Garry Moore’s sidekick on “The Garry Moore Show” (CBS, 1958-67) was Durward Kirby.
Andy Griffith’s sidekick on “The Andy Griffith Show” (CBS, 1960-68) Don Knotts (as Barney Fife, 1960-65).
Adam West’s sidekick on “Batman” (ABC, 1966-68) was Burt Ward (as Robin, or Dick Grayson).
In a set of five episodes on the TV series “Wiseguy”, Jerry Lewis played New York garment mogul Eli Sternberg.
Gertrude and Murgatroyd were the names of the pigeons played by Red Skelton on “The Red Skelton Show” (CBS, NBC, 1951-71).
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.
According to A. C. Nielsen, an average home in 1953 got 3.8 stations on TV. With the advent of cable, 1983 saw televisions get an average of 10.3 stations. An average home in 1990 received 11.7 stations.
Bert and Harry, the “Piels Brothers”, were the names of the Piels Beer drinkers whose voices were provided by Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding The Piels Beer ad first appeared in 1955.
Tracy Keenan Wynn wrote the screenplay, based on Ernest J. Gaines’s novel, and John Korty directed the TV movie “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” (CBS, 1974). The film, starring Cicely Tyson as a 110-year-old former slave, won nine Emmys, including Emmys for Tyson, Korty, and Wynn.