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Personalities By Richard KShull I read somewhere that uraldo Rivera of ABC's "2020" is a lawyer as well as an investigative reporter. What type lawyer is he? i i i 'I 'I and fled. The show has been tampered virtually to extinction. I was wondering while I was watching "Dallas" about Patrick Duffy, who plays Bobby. I am so sure that there was a show that used to be on in the late 70s with him in it.

It was something like Aquaman. When did it run and why did they take it off, if it was ever on? It was on and it was titled there are a full complement of sponsors eager to pitch to little kids with their plastic toys, candy, junk food and sugared cereals, there'll be cartoons to wrap around them. It's the kiddie version of the Sunday afternoon male ghetto when advertisers pitch their tires, razor blades and beer during the ball games. Could you tell me how old was Shirley Temple in the movie, "Baby Take a That film was made in 1934 and Shirley was 6. Awhile back I watched a Joan Crawford movie.

I believe it took place in the early '50s. I'm confused on the title. It's either "I Know What You Did" or "I 'Know Who You Are." Can you give me the correct title? The title was "1 Saw What. You Did" and Stlwas made in 1965. JohnTIfeTand was the heavy and Lejf frickson was in it, too.

Why ZuFSfuHy on "9 to 5" leave The three fm in I ill "The Man From Atlantis." NBC gave it a trial run in the spring of 1977 and it was well re- ceived. So the network brought it back that fall, but interest waned as the stories became i repetitious. It was pulled front the schedule in jj then returned in April, 1978, fortjj a salvage run during the sum- i mer. Duffy played a humanoio' ij Flipper, with Belinda Mont- gomery as his research scien-tist pal. Glub.

Glub. Someone mentioned me that George Brent was ir World War I and lost a legt 1962-1963 period. Petersen sang a little novelty song on the show titled "She Can't Find the Keys" and it was released as a record. So popular were shows in those days that it became a major seller. He then sang, "My Dad," and it, too, was released as a record and became a big seller on the strength of the TV exposure.

Shelley Fabares then got Into the act and sang "Johnny ngel" on the show and it became a gold record with 1 million sales. I have been wondering why "Manimal" was taken off the air? It was one of my favorites The show was being cudgeled to death in the ratings in a Friday time slot, so NBC pulled it off the air during the important November ratings sweeps. It has been restored to the schedule on Saturdays, at least during December when ratings aren't so important. How much longer is "Three's Company" going to be on? I know the show does-n't do very well and the critics don't like it, although I know quite a few people who do. It's been around since March, 1977, and still draws strong ratings, thanks primarily to the comedy of John Ritter.

NBC, anticipating that "Three's Company" would weaken this season, brought out its own clone of the format, "We Got It Made," but that show is far from being a success. Would you tell me if "Nightmare in Badham County," starring Deborah Raffin and Lynne Moody, was ever on TV before? That sleazy exploitation film has been around since 1976 when ABC first broadcast it as a Friday night movie to titillate the little kids. Why do we have to put up with four stations carrying comics every Saturday morning? Wouldn't one or-two be enough for the little monsters? In commercial television, first comes the advertising, then the shows, and so long as aunng nis service. The gen tleman said Brent was wear I ing a wooden leg. I said he was mistaken and perhaps Iff, GERALDO RIVERA He's a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and he practiced among the poor people of New York's Lower East Side before he switched to journalism.

Whatever happened to Doris Day? I never hear about her anymore. At 59, she has pretty well hung it up as an actress and devotes much of her time to the humane treatment of pets. About 30 years ago on Saturday mornings there was a show called "Tom Cor-bett, Space Cadet" Can you tell me who played the parts of Tom Corbett, his sidekick Roger, and Astro? NBC had that show from 1950 to 1956. Frankie Thomas played Tom, with Jan Merlin as Roger and Al Markhim as Astro. About the only thing that survived from the show is "space cadet," a generic term for an airhead or flake.

My husband and I have had this argument going for years. On "The Donna Reed Show," Paul Petersen was supposed to have sung a song, "My Dad," and it was a big hit, and I have never heard of this song. That series was on ABC from 1958 to 1966, but what you're interested in was the he was thinking of Herbert Marshall. The man, at this 3 point no longer a I insisted he was right. Mr.

Brent in World War fj and did he lose a leg? Brent, who died in 1979 at age 75, was 14 when World War I ended, so he was excused' from service. I agree with you." He probably was thinking ofJ Herbert Marshall, who died in 1966 at 76. Marshall did have' an artificial leg. mm Did Beverly Sills sing at the Met 's centennial celebra- When she retired frorrrr? VALERIE CURTIN of them were so good together. And can you tell me why they changed all the scenery? It looks so fake now.

The show had only middling success last season, so James Komack was brought in as producer to overhaul it. He made drastic changes, including replacing Valerie Cuttin as Judy, and building a new role on the show for himself. He shifted the settings, scenery and emphasis, and when he was done, the audience held its nose Derforming at 50. she retired: jjjaj She feels no good purpose would be served trying to pick it up again. Ml mm How old is Edward Al-afr" bert, who stars in "Yellow He's 32.

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