What is the name of the puppet-king in “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” (PBS, 1965)?
The name of the puppet-king in “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” was King Friday XIII.
The name of the puppet-king in “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” was King Friday XIII.
Bud Collyer was the host when the show “To Tell the Truth” ran on prime time on CBS. When it went into syndication in 1969, Garry Moore took over.
Walter Cronkite, astronaut Wally Schirra, and science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke (author of 2001), did CBS’s news commentary on July 20, 1969, the day of the first moon landing.
Susan Lucci has played villainous Erica Kane on “All My Children” (ABC, 1970) since the the TV show’s debut in 1970.
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.
Two actors have played Mickey Spillane’s detective Mike Hammer on TV: Darren McGavin, in “Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer” (synd., 1957-59); and Stacy Keach in “Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer” (CBS, 1984-87).
“The George Burns and Grade Allen Show” (CBS) was on radio eighteen years-1932-1950 before it started on TV. It was on on both TV and radio for one year-1950. The TV version ran until September 1958.