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TV SERIES PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1961

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Hazel
is a sitcom that aired for five-seasons, with 154-episodes in primetime 
until April 11, 1966. It was produced by Screen Gems and aired on NBC for its
first four seasons (in black-and-white for all but one episode of the first season,
and in color for the next three), then in color on CBS for its final season.The
show was based on the popular single-panel comic strip by cartoonist Ted
Key (below) which appeared in the
Saturday Evening Post. 

 

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Ted Key

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RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1958

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The Teddy Bears with Phil Spector (left)

The song “To Know Him, Is To Love Him” was written and composed by 
18-year old Phil Spector. He was inspired by the words on his father’s
tombstone.

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Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector will be 74 on December 26

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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      Ed Donahue

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KENT MCCORD IS 71 TODAY

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Kent McCord (Kent Franklin McWhirter) at age 5

Kent McCord

McCord is best known for his role as Officer Jim Reed on the NBC-TV 
series Adam-12 (1968-1975). His first television appearance was in
1962 on ABC’s The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. He also had small
parts in three Elvis Presley films.

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SERIES AIRED FIRST TIME ON THIS DAY IN 1969

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The Brady Bunch is a sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that originally
aired
on ABC-TV until March 8, 1974 after being cancelled. 

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