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Tag Archives: NBC Television
Scrooge Magoo – The Making of Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol
From 1962 to 1967, a hallmark of the Yuletide season was the television broadcast of Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol. TV viewers of a certain age will remember the unlikely pairing of cartoon character Mister Magoo with the age-old Charles Dickens’ … Continue reading
Posted in Animation history, Holidays, television history, Uncategorized
Tagged 1962, Abe Levitow, Animated Television, Animation Archives, Bob Merrill, Broadway Adaptations, Charles Dickens, Christmas Carol, Christmas specials, Darrell Van Citters, Holiday Programming, Jim Backus, Jule Styne, Lee Orgel, Mister Magoo, Musical Animation, NBC Television, Television Firsts, UPA (United Productions of America), Vintage Television
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Little House on the Prairie
This western historical television drama was based on bestselling books by Laura Ingalls (1867-1957). NBC picked it up 50 years ago in 1974 and the television series ran until March 21, 1983. This western historical television drama was based on … Continue reading
Posted in American West, Entertainment history, Literature, television history, Uncategorized
Tagged 1970s Television, 1980s Television, American Heritage Center, Archives, Family Programming, Historical Collections, Historical Drama, Ingalls Family, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie, Michael Landon, NBC Television, Pioneer life, Television Adaptations, Television Scripts, Western Literature
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