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SHOW WAS FIRST SEEN ON THIS DATE IN 1962

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The Beverly Hillbillies is a situation comedy originally broadcast for nine seasons on
CBS from Saturday September 22, 1962 to March 26,1971. The stars of the series
were Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer,Jr.The show became
a huge ratings success for most of its nine-year run, ranking among the top twelve
most watched series for seven of the nine seasons.

 

Season one

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LARRY HAGMAN IS 80 TODAY

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Actor Larry Martin Hagman was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He is known
for his portrayal of J.R. Ewing on the 1980s primetime television soap
Dallas. He also played Major Anthony ‘Tony’ Nelson in the 1960s
sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.

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Larry Hagman and costar Barbara Eden in I dream of Jeannie

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Larry Hagman in Dallas

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SITCOM PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1970

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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
(also known simply by the name of the show’s
star,Mary Tyler Moore) is a television sitcom that aired on the CBS network
from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. The program was a television
breakthrough, with the first never-married, independent career woman as
the central character Mary Richards). It has also been cited as "one of the
most acclaimed television programs ever produced" in U.S. history. Critics 
gave it high praises ,receiving Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy
Series three years in a row (1975–77), and continued to be honored
long after the final episode aired.   
 

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Mary Tyler Moore

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NEW TV SHOW ON THIS DAY IN 1963

patty duke show

The Patty Duke Show
is a sitcom which ran on ABC-TV from September 18, 1963,
until May 4, 1966. The show was created as a vehicle for rising star Patty Duke. A
total of 104 episodes were produced, most written by Sidney Sheldon (below).

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Sidney Sheldon

 

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Patty Duke

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SHE CAME OUT OF HER BOTTLE ON THIS DAY IN 1965

i dream of jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie is a sitcom with a fantasy premise. The show starred Barbara
Eden as a 2,000-year old genie, and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes
her master and eventually her husband. The series was produced by Screen Gems
and ran on NBC-TV from September 18, 1965 to May 26, 1970 for a total of 139
episodes. The first season has 30 episodes filmed in black and white.

 

 

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Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden today

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