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SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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Original run on CBS television: September 26, 1964  – April 17, 1967

Gilligan’s Island ran for a total of 98 episodes. The first season, consisting
of 36 episodes, was filmed in black and white. They were later colorized for
syndication. The show’s second and third seasons (62 episodes) and the
three television movie sequels were filmed in color. The sitcom enjoyed
solid ratings during its original run, then grew in popularity during decades
of syndication, especially in the 1970s and 1980s. 

 

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SITCOM DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1962

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Original television run on CBS: September 26, 1962  – March 23, 1971


The Beverly Hillbillies
was one of the earliest farce comedy series on
American television. It ranked among the top twenty most watched TV 
programs for eight of its nine seasons, twice ranking as the number one
series of the year.  

 
The show’s theme song, "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", was written by
producer and writer Paul Henning and originally performed by bluegrass
artists Flatt and Scruggs. It was sung by Jerry Scoggins (below) with
backing by Flatt and Scruggs. 

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Jerry Scoggins (September 30, 1911 – December 7, 2004) 

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Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs

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CRUISE SHIP SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1977

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Original ABC television run: September 24, 1977 – February 27, 1987

For its first seven years, the one-hour sitcom was very successful in the ratings. It
ranked among the top 20, and even the top 10, popular shows then currently on 
television. "The Love Boat" them was sung by Jack Jones with lyrics written by 
Paul Williams and music by Charles Fox.

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Jack Jones

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RADIO SITCOM AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1948

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J. Carrol Naish

Life with Luigi is a radio situation comedy series which debuted on CBS
Radio
, with the final episode broadcast on March 3, 1953. The show
was sometimes regarded as the Italian counterpart to the radio show
The Goldbergs, which chronicled the experience of Jewish immigrants
in
New York City.


Original air date: Tuesday, 10-30-1951

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SERIES PREMIER ON THIS DAY IN 1965

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Original run on CBS television: September 17, 1965 – March 28, 1971 

Hogan’s Heroes won two Emmy Awards out of 12 nominations. Both wins
were for Werner Klemperer as outstanding supporting actor in a comedy,
in 1968 and 1969.
  

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Senior Master Sergeant Hans Georg Schultz
(John Banner)

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