TV: Jean Hagen Guest Stars on “The Andy Griffith Show”
Oct. 16, 1961 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” an out-of-town speeder (Jean Hagen, right) thinks Andy runs a speed trap in...
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Oct 14, 2021
TV: Tonight on “Gunsmoke”
Oct. 14, 1961 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” Kitty (Amanda Blake) has her friends in Dodge buzzing when she meets the stagecoach in the early...
Oct 13, 2021
TV: Jack Klugman and Jonathan Winters on “The Twilight Zone”
Oct. 13, 1961 - Tonight on "The Twilight Zone," a frustrated pool champ (Jack Klugman) has beaten everyone except one man: the legend,...
Oct 10, 2021
TV: Tonight on “The Dick Van Dyke Show”
Oct. 10, 1961 - Tonight on "The Dick Van Dyke Show," Laura dyes her hair blonde when she fears the romance in her marriage is fading. She...
Oct 9, 2021
TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”
=Oct. 9, 1961 - Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show," when the State Attorney's Office sends a man (Mark Miller, left) to Andy for some...
Oct 6, 2021
TV: James Gregory Guest Stars on “The Twilight Zone”
Oct. 6, 1961 - Tonight on "The Twilight Zone," a Confederate soldier (James Gregory), heading home, meets an anguished woman (Joanne...
Oct 3, 2021
TV: Series Premiere of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” on CBS
Oct. 3, 1961 - "The Dick Van Dyke Show," a new situation comedy series, has its premiere tonight. The show was created by Carl Reiner and...
Oct 2, 2021
TV: New CBS Comedy Series “Mr. Ed” Features Talking Horse
Oct. 2, 1961 - The title role in the new CBS comedy series, "Mr. Ed," is played by a talking horse of the same name. Last night, in the...
Oct 2, 2021
TV: Season Two of "The Andy Griffith Show" Starts Tonight
Oct. 2, 1961 - The second season of "The Andy Griffith Show" gets underway tonight. Andy, through Barney, learns that Opie has been...
Sep 29, 2021
TV: "The Twilight Zone," 10 p.m. on CBS
Sept. 29, 1961 - Tonight on the "The Twilight Zone," a suburban dinner party is interrupted by a bulletin warning of an impending nuclear...
Sep 23, 2021
TV: William Shatner Guest Star on "The Defenders"
Sept. 23, 1961 - On tonight's episode of "The Defenders," when mild-mannered Jim McLeery (William Shatner) kills an abusive stranger, it...
Sep 22, 2021
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Tonight's "Twilight Zone" episode: "The Arrival" Sept. 22, 1961 - Tonight on "The Twilight Zone," Federal aviation investigator Grant...
Sep 15, 2021
TV: "Twilight Zone" Season Three Premiere Tonight
Sept. 15, 1961 - On tonight's Season Three premiere of "The Twilight Zone," two survivors of an apocalyptic battle, a man (Charles...
Jul 25, 2021
TV Networks Clarify Policy on Taped Segments after NASA Telecast Controversy
July 25, 1961 - NBC-TV made known today its plans to avoid the confusion that led to criticism of the telecast of the astronaut launching...
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