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9 unusual facts about 1979 in television


Bruno Gantillon

1979 : Médecins de nuit, 2 episodes : Légitime défense and Léone (TV series)

College Basketball on NBC

On February 25, 1979, NBC added a game on to show undefeated Indiana State (who went up against Wichita State on that particular day).

Detective School

Detective School (a.k.a. Detective School – One Flight Up) is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC for four months in 1979, for a total of 13 episodes.

Dr. Loveless

According to the 1979 TV movie The Wild Wild West Revisited, in 1880, Loveless eventually died from anger and frustration at having his plans consistently ruined by West and Gordon.

Fangface

In 1979, the second season titled Fangface and Fangpuss aired as a segment on The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show and introduced a new character: Baby Fangs, Fangs' infant cousin who turns into a baby werewolf called Fangpuss (which contradicts the opening narration stating that only one werewolf is born into the family every 400 years, but, of course, that werewolf could be born through another family which may be married to the Fangsworth family).

McGurk: A Dog's Life

McGurk: A Dog's Life was a 1979 NBC television series pilot and the last television concept created by Norman Lear to become a pilot.

Noam Pitlik

In 1979, Pitlik won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for his work on the ABC-TV sitcom Barney Miller.

Skipper Chuck

Skipper Chuck was the host of a popular local children's television series called Popeye Playhouse, which aired weekday mornings on the American television station WTVJ in South Florida from 1957 until 1979.

The Rajah's Diamond

In 1979 BBC Wales broadcast an operatic adaptation of The Rajah's Diamond by Alun Hoddinott, starring Geraint Evans and featuring the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.



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