September 2, 1969
NBC-TV canceled Star Trek. The show had debuted on
September 8, 1966.
September 5, 1929
George Robert
"Bob" Newhart, stand-up
comedian and actor who is best known for playing
psychologist Dr. Robert
"Bob" Hartley on the popular 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart
Show and as innkeeper Dick Loudon
on the popular 1980s sitcom Newhart
was born.
He also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in Catch-22,
and Papa Elf in Elf. He provided the voice of Bernard in the Walt Disney animated films The Rescuers and The Rescuers
Down Under.September 7, 1974Land of the Lost first aired. The children's adventure television series created (though uncredited) by David
Gerrold and produced by Sid and Marty Krofft, who co-developed the
series with Allan Foshko. During its original run, it was broadcast on
the NBC television
network. However, it also aired in daily syndication in the early
1980s as part of the "Krofft Superstars" package. In 1985, it
returned to late Saturday mornings on CBS as a replacement
for the canceled Pryor's Place - also a Krofft production.
It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel in
the 1990s. Re-runs of this series now airs Saturday mornings on Me-TV. It has since
become a cult classic and is now available on DVD. Krofft Productions remade the series in 1991, also titled Land of the Lost, and
a big budget film adaptation was
released in 2009.
September 2, 1969
NBC-TV canceled Star Trek. The show had debuted on
September 8, 1966.
September 5, 1929
George Robert "Bob" Newhart, stand-up comedian and actor who is best known for playing psychologist Dr. Robert "Bob" Hartley on the popular 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show and as innkeeper Dick Loudon on the popular 1980s sitcom Newhart was born.
He also appeared in film roles such as Major Major in Catch-22,
and Papa Elf in Elf. He provided the voice of Bernard in the Walt Disney animated films The Rescuers and The Rescuers
Down Under.
September 7, 1974
Land of the Lost first aired.
The children's adventure television series created (though uncredited) by David
Gerrold and produced by Sid and Marty Krofft, who co-developed the
series with Allan Foshko. During its original run, it was broadcast on
the NBC television
network. However, it also aired in daily syndication in the early
1980s as part of the "Krofft Superstars" package. In 1985, it
returned to late Saturday mornings on CBS as a replacement
for the canceled Pryor's Place - also a Krofft production.
It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel in
the 1990s.
Re-runs of this series now airs Saturday mornings on Me-TV. It has since
become a cult classic and is now available on DVD.
Krofft Productions remade the series in 1991, also titled Land of the Lost, and
a big budget film adaptation was
released in 2009.
Stay Tuned
Tony Figueroa
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