Video: 'Family Ties - S05 E22 A, My Name Is Alex (Part 1)'
(Thursday, March 12, 1987, 8:30-9:30 p.m. EST) — Alex begins seeing a therapist following the death of a close friend in a car accident on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom series Family Ties. Continue reading ‘A, My Name is Alex’ episode airs on ‘Family Ties’ 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 12 1987)
Video: '(1987) Grammy's After Parties'
(Tuesday, February 24, 1987, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — Paul Simon’s controversial Graceland was named Album of the Year tonight at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles (click here to watch 12 videos from tonight’s ceremonies). Continue reading Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ wins Grammy’s ‘Album of the Year’ award 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 24 1987)
Video: 'TV Land's Top 10 - Cheers Thanksgiving Food Fight.mp4'
(Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 1986, 9:00-9:30 p.m. EST) — The gang gathers at Carla’s house for a Thanksgiving dinner of frozen turkey and overdone peas on tonight’s episode of the NBC-TV sitcom series Cheers. Continue reading ‘Thanksgiving Orphans’ episode airs on ‘Cheers’ 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 27 1986)
Video: 'Moonlighting s03e07 Atomic Shakespeare'
(Tuesday, November 25, 1986, 9:00 p.m. EST) — A boy hoping to watch Moonlighting but forced to study Shakespeare instead daydreams about the cast performing their own version of The Taming of the Shrew on tonight’s episode of the CBS sitcom series Moonlighting.
In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #48 on its list of “TV’s Top 100 Episodes of All Time.”
Video: '1986 Emmys Opening Number'
(Sunday, September 21, 1986, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Cagney & Lacey picked up four awards at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards tonight at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Continue reading ‘Cagney & Lacey,’ ‘The Golden Girls’ big winners at Emmy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Sep 21 1986)
Video: 'LA Law Season 01 Episode 01 :: "L.A. Law"'
(Monday, September 15, 1986, 9:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) — L.A. Law, a legal drama series (starring Harry Hamlin, Jill Eikenberry and Richard Dysart), premiered tonight on NBC. Continue reading ‘L.A. Law’ series debuts on NBC-TV 30 years ago this hour (Sep 15 1986)
Video: ‘Then & Now… The Best of The Monkees’
(Saturday, August 16, 1986) — Four early studio albums by The Monkees re-entered Billboard‘s top albums chart today after MTV and Nickelodeon began running reruns of the 1960s TV show (a fifth album, Then & Now… The Best of The Monkees, had already charted on July 26, 1986, and was at #31 and climbing on this day’s chart; it would eventually peak at #21).
Video: 'NBC News Today (March 26, 1986)' (Julian Lennon at 1:08:20)
(Wednesday, March 26, 1986, 8:37 a.m. EST) — Julian Lennon, the son of the late John Lennon of The Beatles, appeared on NBC’s Today morning program this morning to promote the release of his second studio album The Secret Value of Daydreaming.
Video: '1986 Oscars' (28 videos)
(Monday, March 24, 1986, 6:00-9:02 p.m. PST) — Out of Africa, an epic romantic drama film about a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who finds happiness with an adventurer, won seven Oscars tonight at the 58th Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Sydney Pollack for Best Director. Continue reading ‘Out of Africa’ wins Best Picture at 58th Academy Awards 30 years ago this hour (Mar 24 1986)
Video: '28th Grammy Awards (1986)- nearly complete broadcast'
(Tuesday, February 25, 1986, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST) — “We Are The World,” the all-star recording that raised millions of dollars for African famine relief, won four Grammys tonight during the 28th Annual Grammy Awards at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles.
“We Are The World,” an anthem that was written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson and recorded by 45 top stars, was voted Record of the Year and Song of the Year and picked up two more Grammys for best pop group performance and best short video.
Phil Collins No Jacket Required was voted best album of the year.
