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“After high school I’m going to play football at Notre Dame,” 13-year-old Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger (Luke Massery) tells his working-class father (Ned Beatty) in the late 1960s. He laughs, because Rudy is small in stature. But he’s big in heart, and it’s this quest to prove himself that drives the young man for the next decade. 

Those of us who came of age in the 1970s knew one thing: there was no surer sign of impending young adulthood than our parents letting us stay up late to watch a Celebrity Roast. For those unfortunates who may be unfamiliar with the concept, the Roast was a series of primetime specials wherein popular stars were “celebrated” by a panel of actors, comedians, and raconteurs. And by “celebrated,” we mean “mercilessly mocked.”

Spring is here and it’s time to venture out into the great outdoors — at least on your TV! Sundays Under the Big Sky continues in May on getTV, with eleven hours of classic Western shows starting at 6a ET every Sunday morning. And now the Western action starts early on Saturdays too, with the classic series Yancy Derringer, Laredo, The Quest and Grizzly Adams from 6–10a ET.

Movies and the military have gone together for as long as the medium has existed. From the silent epics of World War I, to Hollywood’s morale campaign of the 1940s, to the increasingly realistic portrayals of Vietnam and contemporary conflicts, film has depicted our troops for more than a century.

At getTV, we love Westerns — and we know you do, too! And this month, we’ll have even more for you to enjoy. Beginning April 6, we’re adding four classic Western series to our Saturday morning lineup from 6a until 10a ET.

Sonny & Cher captured America’s heart singing “I Got You Babe,” an anthem to unconditional love. But when their storybook romance came to an end, it kicked off a very public split — and professional reconciliation — that played out on primetime TV.