What symbols appeared at the beginning of “Ben Casey” (ABC, 1961-66)?
The symbols Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity appeared at the beginning of “Ben Casey” (ABC, 1961-66).
The symbols Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity appeared at the beginning of “Ben Casey” (ABC, 1961-66).
Flury S. Truman’s inauguration was the first to be televised, in January 1949.
Jim Henson and the Muppets were regulars on “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975) in 1975-76.
No, Dooley Wilson didn’t actually play the piano in Casablanca (1942). Wilson sang in the movie, but couldn’t play piano. Accompaniment was dubbed in.
Mae Questel provided the voice of Winky Dink, better known as the voice of Betty Boop. Fifty cents bought a Winky Dink TV Kit, a plastic sheet and magic crayons to use on your television set during the show.
“The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” which ran for fourteen seasons (1952-66) on ABC, was the longest-running sitcom on TV.
The Bedford Falls Company, producers of “thirtysomething” (ABC, 1987-1991), got its name from the town of Bedford Falls, New York, in It’s a Wonderful Life (1947). The company’s logo is a house in a snowstorm, based on the house in the movie, with the musical tag “. . . and dance by the light of…