Actually, CBS were the ones who originally aired it in 1965. The network execs at CBS thought it’d be a flop, and even the producers of the show (Lee Mendelson & Bill Melendez) thought it was going to destroy the character’s image.
We all know what happened next.
Oh...ABC scored the rights to the show in 2001.
Like I said it’s been ages since I watched it and the first time I did was in 1966. I used to watch it every year when my children were still small
Like I said it’s been ages since I watched it and the first time I did was in 1966. I used to watch it every year when my children were still small, but I don’t watch the ABC channels anymore and haven’t since 1998 or 99