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Posted by Robin on Jan 15, 2013 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Don Knotts

I once worked with a great bunch of people who studied the great issues facing humanity, such as this: Who was the greatest sitcom...

Posted by Robin on Mar 3, 2012 in Featured, TV Show | Comments Off on 24, TV Series

It was a great idea: 24 hours in a day, so 24 episodes in a season. Each episode of 24 lasted one hour, and an on-screen clock showed...

Posted by Robin on Dec 14, 2010 in People | 1 comment

It would be easy to pigeonhole Dick Clark as a dance show host or a game show host, or a New Year’s Eve host. And he is all those...

Posted by Robin on Jul 14, 2010 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: The Amazing Race

The Amazing Race is a combination of beautiful travelogue, ignorant American comments, with just a touch of the Jerry Springer show. As...

Posted by Robin on Mar 17, 2010 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: The Mary Tyler Moore Show

When Mary Richards showed up in our homes, we didn’t quite know what to make of her. A single woman in her 30s? Not widowed or...

Posted by Robin on Oct 1, 2009 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In

First, there was the sit-in. Then the hippies came along, and we had the love-in. This usage reached its highest (or lowest, depending on...

Posted by Robin on Sep 29, 2009 in Singer | 1 comment

Anthony Benedetto turned 83 in August, and here’s a news flash: The man can still belt a tune. My wife and I went to see him in...