For some reason, we love to talk about TV on the radio. After all, TV is just radio with another dimension added. Right?

 

62 years ago - In 1962, "The Beverly Hillbillies" debuted on CBS.  It was the #1 show on TV during its first two seasons.  Here's the first episode.  Granny, Jed, and Elly May are dead, but Jethro is still with us.  Max Baer is 86.

 

60 years ago - In 1964, "Gilligan's Island" debuted on CBS.  Of the seven castaways, only Ginger is still with us:  Tina Louise is 90.

 

56 years ago - In 1968, "Hawaii Five-O" debuted on CBS.

 

55 years ago - In 1969, "The Brady Bunch" debuted on ABC.

 

42 years ago - In 1982, "Knight Rider" debuted on NBC, starring David Hasselhoff and a talking car named KITT.

 

14 years ago - In 2010, "Downton Abbey" premiered in the U.K.  It ran for six seasons and there were two movies.

 

Some other stuff that happened on this date...

 

55 years ago - In 1969, The Beatles released "Abbey Road".  It was their 11th album and featured their hits "Come Together" and "Here Comes the Sun".

 

 

54 years ago - In 1970, "Rubber Duckie", by Ernie from "Sesame Street", peaked at #16 on the pop singles chart.

 

 

49 years ago - In 1975, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"opened in L.A. theaters . . . and it's still a cult classic.  Victoria Justice and Laverne Cox starred in the Fox TV remake.

 

38 years ago - In 1986, "Crocodile Dundee" was released, starring the still-relevant master thespian Paul Hogan.

 

34 years ago - In 1990, the Motion Picture Association of America announced the debut of the NC-17 rating to replace the naughty-sounding X ratings.