Corbin Bernsen of “L.A. Law” played a “boy” in the black action film Three the Hard Way (1974).
The film, directed by Gordon Parks Jr., starred Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, and Jim Kelly.
The population of Cicely, Alaska, setting of Northern Exposure was 815.
“The Richard Pryor Show” (NBC) ran for five episodes, from September to October, 1977.
The “Moonlighting” episode in which Maddie (Cybill Shepherd) and David (Bruce Willis) finally had sex was first broadcast on March 30, 1987, after two years of verbal foreplay.
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.
John Daly hosted it the first year; Parks took over until 1980. Several hosts followed, including Ron Ely and Gary Collins. It is now co-hosted by Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford.
The first of the four Nixon-Kennedy debates was held on September 26, 1960, in Chicago. Howard K. Smith was the moderator. The panel included Robert Fleming (ABC), Stuart Novins (CBS), Sander Vanocur (NBC), and Charles Warren (Mutual Radio).