In what city was the TV series “Hill Street Blues” (NBC, 1981-87) set?
The city on the TV series “Hill Street Blues” was never named.
Some exteriors in the opening credits were filmed in Chicago.
The city on the TV series “Hill Street Blues” was never named.
Some exteriors in the opening credits were filmed in Chicago.
Paul Henning produced the CBS “rural sitcoms” of the 1960s including “The Beverly Hillbillies” (1962-71), “Petticoat Junction” (1963-70), and “Green Acres” (1965-71)?.
The announcement of President Kennedy’s assassination was made on TV at 1:40 P.M. EST on Friday, November 22, 1963. On CBS, “As the World Turns” was interrupted by Walter Cronkite with the news bulletin. Actress Helen Wagner had just been saying, “I gave it a great deal of thought, Grandpa,” when the episode was cut…
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.
The One-Armed Man on “The Fugitive” (ABC, 1963-67) was Fred Johnson, played by Bill Raisch. He was captured in the final episode, which aired on August 29, 1967.
Johnny Olson was the famous TV game show announcer shouting “Come on down” on “The Price Is Right” (NBC, 1956-65; CBS, 1972). Olson worked on the show from 1972 until his death in 1985.
“Family Ties” (NBC, 1982-89) star Michael J. Fox played a werewolf in the movie Teen Wolf (1985). Jason Bateman, star of “Valerie/The Hogan Family” (NBC, 1986-90; CBS, 1990-91) played the werewolf in the sequel, Teen Wolf Too (1987).