classic tv

If there was one Classic TV show in the 1950s that really conveyed the idea of the family sitcom, it would have to be Father Knows Best, which starred Robert Young (Marcus Welby,...

When it comes to Classic TV, The Mod Squad may not be the first television show from the late ‘60s/early ‘70s to come to mind — at least not in the same way...

For George Schlatter, the creator of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, there was a key moment when the Classic TV comedy sketch series had gone from an oddity to cultural phenomenon: Sammy Davis, Jr.,...

For actor/singer John Schneider, there’s a reason that he’s still going strong 40 years after debuting in the Classic TV series The Dukes of Hazzard at just 19 — and much of it...

A high-concept TV series was certainly nothing new in the 1960s. Think about it: we had seven stranded castaways (Gilligan’s Island), bumbling spies somehow managing to save the world despite themselves (Get Smart),...

If you were to determine who among the many actors or actresses that have graced the small screen should be considered a National Treasure, hands down it’s Betty White. For more than 70...

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 Classic TV (or the subject of innumerable spin-offs)....

Back in 1955, Jackie Gleason turned his popular “The Honeymooners” sketch, which originated on his variety show, into a regular 30-minute sitcom called, you guessed it, The Honeymooners. The idea was that he...

When it comes to Classic TV, the late Bill Bixby managed to star in several that have proven enduring over the course of several generations, including the sci-fi comedy My Favorite Martian and the Marvel...

For an entire generation, the phrase “I used to run home from school every day to watch it” meant only one thing: the gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows. Airing on ABC from...

From 1969 to 1975, the imagination of television viewers was captured by The ABC Movie of the Week, a series of Classic TV films that included many critically-acclaimed titles (Brian’s Song being one that...

One of the most beloved Classic TV series ever produced is The Flintstones, the animated sitcom — and that’s the best word for it, since it really does feel like it could have...

If the idea is to write what you know, then Paula Finn was on the right track when she decided to pen a memoir about Classic TV comedy, ranging from shows like The...

While there’s no All in the Family reboot in the works, we are going to get a taste of a new Archie Bunker thanks to a television special on the way from Jimmy Kimmel and Norman Lear,...

One of the biggest Classic TV shows of the 1970s was The Six Million Dollar Man, starring Lee Majors as astronaut Colonel Steve Austin who, after barely surviving the crash of an experimental vessel,...

There’s a lot going on in Fran Drescher‘s life, from shooting the pilot of a new NBC sitcom costarring Wings’ Steven Webber to standing at the forefront of the Cancer Schmancer movement and...

If Mary Tyler Moore could turn the world on with her smile, then actress Georgia Engel did the same thing with her voice, which has been described by many as child-like and angelic...

Believe it or not, it’s been 40 years since The Dukes of Hazzard premiered, and while the Dodge Charger in the program has become iconic, so have the short jeans that Catherine Bach‘s character wore...

Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy? That’s a question that audiences — of stage, screen and TV — have been trying to answer for more than 50...

Anyone who grew up with The Partridge Family probably found it difficult to cope with the fact that its most popular star, David Cassidy, passed away about two years ago from organ failure at...