Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings Book

Preface 1

Adolescence 5

"Adult Film" Actresses (see also Nudity and Sexuality) 16

Adventurers 18

Africa 20

African American Performers and Characters 20

After-School Hangouts see Teen After-School Hangouts Aliens 24

American Indian Performers and Characters 28

Angels 32

Animals (see also Talking Animals and Machines) 34

Arizona 37

Asian American Performers and Characters 37

Australia 40

Aviators see Pilots

Babies 40

Ballet 41

Baltimore 42

Bars (see also Restaurants) 42

Beaches and Islands 46

Biblical see Religious Characters

Blind see Visually Impaired Characters

Boston 49

Broadway and Stage Shows 50

Butlers see Housekeepers

Café see Bars; Restaurants

California 59

Camps 61

Canada 62

Cars (see also Gadgets; Talking Animals and Machines; Taxi Cabs; Truckers) 62

Cartoons 64

Chicago 68

Children - Extraordinary 69

Children's Programs - Pioneering Years, 1941-1969 (see also Adolescence; Cartoons; Children - Extraordinary; Fairy Tales; Puppets; Teenagers) 71

Christmas see Holiday Specials

Circus and Carnivals (see also Clowns) 72

The Civil War 73

Clowns (see also Circus and Carnivals) 74

Clubs and Lodges 75

Color Broadcasting 77

Comedies see Sitcoms

Computers-Extraordinary (see also Talking Animals and Machines) 77

Con Artists 79

Connecticut 81

Cooking-Pioneering Years, 1945-1970 81

Country Folk 82

Cross Dressers 83

Cuban American Performers and Characters (see also Latino Performers and Characters; Mexican American Performers and Characters; Puerto Rican Performers and Characters) 85

Detectives see Men - Law Enforcers; Women - Law Enforcers

The Devil (for God-related programs see also Religious Programs) 86

Diners see Restaurants

District Attorneys (see also Lawyers; Judges) 86

Doctors (see also Women - Nurses) 88

Drama (see also Drama-Repeat Series) 92

Drama-Repeat Series 99

"Dumb Blondes" see Women-"Dumb Blondes"

Dwarves see Little People

Elderly see Senior Citizens

Espionage 100

Fairy Tales 102

F.B.I. Agents (see also Espionage; Government Agents; Men-Law Enforcers; Women-Law Enforcers) 104

Films Based on Television Series 105

Florida 106

Forensics 106

Gadgets 107

Game Shows-Pioneering Years, 1941-1960 110

Gays (Male) (see also Cross Dressers; Lesbians; Transsexuals) 116

Genies 118

Geniuses (see also Children-Extraordinary; Men-Extraordinary; Women-Extraordinary) 119

Ghosts 121

God see Religious Characters; Angels Government Agents (see also Espionage; F.B.I. Agents) 124

Hawaii 126

Hearing Impaired Characters 126

Historical Settings (see also The Civil War; War - Korea, Vietnam, Iraq; War-World War II; Westerns) 127

Holiday Specials 129

Horror see Ghosts; Supernatural; Vampires; Werewolves; Witches

Hospitals see Doctors; Women-Nurses Hotels (see also Lodges) 135

Housekeepers 139

Immigrants 142

Iraq War see War-Korea, Vietnam, Iraq

Islands see Beaches and Islands

Judges (see also District Attorneys; Lawyers) 143

Korean War see War-Korea, Vietnam, Iraq

Las Vegas 145

Latino Performers and Characters (see also Cuban American Performers and Characters; Mexican American

Performers and Characters; Puerto Rican Performers and Characters) 145

Law Enforcement see Men-Law Enforcers; Women-Law Enforcers

Lawyers (see also District Attorneys; Judges) 149

Lesbians 153

Little People 157

Lodges see Clubs and Lodges London 159

Look-alikes (see also Twins) 160

Los Angeles (see also California) 161

Love 163

Magazines see Newspapers and Magazines; Reporters

Magicians 165

Maids see Housekeepers

Martial Arts 167

Matchmakers see Love

Mediums 168

Men-Extraordinary (see also F.B.I. Agents; Men-Law Enforcers; Pilots; Space; Truckers) 170

Men-Gays see Gays (Male)

Men-Law Enforcers (see also District Attorneys; F.B.I. Agents; Forensics) 172

Mentally Disabled Characters 186

Mermaids 187

Mexican American Performers and Characters (see also Cuban American Performers and Characters; Latino Performers and Characters; Puerto Rican Performers and Characters) 188

Midgets see Little People

Ministers see Religious Characters

Morphing 192

Native Americans see American Indian Performers and Characters

New Jersey 194

New York 194

News Broadcasts-Pioneering Years, 1927-1958 196

Newspapers and Magazines (see also Reporters) 198

Nightclubs (see also Hotels) 201

Nudity and Sexuality (see also "Adult Film" Actresses) 202

Nuns see Religious Characters

Nurses see Women - Nurses (see also Doctors)

Opera 210

Philadelphia 211

Physically Disabled Performers and Characters 212

Pilot Film Series 215

Pilots (Aviators; for space ship pilots see Space) 216

Politics (see also Presidential Appearances) 218

Presidential Appearances 221

Priests see Religious Characters Prison 222

Prostitutes 223

Psychiatrists (see also Doctors; Women -Nurses) 224

Psychics see Mediums

Puerto Rican Performers and Characters ( see also Cuban American Performers and Characters; Latino Performers and Characters; Mexican Rican Performers and Characters) 226

Puppets and Marionettes (see also Children's Programs) 228

Rabbis see Religious Characters Reality Programs 234

Religious Characters (God, ministers, nuns, priests, rabbis) (see also Angels; Devil; Religious Programs) 237

Religious Programs (see also Angels; Devil; Holiday Specials [e.g., for Christmas and Easter programs]; Religious Characters) 239

Reporters (see also Newspapers and Magazines) 240

Restaurants (see also Bars) 244

Rescue 247

Ringmasters see Circus and Carnivals Robots (see also Computers-Extraordinary) 249

San Francisco (see also California) 252

Scatterbrained Women see Women-"Dumb Blondes"; Women-Scatterbrained

Schools see Teachers

Secret Agents see Espionage

Senior Citizens 253

Series Based on Films (see also Films Based on Television Series; Series Based on Radio Programs) 261

Series Based on Radio Programs 262

Sex see Nudity and Sexuality

Shakespeare 264

Shows Within Shows 265

Sitcoms-Pioneering Years, 1936-1960 267

Soap Operas-Pioneering Years, 1945-1970 273

Space 276

Spectaculars see Variety and Drama Spectaculars

Speech Impaired Characters 279

Stage Shows see Broadway

Stock Car Racers 280

Super Heroes (see also Children-Extraordinary; Men-Extraordinary; Women-Extraordinary) 280

Supernatural 284

Talking Animals and Machines (see also Animals; Computers - Extraordinary; Puppets) 286

Taxi Cabs 287

Teachers 288

Teen After-School Hangouts (see also Adolescence; Teenagers) 292

Teenagers (see also Adolescence; Twins) 294

Television Firsts 310

Time Travel 312

Transsexuals (see also Gays; Lesbians) 313

Truckers 314

Twins (see also Look-alikes) 314

Vampires 317

Variety and Drama Spectaculars (see also Broadway and Stage Shows; Variety Programs) 318

Variety Programs-Pioneering Years, 1930-1960 (see also Broadway and Stage Shows; Variety and Drama Spectaculars) 322

Ventriloquists see Puppets and Marionettes

Vietnam War see War-Korea, Vietnam, Iraq

Visually Impaired Characters 328

War-Civil War see The Civil War

War-Korea, Vietnam, Iraq 330

War-World War II 331

Washington, D.C. 334

Werewolves 334

Westerns 335

Witches 342

Women-"Dumb Blondes" (see also Women-Scatterbrained) 344

Women-Extraordinary (see also F.B.I. Agents; Mediums; Robots; Witches; Women-Law Enforcers) 347

Women-Law Enforcers (see also District Attorneys; F.B.I. Agents; Forensics; Lawyers) 350

Women - Nurses 355

Women-Scatterbrained (see also Women-"Dumb Blondes") 357

Index 361