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  1. Ralph and Norton got stuck in trick handcuffs on the train to the Raccoon Lodge convention on this date in 1956.

    "Unconventional Behavior" was the 33rd of the 39 episodes of THE HONEYMOONERS produced in 1955-56 — one season of brilliance that's been rerun for 70 years.

    #OTD #ClassicTV #1950sTV

  2. Happy 100th to Ann B. Davis — who already had two Emmys (and 4 nominations) before she donned Alice's apron on THE BRADY BUNCH.

    As Schultzy on THE BOB CUMMINGS SHOW, she was the breakout character of the hit sitcom from creator Paul Henning.

    Her trademark hairdo even became popular w/ high school girls!

    #ClassicTV #1950sTV

  3. Art Carney and Jackie Gleason in THE HONEYMOONERS episode "The Worry Wart," originally broadcast 70 years ago this month.

    #TaxDay #April15 #OTD #ClassicTV #1950sTV

  4. WATCH MR. WIZARD debuted on NBC on this date in 1951.

    Don Herbert hosted this Peabody Award-winning science series until 1965 – and again on Nickelodeon in the 1980s.

    #OTD #ClassicTV #1950sTV #1980sTV #Nickelodeon

  5. Tonight in 1955 — #TheBobCummingsShow (aka #LoveThatBob) debuted on NBC.

    Future #BradyBunch icon #AnnBDavis won 2 Emmys (and was nominated for 2 more). #DwayneHickman (#DobieGillis) and RosemaryDeCamp (#TheLifeOfRiley) co-starred.

    The series was created by #PaulHenning, later the creator of #TheBeverlyHillbillies, #PetticoatJunction and #GreenAcres!

    #ClassicTV #OnThisDay #1950s #1950sTV #1960s #1960sTV #Nostalgia