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Morley Safer and Modern Art (1993)
Morley Safer And Modern Art I grew up watching 60 Minutes on CBS (Channel 2 in New York). My parents would watch the show every Sunday night, and so I…
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It’s Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature TV Commercial
It’s Not Nice To Fool Mother Nature! Dena Dietrich played this character in Chiffon Margarine commercials in the early 1970s. The first one was so successful that she did quite…
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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
The Homecoming (1971) This is the TV movie that started it all. This film, based on creator Earl Hamner‘s real-life family, aired in 1971. It was such a huge success…
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New Jersey’s Got Talent: 7 Legendary Acts
Many Talented Musicians Are From New Jersey New Jersey has always been loaded with great talent in many different musical genres. New Jersey has so many different kinds of…
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Great Adventure Theme Park and Rolling Thunder | Jackson Township, New Jersey
Six Flags Great Adventure Great Adventure is a Six Flags theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey that opened in 1974 and still is open today. It has an…
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Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush (1985)
Running Up That Hill The first time I remember seeing and hearing the English singer-songwriter Kate Bush was on Saturday Night Live in 1978. She was a bit older than…
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Look For the Union Label TV Commercial (1970s-1980s)
History Of The International Ladies Garment Workers Union This commercial for ILGWU (The International Ladies Garment Workers Union) ran in various forms throughout my childhood. The union had a long…
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The 1970s Yule Log Brings Back Happy Christmas Memories!
The WPIX Yule Log For many years Channel 11 (WPIX in New York) one of the oldest TV stations in the country), would present the Yule Log on Christmas Eve.…
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A Year Without Television
No Television For A Year In 2008 I moved twice. I went from a six-room apartment with my mother, to a 3-room apartment with my mother and boyfriend (a disaster!),…
