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Season six consists of 28 episodes (Sep.13, 1987 – May 1, 1988) 

The sitcom Family Ties aired on NBC from September 22, 1982 until
May 14, 1989 for a total of seven seasons. It won multiple awards,
including three consecutive Emmy Awards for Michael J. Fox as
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.


 

 

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A NATIONAL TV DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1950

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Bob Hope’s first national television appearance was a 90 minute special,
broadcast Easter Sunday, 1950. It featured comedy, dance, and singing. The
show, called ”Star Spangled Review”, featured Douglas Fairbanks, Diana Shore,
and the Mexico City Boys Choir singing the Hallelujah Chorus. Bob delivered his
own rendition of, “Baby It’s Cold Outside”. The show was eventually renamed the
Bob Hope Special, continuing periodically on NBC until 1997.

 
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Douglas Fairbanks (left) and Bob Hope from “Star Spangled Review

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BOBBY BARE TURNED 78 TODAY

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Robert Joseph "Bobby" Bare is a country singer/songwriter known
for his hit ‘500 Miles Away From Home’. His first break in the country
music field came when Chet Atkins signed him to join RCA records
in 1962.

Bobby Bare’s first single for RCA records, released in 1962.

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY ~

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Ed Donahue

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GROUPS TV DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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The Searchers were the first British Invasion group to appear on the 
show after the Beatles.  

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