The Pioneers of Television by Nathaniel Isom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu History of American Television Week Ten Discussion en-us 2020-10-30 04:36:39 UTC 2020-10-31 04:37:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f31a.png "They pushed boundaries with a smile." njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878121949 2020-10-31 00:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878121949 "It's the best job in showbiz because you don't have to memorize anything and you get to sit down." njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878123597 2020-10-31 00:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878123597 Henny Youngman on Hollywood Squares njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878127267 2020-10-31 00:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878127267 Florence Henderson tennis joke on Hollywood Squares njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878129924 2020-10-31 00:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878129924 Dick van Dyke auditioned to be the first host of The Price is Right njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878133365 He eventually declined because he thought the show would never succeed.]]> 2020-10-31 00:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878133365 Johnny Carson still holds the highest ratings of any host of a late night television show. njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878138121 2020-10-31 00:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878138121 The Steve Allen Sundae njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878153173 Steve Allen had himself covered in buckets full of ice cream on his late night show. ]]> 2020-10-31 00:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878153173 Jack Paar left the Tonight show after NBC censored one of his jokes. njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878166680 2020-10-31 01:00:20 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878166680 It took much convincing from NBC for Johnny Carson to return to hosting The Tonight Show. njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878168820 2020-10-31 01:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878168820 Johnny Carson was the most popular and the best paid person on television in the late 1960's. njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878172825 2020-10-31 01:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878172825 Jackie Gleason stole most of his jokes. njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878175473 2020-10-31 01:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878175473 Desi Arnaz introduced the idea of a live studio audience. njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878179680 2020-10-31 01:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878179680 Lucy Ball heavily rehearsed every episode of I Love Lucy njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878182324 2020-10-31 01:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878182324 Andy Griffith hated the idea of a live audience. njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878187858 2020-10-31 01:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878187858 Ed Sullivan often forgot his guests' names. njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878196466 2020-10-31 01:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878196466 Milton Berle played guitar on stage with Elvis njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878198812 2020-10-31 01:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878198812 Jonathan Winters thrived when improvising njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878201974 2020-10-31 01:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878201974 The Smothers Brothers television show njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878204047 2020-10-31 01:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878204047 Time Magazine crowned Flip Wilson as television's first black superstar. njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878205253 2020-10-31 01:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878205253 Learning From My Peers njisom https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878208772 2020-10-31 01:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/njisom/r9ntkyl1epf0h4vu/wish/878208772