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Tabitha (TV Series)
''Tabitha'' is an American fantasy sitcom and a spin-off of '' Bewitched'' that aired on ABC from September 10, 1977, to January 14, 1978. The series starred Lisa Hartman in the title role as Tabitha Stephens, the witch daughter of Samantha and Darrin Stephens who was introduced on ''Bewitched'' during its second season. In the series, Tabitha is portrayed as a young woman working as a production assistant at a television station and living in Los Angeles. The supporting cast includes David Ankrum as Tabitha's brother, Adam, with whom she works; Karen Morrow as Tabitha's and Adam's meddlesome aunt, Minerva; Robert Urich as Paul Thurston, an egomaniacal and womanizing talk show host who is a sometime love interest for Tabitha; and Mel Stewart as Tabitha's and Adam's cranky, but lovable boss Marvin Decker. Unlike ''Bewitched'', which was a hit for ABC and aired for eight seasons, ''Tabitha'' failed to catch on with viewers and was canceled after eleven episodes. Overview ''Tabit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Television
Fantasy television is a genre of television programming featuring elements of the Fantastique, fantastic, often including Magic (paranormal), magic, supernatural forces, or exotic fantasy worlds. Fantasy television programs are often based on tales from mythology and folklore, or are adapted from Fantasy, fantasy stories in other media. The boundaries of fantasy television often overlap with science fiction and horror fiction, horror but also realistic fiction. Genre and subgenres Similar to the difficulty faced by scholars of fantasy film, classifying a television program as fantasy can be somewhat problematic given the fluid boundaries of the genre. Not all programs with fantastic elements may qualify as fantasy. Children's programs in particular often feature fantastic elements that do not qualify the program as fantasy, such as the giant talking avian Big Bird of the popular PBS series ''Sesame Street''. Nevertheless, some critics classify certain children's programs that feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allyn Ferguson
Allyn Malcolm Ferguson Jr. (October 18, 1924 – June 23, 2010) was an American composer, whose works include the themes for 1970s television programs ''Barney Miller'' and ''Charlie's Angels'' (1976-1981), which he co-wrote with Jack Elliott (composer), Jack Elliott. In its obituary, ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' called him "among the most prolific composers of TV-movie scores in the past 40 years." Life and career Ferguson was born in San Jose, California on October 18, 1924. He started playing the trumpet when he was four years old and began playing piano at seven.Hevesi, Dennis"Allyn Ferguson, TV Composer, Dies at 85" ''The New York Times'', June 29, 2010. Accessed June 30, 2010. After graduating from San Jose State University, he traveled to Paris, where he studied with Nadia Boulanger and at Tanglewood with Aaron Copland. He established the Chamber Jazz Sextet in the 1950s, combining classical and jazz influences. Ferguson and his Chamber Jazz Sextet collaborated with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Hahn (actor)
Archie Hahn (sometimes credited as Archie Hahn III, born November 1, 1941) is an American character actor and improviser best known for his appearances on the television version of ''Whose Line is it Anyway?'' and the 1988 movie '' Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach''. He has also appeared in '' Phantom of the Paradise'' (1974), '' Pray TV'' (1980), '' This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984), ''Brewster's Millions'' (1985), '' The Brady Bunch Movie'' (1995), and a number of Joe Dante films including '' Amazon Women on the Moon'' (1987), '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990) and '' Small Soldiers'' (1998). In two of his final appearances on ''Whose Line is it Anyway?'', Hahn unexpectedly brought props to use as he improvised, first castanets and then a pair of false teeth. Hahn was an early member of The Groundlings school and troupe of comedy acting. Filmography *'' Phantom of the Paradise'' (1974) - The Juicy Fruits / The Beach Bums / The Undeads *'' The Sunshine Boys'' (1975) - As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Kimmel
Bruce Kimmel (born December 8, 1947), also known as Guy Haines, is an actor, writer, director, composer, and Grammy Award, Grammy-nominated CD producer (music), producer (for the revival of ''Hello, Dolly''). Acting TV Kimmel appeared in many TV shows, such as ''The Partridge Family'' (multiple episodes), ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'', ''Alice (American TV series), Alice'', ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'', ''Donny & Marie (1976 TV series), Donny & Marie'' (four guest shots), and various pilots. His other TV appearances include ''The Young Lawyers''; ''Honeymoon Suite''; the TV-movie ''Beggarman, Thief''; ''The Bob Crane Show''; ''Great Performances, Forget-Me-Not-Lane'' on PBS; Carl Reiner's ''Good Heavens''; Rob Reiner's ''The Super (TV series), The Super''; ''Lucas Tanner''; ''Doctors' Hospital''; ''Marcus Welby, MD''; the TV-remake of the film ''If I Had a Million''; ''Dinah Shore, Dinah and Her New Best Friends'', which was a CBS summer replacement for ''The Carol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Williams
The following is an overview of the members of the DC Comics superhero team known as the Super Friends (Super Powers Team in the final season), an adaptation of the Justice League of America. Core Super Friends members This is the list of Super Friends members who were on the show since its premiere in 1973. Aquaman Aquaman (voiced by Norman Alden in the first two series, subsequently by William Callaway) is the king of Atlantis. He possesses the ability to communicate with fish and survive underwater. The series has been blamed for making Aquaman unpopular and even laughable by toning down his powers and competence. Batman Batman (voiced by Olan Soule, later by Adam West) is a billionaire who becomes a bat-themed vigilante to avenge the deaths of his parents and battle evil. '' The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians'' marks the first time that Batman's origin is portrayed on television. Robin Robin (voiced by Casey Kasem) is Batman's sidekick. Superman Superman (voiced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Hartman
Lisa Hartman Black (born June 1, 1956) is an American actress and singer from Houston, Texas. Hartman gained prominence after her role in the prime time drama ''Knots Landing'' from 1982 to 1986. She recorded four solo albums between 1976 and 1987, with her most notable song being "If Love Must Go". She achieved significant success with a duet with her husband, country singer Clint Black, called " When I Said I Do", which reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1999. Hartman has appeared in various films and TV shows, including '' Flicka: Country Pride'', ''Back to You and Me'', and '' The Masked Singer''. She married Black in 1991, and the couple has a daughter, Lily Pearl Black. They have lived in Nashville, Tennessee, since 2002. Career After some minor television appearances, Hartman starred on the short-lived ''Bewitched'' spin-off, ''Tabitha'' during 1977–78. She subsequently appeared frequently on television in guest roles, and ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bewitched
''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typical suburban housewife. The show was popular, finishing as the second-rated show in America during its debut season, staying in the top 10 for its first three seasons, and ranking in 11th place for both seasons four and five. The show continues to be seen throughout the world in syndication and on recorded media. ''Bewitched'' was created by Sol Saks under executive producer Harry Ackerman and starred Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens, Dick York (1964–1969) as Darrin Stephens, and Agnes Moorehead as Endora, Samantha's mother. Dick Sargent replaced an ailing York for the final three seasons (1969–1972). Hanna-Barbera produced the opening and closing animation credits. In 2002, ''Bewitched'' was ranked No. 50 on "TV Guide's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast Television broadcaster, television and radio Radio network, network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company. ABC is headquartered on Riverside Drive in Burbank, California, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Team Disney – Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network maintains secondary offices at 77 66th Street (Manhattan), West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, which houses its broadcast center and the headquarters of its news division, ABC News (United States), ABC News. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. The youngest of the "Big Three (American television), Big Three" American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashmont Productions
Ashmont Productions was an American television production company. The company was founded by William Asher and his then wife Elizabeth Montgomery initially as a production company for the television series '' Bewitched''. The production company also became a production venue for several other ABC shows until the studio's close in 1976. History Ashmont Productions was formed in 1965 by director William Asher and his then-wife, actress Elizabeth Montgomery. Montgomery was the star of ABC's '' Bewitched'' and husband Asher directed it. The production company's original purpose was exclusively as a production outlet for ''Bewitched''. The name "Ashmont" was a combination of the first syllables of Asher's and Montgomery's names. The combination of the couple's names was very similar to rival Desilu Productions, formed by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. However, in 1965, the company only had one production credit on a season 1 episode of ''Bewitched''. The company did not become a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. (abbreviated as CPT) was launched on May 6, 1974, by Columbia Pictures as an American television production and distribution company. It is the second name of Columbia Pictures' television division Screen Gems (SG) and the third name of Pioneer Telefilms. The company was active from 1974 until New Year's Day 2001, when it was folded into Columbia TriStar Television (which is currently known as Sony Pictures Television), a merger between Columbia Pictures Television and TriStar Television. A separate entity of CPT continues to exist on paper as an intellectual property holder, and under the moniker "CPT Holdings" (the initials standing for Columbia Pictures Television) to hold the copyright for the television show ''The Young and the Restless'', as well as old incarnations from the company's television library such as '' What's Happening!!''. History Screen Gems (1948–1974) Screen Gems was a television production company that was owned by Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Lippman
Irving Isadore Lippman (November 8, 1906 – November 15, 2006) was an American cinematographer and photographer. Lippman was born in Edendale, California. He began his career in 1922 as an assistant cameraman for a Fatty Arbuckle comedy. His work as a photographer included photographing celebrities. Lippman worked on films and television programs including ''Route 66'', '' The Great Sioux Massacre'', '' Here Comes the Brides'', ''Apache Territory'', ''Columbo'', ''The Partridge Family'', ''Death Valley Days'', ''The Monkees'', ''20 Million Miles to Earth'', ''The Wild Wild West'', ''Tarzan and the Valley of Gold'', ''The Outlaws Is Coming'', ''77 Sunset Strip'', ''Bridget Loves Bernie'', ''The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze'' and ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin''. His last cinematography credits were for ''Fantasy Island'' and ''The Love Boat''. Lippman died on November 15, 2006 at the Motion Picture & Television Fund cottages in Woodland Hills, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
