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That’s Entertainment! #7: The Greatest American Hero

Chris Holmes
posted on January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
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From Wikipedia: The Greatest American Hero is an American comedy-drama superhero television series that aired on ABC. Created by producer Stephen J. Cannell, it premiered as a two-hour pilot movie on

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TV Listings Flashback #5: July 31, 1972

Chris Holmes
posted on July 31, 2022January 5, 2023
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This edition of the TV Listings Flashback showcases the CBS evening lineup for Monday, July 31, 1972. Specifically, South Bend, Indiana affiliate WSBT-TV Channel 22. Let’s take a look: 5:00

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Single Cel Organism #3: The Jetsons

Chris Holmes
posted on April 22, 2022
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It may be hard to believe now, but The Jetsons began its life as a prime time show. It originally aired on ABC during the 1962-63 TV season. Perhaps more notably, it debuted as the first program

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Don’t Touch That Dial #5: Daniel Boone, 1966

Chris Holmes
posted on February 3, 2022January 5, 2023
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Today’s TV viewing takes us back to the frontier. Or at least the frontier as imagined on NBC in the 1960s. Courtesy the Sioux City Journal from February 3, 1966 is this ad for Daniel Boone,

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That’s Entertainment! #6: The Cast of Emergency!, 1970s

Chris Holmes
posted on September 3, 2021September 3, 2021
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My current favorite TV show aired its last episode in 1979, but I watch it every week. I’m talking about the 1970s medical drama Emergency!, which aired weekly on NBC from 1972 to 1977 (with a

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