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memories of the ’80s – Chicken Soup

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Waheeda Harris

The end of the 1980s a new sitcom tried to make a major splash with the series Chicken Soup. Executive produced by Bernie Orenstein, Saul Turtletaub, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner, the series was a sitcom based on the relationship … Continue reading →

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memories of the ’70s – House Calls

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Waheeda Harris

The end of the decade brought a sitcom to the airwaves that relied on the day to day of life in a hospital with House Calls. Created by Julius Epstein and Max Shulman for NBC Universal Distribution, the premise was … Continue reading →

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Go Go Gadget

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Waheeda Harris

As seen in Toronto’s Kensington Market:

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memories of the ’80s – Tenspeed and Brown Shoe

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Waheeda Harris

An unlikely duo came to the small screen in 1980 to solve mysteries in the one hour drama Tenspeed and Brown Shoe. Created by Stephen J. Cannell, the show starred EL “Tenspeed” Turner, played by Ben Vereen, and Lionel “Brown … Continue reading →

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memories of the ’80s – Kate & Allie

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Waheeda Harris

In the 1980s, a sitcom focused on the reality of the changing families came to the small screen with the series Kate & Allie. Created by Sherry Coben, the TV series focused on two women who are recently divorced and … Continue reading →

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memories of the ’70s – McMillan & Wife

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Waheeda Harris

The early 1970s brought a film star to television to be paired with a young actress to solve crimes in San Francisco in McMillan & Wife. Part of the NBC Mystery Movie series, executive produced by Leonard B. Stern, the … Continue reading →

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memories of the ’80s – Spenser for Hire

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Waheeda Harris

From Dan Tanna’s Las Vegas, Robert Urich continued his on-screen persona of a PI with the series Spenser for Hire in 1985. Developed for Warner Bros Television by John Wilder with Robert B. Parker, author of the Spenser novels, the … Continue reading →

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memories of the ’80s – Once a Hero

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Waheeda Harris

In the late 1980s, a new drama combined comic books and real life stories in the tv series Once a Hero. Created by Dusty Kay, this action-adventure/sitcom was led by Abner Bevis (Milo O’Shea), an unsuccessful comic book artist. His … Continue reading →

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memories of the ’70s – Operation Petticoat

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Waheeda Harris

A 1950s movie that was a box office success was not as successful when transformed for the small screen – Operation Petticoat. Released in 1959 as a big screen film starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis, Operation Petticoat was a … Continue reading →

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memories of the ’80s – Alien Nation

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Waheeda Harris

For the 1980s, a tv show forecast a future where racism was shown using an alien race in Alien Nation. Created and written by Kenneth Johnson, the series was spun-off from the movie as a procedural police drama with a … Continue reading →

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