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Bewitched: Trick or Treat
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Oct 30, 2012
How can I possibly let this Halloween go by without dedicating a post to everyone’s favorite television witches? It’s not going to happen. Here’s a bewitching ode to a my favorite Halloween episode of the fantasy/situation comedy series that ran on ABC for eight seasons, from 1 read more
Life without The Cool Ghoul
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Oct 29, 2012
Zacherley, The Cool Ghoul Growing up in the New York City television market of the 1970s, the Horror Host phenomenon was all but over. Zacherley, the Cool Ghoul had finished his hosting duties in the mid-1960s, eventually gravitating to the FM disc jockey field. Over at Metromedia channel 5 (WNE read more
Munster Masquerade
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Oct 23, 2012
Halloween is approaching and I am in hyper-Frankenstein mode. Some of that is due to this Wednesday night’s special screening of a monstrous double feature of James Whale’s classics, Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), presented by TCM Event Series. I can barely con read more
Columbo: Try and Catch Catch Me
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Oct 21, 2012
“The Night I was murdered” a manuscript by Abigail Mitchell _________________________________________________________________________ “Try and Catch Me” Directed by James Frawley. Story by Gene Thompson Original music by Patrick (Pat) Williams Cast: Peter Falk, Ruth Gordon, read more
The Groovie Goolies
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Oct 12, 2012
They live in Horrible Hall, which sits on Horrible Drive. The inspiration for them were the classic, Universal monsters of the 1930s and 1940s I so adore. How can I not love the… The Groovie Goolies, as you can see, is an animated series that enjoyed its original run on CBS from read more
A New Blog Association and a blogathon
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Oct 10, 2012
A week or two ago I visited my favorite blog, Classic Film and TV Cafe, and noticed a badge I hadn’t seen before. Its title, The Classic TV Blog Association. I clicked on it and read the details about this organization I’d love to be a part of. Now, I have to admit that the best part read more
Candid Camera…a look back
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Sep 16, 2012
Allen Funt, television producer, director, writer and personality best known for creating and hosting Candid Camera was born today in 1914. Funt perfected an art that has entertained people for nearly 60 years. From a humble start on radio in 1947, he used hidden microphones and cameras to catch read more
Columbo – “The Most Crucial Game”
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Sep 16, 2012
Today, on the 85th anniversary of Peter Falk’s birth day, we met to pay tribute. Who is we? A grand community of Peter Falk and Columbo fans the world over who, as of a few months back, “meet” on twitter to live-tweet along to favorite episodes of Columbo. Following the hashtag read more
Classic TV promo ads
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Sep 10, 2012
I am always looking through vintage and retro pictures, among my favorites being old ads. Mass media in all its mediums fascinates me. Anyway, during the quest I came across some old television show promotional ads and thought I’d post a few here. As I always say, I post these mostly for read more
Sid Caesar’s Shows
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Sep 8, 2012
Sid Caesar turns 90 years old today. Because of his extraordinary talent as a comedian, and performer – due to the fact he was an innovator and television pioneer and because of his influence and legacy, I dedicate this post to him. By the time television was born, Sid Caesar was a veteran read more
Classic Movie Parodies - The Carol Burnett Show Way
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Sep 2, 2012
Reblogged from goosepimply allover: Movie parodies on the big screen have been around almost as long as the cinema’s been around. We’ve got flicks such as Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein, Hollywood Shuffle, and Hot Shots poking fun at various scripts or life behind the read more
I Love Lucy
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Aug 5, 2012
This post is dedicated to the undisputed queen of comedy on what would have been her birthday. Lucille Ball was a woman of extraordinary talent and power – first onscreen as the star of what remains the most popular situation comedy show in television history, and later as a media mogul. Wh read more
Remembering Vivian Vance
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Jul 26, 2012
Vivian Vance, brilliant comedienne and actress, would have turned 103 years old today. This is in her honor. Vivan Vance was born Vivian Roberta Jones in 1909 in Cherryvale, Kansas. She studied drama since an early age and started a two-year stint Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein‘s ̶ read more
Gracie Allen, a look back
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Jul 26, 2012
She made her stage debut at the age of three and is one of the pioneers of the domestic situation comedy. A dancer, a singer, a comedienne, Gracie Allen was a veteran performer before most went to their high school proms, she’d quit school at fourteen to join her family on stage ful read more
Estelle Getty and Sophia
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Jul 25, 2012
Today would have been Estelle Getty’s 89th birthday. I am not familiar with her entire career, which began in 1978. She played small roles in several popular feature films like Tootsie and Mask and she acted on the stage in several theater productions. But it is her portrayal of Sophia Pet read more
Remembering The Jeffersons
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Jul 24, 2012
Here’s the original version of one of the best theme songs in sitcom history. I’m saddened to learn that today we lost Sherman Hemsley. Now both George and Weezie Jefferson, played by the wonderful Isabel Sanford, are gone. I can’t help but smile whenever I think of The Jerffer read more
The Archies – Sugar, Sugar
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Jul 23, 2012
Ladies and gentlemen, “Sugar, Sugar” as shown on ”The Archie Comedy Hour” on CBS-TV in 1969. Hit song featured in the album… The Archies read more
Columbo – “Suitable for Framing”
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Jul 22, 2012
Earlier today we had the second “get-together” on Twitter, via the hashtag, #ColumboTV, to honor and discuss an episode of Columbo, the classic and popular television series starring Peter Falk as the greatest police detective to ever appear on the small screen (well, by my estimation, read more
The Flintstones
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Jul 14, 2012
Today would have been William Hanna’s birthday. As part of the legendary Hanna-Barbera production team (with partner Joe Barbera), Hanna created one of my favorite cartoons, The Flintstones, a sit-com-style animated series influenced by The Honeymooners, another show I adore. I grew up watc read more
Milton Berle
How Sweet It Was Posted by Aurora on Jul 12, 2012
How can I dedicate a site to classic television and not dedicate a post to Mr. Television? So here it is, on what would have been his 104th birthday, to Milton Berle a brief remembrance. But far the most popular program in television’s early years was a variety program called, Texaco Star Theate read more