March 24: This Day in TV History

[Stanislav]

Just a few random TV related events that happened on March 24. Discuss or comment as you please……

1911: Animator/producer Joe Barbera (of Hanna-Barbera) is born in New York City.

1924: Actor Norman Fell (Three’s Company, The Ropers) is born (as Norman Feld) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1954: Actress Donna Pescow (Angie, All My Children, Out of This World, Even Stevens) is born in Brooklyn, New York.

1973: Lassie ends a remarkable 19-season run (17 on CBS plus 2 in syndication).

1974: Actress Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother) is born in Washington, D.C.

1980: Nightline officially premieres on ABC, having evolved from the successful Iran Crisis updates in the same time slot.

1989: Two NBC game shows get the ax: $ale of the Century and Super Password.

1993: Doogie Howser, M.D. airs the last of 97 episodes on ABC.

2005: The Office debuts on NBC.

2006: Hannah Montana premieres on Disney Channel.

(Just a little featurette I hope to do as time permits. 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…..)

 

[LKellerIII]

Just a few random TV related events that happened on March 24. Discuss or comment as you please……

2006: Hannah Montana premieres on Disney Channel.

And a multi-billion dollar franchise is born.

 

[onairb]

Anybody notice a pattern here?
Joe Barbera, creator of several famous dogs(Scooby-Doo, Dino, Augie Doggie, and Doggie Daddie)...Lassie, a famous female dog(at least according to the script)...and Hannah Montana...

 

[mleach]

Just a few random TV related events that happened on March 24. Discuss or comment as you please……

2006: Hannah Montana premieres on Disney Channel.

And a multi-billion dollar franchise is born.

It would to interesting to see what would become of Miley "Hanna Montana" Cyrus say 10 years from now or even five. Dittos with the Jonas Brothers too.

Now it is interesting to see how much today's teen stars can get away with stuff when one compares them to the teen stars of the past. For example Bobby Sherman at the time of "Little Woman" and "Easy Come Easy Go" wasn't allowed to go public with the fact that he was a married man.

Even though he was a big time smoker, at the time the late Jack Wild did H.R. Pufnstuff, I believe Sid & Marty Krofft had a clause in his contract that he was not allowed to be seen in public as much as even buying a pack of cigarettes, much less actually smoking one. And David Cassidy being seen with a drink in hand? MY GOD..NO !!! LOL

I believe the boy bands of the late 90's like N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys and of course Britney Spears, they all had more/less changed the game by making their habits known to the public & fans such as getting tattoos, smoking cigarettes, hiting the bars, even having "fits' in public and getting away with it. Heck I bet Miley Cyrus could even say that she is "...bigger than Jesus Christ" and actually could get away with it and few (if any ) would even care unlike of course when John Lennon did that.

 

[LKellerIII]

Just a few random TV related events that happened on March 24. Discuss or comment as you please……

2006: Hannah Montana premieres on Disney Channel.

And a multi-billion dollar franchise is born.

It would to interesting to see what would become of Miley "Hanna Montana" Cyrus say 10 years from now or even five. Dittos with the Jonas Brothers too.

Now it is interesting to see how much today's teen stars can get away with stuff when one compares them to the teen stars of the past. For example Bobby Sherman at the time of "Little Woman" and "Easy Come Easy Go" wasn't allowed to go public with the fact that he was a married man.

Even though he was a big time smoker, at the time the late Jack Wild did H.R. Pufnstuff, I believe Sid & Marty Krofft had a clause in his contract that he was not allowed to be seen in public as much as even buying a pack of cigarettes, much less actually smoking one. And David Cassidy being seen with a drink in hand? MY GOD..NO !!! LOL

I believe the boy bands of the late 90's like N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys and of course Britney Spears, they all had more/less changed the game by making their habits known to the public & fans such as getting tattoos, smoking cigarettes, hiting the bars, even having "fits' in public and getting away with it. Heck I bet Miley Cyrus could even say that she is "...bigger than Jesus Christ" and actually could get away with it and few (if any ) would even care unlike of course when John Lennon did that.

I don't know that things have changed that much. Look at the silly controversy that erupted because Miley was photographed in somewhat "sexy" clothing. Disney is very concerned about maintaining a clean image for their network and their stars. You don't see any tatoos, weird piercings, or even bare midriffs on their kid stars. I wouldn't be surprised if their contracts are very specific about what they can and can't do in public. I imagine smoking is at the top of the No-No list. Being caught doing drugs would probably void their contracts.

As for Miley ten years from now - she'll do OK. Child stars have better management and are more protected than they were back in the 60s and 70s, when these kid stars were used and thrown away when their cuteness or popularity waned, and their agents and parents stole all their money. From what I gather, the Hanna Montana franchise has made so much money for Miley and her dad - that Billy Ray would have to work very hard to squander her fortune before she hits 18.

 

[bpatrick]

1935: Major Edward Bowes moves his "Original
Amateur Hour" from a local program on New York's
WHN to national status on NBC's Red network (the
NBC we know today--Blue was sold in 1943 and
became ABC). The radio show moves to CBS in the
fall of 1936 and lasts until 1945. After Bowes' death
in 1946 his right-hand man, Ted Mack, acquires the
rights to the show and brings it to television on
DuMont in January 1948. It will play, with some
interruptions, on all four networks until 1970; in its
last ten years Sunday afternoons on CBS. The Family
Channel will carry a new version, hosted by Willard Scott,
for 13 weeks in 1992.

 

[landtuna]

Disney is very concerned about maintaining a clean image for their network and their stars. You don't see any tatoos, weird piercings, or even bare midriffs on their kid stars.

I remember reading an interview with Annette Funicello, one of the biggest of Disney's stars in the mid-60's, where she admitted she was not allowed to show bare midriff in any of her "beach" movies even though she was a legal adult by that time.

Nothing dumber than making a "teen" movie where the female star has to wear her mother's swim suit.

I wonder though what Disney's involvement was, if any, in those movies as most were produced by American International IIRC.

 

[firepoint525]

Disney is very concerned about maintaining a clean image for their network and their stars. You don't see any tatoos, weird piercings, or even bare midriffs on their kid stars.

I remember reading an interview with Annette Funicello, one of the biggest of Disney's stars in the mid-60's, where she admitted she was not allowed to show bare midriff in any of her "beach" movies even though she was a legal adult by that time.
Nothing dumber than making a "teen" movie where the female star has to wear her mother's swim suit.
I wonder though what Disney's involvement was, if any, in those movies as most were produced by American International IIRC.

That kinda reminds me of an interview with Dawn Wells (Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island) in which she said that her shorts had to come up above her belly button! I believe we would call those "mommy pants" now! ;D

 

[LynnW]

Disney is very concerned about maintaining a clean image for their network and their stars. You don't see any tatoos, weird piercings, or even bare midriffs on their kid stars.

I remember reading an interview with Annette Funicello, one of the biggest of Disney's stars in the mid-60's, where she admitted she was not allowed to show bare midriff in any of her "beach" movies even though she was a legal adult by that time.

Nothing dumber than making a "teen" movie where the female star has to wear her mother's swim suit.

I wonder though what Disney's involvement was, if any, in those movies as most were produced by American International IIRC.

This is not exactly true. Mr. Disney did request that Ms. Funicello wear modest bathing suits which did not reveal he navel. She mostly honored his request out of respect. However, in the one of the movies she wears a two piece suit but the midriff section is fish net. In another movie,Bikini Beach, she wore a bikini.

 

[LKellerIII]

If I remember correctly, there was some public outcry about Barbara Eden's 'scandalous' Jeannie costume as well, resulting in raising of the pants to cover the naval area.

What was it about belly buttons anyway? I figure the twisted logic went something like this: bare navel = birth = pregnancy = sexual activity

 

[landtuna]

This is not exactly true. Mr. Disney did request that Ms. Funicello wear modest bathing suits which did not reveal he navel. She mostly honored his request out of respect. However, in the one of the movies she wears a two piece suit but the midriff section is fish net. In another movie,Bikini Beach, she wore a bikini.

I stand corrected. Meant to say that while she was under contract to Disney.... Obviously the beach movies were not Disney productions and she was probably not under contract to him by then. As she has stated several times though she did have a great deal of respect for "Uncle Walter".

Hi Annette, where ever you are! :-*

 

[Ultimajock]

Disney is very concerned about maintaining a clean image for their network and their stars. You don't see any tatoos, weird piercings, or even bare midriffs on their kid stars.

I remember reading an interview with Annette Funicello, one of the biggest of Disney's stars in the mid-60's, where she admitted she was not allowed to show bare midriff in any of her "beach" movies even though she was a legal adult by that time.

Nothing dumber than making a "teen" movie where the female star has to wear her mother's swim suit.

...Teri Garr once talked about how she was a dancer on one of Dick Clark's ABC shows (Where the Action Is, perhaps?) and on one episode Clark had all the female dancers appear in bikinis, with their navels filled in with flesh-coloured putty! Dunno if the ABC censor got the message Clark was trying to send ;-) ...

 

[LKellerIII]

...Teri Garr once talked about how she was a dancer on one of Dick Clark's ABC shows (Where the Action Is, perhaps?) and on one episode Clark had all the female dancers appear in bikinis, with their navels filled in with flesh-coloured putty! Dunno if the ABC censor got the message Clark was trying to send ;-) ...

Funny. That flesh color putty must have had a powerful adhesive mixed in. Otherwise, little globs of putty would have been flying all over the set with all that twisting and gyrating. You could put an eye out. ;D

 

[RicoGregg]

...Teri Garr once talked about how she was a dancer on one of Dick Clark's ABC shows (Where the Action Is, perhaps?) and on one episode Clark had all the female dancers appear in bikinis, with their navels filled in with flesh-coloured putty! Dunno if the ABC censor got the message Clark was trying to send ;-) ...

I don't know where Ms. Garr danced for Dick Clark, but it wasn't Where The Action Is.

If I'm remembering right, when Clark moved American Bandstand from Philly to L.A., instead of having kids from local high schools dance on the studio floor, AB recruited dancers from local teen clubs like The Daisy and Pandora's Box. Perhaps this how Teri came into play. Don't know for sure.

 

[Ultimajock]

...Teri Garr once talked about how she was a dancer on one of Dick Clark's ABC shows (Where the Action Is, perhaps?) and on one episode Clark had all the female dancers appear in bikinis, with their navels filled in with flesh-coloured putty! Dunno if the ABC censor got the message Clark was trying to send ;-) ...

I don't know where Ms. Garr danced for Dick Clark, but it wasn't Where The Action Is.

If I'm remembering right, when Clark moved American Bandstand from Philly to L.A., instead of having kids from local high schools dance on the studio floor, AB recruited dancers from local teen clubs like The Daisy and Pandora's Box. Perhaps this how Teri came into play. Don't know for sure.

...The Daisy was certainly not a teen club. It was a nightclub catering strictly to a celebrity clientele; in the book Harlan Ellison's Watching, Ellison tells of how he won a $1000 bet with Aaron Spelling (when both were working on Burke's Law) that Ellison could hustle his way into becoming a member of The Daisy within 24 hours. It's also where the encounter referenced at http://www.islets.net/faq.html#Anchor-Is-11481 between Ellison and Frank Sinatra took place; certainly, neither Ellison or Sinatra would ever be likely to be present at a teen club...

 

[RicoGregg]

...Teri Garr once talked about how she was a dancer on one of Dick Clark's ABC shows (Where the Action Is, perhaps?) and on one episode Clark had all the female dancers appear in bikinis, with their navels filled in with flesh-coloured putty! Dunno if the ABC censor got the message Clark was trying to send ;-) ...

I don't know where Ms. Garr danced for Dick Clark, but it wasn't Where The Action Is.

If I'm remembering right, when Clark moved American Bandstand from Philly to L.A., instead of having kids from local high schools dance on the studio floor, AB recruited dancers from local teen clubs like The Daisy and Pandora's Box. Perhaps this how Teri came into play. Don't know for sure.

...The Daisy was certainly not a teen club. It was a nightclub catering strictly to a celebrity clientele; in the book Harlan Ellison's Watching, Ellison tells of how he won a $1000 bet with Aaron Spelling (when both were working on Burke's Law) that Ellison could hustle his way into becoming a member of The Daisy within 24 hours. It's also where the encounter referenced at http://www.islets.net/faq.html#Anchor-Is-11481 between Ellison and Frank Sinatra took place; certainly, neither Ellison or Sinatra would ever be likely to be present at a teen club...

The era you're referring to was before the Daisy became a major teen hangout.

Just as radio stations change formats periodically, so do nightclubs. They change "formats", and clientele. The incidents you mention all happened before 1965. By 1965, the Daisy was packed with teens. Desi Arnaz, Jr. said that The Daisy was his favorite hangout.

 

[Tim from Springfield IL]

1953: Comedian Louie Anderson (Family Feud, Life with Louie) is born in Minneapolis.