Video: 'The Cosby Show Season 1 Episode 2 S01E02 Goodbye Mr Fish'
(Thursday, September 27, 1984, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Rudy becomes very sad after her pet goldfish, Lamont, dies, on tonight’s episode of the NBC sitcom television series The Cosby Show.
In 2009, the episode was ranked #15 on TV Guide‘s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
Video: 'Tyne wins the EMMY Award, 1984'
(Sunday, September 23, 1984, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — NBC’s police drama Hill Street Blues picked up four awards tonight at the 36th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Continue reading ‘Hill Street Blues,’ ‘Cheers’ big winners at Emmy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Sep 23 1984)
Video: 'Who's the Boss? (Pilot) - Part 1'
(Thursday, September 20, 1984, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — Who’s the Boss?, a sitcom about a retired major league baseball player who relocates to Fairfield, Connecticut, to work as a live-in housekeeper for a divorced advertising executive, debuted tonight as a regular television series on ABC. It starred Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro and Katherine Helmond. Continue reading ‘Who’s the Boss?’ debuts on ABC 30 years ago this hour (Sep 20 1984)
Video: '1 Theo's Economic Lessons'
(Thursday, September 20, 1984, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — The Cosby Show, a sitcom about an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC.
It starred Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Lisa Bonet, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Geoffrey Owens, Raven-Symoné and Erika Alexander.
Video: 'Miami Vice 1x01 Brother's Keeper (Full Episode)'
(Sunday, September 16, 1964, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Miami Vice, a crime drama about two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami, debuted tonight as a regular television series on NBC as a two-hour pilot (regular one-hour episodes would commence on Sept. 28, 1984). Continue reading ‘Miami Vice’ series debuts on NBC-TV 30 years ago this hour (Sep 16 1964)
Video: 'Madonna ,HD,Like A Virgin ,MTV Video Music Awards 1984, HD 720p'
(Friday, September 14, 1984, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — The first MTV Video Music Awards were held tonight at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Continue reading Madonna’s ‘Virgin’ performance steals show at first MTV Video Music Awards 30 years ago this hour (Sep 14 1984)
Video: 'Places in the Heart' trailer
(Tuesday, September 11, 1984) — Places in the Heart, a drama film about a farmer’s widow who fights to keep her land during the Depression, premiered today at the Toronto Film Festival.
Directed by Robert Benton, the film starred Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Danny Glover, John Malkovich, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan.
Video: 'Jeopardy!' (Sept. 10, 1984, parts 1-2)
(Monday, September 10, 1984) — A revival of the TV game show Jeopardy! hosted by Alex Trebek premiered today in syndication.
Video: 'Blood Simple' trailer
(Friday, September 7, 1984) — Blood Simple, a period drama film about a rich but jealous man who hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her new man, premiered today at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, the film starred John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, Samm-Art Williams and M. Emmet Walsh.
Video: 'Amadeus' trailer
(Thursday, September 6, 1984) — Amadeus, a period drama film about the 18th century composer Salieri who confesses to a deadly rivalry with Mozart, premiered today in Los Angeles.
Directed by Miloš Forman, the film starred F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce and Elizabeth Berridge.
