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When Bing Crosby Sang a Christmas Duet With David Bowie

Today in 1977, it was the premiere of Bing Crosby's final TV Christmas special, "Merrie Olde Christmas," which featured a performance with Crosby's unlikeliest duet partner ever: David Bowie. Here's the story of how it came together.

NASA Likes To Say Good Morning To Its Astronauts With Music

If you're an astronaut, way up there in space, chances are you started the day with a song. Why? It's a NASA tradition.

60 Years Ago, The Flintstones Took TV Back Thousands Of Years Ago

Today's the 60th anniversary of the first broadcast of that landmark cartoon show from the town of Bedrock, which aired in the 1960s, stayed on in reruns for decades, and continues to sell cereal and vitamins to this day.

Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Trekkie

The most prominent civil rights leader in US history was a Trekkie, and a big reason why was the character of Lieutenant Uhura, played by NIchelle Nichols. Here's the story of how Dr. King convinced Nichols to stay on the show when she had plans to leave.

They Built A Real-Life Simpsons House In Nevada

Today marks 30 years since the first episode of “The Simpsons” aired, and so we pay tribute to the house Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie call home - not to mention a real-life, 3D version of the place in Nevada.

That Time There Was A Laugh Track On “The Twilight Zone”

Who knew the Twilight Zone was a dimension not only of sight and sound but of canned laughter?!?

It’s The Birthday Of Fawlty Towers, Don’t Mention The War!

“Fawlty Towers” was - amazingly - received about as poorly by TV executive and the public as Basil Fawlty’s appalling attitude was received by guests at his hotel. How did it finally get its due?

Scooby-Doo And Those Meddling Kids Started Solving Groovy Mysteries 50 Years Ago

Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby have been setting traps, being danger prone, dropping glasses, making gigantic sandwiches and solving mysteries for a half-century. But originally the show was going to be very different.

That Time Pink Floyd Jammed Out During The Moon Landing

50 years ago, the BBC broadened its space coverage with the band known for playing space rock.

The Biggest Binge-Watch Ever

The new film “Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project" tells the story of a Philadelphia librarian and activist who spent decades recording every TV program she possibly could.

“I wanna be addicted to roller skating… not crack”

Not since Eagle Man took the Midwest by storm have I been so moved by a commercial.