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September 24, 1933 – The Merrie Melodies short, The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon, directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, was released on this date. The audio of Wilber crying for help in Bosko at the Beach was recycled for the lady dish’s distress calls.

September 24, 1938 – The Merrie Melodies short, A Feud There Was, directed by Tex Avery, and starring Elmer Fudd/ Egghead was released on this date. Although The Isle of Pingo Pongo promoted the character as Elmer on its lobby card, this is the first cartoon to feature the name Elmer Fudd on-screen.

September 24, 1938 – One of the craziest cartoons Looney Tunes shorts ever produced, Porky in Wackyland, directed by Bob Clampet, and starring Porky Pig, was released on this date. You need to watch it a few times to really get everything that’s going on in this one. Among the crazy characters Porky encounters isContinue reading “Porky off on Dodo hunt!”

September 24, 1960 – The Merrie Melodies short, The Dixie Fryer, directed by Bob McKimson, and starring Foghorn Leghorn,was released on this date. Pappy’s beak being dislocated after Elvis accidentally blasts him is similar to Daffy Duck suffering the same thing in the “Hunting” trilogy

September 24, 1961 –Students of Great Comedy lined up around the block to enroll in Whatsamatta U when The Bullwinkle Show moved to primetime on NBC TV on this date. The Bullwinkle Show incurred the wrath of no less a Hollywood heavyweight than Walt Disney. Each prime time episode was “introduced” by Bullwinkle himself (asContinue reading “Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat”

September 24, 1991 –Warner Bros. Records. released the fifth studio album of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, on this date. Because of the success of the album, the band got a headlining slot on the 1992 Lollapalooza Tour. The gig greatly expanded their fan base and showcased their skills as aContinue reading “I got a soul that cannot sleep at night”

September 23, 1977 –ABC Records breathed a huge sigh of relief when they were finally able to release the much delayed sixth studio album of the ultra-perfectionists Steely Dan’s Aja on this date. The album is pronounced “Asia,” and was inspired by the continent. Steely Dan have several songs with a Far East influence, sinceContinue reading “On the counter, by your keys …”

September 23, 1962 – The Jetsons debuted on ABC-TV’s Sunday night’s prime time lineup on this date. It was the network’s first program ever to be broadcast in color. The design of the Jetsons‘ flying car was inspired by a 1954 Ford concept car, the FX-Atmos, notable for its all-glass bubble canopy, dashboard radar screenContinue reading “We got to meet George Jetson for the first time”

September 23, 1961 – The Looney Tunes short, Daffy’s Inn Trouble, directed by Bob McKimson and starring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck, was released on this date. This was the last Porky Pig cartoon directed by Bob McKimson.

September 23, 1950 –The Merrie Melodies short, Bunker Hill Bunny, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam, was released on this date. The gag of an opponent of Bugs yelling “I got it, I got it, I got it!” and then a sign reading “He Got It” was previously used inContinue reading “Bunker Hill Bunny premiered”