[On the phone:] "Hi, are you doing anything?"

"No, I was just sitting next to the phone and waiting for your call."

(Inspired by a scene of The Patty Duke Show.)

(Explanation for the youngsters: back in the day, we did not have cell phones. Phones were in a few select locations in the house. If you were expecting a call, you could sit next to the phone to wait for it.)

#ThePattyDukeShow #phones

I've put on the first episode of The Patty Duke Show.

For those who don't know, it is about the life of two cousins... *identical* cousins.

You can swallow that story. Or, like me, you can wonder what kind of family history made it so that two identical twins were separated at birth.

#ThePattyDukeShow #cousins #PattyDuke #FamilyHistory

“There had been genie shows before, but it was always some big man saying, 'What can I do for you?'. I thought it would be fun to have a beautiful girl.”
— #SidneySheldon (1917–2007)

The creator of #IDreamOfJeannie, #ThePattyDukeShow and #HartToHart and the Oscar-winning screenwriter of #TheBachelorAndTheBobbySoxer (1947) was born on this day.

Later in life he was a prolific novelist.

#BornOnThisDay #ClassicTV #1960s #1960sTV #Nostalgia