It Was a Thing on TV: Episodes 455 & 456 - Melba/Baby...I'm Back!

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)