Today In TV History

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This day in 1978 Diff'rent Strokes, the most tragedy-cursed sit-com ever set to tape, premiered on Enn Bee Cee.

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Eighteen years ago today Jack Bauer began the longest day of his life, and in an even bolder move, for the first time ever a murderous terrorist felt comfortable being called Mandy.

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Seventeen years ago today a bunch of prudes lost their minds when CBS aired a prime time Christmas special featuring Victoria's Secret models.

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On this day in 1980, Americans, who'd spent the previous six months foaming at the mouth obsessed, finally found out who the fvck shot JR Ewing. First people gasped, then they yawned.

It was a simpler time.

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Twenty-four years ago today ABC aired a six-hour Beatles documentary that saw the release of a video for the band's hit single Free as a Bird. I actually remember that night and that video and all the Easter eggs in it (The Fool on the Hill, Here Lies Eleanor Rigby, etc.) Greatest band of all time....even with fake Paul.

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December 10, 2019. Flamboyant idiot Cookie Monster contributed to his 1,000,000th case of juvenile diabetes. He celebrated by cramming cookies in his mouth and dashing around.

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happy and joyous saturnalia to you ellie! 

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And also with your spirit, Barri! 

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thank you. hopefully the spirits of my parents will be with us this holiday to see their great grandchildren celebrating with the three generations of US.

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Thirty-one years ago today, FOX's America's Most Wanted premiered to the consternation of ne'er do wells everywhere.