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‘The Jazz Singer’ (1959): A valuable, entertaining piece of vintage TV history

So, I tried to stay up with Jerry to watch the stars come out this past Labor Day weekend, but no matter how many channels I tried…I couldn’t find the telethon. What’s up―can all those kids walk now?

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‘NBC’s 60th Anniversary Celebration’: As the Peacock turns 100, here’s how it celebrated in 1986!

So apparently, not many of my 13 readers here at Drunk TV know that I have a separate blog—Mavis Movie Madness!…but mostly TV—most probably because absolutely no one reads it. Well, my intrepid editor thought it would be a good idea to cross-reference them, so here’s a piece I wrote about the NBC’s 60th Anniversary Celebration, that aired May 12th, 1986. Enjoy, you booze hounds!

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