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It's Not Easy
''It's Not Easy'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 29 until October 27, 1983. Premise A divorced couple decides to live across the street from each other to make it easier for the kids. Cast *Evan Cohen as Johnny Long *Bert Convy as Neal Townsend *Ken Howard as Jack Long *Rachel Jacobs as Carol Long *Billy Jayne as Matthew Townsend *Jayne Meadows as Ruth Long *Carlene Watkins as Sharon Long Townsend Development The series was picked up by ABC in the spring of 1982, with it set to premiere that fall. Gerald McRaney was originally cast as Jack Long, with Larry Breeding co-starring as Neal Townsend. McRaney signed on for ''It's Not Easy'' when it appeared that his CBS detective series ''Simon & Simon'' was on the cancellation block. A test pilot was shot with McRaney and Breeding, and after ABC picked up the show, the project soon faced recasts. Shortly after ABC ordered episodes for the fall, CBS announced that ''Simon & Simon'' was renewed for the 1982-83 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Television
20th Television (formerly 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century-Fox Television, and TCF Television Productions, Inc.) is an American television production company that is a division of Disney Television Studios, part of The Walt Disney Company. The original incarnation of 20th Television was the syndication and distribution arm of 20th Century Fox Television until it was folded into Disney–ABC Domestic Television in 2020. 20th Television was part of The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the majority of 21st Century Fox's assets in 2019. The company's current name was adopted in 2020 when Disney dropped "Fox" from the names of acquired 21st Century Fox assets. Divisions 20th Television has divisions from pre-Disney and post-Disney. *20th Century Fox Television Distribution (2011-2020) - a television distribution arm of 20th Century Fox Television for all Fox-produced and/or acquired programming. The company operates from 2011 to 2020. * FNM/FWP (1990-1994) - the TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tracy (director)
John Tracy is an American television director. His career began in 1969 serving as one of the associate directors of ''What's My Line?''. He then went on to direct episodes of ''The Electric Company'', '' Angie'', '' Laverne & Shirley'', ''Joanie Loves Chachi'', '' Who's the Boss?'', ''Full House'', ''Newhart'', ''Remington Steele'', ''Family Matters'', ''Yes, Dear'', '' Still Standing'' and ''Growing Pains ''Growing Pains'' is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that aired on ABC from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The show ran for seven seasons, consisting of 166 episodes. The series followed the misadventures of the ...'', directing 134 episodes out of the 166 of the series. References External links * * American television directors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{tv-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Broadcasting Company Original Programming
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English-language Television Shows
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1980s American Sitcoms
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1983 American Television Series Endings
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 American Television Series Debuts
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Brown (producer)
Charlotte Sue Brown (born October 20, 1943) is an American television producer, writer, director, and showrunner who in 1977 was acclaimed to have become the first woman showrunner of a primetime network television series for her work on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' spin-off ''Rhoda''. However, Gertrude Berg, who created '' The Goldbergs'', earned that title almost two decades earlier. Early life and education Brown was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Jewish parents. Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was young. She grew up in the Fairfax and Pico-Robertson neighborhoods in Los Angeles, California, where her father was a musician and her mother worked in a clerical position at The May Company. Brown graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in English. Career Brown's early career began first as a high school teacher,. and then as a junior copywriter at an advertising agency. She wanted to get into the TV industry and managed to meet James L. Brooks via her dentist, eventually visit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Finestra
Carmen Finestra (born 1947) is an American producer and TV writer who currently is partnered with Matt Williams and David McFadzean in Wind Dancer Productions, a firm which Finestra also co-owns and co-founded with actor Tim Allen. For Wind Dancer, Finestra has produced or executive produced '' Where the Heart Is'', ''Firelight'', '' Soul Man'', '' Thunder Alley'' and his company's best known series, ''Home Improvement'', which starred Allen as a feisty home-improvement host, and in turn based on Allen's stand-up comedy routines. Most recently the firm has released Good Sam on Netflix and children's TV series Ready Jet Go! Finestra was born to Italian immigrants in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and initially attended a seminary college for two years to become a Catholic priest before transferring to Penn State University, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He earned his BA in 1971. After a stint as an Off-Broadway actor, Finestra turned to writing for the likes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Cassutt
Michael Joseph Cassutt (born April 13, 1954) is an American television producer, screenwriter, and author. His notable TV work includes producing or writing, or both, for '' The Outer Limits'', '' Eerie, Indiana'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', and ''The Twilight Zone''. In addition to his work in television, Cassutt has written over thirty short stories, predominately in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. He has also published novels, including the 1986 ''The Star Country'', the 1991 ''Dragon Season'', the 2001 ''Red Moon'' and the 2011 ''Heaven's Shadow,'' in collaboration with David S. Goyer. In addition, Cassutt contributes non-fiction articles to magazines and is the author of the non-fiction book, ''The Astronaut Maker,'' a biography of NASA legend George W. S. Abbey (2018). Early life Although born in Owatonna, Minnesota, Cassutt was raised in Hudson, Wisconsin, where he graduated from Hudson High School. He attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, graduating with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Singletary
Tony Singletary is an American television director. In 1977, he began his career as a stage manager on the sitcom ''What's Happening!!'', then stage-managed for ''Good Times'' and ''The Jeffersons''. He made his directorial debut on the series '' Busting Loose'' starring Adam Arkin. Throughout his career he amassed a number of television credits, namely ''The Cosby Show'', ''Charles in Charge'', '' One Day at a Time'', '' Who's the Boss'', ''Diff'rent Strokes'', ''Silver Spoons'', ''Gimme a Break!'', ''Martin'', '' Married... with Children'', and '' 227'' among other series. In 1998, he directed his first and only film, ''High Freakquency'' starring John Witherspoon. The last television series he directed was the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Just Jordan ''Just Jordan'' is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon as a part of the network's TEENick lineup. The series debuted on January 7, 2007, and was canceled on August 23, 2008, with 29 episodes produced. Since the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Kott
Gary Kott is an American television and advertising writer and artist. He has five pieces of his artwork, three paintings and two sculptures, held over at Smith Vargas Fine Art in Palm Springs after a successful featured-artist show there in January, 2016. His painting "Veer" has been selected by the Palm Springs Art Museum Artists Council/University of California, Riverside for a show running from March 3 through April 22, 2016. Kott's artwork has been selected for viewing at the Rancho Mirage Artists Studio Tour to be held on March 19, 2016. His recent solo show at the Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce ran for three months. Kott's "Think Stripe" show at his studio/gallery was attended by more than 150 people. A writer and supervising producer of ''The Cosby Show'', Kott worked on the program during its five consecutive years of number one Nielsen ratings. Early life and education Raised in Cranford, New Jersey, Kott graduated in 1965 from Cranford High School.Bernstein, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
