Officers Toody (Joe E. Ross) and Muldoon (Fred Gwynne) were in the 53rd Precinct, located in the Bronx, where “Car 54, Where Are You?” (NBC, 1961-63) was shot.
The Goodwill Games were first held in July 1986, in Moscow. The brainchild of Ted Turner, the games included events such as basketball, boxing, gymnastics, track and field, and wrestling.
On the TV show “Outer Limits” (ABC, 1963-65), Vic Perrin’s voice was used for the line, “There is nothing wrong with your television set; do not attempt to adjust the picture”.
Elvis Presley did not make his TV debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show” (CBS, 1948-71), but on “The Jackie Gleason Show” (CBS, 1952-55, 1956-57, 1962-70). Elvis first appeared there in January 1956.
The Alka-Seltzer mascot’s name was Speedy, a puppet, who has been around since 1953.
The name of the puppet-king in “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” was King Friday XIII.
Lucy’s character’s name on “I Love Lucy” (CBS, 1951-57) was Lucy McGillicuddy Ricardo. On “The Lucy Show” (CBS, 1962-68) it was Lucy Carmichael. On “Here’s Lucy” (CBS, 1974) it was Lucy Carter.