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The Nixon-Kennedy Debates

Posted by on Jan 30, 2012 in Featured, History | Comments Off on The Nixon-Kennedy Debates

If you’re tired of the Republican Debate-o-the-Day (and who isn’t?), you can blame the incredible impact of the 1960 debates...

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TV Show: The Andy Griffith Show

Posted by on Feb 12, 2011 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: The Andy Griffith Show

Start with Barney Fife, only the best sitcom character ever. Add the sweetness of Aunt Bea, the innocence of Opie, the absentmindedness...

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TV Show: Hill Street Blues

Posted by on Oct 16, 2010 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: Hill Street Blues

  From the moment the great Mike Post theme song came on, you knew you were going to see a different kind of show. Hill Street Blues...

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TV Show: House M.D.

Posted by on Sep 17, 2010 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: House M.D.

You have to admire any show that defies the stereotypes, and House accomplishes what many would have thought impossible – making the...

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Kid Stuff: Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood

Posted by on Sep 12, 2010 in Kids Stuff, TV Show | 1 comment

The changing of the shoes. The putting on of the sweater. The singing of the theme song. All these images are part of our cultural history...

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TV Show: 60 Minutes

Posted by on Aug 15, 2009 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: 60 Minutes

It’s hard to believe that 60 Minutes has been on the air for 41 years! It’s currently the longest-running prime time TV...

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TV Show: The Twilight Zone

Posted by on Jul 25, 2009 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: The Twilight Zone

Offered for your consideration. A blog post about a classic TV show. An introduction in clipped tones you can still hear after all these...

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TV Show: Seinfeld

Posted by on Jul 15, 2009 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: Seinfeld

  Seinfeld is one of only three shows that went off the air while still number one in the ratings (The Andy Griffith Show, I Love...

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Kid Stuff: Superman

Posted by on Jun 14, 2009 in Kids Stuff | 1 comment

“Faster than a speeding bullet…More powerful than a locomotive…Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.”...

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TV Show: I Love Lucy

Posted by on May 12, 2009 in TV Show | 1 comment

Do you realize many of these episodes are nearly 60 years old? And yet they’re still funny, still relevant, because they create a...

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