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ONE OF THE GREATEST SHOWS DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1972

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M*A*S*H is a television series adapted from the 1970 feature film MASH, which was
itself based on the 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, written by Richard Hooker. The medical drama/black comedy series premiered on September
17, 1972 and ended February 28, 1983. The final episode became the most watched television show in U.S. television history with 105.97 million viewers. In 2002, M*A*S*H was ranked #25 on TV Guide’s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

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‘’GREEN ACRES’’ DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1965

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Green Acres starred Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor (above). The series
was broadcast on CBS from September 15, 1965, to April 27, 1971.  

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TOMMY LEE JONES IS 65 TODAY

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Actor Tommy Lee Jones was born in San Saba, Texas and moved to New
York to become an actor, making his Broadway debut in 1969’s A Patriot
for Me
. In 1970, he landed his first film role playing a college student in
Love Story.
His best known films include The Fugitive (1993) and it’s
sequel U.S. Marshals (1998), the Men in Black films (1997 & 2002),
The Hunted
( filmed in Portland -2003), and No Country for Old Men
(2007). A second sequel to Men in Black, Men in Black lll, is scheduled
for release in 2012. Tommy Lee Jones has received three Academy
nominations, winning one as Best Supporting Actor for The Fugitive.

 

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Tommy Lee Jones in
The Fugitive

 

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Jones with costar Will Smith in Men in Black

the hunted 2003
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Sheriff Bell (TOMMY LEE JONES)

Director: Joel & Ethan COEN

Tommy Lee Jones in a scene from No Country For Old men

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IT WAS VOTED THE WORST SHOW OF ALL TIME

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My Mother the Car is an American fantasy sitcom which aired for just a single season
on NBC between September 14, 1965 and September 6, 1966. A total of thirty episodes were produced by United Artists Television and starred Jerry Van Dyke. Both critics and viewers panned the show. In 2002, TV Guide proclaimed it to be the second-worst show
of all time, just behind The Jerry Springer Show. The co-creator of My Mother the Car, Allan Burns, went on to create some of the most critically acclaimed shows in the
history of television, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977 on CBS)
and Rhoda (1974-1978 on CBS).

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Jerry Van Dyke

Pilot Opening/Closing Theme and Credits, 1965
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JOEY HEATHERTON IS 67 TODAY

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Joey Heatherton is a actress, dancer, and singer. She began
her career as a child actress, appearing in 1959 as a member
of the ensemble and an understudy in the original Broadway
production of The Sound of Music. Joey received her first
national exposure that same year as a semi-regular on the
The Perry Como Show on NBC-TV from 1955 to 1959. She
also traveled with Bob Hope’s USO troupe between 1965
and 1977, entertaining the GIs with her singing, dancing
and of course, her provocative outfits.

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Joey Heatherton with Bob Hope

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Joey is on deck

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