Folk Group "The Weavers" Barred from Jack Paar Show After Refusing to Sign Loyalty Oaths
Jan. 2, 1962 - A folk-singing quartet was barred from the Jack Paar show today because its members refused to sign loyalty oaths. The...
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Jan 1, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Jan. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” local farmer Jeff Pruitt (Alan Hale Jr., right) comes to town to pick a wife....
Jan 1, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Rifleman"
Jan. 1, 1962 - Tonight on “The Rifleman,” when Mark goes missing during a hunting trip, Lucas tries to get help to look for his missing...
Dec 26, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
Dec. 26, 1961 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Buddy (Morey Amsterdam) has a chance for a head writer job. Rob (Van Dyke) and Sally...
Dec 25, 2021
Hitchcock Show to Expand to an Hour Next Season
Dec. 25, 1961 - Alfred Hitchcock will dish out a double dose of mystery Sunday evenings on CBS-TV next season. The purveyor of filmed...
Dec 25, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Dec. 25, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when Barney is offered the sheriff’s position in a nearby town, he and Andy trade...
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 "The Donna Reed Show"
Dec. 21, 1961 - Tonight on “The Donna Reed Show,” Johnny Crawford (left) stars as the son of Donna's college roommate who arrives to...
Dec 19, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"
Dec. 19, 1961 - Tonight on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” a wounded cop-killer rushes to get his prescription for a painkiller filled. With...
Dec 19, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
Dec. 19, 1961 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Rob and Buddy treat Sally (Rose Marie, center) as “one of the guys,” even in the...
Dec 16, 2021
TV: Tonight on "Leave It to Beaver"
Dec. 16, 1961 - Tonight on “Leave It to Beaver,” Beaver and Gilbert don't know if they should tell their English teacher that they scored...
Dec 12, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
Dec. 12, 1961 - Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” Rob buys Laura a hideous necklace but Laura can't bring herself to tell Rob how she...
Dec 11, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Dec. 11, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when Andy and Barney have a chance to join an exclusive men's club, Andy wonders how...
Dec 8, 2021
TV: Upcoming CBS-TV Special With Henry Fonda
Dec. 8, 1961 - Dick Van Dyke and Cara Williams will star with Henry Fonda and Carol Lynley on a CBS-TV special. The two additions to the...
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...
Sep 27, 2021
TV: "The Joey Bishop Show," 8:30 p.m. on NBC
Sept. 27, 1961 - Tonight on "The Joey Bishop Show," Joey expects to be doing publicity work for Marilyn Monroe, but his new client is a...
Sep 20, 2021
TV: "The Joey Bishop Show" Series Premiere Tonight on NBC
Sept. 20, 1961 - Tonight marks the series premiere of "The Joey Bishop Show," to be televised at 8:30 p.m. on NBC. Storylines during the...
Sep 17, 2021
TV: "Car 54, Where Are You?" Debuts Tonight on NBC
Sept. 17, 1961 - On tonight's "Car 54, Where Are You?" pilot episode, Officers Toody (Joe E. Ross) and Muldoon (Fred Gwynne) are...
Sep 14, 2021
TV: "The Donna Reed Show" Fourth Season
Sept. 14, 1961 - On tonight's Season Four premiere of "The Donna Reed Show," Mary's careless driving leads to an unexpected romantic...
Sep 14, 2021
TV: "Red Skelton Show" Begins 11th Season on Sept. 26
Sept. 14, 1961 - The "Red Skelton Show," long a television fixture at 9:30 p.m. on CBS, will be rescheduled at 9 p.m. when it begins its...
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