This week on It Was a Thing on TV we continue our celebration of Black History Month
First in Episode 455, Broadway legend Melba Moore was given a starring vehicle for her own CBS sitcom in Early 1986. Sadly, it had the misfortune of premiering the same day as a tragic news story.
However, was the news story the reason the show failed or something else entirely?
Then in Episode 456, Demond Wilson’s first post-Sanford and Son role was in this series, as a husband who abandoned his wife and family for seven years and was legally declared dead. Not only was Wilson back on TV after a short time away, but baby, he’s back for his family.
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Timestamps
0:11 – The Russell Westbrook Update All-Star Break Edition Cold Open
5:34 – Melba
54:05 – Baby…I’m Back!
1:31:16 – This Week in Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour History (2/20/84-2/24/84)
https://ptbnpop.podbean.com/e/it-was-a-thing-on-tv-episodes-455-456-melbababyim-back/
