Articles about "classic TV"
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Entertainment6 years agoMaureen McCormick’s Incredible Journey From ‘The Brady Bunch’ to New HGTV Show ‘Frozen in Time’
Following the enormous success of the HGTV series A Very Brady Renovation, actress Maureen McCormick has decided to stick with the network for the time being, hosting...
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Entertainment6 years agoThe ‘Knots Landing’ Cast Remembers the Iconic Series 40 Years Later: ‘We’re Genuinely Connected’
In a seemingly serene cul-de-sac in the fictional L.A. suburb of Knots Landing, middle-class couples got up to all kinds of mischief — enough to make...
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Entertainment6 years agoHere’s What Happened to Paul Lynde Before, During and After ‘Bewitched’ and ‘The Hollywood Squares’
When Dick Van Dyke appeared on an episode of A&E’s Biography devoted to Paul Lynde, he reflected on co-starring with him in the Broadway and film...
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Entertainment6 years agoWould You Believe? Remembering the Late ‘Get Smart’ Co-Creator Buck Henry’s TV Legacy
There’s no question that the world has lost an important comic voice with the passing — at age 89 — of Buck Henry, writer of films...
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Entertainment6 years agoAs ‘thirtysomething’ Gets a Sequel Series Pilot, Ken Olin Remembers the Original Show
ABC has announced a sequel series pilot to thirtysomething, the Classic TV show about the interactions of a group of baby boomers and their families which...
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Entertainment6 years ago‘The Odd Couple’ Turns 50: Here’s What Happened to Oscar and Felix Before, During and After the Show
Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy? TV viewers have been trying to answer that question over the past 50 years...
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Entertainment6 years agoGet Ready for ‘A Very Brady Reboot’ — A New Version of ‘The Brady Bunch’ Could Be on the Way in 2020
With the one-two punch of HGTV’s A Very Brady Renovation and A Very Brady Renovation: Holiday Edition, which arrived in the aftermath of the original show’s...
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Entertainment7 years ago‘Gilligan’s Island’ Star Tina Louise Shares Her Feelings About the Show’s 55th Anniversary
While The Brady Bunch is celebrating its 50th anniversary, that show’s creator, Sherwood Schwartz, has another series that’s beaten it: Gilligan’s Island. — which is currently celebrating its 55th...
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Entertainment7 years agoLeave Christmas to the Beaver: Actor Jerry Mathers Shares Holiday Joy with Underprivileged Kids
As fans of Classic TV are well aware, actor Jerry Mathers will forever be connected with the family sitcom of the 1950s and 1960s, Leave It...
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Entertainment7 years agoHere’s What Happened to Keith Thibodeaux Before, During and After Little Ricky on ‘I Love Lucy’
The big television event of 1953 — and pretty much all of 1950s TV — was the birth of “Little Ricky” Ricardo on the Lucille Ball...
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Entertainment7 years agoFrom Elvis to Batman, Here’s What Happened to Yvonne Craig Before, During and After Playing Batgirl
Less than a year before her passing in 2015, actress Yvonne Craig was chatting with Closer about the enduring nature of the Classic TV series of...
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Entertainment7 years agoInside ‘I Love Lucy’: Meet Elizabeth Patterson, Who Played Little Ricky’s Babysitter, Mrs. Trumbull
Generally speaking, there are two kinds of sitcoms. The first are the so-called joke machines, more concerned about punchlines than how they get to them. The...
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Entertainment7 years agoFrom ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ to ‘Mama’ and Her Battle With CIU, Vicki Lawrence Is Sharing it All
As if getting introduced to the world as a part of The Carol Burnett Show wasn’t enough, actress/singer Vicki Lawrence created a character on that show...
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Entertainment7 years agoHere’s What Happened to the Cast of ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Before, During and After Being Shipwrecked
When you look at Gilligan’s Island, which is currently celebrating its 55th anniversary (and is featured on MeTV’s “Three Hour Tour” airing on Sundays at 2:00 p.m....
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Entertainment7 years agoWe Look Back at ‘I Love Lucy’ Star Vivian Vance’s Life and Career on Our Classic TV Podcast
The legacy of I Love Lucy will continue for generations to come — and for good reason. It remains, nearly 70 years after its debut, one of the...
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Entertainment7 years agoEverything We Know About the ‘I Love Lucy’-Themed Episode of ‘Will & Grace’
Looks like Classic TV fans have something to look forward to in the near future! That’s because Will & Grace — currently airing its final season...
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Entertainment7 years agoIf You Think You Know Everything About the Bradys, Check Out ‘The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch’
There are many entertainment brands out there in danger of overexposure, but The Brady Bunch obviously isn’t one of them. Even after starring in their original...
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Entertainment7 years ago‘Happy Days’ Stars Share Warm Memories of the Classic TV Show: ‘Just a Magical Moment in Time’
Many classic TV shows have blessed the small screen since Happy Days went off the air, but none of them have come even close to the...
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Entertainment7 years agoAngela Lansbury ‘Delighted’ People Still Recognize Her as Jessica Fletcher From ‘Murder, She Wrote’
On a chilly mid-November night in New York City, Oscar- and Tony-winning actress Angela Lansbury happily rehearsed for her return to the stage in a one-night-only...
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Entertainment7 years agoFor the Cast of ‘Father Knows Best,’ Life Wasn’t Exactly a Sitcom: The Joys and Tragedies Revealed
If you were to come up with a Classic TV sitcom that embodied 1950s American family values — not necessarily life as it was, but as...
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Entertainment7 years agoWhatever Happened to the Cast From ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century’? — Find Out!
While it only ran for two seasons, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century hit the mark, as Capt. William Rogers and his trusted pals found themselves on...
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News7 years agoInside the Close Bond Between ‘I Love Lucy’ Costars Vivian Vance and Lucille Ball
It’s hard to find love in Hollywood — but it’s even more difficult to find a true friend too! Luckily, for Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance,...
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Entertainment7 years ago‘Happy Days’ Stars Henry Winkler and Ron Howard on Their 45 Years of Friendship: ‘He’s My Brother’
When the Classic TV series Happy Days premiered 45 years ago, it was centered around Ron Howard‘s Richie Cunningham and his family and friends. Very much...
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Entertainment7 years agoHere’s What Happened to the Original Cast of ‘Charlie’s Angels’ — Their Joys, Tragedies and Triumphs
Before Charlie’s Angels was a franchise, it was a phenomenally successful TV show of the 1970s (currently airing on the MeTV network) that turned its three...
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Entertainment7 years agoAn Inside Look at the ‘Scooby-Doo’ Live Spectacular Touring Show — Plus 50 Years of the Scooby Gang
A dog with a speech impediment following four teenagers who solve seemingly supernatural mysteries does not sound like the sort of thing that would make for...
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Entertainment7 years agoFor ‘Wiseguy’ and ‘The Wanderers’ Star Ken Wahl, Helping Our Vets Means More Than Acting Ever Did
There have been key moments in his life when Ken Wahl has taken the pragmatic approach, pushing everything else aside to get done what he’s needed...
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Entertainment7 years agoMeTV Airs the ‘M*A*S*H’ Finale on Veteran’s Day — Go Behind the Scenes on the Episode and the Series
To commemorate Veteran’s Day, the MeTV network will be airing “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen,” the series finale of M*A*S*H, which brought the groundbreaking series to an...
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Entertainment7 years ago‘I Love Lucy’ Star Desi Arnaz Went From ‘Prince of Cuba’ to King of Hollywood — and Risked it All
Through the passage of time, what we usually get from the history of Classic TV are the shows themselves — not necessarily their backgrounds in terms...
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Entertainment7 years agoThe Rumors Were Right: There’s a New ‘Superman and Lois’ TV Series Coming to The CW
The CW is all about superheroes thanks to shows like Supergirl, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning and the soon-to-end Arrow. The big news this year is a massive...
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Entertainment7 years agoThe Life and Tragic Death of ‘Superman’ Star George Reeves — Plus the Actor in His Own Words
Actors and the roles they play oftentimes touch audiences of the big screen and the small, creating a connection that is so strong — so iconic...
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Entertainment7 years agoThe 1960s: Your Guide to 101 Classic (and Not-So-Classic) TV Shows From Your Youth
It would be difficult to throw a rock anywhere in the 1960s and not hit a Classic TV show. Looking to escape to small town life? Aim for...
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Entertainment7 years agoHere’s What Happened to Actress Barbara Eden Before, During and After ‘I Dream of Jeannie’
There’s something admirable about a person who embraces their past rather than spending a lifetime trying to elude it. The latter is particularly true in Hollywood...
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Entertainment7 years ago‘Happy Days’ Star Henry Winkler Remembers Ron Howard’s Reaction to Fonzie’s Growing Popularity
As originally conceived by the late Garry Marshall, Happy Days was designed as a star vehicle for actor Ron Howard in the days following his success in the...
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Entertainment7 years agoThe Rise, Fall and Triumph of Suzanne Somers: There’s Much More to Her Story Than ‘Three’s Company’
Sometimes it seems as though Suzanne Somers has lived two lives. In one, she’s the woman who became a phenomenon as Chrissy Snow with the Classic...
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Entertainment7 years agoInside the Joker’s Evolution: Meet Every Actor Who Has Played Batman’s Main Supervillain Foe
As Todd Phillips‘ Joker breaks October box office records and provides actor Joaquin Phoenix one of the most critically-lauded parts of his career, it also serves as a...
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Entertainment7 years ago‘The Goldbergs’ Is Staging a ‘Cheers’ Cast Reunion on This Week’s Episode — Check Out the Photos!
ABC’s hit sitcom The Goldbergs has never been ashamed of embracing its “1980-something” pop culture roots, and we’ve seen so much of that era revisited whether it be...
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Entertainment7 years agoBefore Passing Away, Diahann Carroll Took a Look Back at Her Groundbreaking Comedy Series ‘Julia’
There was so much that Diahann Carroll achieved in her life and career, as was widely reflected on following news of her recent death, but what...
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Entertainment7 years agoWhatever Happened to the ‘Charles in Charge’ Cast? See Scott Baio and the Other Stars Now!
For five seasons everyone in America knew who was in charge: Scott Baio — and that’s because he played the role of Charles in the classic sitcom Charles...
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News7 years agoEd Asner Has No Plans to Slow Down or Retire After Turning 90: ‘I Want Another 90 Years!’
He’s turning 90 on November 15, and Ed Asner shows no signs of slowing down. “Not as long as I can still lift my arms up...
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Entertainment7 years agoPatrick Duffy on Life Pre-‘Dallas’ and Playing the ‘Man from Atlantis’: ‘I Owe That Show Everything’
Do you remember that moment on Dallas when Pam Ewing (Victoria Principal) walked into the bathroom to find her husband, Bobby (Patrick Duffy), in the shower, very much...
Patrick Dempsey Turns Heads in New Photos at 60
Patrick Dempsey, 60, still has fans swooning after his recent appearance at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, with many saying...
‘Charlie’s Angels’ Changed TV Forever, and Fans Still Can’t Agree on Its Best Star
'Charlie's Angels' debuted in 1976 with Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett, and Kate Jackson, revolutionizing TV with its female-led adventure format.