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What was the original name/working title for the 1980’s TV series – “Miami Vice?” |
1980's |
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Jodi Foster starred in TV version “Paper Moon” with a guy who looked like Ryan O’Neil (as in the movie), but wasn’t. What was his name? |
1970's |
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Pop culture history says Sony’s Beta videocassette lost out to the lesser VHS format, but precisely, what company laid Sony to rest on this subject? |
1980's |
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I’m doing research on the beginning of MTV. Is there anything you can tell me about its founders “resisting” the idea of a music channel? |
1980's |
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I was doing research on color television. Can you confirm that NBC-TV broadcast “color-weeks” during TV’s black and white days? |
1960's |
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I heard you say that at one time, there were “two” network programs called “Saturday Night Live,” same night? |
1970's |
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Someone asked if Ringo Starr had written any Beatles songs. You only mentioned one, "What Goes On." This song is indeed the only one where the writing credits were "Lennon/McCartney/Starr." But, in fact.... |
1960's |
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In the early 70s we had album called Popcorn...? |
1970's |
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What was the first cable-to-commercial TV series? |
1980's |
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What was the late Mel Blanc’s first cartoon voice? |
1940's |
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Can you confirm that singer Elvis Presley had two background singers once walk off his stage during a live performance? |
1970's |
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Do you have any history on Home Shopping Network? |
1980's |
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When was the first echo or reverb used on a pop recording? |
1950's |
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I remember a newscaster named Nick Clooney, who I later learned was the father of actor George Clooney. How long was he a newscaster in Los Angeles? |
1980's |
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Can you re-show Fabian’s 1959 dream date? |
1950's |
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Love your website. Could you tell me the radio station that holds the record for the most people listening per quarter hour? |
1970's |
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Which two cast members of the old “Magnum P.I.” series actually went into business together? |
1980's |
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What was the sci-fi show about a family that accidentally slips through a portal to another dimension? |
1980's |
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How did early-rapper “Run” get that nickname? |
1980's |
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Was there such a person as “Chef Boy Ar Dee” as in the popular canned foods? |
1920's |
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Your 1980’s pages report a channel called the Cable Health Network. Never heard of it. |
1980's |
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How did “Kool” get his name as in “Kool & The Gang?” They’re one of my favorite bands. |
1960's |
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Just heard “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. She passed away early and suddenly, didn’t she? |
1970's |
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Who is the youngest-ever Emmy-winner? |
2000's |
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My favorite TV show of all time is still “The Odd Couple.” When did it debut? What night? |
1970's |
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Who were the original members of the Rolling Stones? |
1960's |
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Wasn’t Rosie O’Donnell rated one of the most annoying celebrities last year? |
2000's |
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Can you name two actors who had continuing characters on two shows at the same time? |
1970's |
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I remember someone on my local news called “The Green Grocer”...? |
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Was ABC television sports anchor Warner Wolf bounced? |
1970's |
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Weren’t “The Stray Cats” a part of the 1980’s British music invasion along with Wham! and Duran Duran? |
1980's |
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I heard “The Glamorous Life” by Sheila E. What’s her last name and when was she popular? |
1980's |
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The long-ago Satellite News Channel lasted exactly how long? |
1980's |
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My favorite show as a child was “The Waltons.” Didn’t this come from another television show? |
1970's |
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What was the first movie ever to star Kim Basinger? |
1970's |
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What cigarette stated, “We’d rather fight than switch” and showed a guy with a black eye? |
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One of the early/original MTV veejays had a show on “regular” TV at the same time. Is that true? |
1980's |
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I found an old Hula-Hoop which makes a sound when it twirls with little balls inside. Did all the early Hula Hoops from the 1950’s have this? |
1960's |
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Mr Pop’s Fun and Fascinating Facts This Week |
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When Entertainment Tonight debuted – there were three hosts? Any information? |
1980's |
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I remember a time when you could only reserve a U.S. Postal Service mailbox as an address alternative. I was wondering how long private mail centers have been around? |
1970's |
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What was name of the sci-fi movie where a caterer dismembers ladies so he can serve their parts – all to bring back a goddess? |
1960's |
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Fantasy Records once titled a Credence Clearwater Revival album in error. What was the album? |
1970's |
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Can you tell me anything about an outfit called “Metro Traffic?” When did it began? |
1970's |
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Mr Pop’s Fun and Fascinating Facts This Week |
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Was sensationalist magician David Copperfield ever photographed with a smile? |
1980's |
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Ted Turner’s WTBS began as small station in Atlanta. Is that correct? |
1970's |
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What Norwegian band in pop history had an international hit? |
1980's |
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Apple’s IPod came first, then i-Tunes? Is that correct? Is i-Tunes the #1 music seller? |
2000's |
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Is Duran Duran really a product of MTV? In other words, did MTV make the band? |
1980's |
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I’m interested to know, did the proliferation and popularity of cable-TV begin to change commercial TV? |
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