Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025TV tops today Way Back When…1951 The Emmy-winning, Red Skelton Show debuted on NBC. It ran for 20 years and included many of Skelton’s own characters, including “Junior the Mean Widdle Kid”; the hick “Clem Kadiddlehopper” and “Freddie the Freeloader.”1960 The stone-age cartoon “The Flintstones” debuted, It was the first animated series on in prime time and the most financially successful network animated series for three decades. (Until unseated by The Simpsons)1982 The TV show Cheers debuted on NBC. Music History:1978 John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John were topping charts with “Summer Nights” from the film ‘Grease.’ It would be at #1 for seven weeks and became the second bestselling single of 1978, beaten by ‘Saturday Night Fever’. Notable Birthdays today:Actor Barry Williams aka Greg Brady 71Actress Fran Dresher 68Singer Johnny Mathis is 90Credit to:Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com