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Oct 11, 2021

TV: Harpo Marx and Carol Burnett to Present “The Wonderful World of Toys” on NBC

Oct. 11, 1961 - No matter what the critics say about “The Wonderful World of Toys” next month, the show will find its master of...

Oct 10, 2021

TV: Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show”

Oct. 10, 1961 - Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," Laura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading. She...

Oct 9, 2021

TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”

=Oct. 9, 1961 - Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show," when the State Attorney's Office sends a man (Mark Miller, left) to Andy for some...

Oct 8, 2021

TV: Tonight on “Bonanza”

Oct. 8, 1961 - Tonight on "Bonanza," the Cartwrights must try to get help for Adam (Pernell Roberts), seriously wounded by an Apache...

Oct 6, 2021

TV: James Gregory Guest Stars on “The Twilight Zone”

Oct. 6, 1961 - Tonight on "The Twilight Zone," a Confederate soldier (James Gregory), heading home, meets an anguished woman (Joanne...

Oct 5, 2021

TV: Tonight on “Dr. Kildare”

Oct. 5, 1961 - Tonight on "Dr. Kildare," an elderly Polish man is admitted to the hospital with smallpox. Kildare (Richard Chamberlain)...

Oct 3, 2021

TV: Series Premiere of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” on CBS

Oct. 3, 1961 - "The Dick Van Dyke Show," a new situation comedy series, has its premiere tonight. The show was created by Carl Reiner and...

Oct 2, 2021

TV: New CBS Comedy Series “Mr. Ed” Features Talking Horse

Oct. 2, 1961 - The title role in the new CBS comedy series, "Mr. Ed," is played by a talking horse of the same name. Last night, in the...

Oct 2, 2021

TV: Series Premiere of “Ben Casey” tonight on ABC

Oct. 2, 1961 - On tonight's series premiere of medical drama "Ben Casey," Dr. Casey (Vince Edwards) is introduced as a brilliant but...

Oct 2, 2021

TV: Season Two of "The Andy Griffith Show" Starts Tonight

Oct. 2, 1961 - The second season of "The Andy Griffith Show" gets underway tonight. Andy, through Barney, learns that Opie has been...

Oct 1, 2021

TV: John Carradine is Guest Star on “Bonanza”

Oct. 1, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” when their spring-fever antics injure miserly businessman Jedediah Milbank (John Carradine),...