Love on the High Seas

From 1977 to 1986, America went on vacation every Saturday night, beginning with short jaunts to Puerto Vallarta and graduating to longer trips to other ports of call, including Alaska, the Panama Canal, and Australia. American went on The Love Boat, vicariously...

The Green Hornet and Batman

In the superhero multiverse, Batman and the Green Hornet parallel each other. First, they’re not really superheroes.  As mortals, they rely on cunning, logic, and detective work to solve crimes. Second, they each have younger sidekicks.  Batman has Robin.  The...

Springfield’s First Family

The Simpsons began as cartoon shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987.  It was the debut year of the FOX network.  FOX expanded The Simpsons to a half-hour show in 1989.  The Simpsons got so popular that FOX moved America’s favorite dysfunctional family from...

American Television

America pervades television program titles.  Indeed, examples are plentiful. America’s Next Top Model, America’s Most Wanted, American Chopper, American Inventor, American Masters, American Hot Rod, American Justice, America’s Got Talent, American...

Television by the Numbers

Numbers play an integral role in the titles of television programs. One Tree Hill.   Murder One.  One on One.  Stargate SG-1. Two and a Half Men. Three’s Company. Foursome. Party of Five. Six Feet Under. Seven Days. Eight Is Enough. The Nine. Just the Ten of Us....