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Arthur Julian
Arthur Julian (March 7, 1923 – January 30, 1995) was an American actor, producer and television writer. Some of Julian's production credits include the television shows ''Vacation Playhouse'', ''Gimme a Break!'', and ''Amen''. Julian also served on the writing staff of the television shows ''Meet Millie'', ''F Troop'', ''Bewitched'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', and ''The Doris Day Show''. Filmography * ''How to Stuff a Wild Bikini'' (1965) (Dr. Melamed) * ''Bewitched'' (1966-1968; 5 episodes) * ''F Troop'' (episode 2.15: "Survival of the Fittest", December 15, 1966) (The Undertaker) * ''The Flying Nun'' (episode 1.11: "It's an Ill Wind", November 16, 1967) (Moon) * ''That Girl'' (1968-1969; 4 episodes) Producer * ''Vacation Playhouse'' (1963-1966) * ''Love Thy Neighbor'' (1973) * ''Gimme a Break!'' (1983-1987; 96 episodes) * ''Amen'' (1987-1990; 65 episodes) Writer * ''Meet Millie'' (1952-1956; 10 episodes) * ''Ford Theatre'' (1955; 1 episode) * ''Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee, after Nashville. Memphis is the fifth-most populous city in the Southeast, the nation's 28th-largest overall, as well as the largest city bordering the Mississippi River. The Memphis metropolitan area includes West Tennessee and the greater Mid-South region, which includes portions of neighboring Arkansas, Mississippi and the Missouri Bootheel. One of the more historic and culturally significant cities of the Southern United States, Memphis has a wide variety of landscapes and distinct neighborhoods. The first European explorer to visit the area of present-day Memphis was Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. The high Chickasaw Bluffs protecting the location from the waters of the Mississipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars
''Schlitz Playhouse of Stars'' is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both Television comedy, comedies and Dramatic programming, drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to ''Schlitz Playhouse'' beginning with the fall 1957 season. Live to film Initially, the show was broadcast live, but starting in the summer of 1953, some episodes were filmed in advance. Beginning with the 1956-1957 season, all of the shows were filmed. Between October 1951 and March 1952, the hour-long show was aired at 9 p.m. In April 1952, the running time was reduced from an hour to 30 minutes. The series moved to 9:30 p.m. in the 1955 fall season. Pilots Three episodes served as pilots for later NBC Western (genre), Western series: ''The Restless Gun'' with John Payne (actor), John Payne (March 29, 1957 pilot) and ''Tales of Wells Fargo'' with Dale Robertson (as Jim Hardie; season 6, episode 12 - ''A Tale of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Odd Couple (1970 TV Series)
''The Odd Couple'' (titled onscreen ''Neil Simon's The Odd Couple'') is an American sitcom television series broadcast from September 24, 1970 to March 7, 1975 on ABC. The show, which stars Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison, was the first of several sitcoms developed by Garry Marshall for Paramount Television. The series is based on the 1965 play ''The Odd Couple'' written by Neil Simon, which was also adapted into the 1968 film ''The Odd Couple''. The story examines two divorced men, Oscar and Felix, who share a Manhattan apartment and whose opposite personalities inevitably lead to conflict and laughter. In 1997, the episodes "Password" and "The Fat Farm" were ranked No. 5 and No. 58, respectively, on ''TV Guide''s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. The show received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. History The success of the 1968 film version of the stage play of ''The Odd Couple'', which starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chicago Teddy Bears
''The Chicago Teddy Bears'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS. The series was part of the network's 1971 fall lineup, premiering on September 17, 1971. Synopsis Unlike other shows set in Prohibition-era Chicago, ''The Chicago Teddy Bears'' was a sitcom. Any threats of violence were inferential rather than overt. The main characters were Linc McCray ( Dean Jones) and his Uncle Latzi (John Banner), partners in a speakeasy. A small-time gangster named "Big" Nick Marr (Art Metrano) wants to take it over. Marr is McCray's cousin and Latzi's nephew; the naive Latzi finds it hard to believe his nephew could be anything but a fine boy. However, Marvin the bookkeeper (Marvin Kaplan) and Linc's inept bodyguards, especially Duke (Jamie Farr), are very frightened of Marr. The series was intended as a comeback vehicle for Ann Sothern, whose last regular role had been as the voice of ''My Mother the Car''. She played a street flower vendor in the pilot and was meant to be a mediator be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carol Burnett Show
''The Carol Burnett Show'' is an American variety/sketch comedy television show that originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 279 episodes, and again with nine episodes in fall 1991. It starred Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, and Lyle Waggoner. In 1975, frequent guest star Tim Conway became a regular after Waggoner left the series. In 1977, Dick Van Dyke replaced Korman but it was agreed that he was not a match and he left after 10 episodes. The series originated in CBS Television City's Studio 33, and won 25 primetime Emmy Awards. In 2013, ''TV Guide'' ranked ''The Carol Burnett Show'' number 17 on its list of the 60 Greatest Shows of All Time, and in 2007 it was included on the list of ''Time''s 100 Best TV Shows of All Time. After the original run ended, material from 1972 to 1977 (seasons 6–10) was repackaged as a half-hour series known as ''Carol Burnett and Friends'', which has aired in various syndicated outlets more-or-le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boatniks
''The Boatniks'' is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Norman Tokar and starring Robert Morse, Stefanie Powers, Don Ameche and Phil Silvers. It was made by Walt Disney Productions, released by Buena Vista Distribution. Young and awkward, Coast Guard Ensign Thomas Garland (Morse) suffers from the comparison with his late father, a war hero, which does not prevent him from falling for pretty Kate Fairchild (Powers), a young woman who manages a sailing school. Of course, the way he expresses his deep feelings for the lady leaves much to be desired, and the situation does not improve when a trio of bumbling jewel thieves interferes. Wally Cox had a supporting role playing a man who manages a boat for girls to give parties for the purposes of socializing with men. Plot Lieutenant Jordan, U.S. Coast Guard, responds to a number of pleas for help from civilian pleasure boat sailors around Southern California's Balboa Island. This type of event is typical of what the Coast Guard de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Queen & I (U
The Queen and I or Queen and I may refer to: * ''The Queen and I'' (novel), a 1992 novel by Sue Townsend * ''The Queen and I'' (2018 film), a British TV film comedy drama based on the novel of the same name * ''The Queen and I'' (2008 film), a documentary film about Iranian Empress Farah Pahlavi * "The Queen and I" (song), a single by Gym Class Heroes from their album ''As Cruel as School Children'' * ''The Queen & I'' (American TV series), a 1969 sitcom starring Larry Storch and Billy De Wolfe * "The Queen and I (99 BPM)", a song by The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, from the album ''1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?) ''1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?)'' is the debut studio album by British electronic band The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (the JAMs), later known as the KLF. ''1987'' was produced using extensive unauthorised samples that plagiarised a wid ...'' * ''Queen and I'' (South Korean TV series), a 2012 television series {{DEFAULTSORT:Queen and I, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Dream Of Jeannie
''I Dream of Jeannie'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series, created by Sidney Sheldon that starred Barbara Eden as a sultry, 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman, as an astronaut with whom she falls in love and eventually marries. Produced by Screen Gems, the show originally aired for 139 episodes over five seasons, from September 18, 1965, to May 26, 1970, on NBC. Plot In the pilot episode, " The Lady in the Bottle", astronaut Captain Tony Nelson, United States Air Force, is on a space flight when his one-man capsule ''Stardust One'' comes down far from the planned recovery area, near a deserted island in the South Pacific. On the beach, Tony notices a strange bottle that rolls by itself. When he rubs it after removing the stopper, smoke starts shooting out and a Persian-speaking female genie materializes and kisses Tony on the lips, shocking him. They cannot understand each other until Tony expresses his wish that Jeannie (a homophone of genie) could spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Baileys Of Balboa
''The Baileys of Balboa'' is an American Situation comedy, sitcom that appeared on CBS in the 1964–1965 season on Thursdays at 9:30pm ET. The series lasted only one 26-episode season. The show was directed by Gary Nelson and Bob Sweeney. The Baileys of Balboa. Retrieved on 2007-11-22 The show was primarily developed for the network because its president, James T. Aubrey, insisted that ''Gilligan's Island'', which premiered the same season (and which he personally loathed), would have been a better show if it had centered on the exploits of a charter boat captain operating in a marina, and had his old friend Keefe Brasselle produce his version of the idea in order to prove his point. After Aubrey was fired from the network in February 1965 (amid charges of "conflict of interest" in scheduling the show and two o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glynis (TV Series)
''Glynis'' is an American sitcom that aired Wednesdays at 8:30 pm on CBS from September 25 to December 18, 1963. Synopsis The series stars Welsh actress Glynis Johns as Glynis Granville, a mystery writer. Keith Andes appeared as Keith Granville, Glynis' husband who works as a successful criminal defense attorney. Together, the couple would attempt to solve various crimes. George Mathews co-stars as Glynis' friend, Chick Rogers, a retired police officer, who offers advice and solace in her writing. ''Glynis'' faced competition from the third segment of the 90-minute western '' The Virginian'' on NBC and from Bill Cullen's ''The Price Is Right'' prime time game show on ABC. The series was canceled after 13 episodes. In 1965, when CBS brought the series back in reruns as a summer replacement for ''The Lucy Show'', ''Glynis'' ranked #6 in the Nielsen ratings. Background On August 5, 1963, CBS' ''Vacation Playhouse'' aired an episode titled "Hide and Seek," which was the pilot for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guestward, Ho!
''Guestward, Ho!'' is an American sitcom which aired on the ABC network in the 1960-1961 television season. It was based on the 1956 comic memoir of the same title by New Mexico dude ranch operator Barbara "Babs" Hooton, written in cooperation with ''Auntie Mame'' author Patrick Dennis. The series altered the characters' family name from "Hooton" to "Hooten." Overview The premise revolves around a New York City family, the Hootens, who tire of the urban lifestyle and relocate to operate a dude ranch in New Mexico. Having bought the place unseen, they find it needs considerably more work than they were led to believe. The Hootens befriend the American Indian "Hawkeye" whose "trading post" was the only source of supplies in the vicinity. Hawkeye, played by J. Carrol Naish, was a rather cynical Indian who sold Indian-looking trinkets mass-produced in Asia, and who frequently read ''The Wall Street Journal'', seemingly in search of a way to purchase the country and return it to it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBC Sunday Showcase
''NBC Sunday Showcase'' was a series of hour-long specials telecast in color on NBC during the 1959-60 season. The flexible anthology format varied weekly from comedies and science fiction to musicals and historical dramas. The recent introduction of videotape made repeats possible, and two 1959 dramas (''Murder and the Android'' and ''What Makes Sammy Run?'') had repeats in 1960. On the heels of his Broadway hits ''The Pajama Game'' and ''Damn Yankees'', Richard Adler composed the opening ''Sunday Showcase'' theme music, titled "Sunday Drive" (a.k.a. "Sunday Showcase Theme"). Premiere For the September 20, 1959 premiere, John Frankenheimer directed S. Lee Pogostin's ''People Kill People Sometimes'' with Zina Bethune, Geraldine Page, Jason Robards and George C. Scott. During the next two weeks, Larry Blyden had the title role in an adaptation of Budd Schulberg's 1941 novel ''What Makes Sammy Run?''. The two-parter was directed by Delbert Mann with music by Irwin Bazelon. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
