The Ed Sullivan Show

Series Description:

The Ed Sullivan Show was a variety series. For an incredible 23 years, this series (originally titled,

 "Toast Of The Town" for the first eight seasons) brought the finest acts of the day into American homes. Whether one's interests lie with opera or rock music, ballet or Broadway showgirls, comedy, Chinese acrobats or ventriloquists, one was sure to find it on this program!

Ed Sullivan Show Cast

Ed Sullivan (Host)

Ray Block And His Orchestra

June Taylor Dancers

The Donna Reed Show

Series Description:

The Donna Reed Show was a 30 minute comedy series on ABC about a "dream family" where there are problems but everyone loves everyone else and all turns out all right in the end. Mom stayed home, dad was and the two teenagers rarely did anything worse than tell a little white lie. The tragedies were measles, broken household appliances, acne, unfulfilled puppy love and so on. The show was actually developed for Donna Reed which accounts for the name.

Donna Reed Show Cast

Donna Reed ............ Donna Stone

Carl Betz ............. Doctor Alex Stone

Paul Petersen ......... Jeff Stone

Shelley Fabares ....... Mary Stone

Patty Petersen ........ Trisha Stone

Ann McCrea ............ Midge Kelsey

Bob Crane ............. Dr. Dave Kelsey

Janet Langard ......... Karen Holmby

Candid Camera

Series Description:

Candid Camera was a 30 minute reality TV show that has aired on ABC, CBS, NBC, the PAX Network + year run on network television! The basic premise of the series involved people being filmed without their knowledge while being made the subject of a practical joke. Most of the situations happening. At the end of the joke, the host would come out, show the victim where the hidden camera was located and say, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera"!

Candid Camera Cast

Allen Funt .................. Host (1948-1993)

Peter Funt .................. Co-Host (1993-2004)

Suzanne Somers .............. Co-Host (Dates Unknown)

Dina Eastwood ............... Co-Host (2001-2004)

The Big Valley

Series Description:

The Big Valley TV show was a 60 minute western action series on ABC about a strong-willed widow who was the leader of the Barkley family on their huge ranch in a Big Valley, circa 1870. They had built a dynasty in the old west and there was a never-ending list of those who wanted to take away what they'd worked so hard to build. The bad guys saw an easy target but, little did they know just how tough the Barkley's could be!

Big Valley Cast

Barbara Stanwyck .......... Victoria Barkley

Richard Long .............. Jarrod Barkley

Lee Majors ................ Heath Barkley

Peter Breck ............... Nick Barkley

Linda Evans ............... Audra Barkley

All in the Family

Series Description:

All In The Family was a 30 minute comedy series on CBS. Archie Bunker was an equal opportunity bigot! He had something bad to say about every racial group, every religion, and about anyone else who didn't live and think exactly like he did! Archie's "ditsy" but nice wife Edith wasn't smart enough to even understand his bigoted statements, much less challenge them but his liberal daughter Gloria and her

husband Mike tried to set him straight. Of course, Archie just thought they were too stupid to understand that everyone else was inferior.

All In The Family Cast

Carroll O'Connor ... Archie Bunker

Jean Stapleton ..... Edith Bunker

Rob Reiner ......... Mike Stivic

Sally Struthers .... Gloria Bunker Stivic

The A-Z Blogging challenge is almost here once again. This will be my third year in participation. My theme this year is television shows. Each day except Sunday I will be posting a different show from past years with a description of the show and it's cast.
Happy Blogging All!

One of my sister's recently went to a "Willie Nelson" Concert at the Houston rodeo. She was able to capture and send me a short footage of one of his songs. He is 83 years old.