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- The ghosts of various murder victims tell their terrifying and haunting stories.
- The series was the oldest known television talk show, running uninterrupted from 1951 to 1993. It was hosted by the experienced comedy writer Joe Franklin, the credited creator of the talk show genre. Franklin was considered an authority on the popular culture of the early 20th century, and the episodes typically focused on veteran performers of show business. He also invited up-and-coming performers, and Franklin claimed that his show featured some of the earliest television appearances of Woody Allen, Garth Brooks, Michael Jackson, Bette Midler, Al Pacino, and Barbra Streisand.
- Captain Video, late of the expansive and immensely popular TV science-fiction series "Captain Video and His Video Rangers", addressed the audience from his secret mountain headquarters to entertain between screenings of Paramount cartoons including Superman, Betty Boop, and Little Lulu.
- Les Crane hosts this live 1:00 AM late night phone-in talk show. Debut of program was September 16, 1963. For the first month the title of the telecast was NIGHT LINE...LES CRANE. Beginning on October 18, 1963 the title was changed to THE LES CRANE SHOW. These late night LIVE broadcasts were aired Monday thru Friday. on local station WABC New York. Beginning December 6, 1963 late night broadcasts aired Tuesday thru Saturday. Also, another time slot opened for Crane with a similar format airing on WABC in the afternoon...a one hour version broadcast from 1:30-2:30pm, five days a week, and again returning to late night broadcasting usually 1am to 2:00am after the WABC late movie, This version of The Les Crane Show concluded its final broadcast on July 31, 1964. On August 3, 4, 5, 6, & 8, 1964 THE NEW LES CRANE SHOW premiered...a five program trial rivaling Johnny Carson's TONIGHT SHOW. It was Nationally televised and it is considered the FIRST network talk show program to compete with THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON. On November 9, 1964 THE LES CRANE SHOW premiered and aired regularly weeknights on the ABC network, opposite Johnny Carson's TONIGHT SHOW. After 14 weeks, and low ratings, this series ended with its last telecast airing on February 26, 1965. ABC renamed their late night time slot NIGHTLIFE, premiering on February 29, 1965.This one hour forty five minute weekly late night talk series showcased guest hosts. This series run lasted four months, the last broadcast airing on June 25, 1965. Guest hosts included: Shelley Berman, Pat Boone, Jack Carter, Allan Sherman, Dave Garroway, Bill Cullen, William B. Williams (announcer of this series run), Eddy Arnold, Dale Robetson, Dick Shawn, Louis Nye, & Jan Murray. From June 28 to October 22, 1965 Les Crane returned to this time slot...the series title remaining, NIGHTLIFE. Les Crane no longer was a solo host. He co-hosted with Dave Garroway, and Nippsy Russell.
- Documentary about the history and imminent demise of the Polo Grounds ballpark in New York. Hosted and narrated by actor Horace McMahon, it was filmed during the winter of 1964 at the now abandoned stadium. The film looked back at its history from its opening in the 19th century, to its glory years as the home of the New York Giants baseball team and its final two years as the home of the amazing (and not in good way) New York Mets - as well as other famous events that took place there, such as football contests and boxing matches.
- Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadiens welcome 1967, live from the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria in New York City with updates from Times Square provided by Jack Lescoulie.
- Pioneering local New York City newscast which ushered in the "Happy Talk" style of news presentation.
- Charles Hobson the original creative force behind the long-running "Like It Is," a morning current affairs program hosted by Gil Noble. Actor Robert Hooks was the original host and Noble was the interviewer. When Hooks accepted an acting job, Noble replaced him as host, and originally co-hosted with Melba Tolliver. In the beginning, "Like It Is" focused on mostly entertainers, however, when Noble became producer in 1975, he turned its focus to the more serious issues of the black experience. Noble's show debuted on ABC's flagship station in 1968 amid the racial and political turmoil of the era. As producer and host, Noble's goal was to document untold stories of African-American history. Among the notables he interviewed for the program and other WABC-TV broadcasts were African leaders Nelson Mandela and Robert Mugabe; entertainers Bill Cosby, Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne; sports legends Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe; and political figures including Jesse Jackson and Louis Farrakhan.
- A gritty but essential documentary charting social turbulence in late 1960's Chicago. American Revolution 2 includes footage of the 1968 Democratic Convention protest and riot, a critique of the events by working class African-Americans in Chicago, and attempts by the Black Panther Party to organize poor, southern white youths on the city's north side.
- When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.
- A sponsored film made for the Chicago chapter of Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace that explores the conflicted opinions of conservative white inhabitants of Chicago's Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the Vietnam War. This film was restored by Chicago Film Archives and Colorlab in 2011 thanks to a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
- Stanley had many guests on his show- Sylvester Stallone, Miss Nude 1976, Truman Capote, Frank Zappa, and many more.
- When Regis Philbin first gained widespread fame, before The Today Show, co-hosting The Morning Show with Cyndy Garcey.
- Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos interact with their guests.
- Actress Ari Meyers ("Kate and Allie"); actor Gary Craig;
- Regis and Kathie Lee kick off a week of shows from Disney World in Orlando, Florida at the posh Grand Floridian Hotel. Regis takes the viewers on a tour of Disney-MGM Studios which was still under construction at the time of this taping. Joining Regis and Kathie Lee are actors Robert Goulet and Barbara Eden and Baby Jessica McClure, the little tot who captured the heart of America when she was rescued from a well in Texas after having been trapped there for over two days.
- When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the Delta Force is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film.
- A group of friends living in Beverly Hills, California make their way through life from their school days into adulthood.
- Steve begins community service at a retirement home and meets Saul Howard, an ex-entertainer with Alzheimer's disease, whom Steve confides in with his problems. Dylan asks Jesse for advice when he is told to appear in court over his car accident. Meanwhile, Valerie returns to Beverly Hills after spending a sunny Christmas vacation in the Caribbean, instead of visiting her mother in Buffalo, which prompts a cold response from Kelly who openly admits to everyone that she despises Valerie and doesn't trust her for a second. Ray declines a request by Donna to perform at the opening of the Peach Pit After Dark nightclub. While working at the hospital as a resident intern, Andrea has a run in with an attractive doctor named Peter Tucker.
- Actress Sharon Lawrence promotes her police drama NYPD Blue, actress Kate Mulgrew promotes the second season finale of her show Star Trek: Voyager, the episode titled Basics, and actor Robert Ulrich promotes his show The Lazarus Man.
- Star Trek Voyager actress Kate Mulgrew takes over for Kathie Lee for the day and Regis tries out being a Ferengi. He and Kate first talk about Voyager, career and family, then banter, go over some very depressing current news headlines and take a caller, but things soon heat up when their first guest, handsome actor Michael Nouri, arrives to promote his play Victor Victoria, and Kate, his old acquaintance, becomes visibly giddy. Flirty Nouri plays along as well as Regis who becomes the third wheel. Later, on Regis' request, the guest pop band No Mercy plays for the "couple" as they hug. In the final segment, the hosts, Nouri who per Kate's request won't leave, and film critic Joel Siegel predict Oscar winners for the year. Also, Nouri promotes the annual humanitarian Walk-a-thon for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
- Spice Girls guest for the first time and Kate Mulgrew talks about the day she co-hosted the show and got giddy when a handsome guest arrived, answers what spice she'd be and promotes the third season finale of ST: Voyager, titled Scorpion.
- Actress Kate Mulgrew who plays Captain Kathryn Janeway on science fiction show Star Trek: Voyager promotes the 100th episode of her show and actress Lucy Lawless promotes her action fantasy show Xena: Warrior Princess.