Jack Parr, the host of the late-night show “The Tonight Show” began his run on NBC July 29, 1957, and ended it March 30, 1962.
He followed Steve Allen, who hosted the show from 1954 to 1957.
The show was not live; it was taped earlier in the evening, as it is now.
“Amos ‘n’ Andy” (CBS, 1951-53) with Spencer Williams as Andy Brown and Alvin Childress as Amos Jones, was the first all-black sitcom on TV. Amos was a cabdriver, Andy a bachelor.
Mr. Magoo’s full name was Quincy Magoo. His voice in the 1964-65 comedy series, “The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo” (NBC), was provided by Jim Backus.
The governor’s name on the TV series “Benson” (ABC, 1979-86) was James Gatling (played by James Noble). The governor’s name on “The Governor and J.J.” (CBS, 1969-72) was William Drinkwater (played by Dan Dailey).
The last episode of “The Waltons” (CBS, 1972-81) was set on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The series began with a pilot film, “The Homecoming” (CBS, 1971), set during Christmas, 1933.
The wrestler Gorgeous George’s real name was George Wagner.
Frankie Thomas played the lead in “Tom Corbett, Space Cadet” which was rival to “Captain Video” (DuMont, 1949-55). “Tom Corbett, Space Cadet” ran from 1950 to 1955 and aired successively on all four networks, CBS, ABC, NBC, and DuMont.