On this day July 4, 1985, The Raccoons premiered on CBC and introduced audiences to a charming animated world set in the Evergreen Forest. This Canadian animated series ran for five seasons and produced a total of 60 episodes, earning a loyal fan base across
On this day July 2, 1985, the final episode of The Jeffersons aired after an impressive 11 season run on CBS. Spanning 253 episodes, the show became one of television’s longest running and most influential sitcoms of its time. A spinoff of All in the
On this day June 30, 1981, Grant Tinker officially replaced Fred Silverman as president of NBC, stepping into one of the most powerful roles in American television. At the time, NBC was struggling in the ratings behind ABC and CBS, and Tinker was brought in
On this day June 30, 1985, the final episode of Call to Glory aired on ABC, marking the end of a short lived but ambitious drama series. Starring Craig T. Nelson and Elisabeth Shue, the show followed the lives of a military family during the
On this day June 30, 1985, Code of Vengeance premiered on NBC as a limited action series spun off from the world of Knight Rider. The show introduced viewers to David Dalton, a silent drifter and Vietnam veteran who wandered from town to town righting
On this day June 30, 1989, the final episode of The Jim Henson Hour aired, closing out an ambitious and experimental series after just one season. With only 12 episodes, the show represented Jim Henson’s effort to push the boundaries of what puppetry and television
On this day June 29 1983, Friday Night Videos premiered on NBC. The late night television series gave millions of viewers across the United States access to music videos at a time when not everyone had cable or MTV. Airing after The Tonight Show, the
On this day June 29 1988, the final episode of The Bronx Zoo aired on NBC. The drama ran for 2 seasons with a total of 21 episodes and focused on life inside a struggling inner city high school in the Bronx. Ed Asner starred
On this day June 28 1985, the final episode of the animated series Robotech aired, concluding a groundbreaking run that blended science fiction, romance, and war drama across 85 episodes. Originally adapted from three separate Japanese anime series, Robotech was reworked and stitched together for
On this day June 28 1988, the final episode of J.J. Starbuck aired, bringing an end to the short lived detective drama after just one season and sixteen episodes. Starring Dale Robertson as a wealthy Texan turned traveling crime solver, the series was created by