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.
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!
Art Carney and Jackie Gleason in THE HONEYMOONERS episode "The Worry Wart," originally broadcast 70 years ago this month.
Harpo and Chico Marx recreated the silverware gag from ANIMAL CRACKERS on THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR on NBC on this date in 1952.
Cutlery was strategically loaded into Harpo’s coat by his son Bill, who became Harpo's prop man at age 12.
"He had faith in me when I was very young," Bill said. "He was a great man."
Lucille Ball and Dinah Shore in TV: THE FABULOUS FIFTIES which debuted on NBC #OTD in 1978.
This retrospective of early television featured a history of each genre, hosted by its icons.
A treasure trove of rare clips! On YouTube:
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.
On January 7, 1926, Nathan Birnbaum married Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen.
Happy 100th, George and Gracie!
As an adopted kid, I loved knowing that Burns and Allen had adopted their two children. Here they are w/ son Ronnie on the set of their TV show in 1958.
Florence Henderson became a co-host of NBC's TODAY show #OTD in 1959.
As "The TODAY Girl,” the future BRADY BUNCH star delivered "light news,” conducted interviews, and sang.
“It was quite a wonderful thing to have happen to you as a young person,” she said in 1999.
Great news for classic TV fans.
MeTV's new classic Western channel launched on Monday — and it's already streaming on Frndly TV.
WEST joins the 9 other Weigel Broadcasting nostalgia channels on Frndly, making it the only live TV streamer to offer them all.
THE HONEYMOONERS ended its one-season run on CBS on this date in 1956.
But CBS didn't cancel it. Jackie Gleason did, and he went back to his variety show, which had better ratings.
The 39 episodes of THE HONEYMOONERS went into syndication in 1958 and have lived on in reruns ever since.
Will McKinley