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Feb 26, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Combat!”
Feb. 26, 1963 - Tonight on “Combat,” command gives Lieutenant Hanley (Rick Jason, pictured) three hours to rescue an old man, a pretty...
Feb 25, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Lucy Show”
Feb. 25, 1963 - Tonight on “The Lucy Show,” after being frightened by stories of burglars terrorizing Danfield, Lucy and Viv learn judo...
Feb 24, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”
Feb. 24, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Little Joe meets a beautiful woman (Patricia Crowley) who tells him of her dream of becoming an...
Feb 23, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Gunsmoke”
Feb. 23, 1963 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” Billy Poe (Will Hutchins) is falsely accused of murder by a dying man, and he flees to another...
Feb 22, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Flintstones”
Feb. 22, 1963 - Tonight on “The Flintstones,” according to the doctor, the blessed event can take place any day now. Fred and Barney...
Feb 21, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Feb. 21, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” misfit Charley Parkes (Robert Duvall, pictured with Claire Griswold) finds that the world...
Feb 21, 2023
TV: The Flintstones To Procreate
Feb. 21, 1963 - Ten years ago last month, a baby was born, and TV has never seen the like since. The baby in question was born to a...
Feb 19, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Untouchables”
Feb. 19, 1963 - Tonight on “The Untouchables,” a father's heartbreak at his son's death leads him to partner with Eliot Ness to bring in...
Feb 19, 2023
Jack Webb Appointed Head of TV Production at Warners
Feb. 19, 1963 - Jack Webb, one of the first major stars of television and one of its most successful producers and directors, has been...
Feb 18, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”
Feb. 18, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Opie's friend Arnold (Ronnie Dapo, right) seems to have it all — a new bike, a big...
Feb 18, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Rifleman”
Feb. 18, 1963 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” Lucas (Chuck Connors) goes hunting for a mortal enemy (Jeff Morrow) who has showed up in North...
Feb 18, 2023
Bob Hope To Appear on Weekly NBC Show
Feb. 18, 1963 - Bob Hope (pictured with Barbra Streisand), who in recent years has staggered his television appearances, will appear on a...
Feb 17, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Lassie”
Feb. 17, 1963 - Tonight on “Lassie,” Jake Hodges (Patrick Westwood), who has a hot air balloon, befriends Timmy (Jon Provost) and Lassie...
Feb 14, 2023
Max Baer Jr. Hits Big Time on “Beverly Hillbillies”
Feb. 14, 1963 - Max Baer, the former heavyweight champion, always wanted to be an actor more than a fighter. He starred in a film called...
Feb 14, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Feb. 14, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” Appalachian beauty Jess-Belle (Anne Francis, right) can't bear to lose the love of her...
Feb 13, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Naked City”
Feb. 13, 1963 - Tonight on “Naked City,” Detective Flint (Paul Burke, pictured) is ordered against his wishes to witness the execution of...
Feb 13, 2023
TV: “Grindl” with Imogene Coca
Feb. 11, 1963 - Imogene Coca will be returning to the television screen in a new situation comedy series entitled “Grindl,” which...
Feb 13, 2023
TV: Maharis of “Route 66” Suspended by CBS
Feb. 12, 1963 - George Maharis (left), co-star of the CBS series “Route 66,” has been suspended by Screen Gems for “failure to report to...
Feb 13, 2023
TV: “Arrest and Trial” and “Wagon Train” Join Ranks of 90-Minute Shows
Feb. 11, 1963 - NBC’s series “The Virginian” seems to have paved the way for other 90-minute weekly shows in color. “Wagon Train” will...
Feb 13, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”
Feb. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Ben recounts his adventures in New Orleans during which he met his third wife (Felicia Farr,...
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