On "The Waltons" on this day in 1973: When Miss Hunter (Mariclare Costello) is called away because of a family emergency, a substitute teacher (Catherine Burns) travels from New York City to fill in.

TNT presented musical special “The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True” in 1995, featuring Jewel as Dorothy, Jackson Browne as the Scarecrow, Roger Daltrey as the Tin Man, Nathan Lane as the Cowardly Lion, Debra Winger as the Wicked Witch, Natalie Cole as Glinda, and Lucie Arnaz as Aunt Em.

Pixar’s Toy Story, the first feature-length film created entirely with computer animation, debuted in theaters in 1995. It became the year’s highest-grossing domestic release.

🪩 📺 November 21, 2022: Charli D'Amelio and Mark Ballas were crowned champions of the 31st season of "Dancing with the Stars". This marked the last season for host Tyra Banks (after 3 seasons) and judge Len Goodman, who retired at the conclusion of the season, prior to his death five months later.

🪩 📺 November 21, 2017: Actor/singer Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold were crowned champions of the 25th season of "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC. Violinist Lindsey Stirling and Mark Ballas finished in second place, and actor Frankie Muniz and Witney Carson placed third.

📺 November 21, 1996: TV movie "Winchell" premiered on HBO. Stanley Tucci starred in his Emmy-winning portrayal of the influential and controversial gossip columnist Walter Winchell.

📺 November 21, 1996: On NBC's "Seinfeld", Kramer (Michael Richards) turned his apartment into a smoking lounge and all the smoke disfigured his face.

📺 November 21, 1996: On NBC's "Friends", an old sibling rivalry between Monica (Courteney Cox) and Ross (David Schwimmer) resurfaces and postpones Thanksgiving dinner when the gang decide to play a game of "touch" football.

🎬 November 21, 1931: Horror film “Frankenstein”, based on a stage adaptation of Mary Willstonecraft Shelley’s 1818 novel and starring Boris Karloff, opened in the United States. It spawned a number of sequels and spin-offs, and has had a significant impact on popular culture.

Christina Applegate reached a career high with her 2002 "Friends" guest spot as Amy Green, Rachel’s tactless sister. Her hilarious, scene-stealing performance earned her the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

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Diamonds, daisies, snowflakes… chestnuts, rainbows, springtime…She’s tinsel on a tree, she’s everything an every girl should be — That Girl herself! And today we wish Marlo Thomas a very happy 88th birthday!

One of the most controversial episodes of any sitcom historically was Maude Findlay’s (Bea Arthur) decision to have an abortion on Norman Lear’s “Maude,” which aired today in 1972. Approximately 30 stations across the country refused to air the episode.

After months of speculation, Kristin (Mary Crosby) was revealed as the person who shot J.R. (Larry Hagman) on CBS’ “Dallas” in 1980. An estimated 83 million people tuned in, which was more than the number of voters in that year's presidential election.

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The "Peanuts" animated special "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" originally premiered on CBS on this day in 1973. In 2000, ABC took over the annual broadcast rights. Then, in 2020, Apple acquired the full library of "Peanuts" specials for exclusive streaming on Apple TV+.

The "Dynasty" spin-off "The Colbys," which starred Charlton Heston, Stephanie Beacham, Barbara Stanwyck, and Katherine Ross, debuted on this day in 1985.

📺 November 20, 1997: In the "backwards" episode of NBC sitcom "Seinfeld", based on Harold Pinter's play "Betrayal," Elaine, Jerry and George attend Sue Ellen Mischke's wedding in India, while Kramer tries to reverse a deadly curse.

📺 November 20, 1997: On NBC's "Friends", after Chandler (Matthew Perry) caused Kathy (Paget Brewster) to leave Joey (Matt LeBlanc), Chandler agreed to lay in a closed wooden box during Thanksgiving as a way to beg Joey for forgiveness.

📺 November 20, 1991: On NBC's "Seinfeld", Jerry's brain and "male member" play chess against one another to decide whether he should keep dating a vacuous actress/model (guest star Tawny Kitaen).

📺 November 20, 1985: "The Colbys" began its two-season run on ABC. The "Dynasty" spin-off, which starred Charlton Heston, Stephanie Beacham, Barbara Stanwyck, and Katherine Ross, focused on the extended Colby family as Jeff (John James) relocated to California where Fallon (Emma Samms) resided.

📺 November 20, 1983: Miniseries "The Day After," which showed the aftermath of a fictional nuclear war, debuted on ABC. The cast included JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum, Jason Robards and John Lithgow. An average of approximately 100 million viewers had tuned in.

📺 November 20, 1982: Months after the release of her blockbuster movie "E.T.", 7-year-old Drew Barrymore hosted NBC's "Saturday Night Live". Musical guest was the rock band Squeeze.

🏈 November 20, 1982: In a game between Cal and Stanford, Cal's offense caught the ball and drove it downfield in a play that involved five rugby-style laterals. The Stanford Band ran onto the field to celebrate what they assumed was a Stanford win. However, Cal's Kevin Moen scored the winning TD.

📺 November 20, 1979: On ABC's "Three's Company", Jack felt the heat when he had to give a cooking lesson to the wife of a loan shark who wanted Jack for the main course.

🎬 November 20, 1976: “Rocky” premiered in New York City. It won three Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director (John G. Alildsen) and Best Film Editing. The film, made on a budget of $1.1 million, earned $225 million in global box office receipts, becoming the highest grossing films of the year.

📺 November 20, 1973: Peanuts animated special "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" first aired on CBS. ABC acquired the annual special in 2000. In 2020, Apple attained the rights to all Peanuts specials for its Apple TV+ service.

📺 November 20, 1959: "Time Enough at Last," the classic episode of "The Twilight Zone" with Burgess Meredith as a bookish man named Henry Bemis who survives a nuclear war, first aired on CBS. It was adapted from a short story in the Jan. 1953 edition of the magazine "If: Worlds of Science Fiction".

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Today we celebrate Oscar winner Estelle Parsons — best known for her Oscar-winning role in "Bonnie & Clyde" — on her 98th birthday. In recent years, Parsons plated Beverly, the sharp-tongued mother of Roseanne and Jackie, on "Roseanne" and "The Conners." Happy 98th, Estelle!

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One of my all-time favorites! “Terms of Endearment” from the book by Larry McMurtry, directed by James L. Brooks and starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson, premiered in New York in 1983. It won 5 Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, Actress and Supporting Actor.

"Time Enough at Last," the classic episode of "The Twilight Zone" with Burgess Meredith as a bookish little man named Henry Bemis who survives a nuclear war, arrived in 1959. The episode was adapted from a short story in the January 1953 edition of the magazine "If: Worlds of Science Fiction."

📺 November 19, 2013: On CBS drama "Person of Interest", Detective Joss Carter (Taraji P Henson) died in the midst of saving John Reese (Jim Caviezel) by taking a bullet shot by Officer-turned-fugitive Patrick Simmons (Robert John Burke).

📺 November 19, 1989: "Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again" premiered on CBS. The two-part miniseries about three young women who were looking to get themselves set up in an ever-changing world starred Mia Sara, Bruce Boxleitner, Hugh Grant, Maxwell Caulfield, and Courteney Cox.

🏈 November 19, 2018: The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 54-51, marking the first time in NFL history two teams scored at least 50 points in the same game. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for six touchdowns, the most ever on "Monday Night Football".

📺 💰 November 19, 1999: John Carpenter, the then-31 year old IRS employee from Connecticut, became the first ever top-prize winner in the entire "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" franchise when he won $1 million on the United States version on ABC.

📺 November 19, 1998: On NBC's "Friends", after recalling that she had accidentally cut off Chandler's toe when they were younger, Monica (Courteney Cox) sought his forgiveness by putting a turkey on her head. Chandler (Matthew Perry) is so amused that he inadvertently tells her he loved her.

📺 November 19, 1981: In a heart-wrenching episode-ender on CBS prime time soap "Knots Landing", Karen (Michele Lee) learns that her first husband Sid (Murray) did not survive the surgery he had after being paralyzed when his car in driven off the road. This episode earned Lee an Emmy nomination.

📺 November 19, 1980: CBS banned a commercial featuring then 15-year-old Brooke Shields, who sat in a suggestive pose in tight Calvin Klein jeans & delivered the line, "You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing." The ad was so provocative for its time that CBS refused to air it

📺 November 19, 1959: Animated "Rocky & His Friends" debuted on ABC. Soon after, it then moved to NBC Saturday mornings where it aired through 1964, and was also known as: "The Bullwinkle Show" (1961-64), and "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" and "The Adventures of Bullwinkle and Rocky" in syndication

Robert’s quirky habit of touching food to his chin on "Everybody Loves Raymond" was inspired by a real mannerism of Ray Romano’s brother. What is your odd habit?

The classic line where Marie calls herself a “trophy wife” (and Frank replies, “What contest in hell did I win?”) was not in the original script — it was a last-minute addition according to Phil Rosenthal.

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Part one of a series crossover between "Magnum, P.I." and "Murder, She Wrote" aired on CBS in 1986, where Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) visited Magnum (Tom Selleck) in Hawaii to investigate a murder case. And true to form, wherever Jessica Fletcher went, a dead body was never far behind!

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," and starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher, was released in 1975. The film won five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor and Actress in a Leading Role.

CBS banned a commercial in 1980 featuring then 15-year-old Brooke Shields, who sat in a suggestive pose in tight Calvin Klein jeans and delivered the line, "You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins? Nothing." The ad was so provocative for its time that CBS refused to broadcast it.

Animated “Rocky & His Friends” debuted in 1959, first airing on ABC before moving to NBC’s Saturday morning lineup through 1964.

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