The governor’s name on the TV series “Benson” (ABC, 1979-86) was James Gatling (played by James Noble).
The governor’s name on “The Governor and J.J.” (CBS, 1969-72) was William Drinkwater (played by Dan Dailey).
Barbara Stanwyck starred in two TV shows: “Barbara Stanwyck Theater” (NBC, 1960-61), a drama anthology that she hosted and in which she regularly performed; and “The Big Valley” (ABC, 1965-69), in which she played Victoria Barkley, matriarch of the Barkley clan.
Flury S. Truman’s inauguration was the first to be televised, in January 1949.
Shirley Jones (Shirley); David Cassidy (Keith); Susan Dey (Laurie); Danny Bonaduce (Danny); Jeremy Gelbwaks (Christopher, 1970-1971); Brian Forster (Christopher, 1971-1974); and Suzanne Crough (Tracy) played the Partridges in TV’s “The Partridge Family” (ABC, 1970-1974).
“Dr. Kildare”: “Three Stars Will Shine Tonight,” sung by Richard Chamberlain (reached #10 in 1962) “Dragnet”: “Dragnet Theme,” Ray Anthony Orchestra (reached #3 in 1953) “The Greatest American Hero”: “Believe It or Not,” by Joey Scarbury (reached #2 in 1981) “Happy Days”: “Happy Days,” by Pratt and McLain (reached #5 in 1976) “Hawaii-Five 0”: “Hawaii…
Natalie Wood had a walk-on part in the 1979 pilot of husband Robert Wagner’s TV mystery “Hart to Hart” (ABC, 1979-84). She was billed in the closing credits as Natasha Gurdin, her real name.
“Dallas” (CBS, 1978-91) was the top-rated TV series in 1980.