September 13, 1986 –CBS allowed a strange, pale man, in an ill-fitting suit to come into their viewers homes (to scream really loud) 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 & guestContinue reading “When we were encouraged to scream really loud”
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All This and Rabbit Stew premiered
September 13, 1941 –The Merrie Melodies short, All This and Rabbit Stew, directed by Tex Avery Davis, and starring Bugs Bunny, was released on this date. The cartoon is one of the infamous “Censored 11” by United Artists (and currently Warner Bros.) since 1968, due to its caricature of a blackface African-American hunter. This isContinue reading “All This and Rabbit Stew premiered”
There’s a shadow hangin’ over me
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 “There’s a shadow hangin’ over me”
I’ll drive a million miles to be with you tonight
September 13, 1986 –Wang Chung released the single Everybody Have Fun Tonight, on this date The video was one of the many memorable Godley & Creme productions of the ‘80s; some of their other videos include Rockit by Herbie Hancock and Only Time Will Tell by Asia. The team was always trying new techniques inContinue reading “I’ll drive a million miles to be with you tonight”
It was a bit of a bother
September 13, 1940 –The German Luftwaffe directly targeted Buckingham Palace during ‘the Blitz‘ and dropped a bomb into the palace courtyard and detonated on impact on this date. The force of the explosion blew out all the inside windows of the palace. No one was seriously hurt and had the unintended effect of bonding theContinue reading “It was a bit of a bother”
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 premiered 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”
Neat, sweet, a groovy song, you’re invited, come along
September 12, 1970 –Josie and the Pussycats premiered on CBS-TV on this date. Hanna-Barbera wanted to change Valerie to a Caucasian even though she was already established as African-American in the Archie comics, so they wanted to fire Patrice Holloway who had been cast as Valerie’s singing voice. But Danny Janssen, who was producing theContinue reading “Neat, sweet, a groovy song, you’re invited, come along”
Prince Violent premiered
September 12, 1961 –The Looney Tunes short, Prince Violent, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam, was released on this date. Sam, ostensibly a Viking, has an elephant aide for some inexplicable reason.
This is what comes from running
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 was pretty nasty just the same. They hadContinue reading “This is what comes from running”
It creeps and leaps and glides across the floor …
September 12, 1958 – The ultimate drive-in movie, The Blob, premiered on this date. (Great bar bet – the movie’s theme song was written by Burt Bacharach and Mack David (Hal David’s brother)) The actual Blob, a mixture of red dye and silicone, has never dried out and is still kept in the original five-gallonContinue reading “It creeps and leaps and glides across the floor …”
