Fun TV Facts
For many years, the globe on the NBC Nightly News spun
in the wrong direction. On January 2, 1984, NBC finally set
the world spinning back in the proper direction.
The 1st televised presidential debate was September 26,
1960, between Nixon and Kennedy.
The 1st live televised murder was in 1963, when Jack
Ruby killed JFK's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald while
millions of viewers watched.
By the time a child finishes elementary school she will
have witnessed 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence
on television.
"60 Minutes" is the only show on CBS that doesn't have
a theme song.
The first toy product ever advertised on television was
Mr. Potato Head. Introduced in 1952, Mr. Potato Head took
advantage of TV's explosive growth to gain access to tens
of millions of newly "plugged-in" households.
Before Mickey Mouse, Felix the Cat was the most popular
cartoon character.
On the cartoon show 'The Jetsons,' Jane is 33 years old
and her daughter Judy is 15.
Boris Karloff is the narrator of the seasonal
television special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
The characters of Homer, Marge, Lisa, and Maggie were
given the same first names as Simpsons creator Matt
Groening's real-life father, mother, and two sisters.
Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal,
and Betty Rubble's Maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker.
Cheryl Ladd (of Charlie's Angels fame) played the
voice, both talking and singing, of Josie in the 70s
Saturday morning cartoon Josie and the Pussycats.
What do Lee Meriweather, Eartha Kitt, and Julie Newmar
all have in common? They all played Catwoman on Batman.
The name of Popeye's adopted son is Swee'pea.
The characters in "The Addams Family" did not have
names in the "New Yorker" cartoons; Charles Addams created
their names when the television series in the 1960s was
developed.
Muppets creator Jim Henson first created Kermit in
1955 - as a lizard. He was made from Henson's mother's coat
and two halves of a Ping-Pong ball (no flipper feet or
eleven-point collar).
Walt Disney named Mickey Mouse after Mickey Rooney,
whose mother he dated for some time.
Mickey Mouse's ears are always turned to the front, no
matter which direction his head is pointing.
Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he
doesn't wear pants.
Mr. Spock's blood type was T-Negative |
