Just a few random TV related events that happened on July 19. Discuss or comment as you please……
1953: KIMA-TV (channel 29) signs on in Yakima as central Washington’s first TV station.
1974: Actor Joe Flynn (McHale’s Navy), aged 49, is found dead, floating in the swimming pool of his Beverly Hills home. Although some express suspicions about the death, it is ruled an accidental drowning.
1978: Actor Topher Grace (That 70’s Show) is born (as Christopher John Grace) in New York City.
1991: The quirky sitcom Hi, Honey, I’m Home! begins a 13-episode run. The show, with the irresistible concept of having a typical 1950’s/60's sitcom family “relocated” to the 1990’s (with all the attendant cultural clashes) was, initially, the first “instant rerun” show on broadcast/cable TV, with the first six episodes airing on ABC, then being repeated 2 nights later as part of Nickelodeon’s “Nick at Nite” lineup. Much of the fun of the show was derived from appearances of actors from classic sitcoms (such as Gale Gordon, Jim Nabors, Al Lewis, Eva Gabor and Ann B. Davis.) reprising their old characters in guest roles.
1996: The horror anthology series Tales From the Crypt airs its 96th and final original episode on HBO.
2007: Former evangelist Tammy Faye Messner (ex-Bakker) appears on Larry King Live in what would be her final interview. Extremely gaunt from her cancer (she claimed in the interview that her weight was down to 65 pounds), her emaciated, cadaverous appearance engenders shock and sadness in most, even those who had been her detractors. Less than 24 hours later, she would be dead.
(Just a little featurette I hope to do as time permits…..don’t expect it every single day. It’s an entirely random selection based on a quick Net search, and is not meant to be comprehensive. So, don’t post nasty messages about “you forgot THIS” or “how could you not mention THAT?” Do so, and I’ll just take my keyboard and go home…..)
1953: KIMA-TV (channel 29) signs on in Yakima as central Washington’s first TV station.
1974: Actor Joe Flynn (McHale’s Navy), aged 49, is found dead, floating in the swimming pool of his Beverly Hills home. Although some express suspicions about the death, it is ruled an accidental drowning.
1978: Actor Topher Grace (That 70’s Show) is born (as Christopher John Grace) in New York City.
1991: The quirky sitcom Hi, Honey, I’m Home! begins a 13-episode run. The show, with the irresistible concept of having a typical 1950’s/60's sitcom family “relocated” to the 1990’s (with all the attendant cultural clashes) was, initially, the first “instant rerun” show on broadcast/cable TV, with the first six episodes airing on ABC, then being repeated 2 nights later as part of Nickelodeon’s “Nick at Nite” lineup. Much of the fun of the show was derived from appearances of actors from classic sitcoms (such as Gale Gordon, Jim Nabors, Al Lewis, Eva Gabor and Ann B. Davis.) reprising their old characters in guest roles.
1996: The horror anthology series Tales From the Crypt airs its 96th and final original episode on HBO.
2007: Former evangelist Tammy Faye Messner (ex-Bakker) appears on Larry King Live in what would be her final interview. Extremely gaunt from her cancer (she claimed in the interview that her weight was down to 65 pounds), her emaciated, cadaverous appearance engenders shock and sadness in most, even those who had been her detractors. Less than 24 hours later, she would be dead.
(Just a little featurette I hope to do as time permits…..don’t expect it every single day. It’s an entirely random selection based on a quick Net search, and is not meant to be comprehensive. So, don’t post nasty messages about “you forgot THIS” or “how could you not mention THAT?” Do so, and I’ll just take my keyboard and go home…..)