Video: 'Mission Impossible S01E01 - Pilot' (Sep. 17, 1966)
(Saturday, September 17, 1966, 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT) — Mission: Impossible, an action/adventure television series that chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force (IMF) (starring Steven Hill, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris and Peter Lupus), premiered tonight on CBS. Continue reading ‘Mission: Impossible’ series debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1966)
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoons Episode 28'
(Saturday, September 17, 1966, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — The Beatles are visiting Paris, when Paul and Ringo spot a beautiful woman, and later while in Hollywood, the band runs into a magician that uses his magic in order to rob them on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC. Continue reading ‘Help/We Can Work It Out’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1966)
Video: 'Family Affair full episodes - S01E01 - Comedy movies - HD' (Sep. 12, 1966)
(Monday, September 12, 1966, 9:30-10:00 p.m. EDT) — Family Affair, a situation comedy television series that explores the trials of well-to-do engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother’s orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment (starring Brian Keith, Sebastian Cabot, Kathy Garver, Johnny Whitaker and Anissa Jones), premiered tonight on CBS. Continue reading ‘Family Affair’ series debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1966)
Video: 'The Monkees S01E01 The Royal Flush' (Sep. 12, 1966)
(Monday, September 12, 1966, 7:30-8:00 p.m. EDT) — The Monkees, a situation comedy television series that follows the adventures of four young men (the Monkees) trying to make a name for themselves as rock ‘n roll singers (starring Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork), premiered tonight on NBC. Continue reading ‘The Monkees’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 12 1966)
Video: 'Rolling Stones - Paint It Black 1966' (Sept. 11, 1966)
(Sunday, September 11, 1966, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — The Rolling Stones performed “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In the Shadow?” “Paint It Black” and “Lady Jane” live on tonight’s 19th season premiere of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading The Rolling Stones perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour (Sep 11 1966)
Video: 'The Green Hornet episode 01 - The Silent Gun (09 Sep 1966)' (Sep. 9, 1966)
(Friday, September 9, 1966, 7:30-8:00 p.m. EDT) — The Green Hornet, an action television series that follows the adventures of playboy-media mogul Britt Reid, the owner and publisher of The Daily Sentinel, as the masked Green Hornet with the assistance of his martial-artist partner Kato (starring Van Williams, Bruce Lee, Walter Brooke, Lloyd Gough and Wende Wagner), premiered tonight on ABC. Continue reading ‘The Green Hornet’ series debuts on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1966)
Video: 'Star Trek: The Original Series - First Episode Opening (The Man Trap)' (Jan. 12, 1966)
(Thursday, September 8, 1966, 8:30-9:30 p.m. EDT) — Star Trek, a science-fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew (starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley), premiered tonight on NBC, (two days after it had premiered on Canadian network CTV). Continue reading ‘Star Trek’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1966) #StarTrek50
Video: '[Theme From] The Monkees [TV Version]'
(Saturday, August 6, 1966, 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. PDT) — The Monkees recorded the TV version of “(Theme From) The Monkees“ tonight at RCA Victor Studio A, Hollywood (the album version had been recorded July 19, 1966). Continue reading The Monkees opening theme for TV show 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 6 1966)
Video: 'Batman' (trailer)
(Saturday, July 30, 1966) — Batman, a superhero film based on the Batman television series, and the first full-length theatrical adaptation of the DC Comics character Batman, premiered today at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas. Continue reading ‘Batman’ film premieres in Austin, Texas 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (July 30 1966)
Video: '[Theme From] The Monkees (2006 Remastered Original Stereo Version)'
(Tuesday, July 19, 1966, 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. PDT) — The Monkees completed recording of “(Theme From) The Monkees“ tonight at RCA Victor Studio A in Hollywood. Continue reading The Monkees finish recording ‘(Theme From) The Monkees’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 19 1966)
