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Current Talk '24 I / April 1971
« on: October 29, 2019, 03:09:38 PM »
It sounded more like Halloween than springtime at the drive-in theater, 48 years ago
'A popular vampire show on daytime TV breathed its last that April, as “Dark Shadows” was cancelled by ABC after five years. “Dark Shadows” stood out among other soap operas by featuring monsters, ghosts, and a blood-sucker named Barnabas Collins. It was replaced by an old game show brought back from the dead: “Password,” hosted by Allen Ludden.'
'A popular vampire show on daytime TV breathed its last that April, as “Dark Shadows” was cancelled by ABC after five years. “Dark Shadows” stood out among other soap operas by featuring monsters, ghosts, and a blood-sucker named Barnabas Collins. It was replaced by an old game show brought back from the dead: “Password,” hosted by Allen Ludden.'