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Creator of the Twilight Zone
Rod Serling
Anthology series that had a strange mix of horror, science-fiction, drama, comedy and superstition. Serling introduced each episode, and many of the black and white episodes concluded with a surprise ending. Some episodes had social commentary on racism, sexism, and technology fears
The Twilight Zone
Released by Nintendo in 2006. 7th Generation video game console
Its graphics were certainly much more primitive than other systems from that generation (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3)
However, its Wii Remote controller allowed for interactive play that tapped into a market of buyers that were non-traditional gamers or console purchasers, such as families with young children and the elderly
Nintendo Wii
1983 platform game developed and published for arcades by Nintendo. Italian twin brother plumbers Mario and Luigi exterminate creatures emerging from the sewers by knocking them upside-down and kicking them away
Super Marios Bros
an American "made for TV" band patterned after the Beatles that was produced by Hollywood and the Music Industry
The Monkees
Innovative producer who revolutionized sitcom genre in 1970s with such programs as All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, & The Jeffersons.
Norman Lear
an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm.
Green Acres
Company that had snatched the rights to port Donkey Kong from Nintendo
ColecoVision
The first big hit video game for a Japanese company by the name of Nintendo that featured Mario originally called "Jumpman" who was a carpenter
Donkey Kong
father of video games
Ralph Baer
Worked at CBS but moves to ABC, targeted younger audience because disposable income, brought The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Sonny and Cher
Fred Silverman
The dedicated members of Squad 51 of the Los Angeles County Fire Department's newly created Paramedical Rescue Service take on a series of life-or-death challenges in this drama filmed in semi-documentary style. Partners John Gage and Roy DeSoto put their lives on the line to save people from all sorts of mishaps.
Emergency!
Businesses that featured popular video games for people to play
Arcades
Maze game designed by Toru Iwatani for Namco with little expectation from the company
Pac-Man
Video game made to look like a Disney movie that focused on looking for bright lights and quick joystick movements
Dragon's Lair
Founder of Atari and Chuck E Cheese
Nolan Bushnell
an American game show originally hosted by Jack Barry that aired on NBC from 1956 to 1958. Two contestants competed against each other in separate isolation booths, answering general-knowledge questions to earn 21 total points.
Twenty one
A video game development company that released Pong, the first big-hit arcade game, and established the home-video game market through a deal with Sears
Atari
Shooting game released originally in Japan by Japanese company Taito in 1978, and later distributed that year in the U.S. by Midway
Space Invaders
Converting a game from one platform to another.
Porting
Head of Warner Communications
Steve Ross
Comedy kit show that is still on the air today
Saturday Night Live
Chain of a Pizza place, arcade, and animatronic characters all rolled into one, and all dreamt up by Nolan Bushnell
Chuck E. Cheese's
Similar to Space Invaders, but the aliens swoop down at you Cool sound effects helped sell the game
Galaxian
a terrorist group called Black September kidnapped Israeli athletes inside the Olympic Village, Black September demanded the release of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israel, Israeli government refused the terrorists demands; terrorists began to see that they can capture the world's attention if the right targets are chosen
1972 Munich Olympics