Who were Dickens and Fenster and what did they do for a living?
Harry Dickens (John Astin) and Arch Fenster (Marty Ingels) were carpenters and handymen.
They starred in “I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster” (ABC, 1962-63).
Harry Dickens (John Astin) and Arch Fenster (Marty Ingels) were carpenters and handymen.
They starred in “I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster” (ABC, 1962-63).
There were six hundred and thirty-five episodes of “Gunsmoke” (CBS, 1955-75). 409 of them in black and white, 226 in color. The show was the longest-running weekly prime-time series with continuing characters.
Yes, Jay Silverheels (Tonto on “The Lone Ranger,” ABC, 1949-57) was a Mohawk who grew up on a reservation in Canada.
Jesse White, also known as the lonely Maytag Repairman appeared regularly on three series: “Private Secretary” (CBS, NBC, 1953-57), “The Danny Thomas Show” (ABC, CBS, 1953-64), and “The Ann Sothern Show” (CBS, 1958-61).
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.
Only Audrey Meadows, who played Alice Kramden, received residuals from the endless reruns of “The Honeymooners” (CBS, 1955-56). Her manager negotiated for TV residual rights before most people took them seriously.
Brian Blessed played Augustus, George Baker played Tiberius, John Hurt played Caligula, and Derek Jacobi played Claudius, on the TV series “I, Claudius” (BBC, 1976).