When TV Teaches History
All TV shows are time capsules. But during many shows, sometimes TV characters will comment on the past – offering up insight into a character’s own history. Or sometimes shows reveal something about the era in which it was filmed. And that’s what these posts are all about – the history we can learn from watching TV.
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The History of Aging, As Seen on TV
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A Charlie Brown Christmas and Some of the History In It
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How the Three's Company Theme Song Came About
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Did the "High Five" Begin on "The Phil Silvers Show"?
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Forgotten TV Legend: Bob Williams, Dog Trainer
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"Happy Days" and Baseball's Jimmy Piersall
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The Story Behind the "Alice" TV Theme Song
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Bat Masterson and The Famous Horse Photo
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The Story Behind the Laverne & Shirley Theme Song
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TV History 101: "The Day After"