2020
Dec
21
1983: GERALD AND BETTY FORD APPEAR ON 'DYNASTY' By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1983, former president Gerald R. Ford and his wife, Betty Ford, appeared as themselves on an episode of ABC's Dynasty...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Dec
20
1979: CBS DEBUTS THE 'DALLAS' SPINOFF, 'KNOTS LANDING' By TV WW
 
 
This day in 1979 marked the debut of the Dallas spinoff, Knots Landing...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Dec
19
1987: NBC AIRS SPECIAL 'JACK PAAR IS ALIVE AND WELL!' By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1987, NBC recognized Johnny Carson's Tonight Show predecessor with the one-hour special, Jack Paar is Alive and Well!...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Dec
18
1966: DR. SEUSS' 'HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS' DEBUTS By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1966, CBS introduced the animated version of Dr. Seuss' children's story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Dec
17
1984: CBS PRESENTS 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL' By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1984, CBS presented an adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale, A Christmas Carol, starring George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Dec
16
1975: CBS DEBUTS 'ONE DAY AT A TIME' By TV WW
 
 
This day in 1975 marked the premiere of CBS's One Day at a Time...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Dec
15
1954: ABC'S ANTHOLOGY SERIES 'DISNEYLAND' PRESENTS 'DAVY CROCKETT' By David Bianculli
 
 
On this day in 1954, ABC's anthology series, Disneyland, aired the first installment of Davy Crockett...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Dec
14
1976: ABC DEBUTS THE FIRST 'BARBARA WALTERS SPECIAL' By TV WW
 
 
This day in 1976 marked the first broadcast of an occasional special ABC presentation, The Barbara Walters Special...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Dec
13
1992: ABC PRESENTS 'CHARLES AND DIANA: UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER' By TV WW
 
 
This day in 1992 marked the premiere of the telemovie Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After, a mere four days after Prime Minister John Major announced the "amicable separation" of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the British House of Commons...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Dec
12
1993: BETTE MIDLER HEADLINES TV'S 'GYPSY' By TV WW
 
 
On this day in 1993, CBS presented a telefilm version of the Broadway musical, Gypsy, starring Cynthia Gibb in the title role, and Bette Midler as her domineering mother, Mama Rose...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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