Video: 'Paul McCartney Discusses the Frantic Years on "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" - 1984'
(Tuesday, October 23, 1984, 11:30 p.m. EDT) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney taped an appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson today in Burbank, California, to promote his new film Give My Regard To Broadstreet. Continue reading McCartney appears on ‘Tonight Show’ to promote ‘Broad Street’ 30 years ago this hour (Oct 23 1984)
Video: 'Paul McCartney's Give My Regards To Broad Street - Behind scenes tv programa'
(Sunday, October 14, 1984, 10:31-11:29 p.m. BST) — London Weekend Television’s The South Bank Show featured a one-hour program tonight devoted to ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and the making of his film Give My Regards To Broad Street.
Video: 'Murder She Wrote (TV) (1984-) - Official Trailer [SD]'
(Thursday, September 30, 1984, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Murder, She Wrote, a television mystery series about mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher, debuted tonight on CBS.
It starred Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Tom Bosley and Ron Masak.
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: '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: 'Beach Boys - 4th Of July 1984'
(Wednesday, July 4, 1984) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr played drums today for The Beach Boys, who celebrated the 4th of July today by performing in front of a crowd of 750,000 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., one year after being banned for attracting “the wrong element” by then-Secretary of Interior James Watt. Continue reading The Beach Boys return to National Mall one year after ban 30 years ago today (July 4 1984)
