Monday, April 18, 2011

This Week in Television History: April 2011 PART II

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As always, the further we go back in Hollywood history, the more that fact and legend become intertwined. It's hard to say where the truth really lies.


April 18, 1929


First "Our Gang" film with sound debuts.



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Small Talk, the first "Our Gang" picture with sound, debuts on this day in 1929. Producer Hal Roach had started producing the Our Gang short comedies in 1922. The series' mischievous band of kids, later known as the "Little Rascals," quickly caught on with the public, especially after characters Spanky, Alfalfa, and Darla were added in the early 1930s. In 1938, Roach sold the Our Gang rights to MGM, which produced the shorts until 1944. In total, more than 100 Our Gang films were made.


April 22, 1976


Barbara Walters signs $5 million contract.


Barbara Walters signs a record-breaking five-year, $5 million contract with ABC. The contract made her the first news anchorwoman in network history and the highest paid TV journalist to date.


April 24, 1936


A group of firemen responding to an alarm in Camden, New Jersey, is televised.


It was the first time an unplanned event was broadcast on television, anticipating the development of live TV news coverage. Fortunately, the event would not inspire anyone to create reality programming.

To quote the Bicentennial Minute, "And that's the way it was". Stay Tuned Tony Figueroa

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