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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Tonight in 1974 — James Garner made his debut as Jim Rockford in THE ROCKFORD FILES.
“He was a role model for me,” co-star Lindsay Wagner told me in 2022. “Observing who he was while working, being around the crew. I saw him treat everyone the same. He was just a real stellar man.”
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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.
JoAnna Cameron (1948–2021) was born on this date.
As ISIS on CBS in 1975, she was the first woman star of a live action superhero TV show.
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COLUMBO starring Peter Falk debuted as a series tonight in 1971.
“He was perfect,” co-creator William Link said. "And then he got better.”
“There is nothing in the dark that isn’t there when the lights are on.”
— Rod Serling
THE TWILIGHT ZONE debuted tonight in 1959.
“I have always called myself a character woman. You get the juicer parts that way.”
Farewell to Ruth Buzzi (1936-2025) — Emmy-nominated star of LAUGH-IN, animation voice artist, and character actor extraordinaire.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/05/02/ruth-buzzi-laugh-in-dies/
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