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Suzanne Pleshette

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Not to long ago, I wrote a post about Tom Poston and his passing on April 30, 2007. Only a few weeks ago, his wife Suzanne Pleshette, who had worked with him on The Bob Newhart show passed away as well.

Suzanne was born January 31, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York. She attended the High […]

Geri Jewell

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You might not remember Geri Jewell’s name, but if you watched the TV show “The Facts of Life” you may remember that she played Geri Tyler, Blair’s cousin. The thing that is different about Geri is that she has cerebral palsy. She was the first person with a disability to have a […]

Christmas Commercial

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I found a classic Christmas commercial from years past. See how many stars you can name is the United States Postal commercial - Mail Early!

Where’s The Beef?

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Remember the classic Wendy’s commercial “Where’s The Beef?” Here is it is to refresh your memory:

The star of the ad was Clara Peller. She was born August 4, 1902 in Chicago, Illinois and was 81 years old when she starred in the Wendy’s commercials. She was fired from Wendy’s when she did […]

Star Trek (the old one)

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I came across a great site that list Star Trek’s 10 Cheesiest Creatures. Remember the tribbles on the original Star Trek? They made the list. As well as that blob of a monster that Spock mind melded with. The article includes a slide show with all the pictures so you won’t […]

TV Series DVD Are Big Sellers

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Better check the balance in your checking account, because the gift giving holidays are right around the corner! Big sellers this year are TV Series DVDs. Television executives have realized that you can make big bucks by just putting all the episodes from one show on a couple DVDs, put them in a […]

Kate & Allie

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I was channel surfing last night and came across an old episode of Kate & Allie. Kate & Allie was on the air for five years, 1984 to 1989. I started wondering whatever happened to the characters on this show.

Kate - Susan Saint James. Susan hasn’t been acting much since the cancellation […]

Kid Nation

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I don’t know if any of you have had the chance to watch Kid Nation on CBS, but I did watch a couple episodes and it was quite annoying. Besides the fact that it seemed incredibly staged and that I don’t know a lot of 10 year olds with the vast vocab that some […]

John J. York

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One of my readers wants to know whatever happened to John J. York? She had seen him in a short lived television series about werewolfs back in the late 80s.

John J. York was born December 10, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois. He started acting in 5th grade. He made his way to California […]

Larry Linville

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Larry Linville played the obnoxious Frank Burns in the television series M*A*S*H. Larry was born in Ojai, California on September 29, 1939. As a child he started designing and flying gliders and this became a lifelong hobby. He attended the University of Colorado where he majored in engineering and also performed in […]