The Partridge Family – Doyle’s Space: SitCom Hall of Fame

Its combination of gentle humor, catchy songs, and earnest performances continues to resonate with nostalgic viewers.

The Partridge Family is a classic American musical sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 25, 1970, to March 23, 1974. Created by Bernard Slade and produced by Screen Gems, the series was inspired in part by the real-life musical family, The Cowsills.

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The Addams Family – Doyle’s Space: SitCom Hall of Fame

My 7th inductee into my SitCom Hall of Fame.

“The Addams Family” is a classic American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 18, 1964, to April 8, 1966. It ran for a total of 64 episodes over two seasons. “The Addams Family” TV series was created by David Levy, who developed the show based on the original cartoon characters created by Charles Addams.

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Lisa Loring Dies

She originated the onscreen role of Wednesday Addams.

Lisa Loring portrayed Wednesday on the original “The Addams Family”. She played the character for only two years but set the template for the movie portrayals of Wednesday and was recently praised as an inspiration for Jenna Ortega’s interpretation on the hit Netflix series “Wednesday”.

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Batman TV Series

POW! THWAPP! CRASH! KAPOW! ZZZZZWAP! BAM!

Batman aired on ABC beginning January 12, 1966 and ran for 120 episodes over 3 seasons. The last episode aired on March 14, 1968. I never missed an episode. It was intentionally humorous, simplistic morality that included championing the importance of using seat belts, doing homework, eating vegetables, and drinking milk.

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