MeTV Celebrates 100 Years Of Betty White
The classic TV diginet MeTV, will wish Betty White a happy 100th birthday with a special presentation of episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show featuring White as Sue Ann Nivens, the relentlessly perky star of The Happy Homemaker at WJM-TV in Minneapolis, Minn.
The role earned her two Emmy Awards as Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1975 and 1976), with a further nomination following in the show’s final season, 1977.
“Meeting Betty White in person was a bit like chatting with Sue Ann Nivens, the Party Aunt, and what Bette Midler will be like when she is 100,” said Neal Sabin, vice-chairman of Weigel Broadcasting Co. “Betty is totally charming, very funny, a bit naughty and 100 percent delightful and original. We hope the MeTV viewers enjoy celebrating her birthday with these very special episodes just for Betty.”
With a career spanning over nine decades, White is a pioneer of early television and was one of the first women to make a mark both in front of and behind the camera, as well as the first woman to produce a television sitcom, Life with Elizabeth.
In addition to her Sue Ann Nivens role, White is known for portraying Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (1985-1992) and Elka Ostrovsky on Hot in Cleveland (2010-2015).
White has worked longer in the television medium than anyone else in history, earning her a Guinness World Record in 2018. Throughout her long career, White has earned eight Emmy Awards, three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actor Guild Awards and a Grammy Award.
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Betty White turns 100 on Jan. 17, 2022.
The schedule:
Sunday, January 16th from 2 to 4 ET/PT
2pm ET/PT – “The Lars Affair”
(Season 4, Episode 1 – first aired Sep 15, 1973)
Phyllis struggles to accept the idea that her husband, Lars, might be having an affair with the saccharine Sue Ann Nivens, host of WJM’s The Happy Homemaker.
2:30pm ET/PT – “What Do you Want to Do When You Produce”
(Season 6, Episode 15 – first aired Dec 20, 1975)
When Sue Ann needs a new producer for her show, The Happy Homemaker, Murray jumps at it – thinking it a chance to ‘step up,’ and get a salary increase. Only after agreeing does he find out working for Sue Ann, who wants him to call her ‘Miss Nivens,’ is a step down.
3:00pm ET/PT – “Once I Had a Secret Love”
(Season 6, Episode 18 – first aired Jan 17, 1976)
Lou spends the night with Sue Ann and Mary can’t keep the secret.
3:30pm ET/PT – “Sue Ann’s Sister”
(Season 7, Episode 3 – first aired Oct 9, 1976)
Sue Ann’s sister gets an offer to do a rival cooking show in Minneapolis.
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