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1980s American variety television series

  • Sesame StreetIn 1966, television producer Joan Ganz Cooney sat across from Carnegie Foundation vice president Lloyd Morrisett to discuss a radical idea.
  • Saturday Night LiveOn the 11th of October 1975, a young comedy troupe took the stage in Studio 8H for the first time. The show was called NBC's Saturday Night and hosted by…
  • American BandstandLate March 1952 marked the premiere of Bandstand on Philadelphia television station WFIL-TV Channel 6. Host Bob Horn introduced a format that blended short…