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ANIMATED SERIES DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1962

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The Jetsons
is a prime-time animated sitcom that was produced by Hanna-
Barbera, originally airing on ABC-TV from Sunday September 23, 1962, to
March 3, 1963. At the time of its debut, it was the first program ever to be
broadcast in color on ABC.


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Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera

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ACTOR PAUL PETERSEN IS 66 TODAY

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Paul Petersen is a actor, singer, novelist, and activist who established the
organization A Minor Consideration to support child stars and other child
laborers through legislation and crisis counseling. Paul is best known for
his character-type roles in the 1960s and 1970s. His claim to fame was in
the 1960s playing Donna Reed’s son, Jeff Stone, on ABC’s The Donna
Reed Show
which ran from September 24, 1958 to March 19, 1966. He
also had a recurring role as a police officer in Matt Houston on ABC-TV
from September 26,1982 to July 19, 1985.

 

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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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