Fred Silverman, 1937-2020

Johnny Carson

The Twilight Zone

Buck Henry, 1930 - 2020

Señor Plow

TV Trivia

And All the Rest: Fake TV Guide

Love in the Afternoon: “One Life to Live”

Here's what you do

When you don't find the rainbow's end

This time

Here's where you go

When it looks like the rain won't end

Don't cry

There's always tomorrow

Where you can have a second chance

And after tomorrow

All that you have to remember

Here's what you do

When you think nobody cares

For you

Look in my eyes

And see there's an answer there

It's true

We'll find tomorrow

A place for us

I know because

Time only knows

How long forever's gonna last

And we don't even need to ask

Let's live today

And find someone to share it with

Cause we only have one life to live

I'll give you tomorrow

Let me the one to share it with

And each day that follows

Cause you only have one life to live!

Toon-In: Coveralls

Happy New Year!

Serious Business: Murder, He Did

The first murderer put away by Jessica Fletcher was “Preston Giles,” who ran the publishing house that printed Ms. Fletcher’s first book. Played by actor Arthur Hill, the character was the only “murderer” who would return to the show and then get subsequently murdered.

Happy Days: “Capitol Critters”

The massive success of The Simpsons caused the other networks to begin green lighting animated television shows that, in retrospect, seem ridiculous. One such show was the notorious Capitol Critters, which was greenlit by ABC. The show would feature a mismatched gang of rodents and vermin who lived under the United States Capitol building. (Isn’t that hilarious?!?) The show had a curious pedigree- it was produced by the high-end producer Steven Bochco in association with the low-rent Hanna Barbera.

Despite the obvious folly of this ridiculous show, Hanna Barbera seemingly thought highly of the show’s potential and was able to sell both Burger King and Kenner Toys on the show’s prospects.

Not surprisingly, the show was quickly canceled by ABC, who didn’t even air all of the 13 produced episodes. The merchandise had barely hit store shelves when the axe fell on the show.

Happy Christmas!