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Aug 23, 2022

TV: Plenty of War on ABC in 1962-63

Aug. 23, 1962 - Warner Brothers and the ABC network see a bright future for war as a subject for television series. Warner Brothers is...

Aug 19, 2022

TV: ABC’s “The Jetsons”

Aug. 19, 1962 - “The Jetsons,” a new cartoon series, is set to premiere this fall on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, it is...

Aug 14, 2022

TV: CBS’s “Calamity Jane” with Carol Burnett

Aug. 14, 1962 - Carol Burnett will star next season in a 90-minute musical comedy, “Calamity Jane,” on CBS-TV. No date has been set for...

Aug 3, 2022

TV: NBC’s “Wild Kingdom” with Marlin Perkins

Aug. 3, 1962 - January 1963 will mark the arrival of NBC’s new “Wild Kingdom,” which will bring back Marlin Perkins (pictured in 1951),...

Jul 28, 2022

Ed McMahon to Accompany Johnny Carson on “Tonight” Show

July 28, 1962 - Ed McMahon (left), the 39-year-old announcer who appears with Johnny Carson on “Who Do You Trust,” will continue to work...

Jul 27, 2022

Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to Appear on “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show”

July 27, 1962 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy will visit “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show” on Friday, Aug. 17. Mr. Kennedy will drop...

Jul 21, 2022

Dave Garroway Changes Sign-off

July 21, 1962 - Dave Garroway (pictured with Jacqueline Kennedy in September 1960), who for 24 years has signed off his radio and...

Jul 13, 2022

Billy Gray of “Father Knows Best” Sentenced on Marijuana Charge

July 13, 1962 - Actor Billy Gray (pictured right with Robert Young), who portrayed “Bud” in the “Father Knows Best” television series,...

Jul 3, 2022

TV: Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”

July 3, 1962 - On tonight’s season finale of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a magician (David J. Stewart) takes a simple-minded runaway...

Jun 28, 2022

TV: Two NBC Specials on Telstar Satellite

June 28, 1962 - Two half-hour specials about Telstar, the communications satellite that will make possible live trans-Atlantic TV, are...

Jun 18, 2022

With Temperature in 90s, Perry Como Records Christmas Songs

June 18, 1962 - With the temperature in the nineties today, Perry Como (pictured with Dorothy Collins) celebrated Christmas. The...

Jun 14, 2022

Edie Adams To Star on Music and Comedy Shows on ABC-TV

June 14, 1962 - Edie Adams will star in eight half-hour music and comedy shows on ABC-TV next season. The first will be on Oct. 21 at...

Jun 13, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Naked City"

June 13, 1962 - Tonight on “Naked City,” a chemistry professor (Barry Morse, pictured) develops mental confusion symptoms after being...

Jun 2, 2022

TV: Season Finale of "Have Gun - Will Travel"

June 2, 1962 - On tonight’s season finale of “Have Gun - Will Travel,” Paladin (Richard Boone, pictured) is hired to find a killer. His...

Jun 1, 2022

Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

June 1, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” after being forced to retire, Professor Fowler (Donald Pleasence) contemplates suicide...

May 31, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Donna Reed Show"

May 31, 1962 - Tonight on “The Donna Reed Show,” Jeff manages to get an interview with Don Drysdale, an all-star pitcher for the Los...

May 30, 2022

Dennis Weaver to Return to "Gunsmoke" Next Season

May 30, 1962 - Dennis Weaver (pictured left with James Arness), whose role of Chester Goode on “Gunsmoke” had been in doubt, will appear...

May 29, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"

May 29, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” Herbert Wiggam (Dick York) has been the assistant cashier at his securities...

May 26, 2022

TV: Tonight on "Gunsmoke"

May 26, 1962 - On tonight’s season finale of “Gunsmoke,” the market for snake oil is on the decline, so a peddler and his sons expand...

May 25, 2022

TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"

May 25, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” inept guardian angel Harmon Cavender (Jesse White, right) is given a chance to earn his...