November 19th - Special Moments

On "Knots Landing" Julie Harris (1925-2013) spent several seasons as Lilimae Clements, the surrogate mother to all.  At the start of the ninth season Harris was let go due to budget cuts and Red Buttons (1919-2006) was brought in to play homeless suitor Al Baker.  Eventually Lilimae and Al get together and they leave town in an RV.  Their final episode "Flight of the Sunbirds" originally aired on November 19, 1987, 33 years ago today. 

 Speaking of Buttons, show business super legends Dick Van Dyke and Dame Angela Lansbury returned last year in the Christmas film Buttons.  The two portrayed guardian angels looking out for two orphaned sisters.