70). Betty Jo was played by Linda Kaye (Henning)…