Betty White Dead at 99

[gr8oldies]

I don't think any of the obituaries mentions she hosted a prank show where the pranksters were elderly. It was on NBC to begin with and the theme song was "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister.

I remember that short-lived show. Not a lot of mention of her time as a game show panelist nor her husband Allen Ludden. Seemingly she went from a sitcom in 1854 to The Golden Girls, then the Snickers commercial, SNL to Hot In Cleveland.

 

[Don CT]

I remember that short-lived show. Not a lot of mention of her time as a game show panelist nor her husband Allen Ludden. Seemingly she went from a sitcom in 1854 to The Golden Girls, then the Snickers commercial, SNL to Hot In Cleveland.

She wasn't that old.

 

[gr8oldies]

She wasn't that old.

Nor was television. 1954.

 

[KeithE4]

Nor was television. 1954.

Her first TV appearance was on an experimental station in LA (probably W6XAO) in 1939.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Betty White Through the Years: Photos From 'Golden Girls' to 'Hot in Cleveland'

The TV legend died December 31 at 99

www.nexttv.com

Iconic Actress, Comedian Betty White Dead At 99

Iconic actress and comedian Betty White died Friday. She was 99.

losangeles.cbslocal.com

Turns out Betty White's earliest TV shows was on KLAC-TV/KCOP-TV Los Angeles.

The half-hour episode series was executive produced by her late husband, Allen Ludden.

Born Jan. 17, 1922, in Oak Park, Ill., just outside Chicago, Betty Marion White moved with her family to Southern California as a child and graduated from Beverly Hills High School. She bypassed college to pursue a career in radio and went to television in the 1950s, co-hosting “The Al Jarvis Show,” a 5 1/2-hour live daily program on what is now KCOP-TV Channel 13.

 

[vchimpanzee]

yeah, it aired in it's full original 90 min form in the 11:30 PM ET time slot.

It recorded for me. It was great.

 

[vchimpanzee]

It recorded for me. It was great.

The joke about bran-new was told by the Wizard in the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum when he gave the Scarecrow brains. Interestingly, either the book or the movie was mentioned later in the episode.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Betty White died of a stroke she suffered six days earlier

The beloved actor died on December 31.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

‘Celebrating Betty White: America’s Golden Girl’ Special to Air on NBC

NBC announced that “Celebrating Betty White: America’s Golden Girl,” a new hour-long special, will air on Jan. 31 at 10 p.m.

variety.com

NBC has announced that there will be a Betty White Special on January 31st and will also be on NBC owned app Peacock the next day.

 

[RockTheRadio]

I‘m late with this one. She was amazing and gave me thousands of hours of laughter and entertainment. RIP She is in a better place and made it through the Golden Gates. I’ll bet she’s enjoying cheese cake with Bea, Rue, Estelle, Mary, and all the others. Thank you for being a TV-friend, Betty!

 

[vchimpanzee]

NBC has announced that there will be a Betty White Special on January 31st and will also be on NBC owned app Peacock the next day.

That was a nice special. It didn't go into a lot of detail about any of her 50s TV series other than "Life with Elizabeth". And I'm not sure it was made clear she married Allen Ludden. The PBS documentary had more about both.

I didn't think the jokes from "Golden Girls" were the best ones they could have done.