TV Land May 2004 -- Before They Were Friends; Frasier Finale Stunt; Mother's Day, etc

[Pavan]

TV Land May 2004 --


Regular schedule:
Effective Monday, May 10:
Regular schedule changes:
WHAT'S NEW: THREE'S COMPANY
WHAT'S GONE: MISTER ED
Mon-Fri unless noted:
4:00PM & 4:30PM Green Acres (replaces Bewitched)
5:00PM & 5:30PM The Munsters (replaces Green Acres)
6:00PM & 6:30PM Leave it to Beaver (replaces The Munsters)
7:00PM & 7:30PM The Andy Griffith Show (replaces Leave it to Beaver)
8:00PM & 8:30PM Green Acres (replaces Andy Griffith/Munsters)
9:00PM & 9:30PM Leave it to Beaver (replaces Green Acres/Bewitched)
10:00PM & 10:30PM The Andy Griffith Show (replaces 10:30 p.m. Leave it to Beaver)
11:00PM & 11:30PM Three's Company (replaces Family Ties/Cheers)
12:00AM & 12:30AM Mon-Thurs Cheers (replaces Sanford & Son/All in the Family)
1:00AM & 1:30AM Mon-Thurs Family Ties (replaces MacGyver)
2:00AM Carol Burnett & Friends (replaces I Love Lucy)
2:30AM Bewitched (replaces Carol Burnett & Friends)
3:00AM The Waltons (replaces Mister Ed/Green Acres)





48 Hour Marathons:
TV Land will return the 48 Hour marathon starting May 8! Every Saturday and Sunday from 6am Saturday morning to 6am Monday morning:
Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9: Carol Burnett & Friends
Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16: Three's Company
Saturday, May 22 and Sunday, May 23: Green Acres
Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30: Cheers
Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6: Addams Family Launch




NEW TV Land Kitschen, "The Krofft Kitschen"
Effect. Friday, May 7, 2004
Friday NIGHTS ONLY 12:00AM TO 2:00AM ET/PT
TV Land Presents an all-new Kitschen line-up featuring classic Marty & Krofft shows, which started in April. Each month TV Land will air different shows from the Marty & Krofft library. This month's schedules follows:
12:00AM H.R. Pufnstuf
12:30AM H.R. Pufnstuf (replaces Lidsville)
1:00AM H.R. Pufnstuf (replaces Sigmund & The Sea Monsters)
1:30AM H.R. Pufnstuf (replaces Electra Woman & Dynagirl)






TV Land Specials


Mother's Day: Endora Style
Tuesday, May 4, 2004 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. ET/PT
The wildest mother of them all, is Endora of BEWITCHED. She hates her son-in-law very much, but she does care for her daughter. Does Endora really care about him? Find out on Mother's Day: Endora Style!

8:00PM #4 Mother Meet What's-His-Name?
Darrin returns home for his first meeting with Endora only to find that she has tied up some of the neighborhood boys.
8:30PM #24 Which Witch is Mine?
Endora transforms herself into an identical copy of Samantha, which causes problems when a young author falls for her.
9:00PM #50 Speak The Truth
Endora believes there would be instant chaos if humans only told the truth. To prove this, Endora places a statuette in Darrin's office which forces everyone, except Samantha, to tell the truth.
9:30PM #58 The Dancing Bear
When both Endora and Mrs. Stephens buy Tabatha the same toy bear, Endora uses her magical powers to make her toy bear dance.
10:00PM #62 Baby's First Paragraph
While Samantha and Darrin meet an important client, Endora baby-sits with Tabitha and promises not to use any magic. Yet when Mrs. Kravitz visits with her nephew Edgar and starts boasting about his intelligence, Endora supernaturally induces Tabitha to talk.
10:30PM #80 Endora Moves in for a Spell
Uncle Arthur and Endora clash over Tabitha's powers and debate who's to live across the street. They keep zapping a house there until Sam insists they make up.
11:00PM #120 Solid Gold Mother-In-Law
One of Darrin's is convinced that Endora is a saint and that Darrin mistreats her shamefully.
11:30PM #141 Samantha's Wedding Present
Endora offers Sam a belated wedding gift, makes peace with Darrin, then literally shrinks him down to size. He crawls into a liquor bottle that is found by a drunk





- "Before They Were 'Friends'"
Thursday, May 6, 2004 (Friends Series Finale Day!)
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Encores after the finale on NBC, from 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. ET/PT only on TV Land!
(In between at 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., tune in to NBC for the finale. TV Land is slated to air a black screen saying that, as of now.)
Before they were "Friends," the six members of "Friends" were guest-starring or starred in short lived sitcoms. Tonight you will see each of the six in six sitcoms before the 1994 debut of "Friends," in a TV Land exclusive.
6:00PM/10:00PM Ferris Bueller (Friends' Jennifer Aniston): "Sloan Again Naturally"
6:30PM/10:30PM Just the Ten of Us (Friends' Matt LeBlanc): TBA
7:00PM/11:00PM The Wonder Years (Friends' David Schwimmer): "Dinner Out"
7:30PM/11:30PM Who's the Boss? (Friends' Matthew Perry): "Roomies"
8:00PM/12:00AM Family Ties (Friends' Courtney Cox): "Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers"
8:30PM/12:30AM Cheers (Friends' Lisa Kudrow): "Two Girls for Every Boyd"





-"Frasier Finale Stunt"
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Before Frasier got his own show and moved to Seattle, he was in Boston hanging out with the gang from the Cheers bar. Tonight see the best of Frasier on Cheers, before the finale on Thursday, May 13 on NBC.
8:00PM Cheers: "Rebound, I"
8:30PM Cheers: "Rebound, II"
9:00PM Cheers: "Second Time Around"
9:30PM Cheers: "Abnormal Psychology"
10:00PM Cheers: "Dinner at Eight-ish"
10:30PM Cheers: "The Crane Mutiny"
11:00PM Cheers: "Severe Crane Damage"
11:30PM Cheers: "Don't Shoot, I'm Only the Psychiatrist"




- TV Land Moguls
Wednesdays 9-10 p.m., specially themed programming block representing the work of moguls seen in that evening's episode follows.

TV Land’s newest original series continue in May, highlighting the television greats who made television great started on Wednesday, April 21st and continues with a new episode every Wednesday night through the end of May. Following each episode will be programming related to the featured Moguls of that week.

Wednesday, May 5
9:00PM TV Land Moguls: The 70's: Part I. Because of their taste, style and tenacity, Grant Tinker (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda) and Norman Lear (All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude, Sanford & Son) changed the television landscape forever. They broke down barriers, opened viewers' minds, shed light on the world "outside the box" -- illuminating the human spirit. The creative atmosphere at their production companies nurtured several generations of TV's best talent.
(Reairs: Thursday, May 6 at 8:00am; Friday, May 7 at 5:00pm; Monday, May 10 at 2:00am; Tuesday, May 11 at 11:00am; and Wednesday, May 12 at 6:00pm.)
Programming from the Moguls 70's Part I episode 10pm-1am
10:00pm All in the Family (TV Land Mogul: Norman Lear) #2 Writing The President
10:30pm Jeffersons (TV Land Mogul: Norman Lear) #1 A Friend in Need
11:00pm Maude (TV Land Mogul: Norman Lear) #1 Maude's Problem
11:30pm Sanford and Son (TV Land Mogul: Norman Lear) #1 Crossed Swords
12:00am Mary Tyler Moore (TV Land Mogul: Grant Tinker) #127 Chuckles the Clown
12:30am Bob Newhart (TV Land Mogul: Grant Tinker) #1 Flying The Unfriendly Skies



Wednesday, May 12
9:00PM TV Land Moguls: The 70's: Part II. Although dismissed by the critics, Aaron Spelling and his partner Leonard Goldberg had one of the most prolific and profitable production company's in the 70's -- from Charlie's Angels and Starsky & Hutch to The Love Boat and Fantasy Island. Former advertising executive, Lee Rich's Lorimar Productions produces The Waltons and Eight Is Enough, but it's Dallas that brings phenomenal ratings success and signals the emergence of primetime soaps (Dynasty, Knots Landing). Garry Marshall strikes a chord with America's funny bone with hits like The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy.
(Reairs: Thursday, May 13 at 8:00am; Friday, May 14 at 5:00pm; Tuesday, May 18 at 11:00am)
Programming from the Moguls 70's Part II episode 10pm-3am
10:00pm Happy Days (TV Land Mogul: Garry Marshall) #1 All the Way
10:30pm Odd Couple (TV Land Mogul: Garry Marshall) #58 Password
11:00pm Mork and Mindy (TV Land Mogul: Garry Marshall) #1 Pilot
11:30pm Mork and Mindy (TV Land Mogul: Garry Marshall) #2 Pilot
12:00am Starsky and Hutch (TV Land Mogul: Aaron Spelling) #1 Savage Sunday
1:00am Charlie's Angels (TV Land Mogul: Aaron Spelling) #4 Angels in Chains
2:00am Love Boat (TV Land Mogul: Aaron Spelling) #1 Captain & The Lady/ One if by Land/ Centerfold



Wednesday, May 19
9:00PM TV Land Moguls: The 80's: Stephen J. Cannell dominated network primetime with action-adventure hits like Baretta, Rockford Files, the A-Team and Wiseguy. Stephen Bochco brought quirky, quality dramatic hits like Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and N.Y.P.D. Blue. The decade also saw the outrageous sitcoms from Witt-Thomas-Harris Productions, including Soap and Benson. Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner achieve the pinnacle of success with their groundbreaking comedy series, The Cosby Show, Roseanne and A Different World.
(Reairs: Friday, May 21 at 5:00pm; and Tuesday, May 25 at 11:00am)
Programming from the Moguls 80's episode 10pm-12am
10:00pm The Cosby Show (TV Land Moguls: Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner) #1 "Pilot"
10:30pm SOAP (TV Land Moguls: Witt-Thomas-Harris) #24 Guest Stars WKRP's Howard Hesseman and Gordon Jump
11:00pm The A-Team (TV Land Mogul: Stephen J. Cannell) #3 "Children of Jamestown" Super Bowl Episode


Wednesday, May 26
12:00PM TV Land Moguls: The 90's: Prolific writer/producer David E. Kelley dominates with Chicago Hope, Picket Fences, Alley McBeal and The Practice. Dick Wolf's New York- based Law & Order franchise debuts. In addition to hosting and producing his own late night show, comedian David Letterman forms World Wide Pants and together with Rob Burnett produces The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn, the dramatic series Ed and the hit sit-com Everybody Loves Raymond. Darren Star collaborated with mogul Aaron Spelling to deliver the hit series Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place. He later goes on to produce HBO's phenomenally successful series, Sex and The City, which follows the funny and sometimes shocking exploits of four single women in New York City. Jerry Bruckheimer, one of the most successful feature film producer's in the history of movies, brings his big-budget film style to the small screen. Combining state of the art visual effects with authenticity and realism -"feature-television," his hits include C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI Miami, and Without A Trace.
(Reairs: Friday, May 28 at 5:00pm and Tuesday, June 1 at 11:00am.)
Programming from the Moguls 80's episode 1pm-2:30PM
1:00pm Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Land Moguls: David E. Kelley and Stephen Bocho) #1 "Pilot"
1:30pm Picket Fences (TV Land Mogul: David E. Kelley) #1 "Pilot"






- Dick Van Dyke Stunt
Tuesday, May 18
9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. ET/PT
Reunion from 9 to 10 p.m.; classic episodes and specials to follow
Reunion encores on Wed. May 19 8-9pm
Last week CBS aired the Dick Van Dyke reunion episode. On Tuesday see original Dick Van Dyke episodes and the encore of the reunion episode.
9:00PM The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited: Rob and Sally receive a strange request from Alan Brady, who is not even sick, to write a eulogy for him before he dies -- one which he can read and have the chance to rewrite. The cast, all in character, reunites with Alan to reminisce about some of their favorite memories. Classic clips from the original series will be showcased.
10:00PM Dick Van Dyke Show: #51, "It May Look Like a Walnut"
10:30PM Dick Van Dyke Show: #128, "Coast to Coast Big Mouth"
11:00PM Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show
12:30AM The Alan Brady Show Special





- Three's Company Overnight Marathons
Wednesday, May 19; Thursday, June 20; and Friday, June 21
11:59 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night
With the 48 hour marathon airing last weekend, Three's Company was such a success, that TV Land will air three nights of Three's Company marathons from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. ET/PT.
Note: Three's Company's regular timeslot (11 and 11:30 p.m.) is pre-empted this Wednesday for TV Land Moguls and this Thursday for the Tony Randall tribute. Three's Company will air on Friday, which means, you can catch it from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. non-stop!

Wednesday, May 19 (Early Thursday)
12:00AM 002 - And Mother Makes Four Chrissy's visiting mother, not knowing that the girls have rented the spare room to Jack, causes havoc when she decides to spend the night with them.
12:30AM 004 - No Children, No Dogs Jack's fast-talking friend, Larry, gives Jack and the girls a puppy and the kids go to all lengths keeping this from Roper who forbids animals in his building.
1:00AM 005 - Jack the Giant Killer Jack has guilt feelings about not standing up to the tough guy who makes a play for Chrissy at the local pub and goes back the nest night to tell the Casanova off.
1:30AM 007 - Ground Rules Jack and Chrissy walk in while Janet is entertaining a date, fostering a new rule on privacy.
2:00AM 008 - Jack Looks for a Job Jack, realizing he can't meet his obligations to pay his share of the rent, gets a pert-time modeling job only to find out that he's expected to pose nude.
2:30AM 009 - Janet's Promotion Jack and Chrissy apparently do Janet a disfavor by talking her into trying for a promotion at the florist shop where she works.
3:00AM 010 - Strange Bedfellows When Chrissy and Janet go away for the weekend, Jack throws a wild party and Stanley Roper gets the morning-after blues.
3:30AM 011 - Chrissy's Date Chrissy falls for an older man she meets at the supermarket. Jack is jealous, but he's even more upset when Mr. Roper tells Jack and Janet that she knows the man's wife.
4:00AM 012 - Alone Together Janet moves in with Mrs. Roper while Mr. Roper is away on business, then stews about Jack and Chrissy being alone for the night in the trio's upstairs apartment.
4:30AM 015 - Chrissy's Night Out Jack defends Chrissy's honor when a man who misunderstood her friendliness shows up at the apartment and no one knows he's a cop.
5:00AM 018 - Jack's Uncle Roper's on a rampage for the rent so Jack's visiting uncle, a charming rascal, passes him a bad check.
5:30AM 019 - Helen's Job A ruffled Helen Roper takes a cafeteria job to teach husband Stanley a lesson, but returns a wreck from the experience.

Thursday, May 20 (Early Friday)
12:00AM 021 - The Gift Jack becomes caught in a dilemma when Chrissy believes he has bought her an expensive birthday present and the gift turns out to be a surprise for Roper's wife.
12:30AM 022 - The Rivals Jack becomes entangled in a feud between his two roommates when Janet accuses Chrissy of stealing a handsome young executive from her.
1:00AM 023 - The Baby Sitters A tiny tyke terrorizes Jack and Chrissy with the threat of tears after Janet presses them into service as inexperienced, substitute sitters.
1:30AM 024 - Home Movies Chrissy cranks out amateur movies of Jack and Janet, and is misled into thinking she has an "interesting" talent for film making.
2:00AM 027 - Will the Real Jack Tripper Jack is in a panic- and in the doghouse with Chrissy and Janet - when a young pregnant woman arrives at the house and names him as the father.
2:30AM 028 - Days of Beer and Weeds Jack, Chrissy and Janet find out how far Mr. Roper's garden has gone to pot when they find some unusual plants while weeding it.
3:00AM 029 - Chrissy Come Home Episode description is not available
3:30AM 030 - Bird Song Jack and Chrissy offer to baby-sit for Stanley Roper's parakeet in exchange for a couple of concert tickets.
4:00AM 032 - Double Date Jack lies to his girlfriend in order to keep a date with his new romantic interest.
4:30AM 033 - Good Old Reliable Janet The women in Jack's life go to a nude beach protest and run into trouble with the cops.
5:00AM 034 - Love Diary Curious landlord Stanley Roper sneaks a peek at an X-rated diary Chrissy is typing and suddenly gets the idea that Chrissy is in love with him.
5:30AM 036 - Helen's Rendezvous Mysterious phone calls and secret meetings lead Jack, Janet and Chrissy to believe that Helen Roper is having an illicit fling with her husband's best friend.

Friday, May 21
(Regular airings)
11:00PM 014 - Cyrano de Tripper - Chrissy whose skills in the kitchen aren't exactly sharp, invites a gourmet to share a home-cooked dinner, then pleads with Jack to be her secret stand-in-chef.
11:30PM 015 - Chrissy's Night Out Jack defends Chrissy's honor when a man who misunderstood her friendliness shows up at the apartment and no one knows he's a cop.
(The last night of the 3 night marathon is tonight)
12:00AM 038 - Chrissy and the Guru Jack and Janet face the danger of losing Chrissy to a fast-talking guru who dazzles her into believing her place is at his side - in a distant commune.
12:30AM 039 - Larry's Bride Jack finds himself in hot water when best friends Larry's girl says she still has a mad crush on him.
1:00AM 041 - The Crush Janet and Chrissy angrily blame Jack for sending them on a wild goose chase to a nonexistent party, never dreaming that it is the Roper's teenage house guest who wants them out of the way so she can have all to herself.
1:30AM 042 - The Kleptomaniac Jack and Janet are shocked as evidence mounts that Chrissy seems compelled to steal, not only from them but also from the Ropers.
2:00AM 003 - Roper's Niece Roper feels convinced that his niece will be safe going out with Jack, and Jack would rather be with Janet and Chrissy celebrating Janet's birthday, until he sees the niece.
2:30AM 013 - Roper's Car Greed tarnishes Mr. Roper's integrity when he is led to believe his old car is a valuable classic after he has sold it for $200 to Jack, Janet and Chrissy.
3:00AM 016 - Stanley Casanova Only Jack knows the truth when Chrissy, Janet and Mrs. Roper think that Stanley is fooling around with another woman.
3:30AM 017 - Janet's High School Sweetheart Janet looses her cool when the groovy guy and campus Adonis of her high school shows up for a date, and Jack and Chrissy conspire to leave them alone in the apartment.
4:00AM 025 - -Jack in the Flower Shop All work no play makes Jack an angry boy when Janet hires him to work for her and acts like a tough boss.
4:30AM 035 - The Fast Jack gets caught in an exasperating willpower contest with Chrissy to determine whether he can give up women for longer than she can give up food.
5:00AM 044 - Eleanor's Return Jack believes Janet and Chrissy are going to oust him from the apartment when their former roommate suddenly shows up.
5:30AM 045 - The Older Woman Janet and Chrissy think it's great when they learn that Jack is dating a "fantastic" older woman.






- TV Land Salutes Tony Randall
Thursday, May 20
9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
TV Land salutes this TV legend who passed away recently with an Odd Couple Marathon.
9 p.m. The Jury Story
Felix tells the story of how he and Oscar first met while on jury duty. Upon learning that the man they helped send to jail has been released, Felix recalls the trouble he had when the jury was locked up. Guest stars Barney Martin.
9:30 p.m. The Odd Couple Meet Their Host
Oscar and Felix both appear on a popular talk show hosted by David Steinberg
10 p.m. Password
Allen Ludden invites Oscar to be a celebrity contestant on his ABC show and eager Felix persuades him to accept the offer and to take him along as his partner. Guest stars Allen Ludden and Betty White, as themselves.
10:30 p.m. My Strife In Court
Oscar receives four tickets to a hit Broadway show and invites Felix and Miriam to be his guests, planning to get a date for himself. But when he is unable to find a girl, he gives Felix the extra ticket to dispose of. This episode contains the classic blackboard scene with "assume." Guest stars Elinor Donahue.
11pm Lets Make A Deal
After burning a hole in Felix's bed, Oscar despairs of raising the money for a new one. But a poker session with his old college friend, Monty Hall, leads to an idea. Guest stars Monty Hall
11:30pm The Flying Felix
Oscar tires to cure Felix of his fear of flying so he can cover a photo assignment in Houston







COMING IN JUNE... Father's Day Sanford & Son Marathon, Fatherhood Week (classic sitcoms, to promote Nick@Nite's Fatherhood), TV Land Weddings III, and The Addams Family joins the line-up and will have a 48 hour marathon...

[barwars]

May is without-a-doubt the BEST month (in terms of TV) in EVERY way you look at it.
TC returns to N@N
"Frasier" says farewell.
COUNTLESS TVDVDs
AND TVLand Moguls!!

[ClassicComedyFan2]

The TV Land Kitchen has sunk when they took Batman off.

No changes to the regular schedule? At least that means Green Acres and Carol Burnett are safe...for now...

Bewitched Marathon? Can't be bad?

Friends Finale Stunt? I don't like Friends, but this mini-marathon sounds interesting. I've never seen the Ferris Bueller TV show and have also never seen The Wonder Years, Who's The Boss, or Just the Ten of Us.

Frasier's ending? Oh well, at least the DVDs will still be coming. This mini-marathon's not bad either, but I would have picked different eppies.

TV Land Moguls 70s Part I is disappointing. Although another airing of Chuckles the Clown doesn't hurt.

TV Land Moguls 70s Part II is much, much better. Odd Couple's "Password" !!!! Mork & Mindy's crossover pilot! And, I've never seen Charlie's Angels or Starsky & Hutch.

TV Land Moguls 80s is blah. A-Team is good, but that's it.

TV Land Moguls 90s is not remotely interesting.

Now, June is looking very interesting...

[TVJunkie101]

Wow, all in all I'm pretty happy with the specials for May (and April). Those look pretty good. Nice to see at least one episode of so many of those unused shows (Mork and Mindy, etc.). One episode is better than nothing at all I guess.

[JT]

On the whole, I'm happy, but I am a tad bit disapointed in some things...

"Friends" thingy...
6:00PM/10:00PM Ferris Bueller (Friends' Jennifer Aniston): "Sloan Again Naturally"
6:30PM/10:30PM Just the Ten of Us (Friends' Matt LeBlanc): TBA
7:00PM/11:00PM The Wonder Years (Friends' David Schwimmer): "Dinner Out"
7:30PM/11:30PM Who's the Boss? (Friends' Matthew Perry): "Roomies"
8:00PM/12:00AM Family Ties (Friends' Courtney Cox): "Invasion of the Psychologist Snatchers"
8:30PM/12:30AM Cheers (Friends' Lisa Kudrow): "Two Girls for Every Boyd"

It's no secret that I hate "Friends," but I'll be watching this for sure. Never saw FB, but I love the movie, and the fact that the first two hours of programming are shows not currently on either TVLand or NAN makes me VERY happy.

TVLand Moguls the 70s
10:00pm All in the Family (TV Land Mogul: Norman Lear) #2 Writing The President
10:30pm Jeffersons (TV Land Mogul: Norman Lear) #1 A Friend in Need
11:00pm Maude (TV Land Mogul: Norman Lear) #1 Maude's Problem
11:30pm Sanford and Son (TV Land Mogul: Norman Lear) #1 Crossed Swords
12:00am Mary Tyler Moore (TV Land Mogul: Grant Tinker) #127 Chuckles the Clown
12:30am Bob Newhart (TV Land Mogul: Grant Tinker) #1 Flying The Unfriendly Skies

AITF, I expected, MTM too. Great to see Maude and Bob join in the fun also, but five Lear shows? FIVE? I think they should have tried to get "Rhoda" and/or "WKRP in Cincinatti" to even it out.

TVLand Moguls the 70s Part II
10:00pm Happy Days (TV Land Mogul: Garry Marshall) #1 All the Way
10:30pm Odd Couple (TV Land Mogul: Garry Marshall) #58 Password
11:00pm Mork and Mindy (TV Land Mogul: Garry Marshall) #1 Pilot
11:30pm Mork and Mindy (TV Land Mogul: Garry Marshall) #2 Pilot
12:00am Starsky and Hutch (TV Land Mogul: Aaron Spelling) #1 Savage Sunday
1:00am Charlie's Angels (TV Land Mogul: Aaron Spelling) #4 Angels in Chains
2:00am Love Boat (TV Land Mogul: Aaron Spelling) #1 Captain & The Lady/ One if by Land/ Centerfold

HD I expected, but not OC and M&M, both of which I am happy about. S&H doesn't make sense because thay aired a whole four hour marathon of it in March. They could have got another Spelling show, and I'm sure you all know which show I am referring to. CA, I'm very happy about, even though I've seen that episode a millions times. And LB isn't a big surprise. No Lorimar? They're going to talk about Lorimar/Lee Rich, but not going to show any of his shows? Not even the "Waltons"? I'm sure you all know which two shows I would have preferred though...

TVLand Moguls the 80s
10:00pm The Cosby Show (TV Land Moguls: Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner) #1 "Pilot"
10:30pm SOAP (TV Land Moguls: Witt-Thomas-Harris) #24 Guest Stars WKRP's Howard Hesseman and Gordon Jump
11:00pm The A-Team (TV Land Mogul: Stephen J. Cannell) #3 "Children of Jamestown" Super Bowl Episode

Definatly not surprised with TCS, and when I saw that Witt-Thomas-Harris was going to be featured, I was sure they were going to show "Soap." Haven't seen "The A Team" in a while, so I'll watch it.

TVLand Moguls the 90s
10:00pm Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Land Moguls: David E. Kelley and Stephen Bocho) #1 "Pilot"
10:30pm Picket Fences (TV Land Mogul: David E. Kelley) #1 "Pilot"

Haven't seen DHMD in a while, so I'll watch that. Never even saw PF, so I might watch that. I would have preferred them airing "Melrose Place" for Darren Star instead of two Kelley shows, though.

The special Box Set is interesting. Could this be a return of something that should have never left in the first place?

[Pavan]

Press Release on the Moguls Blocks:

TV'S MOST POWERFUL AND SUCCESSFUL PRODUCERS PROFILED IN TV LAND MOGULS

Merv Griffin Hosts Six-Part Documentary Series to Premiere on April 21
Narrated by Actor Adam Arkin

Santa Monica, CA, April 14, 2004 - TV Land, the network home to the best programming from television history, profiles television's most influential movers and shakers in the medium's history in a six-part documentary series entitled TV Land Moguls. Hosted by television veteran Merv Griffin, each one-hour installment chronicles the creative pioneers who indelibly influenced the television industry. The series is narrated by actor Adam Arkin ("Chicago Hope", "8 Simple Rules ..."). The announcement was made by Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land and Nick at Nite.

Produced by the award-winning CBS News Productions, the documentary series is presented in six installments, with each installment focusing on a decade -- from television's rise in the early 1950's to date. The series highlights the creativity, innovation and business acumen that brought about significant contributions to the television industry as well as considerable
personal wealth to the individual producers. The first episode of TV Land Moguls will premiere on Wednesday, April 21 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), with subsequent installments airing on the ensuing Wednesdays at 9:00 PM, ET/PT. Immediately following each telecast TV Land will present a specially-themed programming block representing the work of moguls seen in that evening's
episode.

Each installment presents the select group of producers and their
significant creative contributions. Among the roster of celebrated producers featured are Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Sheldon Leonard, Danny Thomas, Carl Reiner, Quinn Martin, Sherwood Schwartz, Norman Lear, Grant Tinker, Aaron Spelling, Garry Marshall, Stephen J. Cannell, Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Stephen Bochco, Dick Wolf, Rob Burnett, Darren Star and Jerry Bruckheimer.

Along with rarely seen archival footage, the series also features interviews with many of the actors and actresses who starred in the television programs showcased, including Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Marlo Thomas, Efrem Zimabalist, Jr., Tony Randall, John Amos, Mary Kay Place, Jean Stapleton, Henry Winkler, Gavin McLeod, Alec Baldwin, Joan Van Ark, Ricardo Montalban, Betty White, James Garner, Robert Guillaume, Dennis Franz, Jimmy Smits, Camryn Manheim, Jesse Martin, Jason Priestley, Sarah Jessica Parker, William Petersen, David Caruso and Anthony LaPaglia.



Following is a brief synopsis of each episode:

* The 50's: Television's Golden Age
It was during this time that celebrated television icons
Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Sheldon Leonard and Danny Thomas developed breakthrough television production and 3-camera filming before a live audience. They were instrumental in moving TV production to Los Angeles and created quality, character-driven sitcoms that were ratings winners.

* The 60's
Quinn Martin and Jack Webb brought gritty crime drama and
feature film production quality to the television screen at this
time. Concurrently, Sherwood Schwartz and Paul Henning found success with zany sitcoms including The Beverly Hillbillies and Gilligan's Island.

* The 70's - Part I
Because of their taste, style and tenacity, Grant Tinker
(The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda) and Norman Lear (All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude, Sanford & Son) changed the television landscape forever. This installment of TV Land Moguls focuses on how they broke down barriers, opened viewers' minds, and shed light on the world "outside the box" -- illuminating the human spirit. The creative atmosphere
at their production companies nurtured several generations of TV's best talent.

* The 70's - Part II
Although dismissed by the critics, Aaron Spelling and his
partner Leonard Goldberg had one of the most prolific and profitable production company's in the 1970's -- from Charlie's Angels and Starsky & Hutch to The Love Boat and Fantasy Island. Meanwhile, former advertising executive Lee Rich's Lorimar Productions produces The Waltons and Eight Is Enough. However, it's Dallas that brings phenomenal ratings
success and signals the emergence of primetime soaps (Dynasty, Knots Landing, and Garry Marshall strikes a chord with America's funny bone with hits like The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy.

* The 80's
Stephen J. Cannell dominated network primetime with
action-adventure hits like Baretta, Rockford Files, the A-Team and Wiseguy in the 1980's. Stephen Bochco brought quirky, quality, dramatic hits like Hill Streeet Blues, L.A. Law and N.Y.P.D. Blue to the small screen. The decade also saw the outrageous sitcoms from Witt-Thomas-Harris Productions, including Soap and Benson. Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner achieve the pinnacle of success with their groundbreaking comedy series, The
Cosby Show, Roseanne and A Different World.

* The 90's
Prolific writer/producer David E. Kelley dominates with
Chicago Hope, Picket Fences, Ally McBeal and The Practice at this time. Dick Wolf's New York-based Law & Order franchise debuts, and in addition to hosting and producing his own late night show, comedian David Letterman forms World Wide Pants with Rob Burnett and the two produce The Late,
Late Show with Craig Kilborn, the dramatic series Ed and the hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Darren Star collaborates
with mogul Aaron Spelling to deliver the hit series Beverly Hills,
90210 and Melrose Place. He later goes on to produce HBO's phenomenally successful and groundbreaking series, Sex and The City, which follows the funny and sometimes shocking exploits of four single women in New York City. Jerry Bruckheimer, one of the most successful feature film producer's in the history of film, brings his big-budget film style to
the small screen. Combining state of the art visual effects with authenticity and realism -"feature-television," his hits include
C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation, C.S.I. Miami, and Without A
Trace.

Below is the programming which will accompany each week's installment of Moguls:

Wednesday, April 21: The 50's:
9 p.m. TV Land Moguls: The 50's
10 p.m. I Love Lucy, #30, Lucy Does a Commercial
10:30 p.m. Lucy Show, #42, Lucy Puts Out a Fire at the Bank
11 p.m. Star Trek, #42. Trouble with Tribbles
11:30 p.m. Make Room for Daddy, #1, Uncle Daddy
12 a.m. The Andy Griffith Show, #96, Opie and the Birdman
12:30 a.m. The Dick Van Dyke Show, #51, It May Look Like a Walnut

Wednesday, April 28: The 60's:
9 p.m. TV Land Moguls: The 60's
10 p.m. Adam-12, #1, The Impossible Mission
10:30 p.m. Dragnet, #1, The Human Bomb
11 p.m. Petticoat Junction, #1, Dear Minerva
11:30 p.m. Green Acres, #1, Oliver Buys a Farm
12 a.m. The Fugitive, Last episode

Wednesday, May 5: The 70's Part I:
9 p.m. TV Land Moguls: The 70's Part I
10 p.m. All in the Family, #2, Writing the President
10:30 p.m. The Jeffersons, #1, A Friend in Need
11 p.m. Maude, #1, Maude's Problem
11:30 p.m. Sanford and Son, #1, Crossed Swords
12 a.m. The Mary Tyler Moore Show, #127, Chuckles the Clown
12:30 a.m. The Bob Newhart Show, #1, Flying the Unfriendly Skies

Wednesday, May 12: The 70's Part II:
9 p.m. TV Land Moguls: The 70's Part II
10 p.m. Happy Days, #1, All the Way
10:30 p.m. Odd Couple, #58, Password
11 p.m. Mork and Mindy, #1, Pilot
11:30 p.m. Starsky and Hutch, #1, Savage Sunday
12:30 a.m. Charlie's Angels, #4, Angels in Chains
1:30 a.m. Love Boat, #1, Captain & the Lady/One if by Land/Centerfold

Wednesday, May 19: The 80's:
9 p.m. TV Land Moguls: The 80's
10 p.m. The Cosby Show, #1, Pilot
10:30 p.m. Soap, #24
11 p.m. A-Team, #3, Children of Jamestown

Wednesday, May 26: The 90's:
9 p.m. TV Land Moguls: The 90's
10 p.m. Doogie Howser, #1, Pilot
10:30 p.m. Picket Fences, #1, Pilot

Brett Alexander is Executive Producer of TV Land Moguls. Bob Waldman, Jan Legnitto, Jan Albert, and Margaret Murphy serve as producers. The series was created by Bob Waldman. Overseeing for TV Land is Sal Maniaci, Vice President, Production and Development for TV Land and Nick at Nite. Overseeing for CBS is Margery Baker Riker, Vice President, CBS News Productions.

Now seen in over 82 million U.S. homes, TV Land's program mix features popular dramas, sitcoms, westerns, Retromercials(r) and a TV-referential interstitial environment, all programmed with a specific audience in mind - the first generation of Americans to grow up watching television and features all time classic hits like All In The Family, I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie.

[Pavan]

Before They Were Friends Press Release:

TV LAND GOES ON A FRENZY WHEN CLASSIC TV SALUTES FINAL EPISODE OF FRIENDS



May 6 Salute Features Performers "Before They Were Friends" and People Reminding Viewers to Watch Friends


Santa Monica, CA, April 19, 2004 - As a fitting tribute to Friends, one of television's most popular and enduring sitcoms, TV Land will go on a complete frenzy and pre-empt regularly scheduled programming to salute the series on Thursday, May 6 -- the night of the finale.

TV Land's tribute to Friends will feature two central components. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET/PT, the network will showcase programming featuring each of the cast members in roles "Before They Were Friends" including: Jennifer Aniston in Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Lisa Kudrow in Cheers; Courtney Cox in Family Ties; Matthew Perry in Who's the Boss?; David Schwimmer in The Wonder Years and Matt LeBlanc in Just the 10 of Us. Then, at 9 p.m., for the entire hour that the Friends finale is airing, TV Land will be closed for business. Instead of regularly scheduled programming, viewers tuning in to TV Land will be treated to a room full of TV Land staffers - purportedly watching the Friends finale -- periodically addressing the camera to remind viewers that the Friends finale is on and that we really aren't airing anything so there's no point staying tuned. TV Land will rebroadcast all six episodes of "Before They Were Friends" beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

The last time TV Land pre-empted programming to pay tribute to a series was in 1998 to salute the finale of Seinfeld. Throughout the entire hour, TV Land aired nothing to salute the show about nothing. The only thing seen on the channel was an image of TV Land's closed office doors accompanied by a note explaining that the network would return after the conclusion of Seinfeld's finale.

"The end of Friends is the end of an era in television history," states Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land and Nick at Nite. "Friends has proven itself to be a 'modern classic' and TV Land wants to be sure no viewers accidentally miss this historic television event."

Now seen in over 82 million U.S. homes, TV Land's program mix features popular dramas, sitcoms, westerns, Retromercials(r) and a TV-referential interstitial environment, all programmed with a specific audience in mind - the first generation of Americans to grow up watching television and features all time classic hits like All In The Family, I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie.

[JT]

They should have never done it all to begin with. TVLand is supposed to be an escape for those of us who don't like the mainstream current shows. I don't usually watch TVLand Primetime, but I am very upset that they are going to do this, it's the most asinine thing I have ever seen a TV channel do.

[Adamantium]

Originally posted by JT
They should have never done it all to begin with. TVLand is supposed to be an escape for those of us who don't like the mainstream current shows. I don't usually watch TVLand Primetime, but I am very upset that they are going to do this, it's the most asinine thing I have ever seen a TV channel do.

I agree completely.

Quote:
"The end of Friends is the end of an era in television history," states Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land and Nick at Nite. "Friends has proven itself to be a 'modern classic' and TV Land wants to be sure no viewers accidentally miss this historic television event."

Idiotic. That about sums up that statement.

I'm thinking about giving up on TV Land, too. If this is the way they're gonna run their channel, I'll just stick to my tapes and DVDs.

[TVJunkie101]

This is absolutely ridiculous.

I agree totally with JT and TVAdam. Why do they have to do this? Well, whenever TBS loses Friends, we sure know what will take the place of Cosby Show on N@N as the numero uno show LOL.

I have nothing against Friends. I caught an episode the other day, it was funny. But the fact is, it's just a show. Why is it being treated like it's the best thing since sliced bread? Oh well, nothing we can do about it I guess. If TV Land wants to lose viewers for an hour, so be it, lol.

[FamilyTiesGOP]

I thought it was really stupid when they did it for Seinfeld and I think it is even more stupid to do it for Friends. Not everyone will be watching Friends. I think the TV guide said only 50-60 million people will be. More watched the series finale of Cheers and MASH. I for one will NOT be watching Friends or the stupid tribute to them.

[barwars]

Originally posted by pavanbadal
Wednesday, April 21: The 50's:
9 p.m. TV Land Moguls: The 50's
10 p.m. I Love Lucy, #30, Lucy Does a Commercial
10:30 p.m. Lucy Show, #42, Lucy Puts Out a Fire at the Bank
11 p.m. Star Trek, #42. Trouble with Tribbles
11:30 p.m. Make Room for Daddy, #1, Uncle Daddy
12 a.m. The Andy Griffith Show, #96, Opie and the Birdman
12:30 a.m. The Dick Van Dyke Show, #51, It May Look Like a Walnut

Is "Star Trek" a half hour or hour long show??
Im gonna record the whole thing anyways -- but was just wondering.
Im not a fan -- and IMO, the shorter the better.

[Pavan]

Originally posted by barwars88
Is "Star Trek" a half hour or hour long show??
Im gonna record the whole thing anyways -- but was just wondering.
Im not a fan -- and IMO, the shorter the better.

That press release has some errors. Check my post in the April thread for the correct times for tonight.

[KJH278]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by JT
[B]On the whole, I'm happy, but I am a tad bit disapointed in some things...


TVLand Moguls the 70s
10:00pm All in the Family (TV Land Mogul: Norman Lear) #2 Writing The President
10:30pm Jeffersons (TV Land Mogul: Norman Lear) #1 A Friend in Need
11:00pm Maude (TV Land Mogul: Norman Lear) #1 Maude's Problem
11:30pm Sanford and Son (TV Land Mogul: Norman Lear) #1 Crossed Swords
12:00am Mary Tyler Moore (TV Land Mogul: Grant Tinker) #127 Chuckles the Clown
12:30am Bob Newhart (TV Land Mogul: Grant Tinker) #1 Flying The Unfriendly Skies

AITF, I expected, MTM too. Great to see Maude and Bob join in the fun also, but five Lear shows? FIVE? I think they should have tried to get "Rhoda" and/or "WKRP in Cincinatti" to even it out.

TVLand Moguls the 70s Part II
10:00pm Happy Days (TV Land Mogul: Garry Marshall) #1 All the Way
10:30pm Odd Couple (TV Land Mogul: Garry Marshall) #58 Password
11:00pm Mork and Mindy (TV Land Mogul: Garry Marshall) #1 Pilot
11:30pm Mork and Mindy (TV Land Mogul: Garry Marshall) #2 Pilot
12:00am Starsky and Hutch (TV Land Mogul: Aaron Spelling) #1 Savage Sunday
1:00am Charlie's Angels (TV Land Mogul: Aaron Spelling) #4 Angels in Chains
2:00am Love Boat (TV Land Mogul: Aaron Spelling) #1 Captain


Why do they have crappy show like Charlie's angles and maude, not great shows like EMERGENCY!

[Pavan]

Official release on the Bewitched Mother's Day Stunt:

"Oh Durwood!"
It's Mother's Day on TV Land, Endora Style


TV Land Celebrates with Bewitched's Favorite Mom

Santa Monica, CA, May 1, 2004 - It's a spell-bound Mother's Day on TV Land viewers will enjoy a Mother's Day filled with incantations and hexes as Endora casts her spells in Bewitched: "Mother's Day Endora Style." Beginning on Tuesday, May 4 at 8:00pm to 12:00am ET/PT, (encore presentation Sunday, May 9, 4:00pm-8:00pm ET/PT), viewers will celebrate Mother's Day with eight classic episodes as the network pays homage to the Mother of all Mother in Laws.

The first telecast of Bewitched aired in 1964, featuring the wedding of Samantha and Darrin, a young witch and a mere mortal. Yearning for normality, Samantha vowed never to use witchcraft again, but her relatives did not make the same promise, especially her mother, Endora. Unexpected visits by mischievous witches and warlocks combined with Endora's antics created pandemonium in the Stephens's household.



TV Land's "Mother's Day Endora Style" schedule is as follows:

8:00pm - Bewitched #4 Mother Meet What's His Name?
Darrin returns home for his first meeting with Endora only to find that she has tied up some of the neighborhood boys.

8:30pm - Bewitched #24 Which Witch is Mine?
Endora transforms herself into an identical copy of Samantha, which causes problems when a young author falls for her.

9:00pm - Bewitched #50 Speak The Truth
Endora believes there would be instant chaos if humans only told the truth. To prove this, Endora places a statuette in Darrin's office forcing everyone, except Samantha, to tell the truth.

9:30pm - Bewitched #58 The Dancing Bear
When both Endora and Mrs. Stephens buy Tabitha the same toy bear, Endora uses her magical powers to make her toy bear dance.

10:00pm - Bewitched #62 Baby's First Paragraph
While Samantha and Darrin meet an important client, Endora baby-sits with Tabitha and promises not to use any magic. Already tired of hand-me-downs and believing that his stepmother hates him, Bobby starts packing when his brothers and stepsisters don't include him in their plans and leave him at home alone.

10:30pm - Bewitched #80 Endora Move in for a Spell
Uncle Arthur and Endora clash over Tabitha's powers and debate who's to live across the street. They keep zapping a house there until Sam insists they make up.

11:00pm - Bewitched #120 Solid Gold Mother In Law
One of Darrin's partners is convinced that Endora is a saint and that Darrin mistreats her shamefully.

11:30pm - Bewitched #141 Samantha's Wedding Present
Endora offers Sam a belated wedding gift.

Now seen in over 82 million U.S. homes, TV Land's program mix features popular dramas, sitcoms, westerns, Retromercials(r) and a TV-referential interstitial environment, all programmed with a specific audience in mind - the first generation of Americans to grow up watching television and features all time classic hits like All In The Family, I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie.