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This weekend: ‘Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol,’ ‘The Sound of Music,’ ‘Back to the Beginning,’ football
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelLet's start at the very beginning — it's a sentiment crucial to two big ABC programs this weekend. The TV menu will be heavy on football, Christmas and music. Mr. Magoo and Julie Andrews are back with their very best. The highlights: 1. Christiane... -
Saturday's TV Highlights: 'The Year in Pup Culture' on Animal Planet
Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 23 - 29 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SPECIALS A Chipmunk Christmas: The squeaky-voiced rodents are back and looking to get to Carnegie Hall in this animated special...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Animal Planet (tv network), Queen Latifah, Kid Rock, Atlanta Hawks
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Sherwood Schwartz dies at 94; 'Gilligan's Island' and 'Brady Bunch' creator
Sherwood Schwartz, the comedy writer and producer who created "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch," which have remained two of the most enduringly popular TV series in worldwide syndication, died Tuesday morning. He was 94.
Schwartz, who began his...Tags: ABC (tv network), The Brady Bunch (tv program), Russell Johnson, Christopher Knight (actor), Gary Cole
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'Mr. Magoo: The Television Collection, 1960-77'
Zap2ItThe lovable, nearsighted character voiced by Jim Backus gets a big showcase in this collection of short subjects. Mr. Magoo forever refused to acknowledge his vision problem, leading him time and again to blunder through misadventures from which he...Tags: DVDs, Mel Blanc
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Sherwood Schwartz made ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ ‘Brady Bunch’ sing
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelI don't like it to be compared to 'Survivor,' " Schwartz said then. "The idea of 'Survivor' is to kill each other off to win the prize. There's no killing in 'Gilligan's Island.' " Schwartz said he was no fan of reality television, but marveled at the... -
Remembering 'Gilligan's Island,' 'Brady Bunch' creator Sherwood Schwartz
Show Tracker'Gilligan's Island' creator Sherwood Schwartz, died of natural causes Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. He was 94. Schwartz' impact on pop-culture, however, will long survive. In addition to "Gilligan's Island," Schwartz created family sitcom "The Brady... -
Appreciation: Sherwood Schwartz, 1916-2011
Show TrackerAn appreciation of Sherwood Schwartz, the man behind "The Brady Bunch" and "Gilligan's Island."...
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