On this day in 1990, NBC premiered the telefilm The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story, starring John Ritter as the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...

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1985: CBS PRESENTS STAR-STUDDED ADAPTATION OF 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND' By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1985, CBS premiered the first part of Alice in Wonderland, a star-studded, two-part adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass...

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1980: HOWARD COSELL ANNOUNCES JOHN LENNON'S DEATH ON 'MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL' By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1980, Howard Cosell announced the tragic death of musician John Lennon on Monday Night Football...

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2009: TNT INTRODUCES 'MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE' By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 2009, TNT debuted the original series, Men of a Certain Age...

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1964: 'RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER' PREMIERES ON NBC By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1964, one of television's most popular Christmas specials, Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, made its debut...

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1999: 'OPRAH WINFREY PRESENTS: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE' AIRS ON ABC By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1999, ABC presented Oprah Winfrey Presents: Tuesdays with Morrie, a telefilm version of Mitch Albom's bestselling non-fiction novel...

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2009: TVWW'S DAVID BIANCULLI GUESTS ON 'LATE LATE SHOW' By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 2009, TV Worth Watching founder David Bianculli came out of his legendary basement bunker to discuss his book Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson...

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1995: ABC OFFERS THE MUSICAL 'BYE, BYE BIRDIE' By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1995, ABC presented a telefilm version of the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie...

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2007: CABLE'S SCI FI REIMAGINES 'THE WIZARD OF OZ' By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 2007, cable's Sci Fi channel (before it became SyFy) introduced a reimagined version of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...

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