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Today in TV HistoryNovember 17, 1968: In what will come to be known as “The Heidi Bowl,” NBC switches from a live NFL game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders...
Today in TV History, Part 1November 13, 1969: Beginning a right-wing attack on the “traditional media” that continues to this day, Vice President Spiro Agnew criticizes TV news...
Today in TV History, Part 2November 13, 1987: Sonny and Cher reunite to perform on “Late Night with David Letterman.” Read More →
TV Ratings: CBS Still DominatesThe ratings are in for the week of November 3-9 and CBS still leads the pack, with Sunday’s edition of “60 Minutes” coming in as the week’s...
An Ugly “Dallas” ReunionSo last weekend, there was an event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Dallas” at the Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, where exteriors for the show...
Cleaver, SculptorThis is cool — Tony Dow, who played Wally on “Leave It to Beaver,” has created a sculpture that will be exhibited in the Louvre. Dow has been a...
Today in TV HistoryNovember 6, 1947: The longest-running show in TV broadcast history, “Meet the Press,” makes its debut. The show’s most frequent guest is former...
So Long, “King of the Hill”Fox has announced that “King of the Hill” will bite the dust at the end of the 2009-10 season. Too bad, but it was a nice run for animated sitcom that...
CBS = Comfort Broadcasting System?I’ve always been interested in the way people use TV — not just as entertainment but as a source of confirming their cultural identity, and also as comfort....
Today in TV HistoryNovember 3, 1956: For the first time of many, “The Wizard of Oz” is shown on television. In those days of limited TV choices, the movie rakes up a viewing...
Today in TV HistoryNovember 2, 1959: After agonizing over the issue for months and living with the lie for years, professor Charles Van Doren appears before a congressional subcommittee...
It’s “The Steve Allen Show”!“The Steve Allen Show” was never a huge hit – it faced an uphill battle opposite “The Ed Sullivan Show” for most of its run. But Allen’s offbeat humor,...
Today in TV HistoryOctober 28, 1950: After almost two decades on the radio, Jack Benny brings his successful program to television. “The Jack Benny Program,” including...
Dumbness on “Wheel of Fortune”Ever watch “Wheel of Fortune” and squirm as the dim contestants can’t figure out words like Mil_man? Here’s another one! Read More →
Today in TV HistoryOctober 8, 1956: “Lawrence Welk’s Top Tunes and New Talent” premieres on ABC. It’s Welk’s second show for the network, running in conjunction...
tv trivia
Dear Inman: There was a show back in the late seventies or early eighties that was set in the...
Dear Inman: My girlfriends and I can’t wait to see the handsome Simon Baker in his new show,...
Mr. Inman: Back in the late 1980s or early ‘90s, Jaclyn Smith was in several TV movies playing...
Dear Incredible: This is about two shows on Bravo – “Workout” and “Flipping Out”...
movie trivia
Hi, Mr. Inman: In “To Have and Have Not,” Humphrey Bogart’s name is Harry Morgan but...
Dear Incredible Inman: I recall a made-for-TV movie, probably from the 1970s, about a young...
Dear Inman: I am looking for the title of a movie that involved a giant turtle. The only lasting...
Dear David Inman: I saw a movie on TV about a murder in an Orthodox Jewish community. The victim...
that's odd
Dear David: When I was growing up in the late 1960s we went to the drive-in theatre a lot....
Mr. Inman: In the 1960s there was a famous commercial in which a woman was cooking something,...
Dear Answer Man: Every time I watch “Saturday Night Live” and Kenan Thompson comes on my...
Dear David: The time is the fall semester, 1956-57 school year, in Melvindale, Michigan. For...
Dear Incredible Inman: Back around 1971 I remember seeing a movie about a giant breast terrorizing...
Dear Incredible Inman: This is going to sound really weird, but I have a memory for faces and...
vintage radio
The Jack Benny Program, November 11, 1938 We live in a visual age, so it’s not surprising...
