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Feb 7, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Joey Bishop Show"
Feb. 7, 1962 - Tonight on “The Joey Bishop Show,” Joey claims that his schedule is too full for him to perform as the opening act for Big...
Feb 6, 2022
TV: Charles Bronson Guest Star on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Feb. 6, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” when a woman (Lola Albright) is forced by a murderer (Charles Bronson, pictured)...
Feb 4, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Feb. 4, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights pretend the Ponderosa belongs to the town drunk when his aging mother arrives from...
Feb 1, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Feb. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a woman and a little girl are admitted to the hospital and determined to be suffering from...
Jan 31, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Joey Bishop Show"
Jan. 31, 1962 - Tonight on “The Joey Bishop Show,” Joey receives an audit notice for his 1959 tax return, and discovers that his mother...
Jan 28, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Jan. 28, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” while visiting the Ponderosa, Ben's old friend, sea Captain Matthew White (Frank Overton), is...
Jan 25, 2022
TV: Dina Merrill Guest Stars on "Dr. Kildare"
Jan. 25, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” Gillespie's daughter (Dina Merrill, pictured) leaves her home in Paris to come to Blair...
Jan 23, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Jan. 23, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a psychiatrist's secretary (Barbara Baxley, pictured) falls for a shady man...
Jan 21, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Jan. 21, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” when Adam (Pernell Roberts, pictured) is a witness to a murderous armed robbery by masked...
Jan 17, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Joey Bishop Show"
Jan. 17, 1962 - Tonight on “The Joey Bishop Show,” Joey and Larry believe Stella (Marlo Thomas, pictured) has fallen in love with her...
Jan 16, 2022
TV: Claude Rains Stars on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Jan. 16, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a man (Claude Rains, center) walks into a police station with no memory of who he...
Jan 14, 2022
TV: Mercedes McCambridge Guest Star on "Bonanza"
Jan. 14, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” bitterly disappointed in her husband’s financial failures, Deborah Banning (Mercedes McCambridge,...
Jan 11, 2022
TV: Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Malone Guest Stars on "Dr. Kildare"
Jan. 11, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” the hospital administrator, already unpopular with the staff, makes things worse by firing an...
Jan 9, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Jan. 9, 1962 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” Bart Collins (Robert Duvall) is a frustrated alcoholic actor. After losing out on...
Jan 7, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Jan. 7, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” a charismatic con man sweeps Margie Owens (Kathie Browne) off her feet with promises of excitement...
Dec 28, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Dec. 28, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a young man is admitted to Blair General Hospital after being stabbed by a street gang. The...
Dec 24, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Dec. 24, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights take in a young orphaned blind girl (Diane Mountford, pictured right with Dan...
Dec 21, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Dec. 21, 1961 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a bitter, alcoholic department-store Santa is admitted to the hospital on Christmas Eve. The...
Dec 20, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Wagon Train"
Dec. 20, 1961 - Tonight on “Wagon Train,” Bettina May (Bette Davis) leads three generations of her family across the plains. Other...
Dec 17, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Dec. 17, 1961 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” Little Joe is tired of being considered the baby of the family by his older brothers and accepts a...
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