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- The Saddest Five Minutes in American Episodic Television HistoryCan't tell you what those five minutes are here. You'll have to read.
Television History: It's Saturday, May 20, 1967. What's on TV Tonight?Here's a sampling of what we were watching on television back in May, 1967. These listings are straight from the May 20, 1967 edition of TV Guide. Does anyone out there remember these programs?- Top 3 TV Land Award Winners for Legend in Television HistoryHere they are, in order of their wins, my top 3 TV Land Award Winners for Legend in television history.
- Top 10 Family Affair Episodes in Television HistoryMy top 10 Family Affair episodes in television history include tear-jerking and very humorous shows.
- Top 3 TV Land Award Winners for Pop Culture in Television HistoryThe TV Land Awards honor classic television, and Roy A. Barnes tells you his favorite three winners for this noteworthy award.
- 10 of the Greatest Situation Comedy Episodes in TV History with an Emotionally-Charged EndingSituation comedies that provide laughs aplenty can sometimes have really gripping endings that aren't funny at all.
- Top 5 People's Choice Award Winners for Favorite TV Comedy in TV HistoryThese are my five favorite situation comedies that have been honored by the folks with this award.
- Top 3 People's Choice Award Winners for Favorite New TV Drama in TV HistoryHere are my favorite new television dramas that have been honored by the people!
- 5 Greatest TV Dads in Television HistoryThese are my five favorite small screen father figures!
- Top 3 People's Choice Award Winners for Favorite Female TV Star in Television HistoryHere are my favorite women who've won this prestigious honor.
- Top Three People's Choice Award Winners for Favorite Male TV Star in Television HistoryRoy A. Barnes tells you his favorite male actors who've been showered with accolades by the television-watching folks!
- 10 of the Greatest TV Theme Songs in TV HistoryThere are so many great TV theme songs including these 10 for sure!
- Top 3 People's Choice Award Winners for Favorite TV Drama in Television HistoryRoy A. Barnes tells you his favorite trio of winners of this particular award that's truly of the people!
- Top 3 Primetime Emmy Award Winners for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Television HistoryRoy A. Barnes tells you his most favored actresses who've been honored with this grand award for their supporting work in a tv comedy.
- Top 3 Primetime Emmy Award Winners for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Television HistoryI give you my favorite actors who've been honored with this grand award for their supporting work in a tv situation drama.
- Top 3 Primetime Emmy Award Winners for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in Television HistoryDid you know that "Meathead" is one of my favorite supporting actors for a situation comedy?
- Top 3 Primetime Emmy Award Winners for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Television HistoryMy top 3 Primetime Emmy Award Winners for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in television history who didn't necessarily win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama are listed in order of their first wins.
- Top 3 Primetime Emmy Award Winners for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Television HistoryMy top 3 Primetime Emmy Award Winners for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in television history who didn't win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy are listed in order of their wins.
- Top 3 Daytime Emmy Award Winners for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show in Television HistoryThese top 3 Daytime Emmy Award Winners for Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show in television history include one tic-tac-toe style of game.
- Top 3 Daytime Emmy Award Winners for Outstanding Game Show Host in Television HistoryOne of these tv shows is really special for me because I actually auditioned to be on it.
- Top 3 Golden Globe Award Winners for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama in Television HistoryMy top 3 Golden Globe Award Winners for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama in television history come from women who really made an impression on television watchers.
- Top 3 Golden Globe Award Winners for Best Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy in Television HistoryMy top 3 Golden Globe Award Winners for Best Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy in television history are in order of their first wins.
- Top 5 Golden Globe Award Winners for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy in Television HistoryArchie Bunker and Fred Sanford are just two of the five tv characters who've won this acclaim and which are Roy Barnes' favorites!
- Top 3 Golden Globe Award Winners for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama in Television HistoryThese top 3 Golden Globe Award Winners for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama in television history mainly come from the 1970s, when television was at its peak in quality!
- Top 5 Golden Globe Award Winners for Best Television Series in Drama in Television HistoryThe Golden Globes aren't just for movies, for tv dramas have won these prestigious awards, too!
- Top 5 Golden Globe Award Winners for Best Television Series in Musical or Comedy in Television HistoryThe Golden Globes aren't just for movies as they honor achievement in television, too!
- The Scariest Villains in American-TV HistoryAmerican television does not really do horror or scary all that well. The number of characters who've appeared on American TV that weren't imported who are genuinely creepy are few and far between.
- The Best Conspiracy Theorists in American Television HistoryAmerica is a country dominated by people who can buy that at least a thousand people successfully kept their role in the JFK assassination a secret. No wonder our TV writers have produced some great conspiracy theorists.
- The Most Repellent Sitcom Characters in American Television HistoryYou love them, you hate. Well, frankly, I can't imagine anyone loves these characters, but apparently some must because at one time all five of these shows were among the most popular shows in the nation.
- The Smartest Shows in American Television HistoryYes, Virginian, American television actually used to challenge one's intellect rather than insult it.
- The Creepiest Villain in TV History: Killer BOBIf you weren't afraid of Killer BOB, you might be deranged.
- The Best Legal Assistants in TV HistoryTime and time again, it’s the paralegals and legal assistants that save the attorney’s bacon when they’re backed up against a wall. In celebration of these often overlooked legal aides, here are our top picks for the best legal assistants in TV history.
- Sigmund Freud’s Surprising Contribution to TV HistorySigmund Freud might be the father of psychiatry, but in a way he’s also the father of television.
- Most Satisfying Political Dramas in TV HistoryWhen it comes to TV that delivers memorable characters, shocking twists, and pulse-pounding action, there is no better genre than the political thriller.
Wackiest Pets in TV History?Throughout the years, there have been some wacky pets on TV. Here are some of the most memorable.- 10 Best Butlers in Television HistoryOver the years there have been many butlers on television shows. These are the 10 best.
- Top 10 Unrequited Loves in TV History, Not Including Kim KardashianThis is one list, Kim Kardashian did not make. No reality TV allowed. Keep in mind, with all the promiscuity and incestuous relationships on TV, coming up with a top ten in the unrequited love category, was next to impossible.
- Review: 'Parenthood' Becomes an Instant Classic in TV History!"Parenthood" depicts the lives of parents going through 'parenthood' and all typical family challanges.
- American Idlereview of the final 24 American idol contestants
- The Best Shows Within a Show in American TV HistoryThe "show within a show" on many TV shows dates back at least to the play-within-a-play trope in Renaissance drama (the most famous occurrence for many people being the play in which Hamlet captures the conscience of the king).



