Tonight in 1968 — Peter Falk made his debut as COLUMBO in PRESCRIPTION: MURDER on NBC.
He would play the character for 35 years.
“He was perfect,” co-creator William Link said. "And then he got better.”
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"I’m ambivalent about my career. I like it the way it is, because it doesn’t interfere with my life." — Barbara Feldon (in 1976)
Agent 99 is 91 today.
THE ADDAMS FAMILY "says that it doesn’t matter what you’re like outside, it’s inside that counts. That’s why people who are sometimes disowned by society like the show so much."
John Astin is 94 today.
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This month in 1962 — THE BUGS BUNNY SHOW debuted on Saturday mornings on ABC.
A primetime version (1960-62) preceded it, but the Saturday show became the longest, continuously-running morning children's program in network TV history.