My Almanac Page One:People In the Box

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• TV
• RADIO
• AND ROCK AND ROLL

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Here are some Quick Facts about Radio, TV, and Rock and Roll.

T.V. and Radio

• FLIPPER was played by Susie.
• David Carridine's character on KUNG FU was named Kwai Chang Caine.
• Sgt. Joe Friday's badge number on DRAGNET was #714.
• On BEWITCHED Elizabeth Montgomery played Samantha Steven's evil twin cousin Serena, but the credits read that Pandora Sparks played her.
• Howdy Doody had 72 freckles. A new source informs me Bob Smith, Howdy's creator, told him it was 48 freckles, one for each state at the time.(Thanks Brad.) Howdy's Brother was Double Doody and his sister was Heidi.
• Clint Eastwood played Rowdy Yates on RAWHIDE.
• Batgirl was only added to the BATMAN series after questions were raised about the true nature of Batman and Robin's "relationship".
• MY MOTHER THE CAR's license plate number was PZR317.
• On GET SMART 99's real name was never revealed.
• Herman Munster worked at Gateman, Goodbury, and Graves as a funeral director.
• HOGAN'S HEROES were held in Stalag 13.
• The pilot for HAPPY DAYS was an episode of LOVE AMERICAN STYLE.
• The first colr TV show was THE CISCO KID.
• PALADIN's base of operations was the Hotel Carlton in San Franscisco.
• MY FRIEND FLICKA- flicka is girl in Swedish.
• DAKTARI- Swahili for doctor.
• The Robinsons got LOST IN SPACE while traveling to Alph Sentori.
• Jean Van der Pyl, voice of Wilma and Pebbles on THE FLINTSTONES, gave birth to a son the same night Pebbles was born on tv.
• The first interracial kiss on tv took place Nov. 22, 1968(the year I was born. btw.) between Captain James T. Kirk(William Shatner) and LT UHURA(Nichelle Nichols) on an episode of STAR TREK called Plato's Stepchildren.
• The first TV couple to share a bed was Mike and Carol Brady.
• The people heard on laugh tracks were originally recorded for radio.
• The voice heard laughing after the opening line of the old THE SHADOW radio programs was supplied by Orson Welles.

Rock and Roll

• When Jimi Hendrix died he was working on a song called THE STORY OF LIFE.
• George Harrison started the BEATLE mop top hair cut.
• Bobby Darin has written movie scores, and scores of #1 hits without ever learning to read music.
• Jerry Lee Lewis graduated from Waxahachie(texas)Bible Institute, and Jerry Lewis, Jerry Falwell, and Mickey Gilley are all cousins.(Thanks to my email source for the update.)
• Dick Clark's wife came up with the name, Chubby Checker. It was a take-off of Fats Domino.