On this day in television history - Murphy’s Law (1988 - 1989):

Murphy’s Law

created by Lee David Zlotoff,

based on the Trace and Digger series of novels by Warren Murphy,

was released in the United States on November 2, 1988 and ran for one season until March 18, 1989.
Theme music by Steve Kipner.

Cast:

George Segal, Maggie Han, Josh Mostel, Sarah Sawatsky, Charles Rocket, Kim Lankford, Walter Marsh, Lynne Randall, Julia Sweeney, Elizabeth Savage, Robert Thurston, Valerie Mahaffey, Christine Belford, Carolyn Seymour, Patrick Macnee, Clyde Kusatsu, David Spielberg, Linda Darlow, Leslie Carlson, Gerard Christopher, Andi Matheny, Bill Morey, Robert Thurston, Alan Robertson, Steve Peterson, Joan Severance, Will Estes, Reni Santoni, Judy Landers, Jennifer Hetrick, Norman Fell, Garwin Sanford, John Standing, Jack Bannon, Bruce Gray, Richard Foronjy, Ronnie Claire Edwards, Jeffrey Byron, Ken Swofford, Joseph Cali, David Byrd, Marvin Kaplan, Tom O'Rourke, Diana Bellamy, Robin Mossley, Richard Roat, Jerry Potter, Sheelah Megill, Jano Frandsen, Nancy Isaak, Brian Knox McGugan, A.J. Freeman, Serge Houde, Frank Slaten.

On this day in movie history - Dead Ringer (1982):

Dead Ringer,

directed by Allan F. Nicholls,

written by Al Dellentash, Meat Loaf and David Sonenberg,

was released at the Montréal World Film Festival, in Canada, on August 27, 1982.
Music by Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf.

Cast:
Meat Loaf, Josh Mostel, Alan H. Braunstein, Leah Ayres, Frederick Coffin, Burton Collins, Terry Williams, Davey Williams, Sandy Alexander, Nicole Brandon, Steve Buslowe, Cher, MacIntyre Dixon, Mark Doyle, Paul Jacobs, Davey Johnstone, Bert Kittel, Philip Kramer, John LoFranco, Brendan Manning, George Meyer, Pamela Moore, Ted Neeley, Frankie Perrone, Don Picard, Eric Troyer, Howie Weisbrod, Chuck Zito.