On the 1971 CBS miniseries “The Six Wives of Henry VIII,” the wives were:
Catherine of Aragon—Annette Crosbie;
Anne Boleyn—Dorothy Tutin;
Jane Seymour—Anne Stallybrass;
Anne of Cleves—Elvi Hale;
Catherine Howard—Angela Pleasence;
and Catherine Parr—Rosalie Crutchley.
Henry VIII was played by Keith Mitchell.
“The Naked City” was New York City, where the ABC police drama was set and shot from 1958 to 1963.
“The Richard Pryor Show” (NBC) ran for five episodes, from September to October, 1977.
Willard Scott join the “Today” cast in March 1980. Before then he was the weatherman at NBC’s Washington affiliate.
Chuckles the Clown’s sign-off line on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (CBS, 1970-77) was “A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.” The words were remembered by those mourning Chuckles’s death after he was killed by a rogue elephant. Chuckles was dressed as Peter Peanut at the time.
The first “All in the Family” (CBS, 197179) aired on January 12, 1971, at 9:30 P.M.
John Wayne introduced the first episode of “Gunsmoke” (CBS, 1955-75). On September 10, 1955, Wayne explained that he was not able to star in the show, but had recommended a young actor named James Arness for the part of Marshal Matt Dillon.