Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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MAGNUM P.I. is now streaming on the just-launched Universal Action channel on Amazon Freevee.

24/7 Tom Selleck in HD to keep you busy this Labor Day weekend!

#tomselleck #1980stv #magnumpi #classictv

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Mark Maguire · @MarkMaguire
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Today’s nostalgic wiki-rabbit-hole unearthed that Dirk Niewoehner, born in 1945, is better known to a whole generation as actor Dirk Benedict, or Lieutenant Starbuck, and Lieutenant Templeton Peck, AKA “The Faceman” or “Face.” So, there you go.

#face #starbuck #ateam #battlestargalactica #battlestargalactica1978 #1970s #1980s #1980stv #DirkBenedict #nostalgia

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TODAY IN QUEER TV HISTORY

CNN NEWS - 7/7/1981

Today in 1981, CNN aired what was probably the first national American TV news report on AIDS: a short piece about a rare skin cancer that had been diagnosed in 41 young gay men.

The Cable News Network was relatively new then: it had launched just one year earlier.

#aids #hiv #epidemics #medicalhistory #queerhistory #lgbtqhistory #gay #bi #queer #cnn #80stv #1980stv

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1981 — The last original episode of NERO WOLFE aired on NBC.

starred as Rex Stout's eccentric detective.

"How the hell should I know what makes a hit TV series?" Conrad said. "Do you know how long we lasted? Just 13 weeks. Try to figure that one out."

#nerowolfe #1980stv #classictv #onthisday #williamconrad

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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The anniversary of KATE & ALLIE's finale is a good time to remind everyone that it's still not streaming.

I'm gonna keep saying this until somebody does something about it.

#susansaintjames #janecurtin #kateandallie #1980stv #classictv #onthisday

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1981 – SOAP ended its run on ABC.

The controversial soap opera parody from creator (THE GOLDEN GIRLS) ended, appropriately, on a cliffhanger.

#katherinehelmond #billycrystal #thegodengirls #1980stv #1970stv #classictv #onthisday #susanharris

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1980 — CELEBRITY CHALLENGE OF THE SEXES aired on CBS.

and were captains in this BATTLE OF THE NETWORK STARS clone.

#nostalgia #1980stv #1980s #onthisday #RobertConrad #victoriaprincipal

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The Many Voices🎙️ · @TheManyVoices
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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Today in 1979 — BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25th CENTURY landed in movie theaters.

Produced as a TV pilot film, it was released to theaters and grossed more than $20,000,000.

The series starring and followed in Sept, ’79.

#FilmMastodon #buckrogers #1980stv #1970stv #classictv #eringray #gilgerard

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Today in 1989, GENERATIONS debuted on NBC.

The groundbreaking soap opera was the first w/ a largely African-American cast.

(, ) led a cast that included future Emmy winner .

Classic Soaps

#generations #soaps #1980s #1980stv #classictv #Soapopera #kristoffstjohn #thewaltons #sanfordandson #lynnhamilton

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1982 — debuted on CBS.

The daytime soap set in a Washington D.C. suburb got a primetime premiere after !

() starred as scheming Myrna Clegg “daytime’s answer to J.R. Ewing.”

#nostalgia #1980s #1980stv #Soapopera #classicsoaps #classictv #theaddamsfamily #CarolynJones #dallas #Capitol

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1981 — said farewell as The Doctor.

"I never did leave DOCTOR WHO, because it never left me."

#nostalgia #1980s #1980stv #1970s #1970stv #classictv #DoctorWho #tombaker

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1980 — America asked "Who Shot J.R.?"

It was Kristin, played by

"All my life people thought of me as Bing Crosby's daughter," Mary said. "Now they'll remember me as the person who shot J.R.!"

#dallas #whoshotjr #1980stv #1980s #classictv #marycrosby #spoileralert

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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“It was very ahead of its time."

debuted tonight in 1984.

Co-star won 2 Emmys for this sitcom about two divorced friends raising their kids together.

#nostalgia #classictv #1980s #1980stv #janecurtin #kateandallie #susansaintjames

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1980 — debuted on NBC.

Canine actor Johnny starred as a kind-hearted stray who travels from town to town, helping people in trouble (and avoiding peril).

Think meets .

#nostalgia #1980s #1980stv #classictv #pokerface #benji #heresboomer

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The Many Voices🎙️ · @TheManyVoices
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" , Irish-American star who played in the hit show , has said nothing gives him more pride than being asked to be guest of honour at this year’s Parade in .

Patrick, whose grandfather emigrated from to America in the 1920s, most recently visited Ireland in the summer of 2022, with his partner , to trace his own Irish roots in Kilmovee, Co Mayo..."

m.independent.ie/irish-news/ir

#patrickduffy #bobbyewing #1980stv #dallas #stpatricksday #dublin #Ireland #lindapurl #manfromatlantis #celebrity #celebrities

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Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1982 — debuted on ABC.

This cop show parody starring is the funniest thing I've ever seen on network TV, by a wide margin.

It spawned the films, from creators , and .

#1980stv #classictv #jerryzucker #jimabrahams #davidzucker #NakedGun #leslienielsen #policesquad

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