This Was Television

Below are all the posts in our TWTV Hall of Fame series.

September 2012 Nominations (by Cory Barker and Les Chappell)

• Drama: Twin Peaks vs. Playhouse 90
• Comedy: I Love Lucy vs. All in the Family
• Wild Card: Sesame Street vs. Saturday Night Live

INDUCTED NOMINEES: Twin Peaks, I Love Lucy, and Sesame Street

October 2012 Nominations (by Cory Barker, Greg Boyd, Les Chappell, Emma Fraser, Andrew Rabin, Anthony Strand, and Cameron White)

• Less Than 30 Episodes: The Jim Henson Hour, The Office (UK), Freaks and Geeks, Slings and Arrows, Fawlty Towers, Frank’s Place, Spaced
• Extra: Rabin’s Statistical Analysis

INDUCTED NOMINEES: Fawlty Towers, Freaks and Geeks, and The Office (U.K.)

November 2012 Nominations (by Cory Barker, Greg Boyd, Les Chappell, Emma Fraser, Noel Kirkpatrick, Andrew Rabin, Anthony Strand, and Cameron White)

• More Than 200 Episodes: Frasier, Dallas, Gunsmoke, That 70′s Show, M*A*S*H, The X-Files, Cheers, Dragonball Z
• Extra: Rabin’s Statistical Analysis

INDUCTED NOMINEES: Cheers, M*A*S*H, Gunsmoke, The X-Files, Frasier, and Dallas

December 2012 Nominations (by Cory Barker, Greg Boyd, Les Chappell, Emma Fraser, Noel Kirkpatrick, Andrew Rabin, Anthony Strand, and Cameron White)

• Best Opening Theme Songs: Slings and Arrows, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Batman Beyond, Cowboy Bebop, Lost, The O.C., The A-Team, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

INDUCTED NOMINEES: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The A-Team, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, The O.C.

January 2013 Nominations (by Cory Barker, Greg Boyd, Les Chappell, Emma Fraser, Andrew Rabin, Anthony Strand, and Cameron White)

• Lead Actor in a Drama: Jerry Orbach as Lennie Briscoe (Law & Order), Ian McShane as Al Swearengen (Deadwood), George Clooney as Dr. Doug Ross (E.R.), James Garner as Jim Rockford (The Rockford Files), Tom Baker as The Doctor (Doctor Who), Jack Webb as Detective Joe Friday (Dragnet), Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlett (The West Wing)
• Extra: Rabin’s statistical analysis

INDUCTED NOMINEES: James Garner (The Rockford Files), Jerry Orbach (Law & Order), Martin Sheen (The West Wing), Jack Webb (Dragnet)

February 2013 Nominations (by Cory Barker, Greg Boyd, Les Chappell, Emma Fraser, Whitney McIntosh, Andrew Rabin, and Cameron White)

• Lead Actress in a Drama: Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully (The X-Files), Veronica Hammel as Joyce Davenport (Hill Street Blues), Linda Cardellini as Lindsey Weir (Freaks and Geeks), Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow (Alias), Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison (Prime Suspect), Lauren Graham as Lorelei Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)
• Extra: Rabin’s statistical analysis

INDUCTED NOMINEES: Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect), Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls), and Jennifer Garner (Alias).

March 2013 Nominations (by Cory Barker, Greg Boyd, Les Chappell, Emma Fraser, Whitney McIntosh, Andrew Rabin, Anthony Strand, and Cameron White)

• Lead Actress in a Comedy: Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker (All in the Family), Phylicia Rashād as Claire Huxtable (The Cosby Show), Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards (The Mary Tyler Moore Show), Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner (Roseanne), Marilu Henner as Elaine Nardo (Taxi), Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown (Murphy Brown), Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo (I Love Lucy), Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes (Seinfeld)
• Extra: Rabin’s statistical analysis

INDUCTED NOMINEES: Jean Stapleton (All in the Family), Phylicia Rashād (The Cosby Show), Mary Tyler Moore (The Mary Tyler Moore Show), Roseanne Barr (Roseanne), Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown), Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld)

April 2013 Nominations (by Cory Barker, Les Chappell, Emma Fraser, Whitney McIntosh, Heather McLendon, Andrew Rabin, Anthony Strand, and Cameron White)

• Lead Actor in a Comedy: Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder (Blackadder), Bob Newhart as Dr. Robert Hartley (The Bob Newhart Show), Ted Danson as Sam Malone (Cheers), Alan Alda as Captain Benjamin “Hawkeye” Pierce (M*A*S*H), Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker (All in the Family), Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing (Friends), Henry Winkler as Arthur “Fonzie” “The Fonz” Fonzarelli (Happy Days), Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane (Frasier)
• Extra: Rabin’s statistical analysis

INDUCTED NOMINEES: Ted Danson (Cheers), Alan Alda (M*A*S*H*), Carroll O’Connor (All in the Family), Bob Newhart (The Bob Newhart Show), Kelsey Grammer (Frasier), Rowan Atkinson (Blackadder), Matthew Perry (Friends).