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Is Abe Vigoda dead or alive??

I think he's still alive. He recently did one of the first of those Snickers commercials where he's playing football.

 

[Kent70]

Originally marketed as 'Fruit Smack', what do we call it today?

 

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Julia Duffy

 

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San Quintin prison.

 

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Penny Marshall was considered for the part of Gloria. At the time of the series she was married to Rob Reiner.

 

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He did well with a chain of car washes.

 

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Toma, a less well known short lived police detective show. Original run : 21 March 1973 – 10 May 1974

 

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Col. Flagg, when the series started he was a Lt. Col. Later in the series he was a full bird Col.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

I think he's still alive. He recently did one of the first of those Snickers commercials where he's playing football

Correct, Abe has been 90 years old for the last 30 years now

Originally marketed as 'Fruit Smack', what do we call it today?

KoolAid

 

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Producer Norman Lear's original choice for Archie was Mickey Rooney.

 

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The first instrument he learned to play was the harmonica.

 

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Harry Callahan's radio ID is Inspector 71.

 

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The intelligence agency McCall worked for was never mentioned, but it was an agency of the USA. It was also suggested that he worked previously for British intelligence.

 

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Because of a contract dispute, Frank Gorshin missed one episode and was replaced by John Astin. Also, the episode featuring the villain "The Puzzler" was originally written to feature The Riddler. Gorshin did return for one episode in the final season.

 

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[Ben Hogan]

Winston. Later changed to Ono.

 

[shack]

Early or later on as I suspect it increased as the show increased in popularity.