Just a few random TV related events that happened on September 13. Discuss or comment as you please……
1931: Actress Barbara Bain (Mission: Impossible, Space: 1999) is born (as Millicent Fogel) in Chicago. [Check out this 2006 pic of Ms. Bain -- still quite lovely after all these years!]
1933: Actress Eileen Fulton (As the World Turns) is born (as Margaret Elizabeth McLarty) in Asheville, North Carolina.
1947: WFIL-TV (channel 6, now WPVI-TV) becomes Philadelphia’s second TV station.
1948: Actress Nell Carter (Gimme a Break!) is born in Birmingham, Alabama.
1951: Actress Jean Smart (Designing Women, 24, Samantha Who) is born in Seattle, Washington. (Fans of Cartoon Network’s “Adult Swim” block also know her as the voice of Pickles on The Oblongs…)
1953: KFSD-TV (channel 10, now KGTV) begins operating in San Diego, California. The original call letters stood for “First in San Diego.” (They were not the first on the air -- KFMB was -- so presumably they meant "first" as in "best." Quite a boast to make before you even get on the air!).
1965: Run For Your Life premieres on NBC.
1971: The original Prime Time Access Rule (PTAR) takes effect, establishing the first hour of prime-time (7-8 pm Eastern time, 6-7 pm Central) as a non-network “access hour.”
1974: NBC revamps their Friday night schedule, following the established hit Sanford and Son with three new shows: Chico and the Man, The Rockford Files, and Police Woman.
1977: Soap premieres on ABC. The network reportedly received over 32,000 letters of protest (mostly from religious groups) before the first show even aired.
1980: Solid Gold debuts in syndication. (Those of a certain age may insert their own fondly remembered naughty fantasies about the Solid Gold Dancers here…..)
1986: Pee-wee’s Playhouse premieres on CBS.
1990: The franchise begins…..Law & Order debuts on NBC.
1993: Late Night with Conan O’Brien debuts on NBC.
1994: Ricki Lake begins an 11-year syndicated run of sensationalist sleaze.
1999: OK, it didn’t really happen, but…..on this day, nuclear waste from Earth stored on the moon explodes in a catastrophic accident, knocking the moon out of its orbit and sending it and the 311 inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha hurtling uncontrollably into outer space. Thus began the fictional plot of Space: 1999 (1975-77).
(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…..)
1931: Actress Barbara Bain (Mission: Impossible, Space: 1999) is born (as Millicent Fogel) in Chicago. [Check out this 2006 pic of Ms. Bain -- still quite lovely after all these years!]
1933: Actress Eileen Fulton (As the World Turns) is born (as Margaret Elizabeth McLarty) in Asheville, North Carolina.
1947: WFIL-TV (channel 6, now WPVI-TV) becomes Philadelphia’s second TV station.
1948: Actress Nell Carter (Gimme a Break!) is born in Birmingham, Alabama.
1951: Actress Jean Smart (Designing Women, 24, Samantha Who) is born in Seattle, Washington. (Fans of Cartoon Network’s “Adult Swim” block also know her as the voice of Pickles on The Oblongs…)
1953: KFSD-TV (channel 10, now KGTV) begins operating in San Diego, California. The original call letters stood for “First in San Diego.” (They were not the first on the air -- KFMB was -- so presumably they meant "first" as in "best." Quite a boast to make before you even get on the air!).
1965: Run For Your Life premieres on NBC.
1971: The original Prime Time Access Rule (PTAR) takes effect, establishing the first hour of prime-time (7-8 pm Eastern time, 6-7 pm Central) as a non-network “access hour.”
1974: NBC revamps their Friday night schedule, following the established hit Sanford and Son with three new shows: Chico and the Man, The Rockford Files, and Police Woman.
1977: Soap premieres on ABC. The network reportedly received over 32,000 letters of protest (mostly from religious groups) before the first show even aired.
1980: Solid Gold debuts in syndication. (Those of a certain age may insert their own fondly remembered naughty fantasies about the Solid Gold Dancers here…..)
1986: Pee-wee’s Playhouse premieres on CBS.
1990: The franchise begins…..Law & Order debuts on NBC.
1993: Late Night with Conan O’Brien debuts on NBC.
1994: Ricki Lake begins an 11-year syndicated run of sensationalist sleaze.
1999: OK, it didn’t really happen, but…..on this day, nuclear waste from Earth stored on the moon explodes in a catastrophic accident, knocking the moon out of its orbit and sending it and the 311 inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha hurtling uncontrollably into outer space. Thus began the fictional plot of Space: 1999 (1975-77).
(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…..)
