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Hopalong Cassidy
TV Series (1952 - 1954)
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Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 19, 1952
Status:
N/A
Runtime:
N/A
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Series Fun Facts
- On 11 August 2009 the US Postal Service issued a pane of twenty 44¢ commemorative postage stamps honoring early USA television programs. A booklet with 20 picture postal cards was also…
[show]On 11 August 2009 the US Postal Service issued a pane of twenty 44¢ commemorative postage stamps honoring early USA television programs. A booklet with 20 picture postal cards was also issued. The stamp honoring "Hopalong Cassidy" has a picture of its star, William Boyd, in character, with Topper the Horse. Other shows honored in the Early TV Memories issue were: The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955), "The Dinah Shore Show" (1951), Dragnet (1951), "The Ed Sullivan Show" (originally titled The Ed Sullivan Show), The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, "The Honeymooners" (1955)_, "The Howdy Doody Show" (original title: "Puppet Playhouse" (1947)), I Love Lucy, Kukla, Fran and Ollie, Lassie, The Lone Ranger (1949), Perry Mason, The Phil Silvers Show, The Red Skelton Show, "Texaco Star Theater" (titled The Milton Berle Show, 1954-1956), The Tonight Show (which began as "Tonight!" (1953)), The Twilight Zone (1959), and You Bet Your Life (1950).
[hide] - William Boyd insisted on speaking grammatical English during this series, because he knew so many children would be watching and wanted to set a good example.
- From 1949-53, NBC aired 52 theatrical Films of "Hopalong Cassidy" .This new series, (1952-54) , consisted of 40 new episodes made for TV, 1/2 hr in length, plus 12 additional theatrical…
[show]From 1949-53, NBC aired 52 theatrical Films of "Hopalong Cassidy" .This new series, (1952-54) , consisted of 40 new episodes made for TV, 1/2 hr in length, plus 12 additional theatrical features that were edited to fit the 30 minute time slot.
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