Eight Is Enough is a television sitcom series which ran on ABC from March
15, 1977 until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after a book written
by syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with
eight children. The series was rare in that it was one of the few hour-long
television series to use a laugh track.

Thomas Braden

Those Websters was a situation comedy series that began on CBS radio
starring Willard Waterman (above) and Constance Crowder as George
and Jane Webster. The program was launched in New York on Friday,
March 9, 1945 and then moved to Chicago for a short time before
finishing its run on the Mutual Broadcasting System from Hollywood
on August 22, 1948. The sponsor of the show was Quaker Oats.

 
Fran Allison played a family cousin the Those Websters.

 


Clockwise from top right) Carroll O’Connor, Rob Reiner,
Sally Struthers, and Jean Stapleton, cast of  All in the Family.

Robert "Rob" Reiner is a multitalented actor, director, producer, and writer  
who gained national attention as an actor playing Michael “Meathead” Stivic, 
on the CBS sitcom All in the Family (1971-1979). That portrayal earned him 
two Emmy Awards during the 1970s.

As a director, Reiner was recognized by the Directors Guild of America with
nominations for the films Stand by Me (1988), When Harry Met Sally (1989),
and A Few Good Men (1992). He also directed Misery (1990). 

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Rob Reiner (right) with his father Carl Reiner

Junior Miss was a situation comedy series heard on CBS from
March 4, 1942 to August 26, 1942. The show starred Shirley
Temple as Judy Graves and Pricilla Lyon played her friend,
Fuffy Adams. It aired on Wednesday evenings at a cost of
$12.000 a week to produce and was sponsored by Procter
& Gamble. 

Barbara Whiting was in the starring role when the Junior Miss
series returned on April 3, 1948 and ran until December 30,
1950, sponsored by Lever Brothers. 

Barbara Whiting

1947

 
Paula with husband Richard Benjamin today

Paula Prentiss (Paula Ragusa) is a actress well-known for her film roles
in Where the Boys Are (1966), Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964) and The
Stepford Wives (1975). She also had a co-starring role in the CBS-TV
sitcom He and She (1967-1968).

 
Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss in Man’s Favorite Sport”

He & She starred real-life married couple Richard Benjamin
and Paula Prentiss as Dick and Paula Hollister.