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September 22, 1995 – Depending on your feeling that day, either the worse film ever made or a cult classic, Showgirls, directed by Paul Verhoeven, written by Joe Eszterhas, starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, Alan Rachins, and Gina Ravera, was released on this date. (Just imagine the budget forContinue reading “Bunkies remember, this is the edited version”

September 22, 1986 –Aaron Spelling’s crime drama Charlie’s Angels starring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David Doyle and John Forsythe premiered on ABC-TV on this date. John Forsythe was called in at the last minute to voice Charlie, when the original actor (Gig Young) who had been cast turned out to have a drinkingContinue reading “Hello Angels”

Autumn began at 5:05 p.m. EDT today. Joyfully, it’s also the first day of Fall. Many people in the northern hemisphere are disturbed by the changes they see around them at about this time each year. It gets darker earlier, temperatures drop, leaves change color and die and the Red Sox tend to drop outContinue reading “If Only Alexa Could Rake the Leaves”

September 21, 1992 –Parlophone Records released Radiohead’s debut single, Creep, on this date. Thom Yorke based this on a song called The Air That I Breathe, which was written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood in 1972. After Creep was released, Radiohead agreed to share the songwriting royalties, so this is credited to Yorke, HammondContinue reading “You’re just like an angel”

September 21, 1912 – Chuck Jones, animator and director of Warner Brothers cartoon characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, was born on this date. He has directed three films have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant: Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening, andContinue reading “Two giants of animation sharing the same birthday date:”

September 21, 1940 – The Looney Tunes short, Calling Dr. Porky, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Porky Pig, was released on this date. Although Porky is supposed to be a physician, the chair in his office is actually a dentist’s chair..

September 21, 1968 – Based on the 1947 film of the same name, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir,  starring Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Reta Shaw, premiered on this date. The series premiered on NBC on Saturday night at 8:30 PM EST. NBC canceled it after the first season, and it wasContinue reading “All this and Charles Nelson Reilly too!”

September 21, 1968 – The police drama ADAM 12, premiered on NBC-TV on this date. In keeping with the reputation of Jack Webb’s series being scrupulously accurate about police procedures, selected episodes of this series were used in police academies as instructional films.

In the key that our souls were singin’ … Although many people hear the first words in the chorus as “Party On,” it’s really “Bada-Ya.” Allee Willis, co-writer of the song, explained in an interview: “I absolutely could not deal with lyrics that were nonsensical, or lines that weren’t complete sentences. And I’m exceedingly happyContinue reading “Our hearts were ringin’”

September 20, 1976 –The Australian band AC/DC released their iconic single Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap on this date. AC/DC lead guitarist Angus Young got the song title from the 1962 animated cartoon series Beany and Cecil. The show first aired on ABC TV and only ran for one season until the 26 episodes shownContinue reading “If you’re havin’ trouble with the high school head”