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I Shot the Sheriff topped the charts

September 14, 1974 –Eric Clapton’s cover of the Bob Marley song, I Shot The Sheriff, went to the top of the Billboard Charts on this date. It is Clapton’s only top #1 hit, either as a solo artist or with one of his bands (Cream, The Yardbirds, Derek & the Dominos…)

All my troubles seemed so far away …

September 13, 1965 –The Beatles released the single Yesterday in the US on this date (Act Naturally was on the B side.) This was the first Beatles song to capture a mass adult market. Most of their fans were young people to this point, but this song gave the band a great deal of credibilityContinue reading “All my troubles seemed so far away …”

Scream really loud

September 13, 1986 –CBS allowed a strange, pale man, in an ill-fitting suit to come into their viewers homes when Pee-Wee’s Playhouse premiered on this date. Throughout the entire series run, the closing credits have never credited Paul Reubens as Peewee Herman, but instead would display the other cast & guest stars first and thenContinue reading “Scream really loud”

Yes, Shaggy was stoned all the time

September 13, 1969 – Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! made its CBS network debut on this date. Shaggy is the only character (apart from Scooby himself) to be in every incarnation of the series.

Benson debuted

September 13, 1979 –A spin-off of the series Soap, Benson, starring Robert Guillaume, James Noble, Inga Swenson, and Missy Gold premiered on ABC TV, on this date. The series was on the air seven years, longer than the show from which it was spun off, Soap, which lasted four years.

The Paul Lynde Show debuted

September 13, 1972 –The sitcom, The Paul Lynde Show, starring Paul Lynde, Elizabeth Allen, Jane Actman, and Pamelyn Ferdin, premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Elizabeth Allen visited Washington, D.C., during a tour to promote the series. When told that the local ABC affiliate, WMAL-TV Channel 7 (now WJLA-TV), aired the series on weekend afternoonsContinue reading “The Paul Lynde Show debuted”

The tall man with the high hat and the whiskers on his chin

On this date in 1989, this day officially became knowm as Uncle Sam Day. The day commemorates Sam Wilson, born on September 13, 1766, (a meatpacker from New York,) the man behind the iconic image and fascinating nickname for the United States government.

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home premiered

September 12, 1972 – The animated series Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (a spin-off from a segment on Love American Style,) voiced by Tom Bosley, Joan Gerber, Jack Burns, David Hayward, Kristina Holland, and Jackie Haley debuted ABC-TV on this date There was a live action version of the pilot filmed prior to theContinue reading “Wait Till Your Father Gets Home premiered”

Remember all this the next time you run a race.

September 12, 490 B.C. –It looked like it was going to be a pretty bleak day for Western Civilization. The Greeks, who were not yet “Ancient” or “Classical,” were facing a massive invasion by the Persians. Persia was not yet part of the Axis of Evil, but it was pretty nasty just the same. TheyContinue reading “Remember all this the next time you run a race.”

Temperature Rising premiered

September 12, 1972 –The comedy series, Temperature Rising, starring James Whitmore, Cleavon Little, David Baily, Joan Van Ark, Reva Rose, and Nancy Fox, premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Produced by William Asher, of The Patty Duke Show and Betwitched fame, this series is unique in that it was aired in three different formats andContinue reading “Temperature Rising premiered”