June 27, 1966 –
The first broadcast of Dark Shadows aired on ABC-TV on this date.
For more than a year and a half the characters of Dark Shadows used almost every possible phrase to refer to Barnabas Collins (“He’s not alive!” “He’s one of the undead.” “He walks at night but he ain’t alive.“) It wasn’t until the 410th episode that the word “vampire” was actually used on the show.
The Haus of Dcaligari 