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Classic TV Debut, December 16: Jack Webb’s ‘Dragnet,’ One of the First Police Procedurals

If you were try and figure out what the first TV ancestor of Law & Order was, it would likely…

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How The ‘Rat Pack’ Was Destroyed By The Kennedys

Richard A. Lertzman, co-author of the new book Deconstructing the Rat Pack delves into the destruction of the Rat Pack…

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‘Match Game’: Here’s What Happened to TV Game Show Celebrity Panelist Brett Somers

One of the big TV game shows of the 1970s was Match Game, hosted by Gene Rayburn, which featured six…

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‘Let’s Make a Deal’ Host Monty Hall’s Life Was Changed by an Act of Charity and He Never Forgot It

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, while Monty Hall hosted the TV game show Let’s Make a Deal, he gave away…

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‘The Odd Couple’: Oscar Madison’s ‘Island of Filth He Called a Bedroom’ Was the Show’s Secret Weapon

The Jack Klugman and Tony Randall version of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, which ran from 1970 to 1975 and…

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Elvis’s Twin: The Loss That Haunted The King

On January 8, 1935, Elvis Presley was born to Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love Presley at 4:35 am in…

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‘The Little Rascals’: Sadly, the First Pete the Pup was Poisoned, But the Family Tradition Carried On

When you think back to The Little Rascals — or Our Gang, if that's your preference — undoubtedly a favorite character comes to…

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Angie Dickinson: 60 Years of Her Arresting Life and Career from 1960 to 2020

There’s no question that Angie Dickinson is the true embodiment of the classic Hollywood star, launching her career in television,…

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How Ugly Christmas Sweaters Became A Staple Of The Holiday Season

Twinkling lights and peppermint sticks, Santa Claus and reindeer, mistletoe, and holly - these items are meant to evoke the…

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‘All in the Family’ Broke Every TV Taboo: ‘They Played That Toilet Like a Percussion Instrument’

For CBS, the early 1970s represented a time of tremendous change that would impact television as a whole. For starters,…

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Taking A Look At The Cast Of ‘Lost In Space’ Then And Now 2020

Danger, Will Robinson! One imaginative '60s sitcom made that the quintessential warning viewers always heard when danger loomed. In fact,…

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Why Aluminum Christmas Trees Were So Popular In 1950s America

If you think about a tacky and sad-looking Christmas tree, chances are you'll imagine the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. However,…

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