He is probably most famous for sacking Peter Adamson, the show's Len Fairclough, in 1983.

Throughout the first seven seasons of the series he has a complicated relationship with Lana Lang, as well as his self-perceived guilt over the fact that the meteor shower that killed Lana's parents and created most of the superhumans he fought in the show's first few years was caused by his rocket coming to Earth and dragging pieces of Krypton with it.

The act that appeared most frequently through the show's run was the Canadian comedy duo of Wayne & Shuster, making 67 appearances between 1958 and 1969.

She questions the show's practices most frequently and acts as the viewers ' conscience.

The band also contributed most of the show's original music, including " My Lovely Horse ", as used in the episode " Song For Europe " and " My Lovely Mayo Mammy " for the episode " Night of the Nearly Dead ".

In most cases such material is not considered canon within the show's mythology ; however, in some instances the books, magazines, etc.

The show's additional legacy — probably its main one to most of the Southern and rural viewers in particular — was the hundreds of performances of country music, bluegrass, gospel music, and other traditional styles, that were featured on it during its run.

He has appeared in thirteen episodes since the show's inception in 1989, the most recent being " At Long Last Leave " that aired in February 2012, in which his character makes a cameo speaking appearance.

As such, most of the show's crew comes from the Toronto area.

What may become one of the show's most famed episodes was a love-joint show in July 2006, featuring love / relationship-oriented Hip-Hop songs programmed in an unorthodox fashion through an in-depth interview with R. A. the Rugged Man.

The series featured most of the original cast performing the voices for their characters, except for Pavel Chekov ( Walter Koenig ), who was omitted because the show's budget could not afford the complete cast.

Despite changes in the prop, the TARDIS has become the show's most consistently recognisable visual element.

Due to the show's strong themes of female empowerment, the most powerful members of the team are often female ( Buffy and Willow ), while the men play passive roles such as that of father-figure ( Giles ) and supportive best friend ( Xander ).

It is the first-ever appearance of the show's most recurring villain, Videoman, in a Marvel comic.

According to Shatner, early Star Trek reviews called his performance " wooden ", with most of the show's acting praise and media interest going to Nimoy.

Many of the show's storylines were taken from the experiences of its writing staff, cast, and crew, most notably, the 1982 death of Will Lee — who played Mr. Hooper — and the marriage of Luis and Maria in 1988.

When Sesame Street premiered, most researchers believed that young children did not have long attention spans, therefore the new show's producers were concerned that an hour-long show would not hold their audience's attention.

By the show's 40th anniversary in 2009, it was ranked the fifteenth most popular children's show on television.

Head Start director Edward Zigler was probably Sesame Streets most vocal critic in the show's early years.

In reality, however, the slime recipe used through most of the show's run consisted of a mixture of lime green gelatin powder and flour ; eventually, oatmeal was added to the recipe, as was baby shampoo so that it would wash out of the actors ' hair more easily.

Paul Lynde, in addition to his recurring role as " Uncle Arthur " on Bewitched, had his greatest fame as the featured ( and, in tic-tac-toe, tactically important ) " center square " throughout most of the original show's run.

The second and most famous theme was composed by William Loose: " Bob & Merrill's Theme ", named for Bob Quigley and Merrill Heatter, the show's creators and original co-executive producers.

To draw Lisa's head and hair, most of the show's animators use what they call the " three-three-two arrangement ".

Lovejoy is the minister at The First Church of Springfield — the Protestant church in Springfield which most of the show's characters regularly attend.

Chris Turner argues in Planet Simpson that McClure and Lionel Hutz " together ... represent the most significant contribution to the show outside of its permanent cast ", adding that " the show's Golden Age is hard to imagine without them ".

On November 26, 2006 the network broadcast an hour-long documentary titled The Real Match Game Story: Behind The Blank featuring rarely-seen footage of the 1960s version, many odd or memorable moments from the main 1973 – 1982 runs, plus interviews with Rayburn, Somers, Dawson, DeBartolo, producer Ira Skutch, and others involved in the show's production.

None of the show's running gags was as memorable or enduring as The Closet — McGee's frequently opening and cacophonous closet, bric-a-brac clattering down and out and, often enough, over McGee's or Molly's heads.

Despite the show's minuscule budget, Countdowns original director Paul Drane was able to create several memorable music videos especially for the show, including the classic film-clips for the AC / DC hits " It's A Long Way To The Top " and " Jailbreak ".

Many memorable episodes and storylines took place during the second season, which built up the show's popularity among young viewers.

The collaboration resulted in memorable instrumental pieces, including the show's title theme, which climbed to the top of the U. S. Billboard charts in November 1985.

Author David Borgenicht called the episode " poignant "; Davis called it " a landmark broadcast " and " a truly memorable episode, one of the show's best ".

In contrast, in a memorable episode in the show's second season, Edith uncharacteristically snaps at Archie, repeatedly telling him ( as he frequently did to her ) to " stifle ".

Some of the most memorable episodes included members who were clearly unaware of the show's format.

In preparation for the new show's debut on January 22, 2007, Animal Planet aired a new E-Vets special, E-Vets: Things Pets Swallow, featuring memorable cases from the Emergency Vets years dealing with dramatic objects that animals have ingested.

Smits played a Conky Repairman on Pee-wee's Playhouse as one of the show's memorable characters.

Three decades later, in 2005, during the One Day at a Time Reunion Special, Bertinelli was reunited with fellow cast members Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, and Pat Harrington, Jr. to watch memorable clips from the original show's nine seasons.

Some of the more memorable commercials that Blue Sky worked on during this time period were a Chock Full O ' Nuts spot with a talking coffee bean, and an intro for a Nickelodeon block called Nicktoons that featured the show's mascot, Nick Boy, realized as human-shaped orange goo.

The show was described by long-time chairman Nicholas Parsons as being among the most memorable because of the way Stritch stretched the show's rules.

Early episodes had instrumental music by Fred Werner and the prolific Alexander Courage, but the show's real musical stamp came from veteran composer Earle Hagen who had a knack of composing memorable cues as he had previously been the in-house composer on The Andy Griffith Show.

Guest star Townes ' performance as Frye is generally regarded as the best and most memorable guest shot in the show's history.

He was cast on M * A * S * H as Lt. Col. ( later Col .) Flagg, becoming one of the program's more memorable and popular recurring characters ; he appeared in seven episodes as Flagg during the show's 11-year run.

In one such sequence, Sideshow Bob continually steps on rakes, the handles of which then hit him in the face ; this scene became one of the show's most memorable moments.

One of the most memorable moments of the show's short history came when Baker placed a piece of soap in a microwave oven.

" It was placed third on AskMen. com's " Top 10: Simpsons Episodes " list, Rich Weir called it " one of the show's more memorable moments " and " effective as it combines a slew of guest stars with some hilarious material for Homer.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first edition of New Year's Rockin ' Eve, the primetime portion of the show was preceded by a two-hour retrospective special ( broadcast from 8 to 10 P. M. Eastern and Pacific time ) focusing on memorable musical performances from the show's history.

Phillip's wedding to Beth is also considered to be memorable, in that it featured one of the show's most popular couples to finally say their " I do's.

The Sunday Herald Sun called it one of the " show's most memorable episodes ", as did The Courier Mail.

Though Streisand only stayed long enough to give each character a kiss and wave to the audience, the moment has become one of the most memorable in the show's history.

A memorable aspect to the show's commercial breaks was the frequent appearance of public service announcements, from the Ad Council and other organizations, that often dealt with " mature " topics such as venereal disease, sexual and violent crimes, and abuse of hard drugs.