In the fall of 1963, the big TV news was that three bonafide movie stars were going to host weekly variety shows -- Judy Garland, Jerry Lewis and Danny Kaye. By the end of the season, only one of them would still be on the air -- the other flamed out spectacularly and the third, after being wrecked by network interference, started again from scratch and found itself in its outstanding final episodes. Along the way, there were ego clashes, blown-out budgets, behind-the-scenes drama, creative upheaval, flat-out sexism and a final gesture of defiance centered around the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
The Hopalong Cassidy Magical Marketing Machine
The Unsinkable Betty White
The Stormy Success of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"
Liz and Dick and Lucy and the Ring
Fade to Blacklist: Part 2
Fade to Blacklist: Part 1
The Rise and Fall of "Moonlighting"
The 1960s: How We Played
The 1960s: What We Watched
"The Andy Griffith Show" and How It Grew
James Cagney's Final Act(ing)
1952: The 60-Second Election
The Jack Benny-Johnny Carson Connection
The Quiz Show Scandals: "Twenty-One"
Ed Sullivan, American Gatekeeper
The Quiz Show Scandals: "The $64,000 Question"
In Godfrey We Trust
The Rise and Fall of Dragnet
When Maude Findlay Had an Abortion
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