Horton Hears a Who! is a 1970 television half-hour long special based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name, Horton Hears a Who!. It was produced and directed by Chuck Jones - who previously produced the Seuss special How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - for MGM Television. The special contains songs with lyrics by Seuss and music by Eugene Poddany, who would later write songs for Seuss' book, The Cat in the Hat Song Book.
The Joseph Cotten Show is an American anthology series series hosted by and occasionally starring Joseph Cotten. The series, which first aired on NBC, aired 31 episodes from September 14, 1956, to September 13, 1957. Four other new episodes were broadcast on CBS in Summer 1959.
Two corpses are found in different locations with their heads severed and exchanged. Frank Janek is called on to head the team of detectives investigating. Meanwhile, Janek is trying to find out why an old friend and colleague committed suicide, which eventually leads to a romantic situation with photographer Caroline Wallace and the discovery of some major corruption among his superiors, all of which has little or nothing to do with the murder story.
Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town, also known as Wonderful Town, USA, is a 42-episode live half-hour variety television series which aired on CBS from June 16, 1951, to April 12, 1952 in which Faye Emerson visits various cities, mostly in the United States, to focus on the different kinds of music associated with each location.
Our Place is an American musical variety show that aired on CBS during the summer of 1967. The official host was one of Jim Henson's early puppets, Rowlf the Muppet Hound. The show's other regulars were comedians Jack Burns and Avery Schreiber and the singing Doodletown Pipers.
Lies Before Kisses is a 1991 television film directed by Lou Antonio. The thriller, starring Jaclyn Smith and Ben Gazzara, focuses on the trial against a successful businessman, who has allegedly murdered a call girl as a consequence for a blackmailing incident.
Joey Faye's Frolics is an American comedy/variety show that aired on CBS Wednesday night from 9:30 to 10:00 pm Eastern time for two weeks from April 5, 1950 to April 12, 1950.
Money for Lunch was a afternoon business program which aired on CNN Radio in Houston, weekdays from 12-2pm Eastern Time. Its main competitor was CNBC and Fox Business.
The Show Goes On was a television variety show that aired in the United States on CBS Television from January 19, 1950 to January 16, 1952. The television program was the first starring role for the host Robert Q. Lewis.
Same Name is an American reality television series in which an average person swaps lives with a celebrity with the same name. The series premiered on July 24, 2011 on CBS, however, after just 4 episodes, CBS pulled the low-rated series from its Sunday night line-up.
Adventures in Jazz is a 1949 CBS television show. The program was broadcast live, showcasing jazz musicians and singers. Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and June Christy made appearances on the short-lived series.
Radio personality Fred Robbins hosted the series premiere, but left due to other commitments. He was replaced by actor Bill Williams until his return in May 1949.
Adventure is a documentary television series that aired on CBS beginning in 1953. The series was produced in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History and hosted by Charles Collingwood. The program consisted of interviews with scientists and academicians and films of anthropological expeditions.
Individuals appearing in interviews included historian Bernard DeVoto, biologist Alexander Fleming, and adventurer Sasha Siemel.
Marcel LaFollette has written, "Production approaches that are now standard practice on NOVA and the Discovery Channel derive, in fact, from experimentation by television pioneers like Lynn Poole and Don Herbert and such programs as Adventure, Zoo Parade, Science in Action, and the Bell Telephone System’s science specials. These early efforts were also influenced by television’s love of the dramatic, refined during its first decade and continuing to shape news and public affairs programming, as well as fiction and fantasy, today." LaFollette included the program in he
The Ad-Libbers is a CBS comedy sketch game show that aired in 1951. A summer replacement for Mama, five live shows were broadcast before the series ended.