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COMEDY SERIES BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1954

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The series began on CBS, originally sponsored by Lorillard‘s Kent cigarettes in its
first season, Scott Paper Company became the primary sponsor when the series
moved to NBC in the fall of 1955, remaining as sponsor even after it moved back
to CBS in September 1958, with Lever Brothers as an alternate sponsor from 1957 through 1960. A total of 203 episodes were produced, running until September 17,
1960, and appearing on all three of the television networks of the time, including
prime-time repeats from September 1960 through April 1963.

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A MEMBER OF THE ‘BUNCH’ IS 59 TODAY

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Barry Williams (Barry William Blenkhorn)

Williams is best remembered for his role as Greg Brady, the oldest
son, on the  ABC television series, The Brady Bunch (1969-1974).

 

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SITCOM FIRST SEEN ON THIS DAY IN 1963

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Ray Walston as Uncle Martin the Martian

The Sunday night television sitcom My Favorite Martian aired on CBS until
May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes with 75 shown in black and white from 1963
to
1965, and 32 in color from 1965 to1966.   

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November 2, 1963

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LONG-RUNNING SERIES AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1960

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My Three Sons is an American situation comedy. The series ran until 1965
on
ABC, and moved to CBS until its end on August 24, 1972. It has been
called a cornerstone of the ABC and
CBS lineups in the 1960s. With
380 episodes a season), it is second
 only to The Adventures of Ozzie
and
Harriet as television’s longest running (live-action) sitcom.

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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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