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CBS 1985 (We've Got the Touch)
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Don Herbert (1917-2007) — a Peabody Award-winner as MR. WIZARD — was born on this date.
Here he is teaching 1960s kids how to light his birthday candle. (Or make a bomb, I'm not sure.)
Episodes of his TV shows from the 1950s-'80s are on his official YouTube:
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The anniversary of KATE & ALLIE's finale is a good time to remind everyone that it's still not streaming.
I'm gonna keep saying this until somebody does something about it.
#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #1980sTV #KateAndAllie #JaneCurtin #SusanSaintJames
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“It was very ahead of its time."
— #SusanSaintJames#KateAndAllie debuted tonight in 1984.
Co-star #JaneCurtin won 2 Emmys for this sitcom about two divorced friends raising their kids together.
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Tonight in 1982 — #PoliceSquad debuted on ABC.
This cop show parody starring #LeslieNielsen is the funniest thing I've ever seen on network TV, by a wide margin.
It spawned the #NakedGun films, from creators #DavidZucker, #JimAbrahams and #JerryZucker.
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“#RobertCulp was the grit and gravity of the show, #ConnieSellecca was the beauty, and I was the fool.”
— #WilliamKattHappy 72nd birthday to the star of #TheGreatestAmericanHero.
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Pretty in pink, breathtaking in blue. But don't let the pastels fool you: officers Hoffs (Holly Robinson Peete) & Ioki (Dustin Nguyen) tackle homophobia & gay-bashing in 21 JUMP STREET (1987), S2E08: Honor Bound.
Sure the show was earnest & cheesy; but it was dark & gritty too. Topical & socially aware for its time, the series still holds up on rewatching.
#1980sTV #TVSeries #21JumpStreet
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Today in 1984 — The “Where’s the Beef?” commercial for Wendy’s debuted.
81-year-old actress #ClaraPeller briefly became a superstar — and even recorded a song based on the catchphrase!