The Mad Peck was known to boast he was the man who watched more television than anyone else and perhaps to prove it he created “This Week in TV History,” a regular feature in alternative newspapers that spotlighted his amazing knowledge of Boob Tube history. The single-panel comic strip lasted over two years, coming to its series finale after 110 episodes. (Select image to enlarge.)

Week in TV History

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  • RCA, New York Worlds Fair, Dr. Oldie

    Episode 1: World’s Fair
    4/24—4/30, 1985

  • Dr. Oldie, Alan Freed, Al Sears, Sam Taylor, The Rock 'n' Roll Review, Guy Mitchell, June Valli, Sal Mineo, The Dell-Vikings, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Clovers

    Episode 2: Alan Freed
    5/1—5/7, 1985

  • Elliot Ness, The Untouchables, Dr. Oldie

    Ep. 3: Untouchables
    5/8—5/14, 1985

  • Gomer Pyle, Andy Griffith, Shazam, U.S.M.C., Mayberry, Dr. Oldie

    Ep. 4: Gomer Pyle
    5/15—5/21, 1985

  • Harry and Bert, Piel's Draft, Dr. Oldie, Television's Greatest Commercials, Tim Conway, Ed McMahon

    Ep. 5: Best Commercials
    5/22—5/28, 1985

  • Beverly Hillbillies, Granny, Jethro, Boxing, NBC, Kinescope, Max Baer, Lou Nova

    Ep. 6: Kinescope Boxing
    5/29-6/4, 1985

  • Milton Berle, Texas Star Theater, Pac-Man, Michael Jackson

    Ep. 7: Milton Berle
    6/5—6/11, 1985

  • Chuck Barris, The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, The Gong Show, Dr. Oldie, Louie Louie

    Ep. 8: The Gong Show
    6/12—6/18, 1985

  • Ed Sullivan, Talk of the Town, Dr. Oldie, CBS

    Ep. 9: Ed Sullivan
    6/19—6/25, 1985

  • TV advertising, toilet flushing, Dr. Oldie

    Ep. 10: Flush It!
    6/26—7/2, 1985

  • Arnold the Pig, Green Acres, Arnold Ziffel, Dr. Oldie

    Ep. 11: Arnold the Pig
    7/3—7/9, 1985

  • Dr. Oldie, AT&T, Telstar, satellite

    Ep. 12: Telstar
    7/10—7/16, 1985

  • TV Guide, Fred Clark, Dr. Oldie

    Ep. 13: TV Guide
    7/17–23, 1985

  • Steve Allen, Dr. Oldie, Broadway Open House, The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman

    Ep. 14: Steve Allen
    7/24–30, 1985

  • Dr. Oldie, Hanna-Barbera, Luci Bird Johnson, LBJ, Quickdraw McGraw, Bugs Bunny, Top Cat, Magilla Gorilla, Tom & Jerry, Casper,

    Ep. 15: Luci Bird Johnson
    7/31–8/6, 1985

  • Snagglepuss, Dr. Oldie, Richard Nixon

    Ep. 16: Nixon Resigns
    8/7–13, 1985

  • A black and white comic drawing with a man watching TV, which displays a sign reading 'Encore Theater.' The man is holding his head with one hand, appearing surprised or concerned. The comic's title is 'This Week In TV History with Dr. Oldie,' and the main text discusses TV's slow pace in August 1953, mentioning a TV Guide editorial about people escaping summer shows by sculpting animals out of extracted teeth.

    Ep. 17: Rerun Fatigue
    8/14–20, 1985

  • Cincinatti Red, Brooklyn Dodgers, Dr. Oldie, Major League Baseball

    Ep. 18: Reds v. Dodgers
    8/21–27, 1985

  • David Janssen, Richard Kimble, The Fugitive, Dr. Oldie, Yogi Bear

    Ep. 19: The Fugitive
    8/28–9/3, 1985

  • Lassie, Dr. Oldie, Tommie Rettig, Jon Provost, charades

    Ep. 20: Lassie
    9/4–10, 1985

  • M*A*S*H, McHale's Navy, Sgt. Bilko, Dr. Oldie

    Ep. 21: Troop Rotation
    9/11–17, 1985

  • Comic strip titled "This Week in TV History" featuring three characters in suits, one woman, and two men, engaged in a humorous discussion about TV shows from the 1960s, with speech bubbles containing comments about "Pete and Gladys" and "Andy Griffith".

    Ep. 22: Pete & Gladys
    9/18–24, 1985

  • A black and white comic strip titled 'This Week In TV History with Dr. Oldie' representing a humorous take on television history, featuring three cartoon characters engaged in a conversation about historic TV events and the nature of television viewership, with a caption at the bottom crediting 'Mad Peck Studios 1985'.

    Ep. 23: World Series
    9/25–10/1, 1985

  • Dr. Oldie, Leave It to Beaver, Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow

    Ep. 24: Beaver Cleaver
    10/2–8, 1985

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