TV: Michael Pollard To Make Guest Appearance on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Apr. 30, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney’s awkward cousin Virgil (Michael Pollard) visits and makes a mess of...
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- Apr 30, 2022
John Glenn to Appear with Soviet Cosmonaut Gherman Titov on NBC
Apr. 30, 1962 - Lieut. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. and Maj. Gherman S. Titov, the Soviet astronaut now visiting this country, will make a...
- Apr 29, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Apr. 29, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” the Cartwrights get mixed up in the romance of a phony heiress and an equally phony land baron....
- Apr 28, 2022
TV: "Rin Tin Tin" Returning to CBS
Apr. 28, 1962 - CBS-TV, long faithful to “Lassie,” becomes a two-dog network next fall when “Rin Tin Tin” comes barking back each...
- Apr 28, 2022
Rod Serling and CBS Considering Hour-Long Episodes of "Twilight Zone"
Apr. 28, 1962 - Although the CBS half-hour series “The Twilight Zone” is not currently scheduled to continue next fall, the network and...
- Apr 27, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Apr. 27, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a man from the stars comes with a gift to a small Mexican village. The residents of the...
- Apr 26, 2022
Vivian Vance to Rejoin Lucille Ball on New Show
Apr. 26, 1962 - Vivian Vance, who was featured on “I Love Lucy” as Ethel Mertz, will be in the cast of Lucille Ball’s new television...
- Apr 26, 2022
Ten CBS Affiliates Refuse to Carry Abortion-Themed Episode of "The Defenders"
Apr. 26, 1962 - CBS, which will televise a drama about abortion tomorrow night, announced today that 10 of its affiliated stations had...
- Apr 25, 2022
Dick Clark of "American Bandstand" Marries Loretta Martin
Apr. 25, 1962 - Dick Clark, television personality, married his former secretary, Canadian-born Loretta Martin, tonight at Calvary...
- Apr 20, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Apr. 20, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” an elderly couple shop for younger replacement bodies and then resort to desperate...
- Apr 19, 2022
CBS Obtains Sponsorship for "Defenders" Episode about Abortion
Apr. 19, 1962 - CBS, which lost three sponsors because of a scheduled television drama about an abortionist (Robert F. Simon, pictured),...
- Apr 19, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Dr. Kildare"
Apr. 19, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” to patch up a disagreement with another doctor, Kildare attends a party at the doctor's home....
- Apr 17, 2022
David Brinkley of NBC Welcomes CBS's Walter Cronkite to Prime Time News
Apr. 17, 1962 - David Brinkley of NBC established something of a minor television precedent last night by publicly welcoming Walter...
- Apr 16, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Apr. 16, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” when business gets too hectic, Floyd hires a second barber who turns out to be a...
- Apr 15, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Apr. 15, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” we learn about Inger (Inga Swenson), Ben Cartwright's second wife and the mother of Hoss (Dan...
- Apr 13, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Twilight Zone"
Apr. 13, 1962 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a rural gas station attendant (Andy Devine) given to telling tall tales about himself is...
- Apr 12, 2022
TV: Lee Marvin Guest Stars on "Dr. Kildare"
Apr. 12, 1962 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” Dr. Paul Probeck (Lee Marvin), a recovering alcoholic, decides to start an alcohol...
- Apr 9, 2022
TV: Tonight on "The Andy Griffith Show"
Apr. 9, 1962 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney interferes with Andy's new romance with county nurse Mary Simpson (Sue Ane...
- Apr 8, 2022
TV: Tonight on "Bonanza"
Apr. 8, 1962 - Tonight on “Bonanza,” after being robbed in the desert, Adam (Pernell Roberts) stumbles onto a seemingly chivalrous...
- Apr 8, 2022
Three Sponsors of "The Defenders" Withdraw Sponsorship of Abortion Episode
Apr. 8, 1962 - All three advertisers who regularly sponsor the CBS-TV legal drama “The Defenders” have withdrawn sponsorship of an...
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