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January 7, 1994 –Possibly, one of the worst movies made with such a talented cast, Cabin Boy, starring Chris Elliott, Andy Richter, David Letterman, Mike Starr, Brian Doyle-Murray, Russ Tamblyn, and Bob Elliott premiered on this date. This is the second film to feature Chris Elliot and Brian Doyle-Murray. The first being Groundhogs Day. TheContinue reading “I hope you didn’t see it”

January 7, 1972 –David Bowie released Changes as a single in the UK on this date. The track peaked at No.49 on the UK chart and later at No.41 on the US chart. According to Bowie, this started out as a parody of a nightclub song – “kind of throwaway” – but people kept chantingContinue reading “Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes”

January 6, 1979 –The Village People appear on American Bandstand, where the crowd does the soon-to-be famous arm movements spelling out “Y.M.C.A.” Host Dick Clark makes sure they learn those moves, and they do.

January 6, 1945 – This Chuck Jones’ Looney Tunes outing, Odor-able Kitty, debuted on this date. This was Pepe LePew’s debut. The only time we see that Pepe already has a wife and children.

January 6, 1973 –The animated lesson series Schoolhouse Rock premiered on ABC with the Multiplication Rock series. You have to love a children’s cartoon that celebrates a ménage à trois.

January 6, 1963 –See Jim try to swim to his dugout canoe through a lake of piranhas, while I watch safely from the studio, confirming the second pitcher of martinis is properly chilled. Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins first aired on NBC on this date.

January 5, 1973 –Produced by Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos, Bruce Springsteen’s debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., was released on this date, but sold just 25,000 copies in its first year. After eight years playing in bars where audiences usually didn’t listen to or couldn’t hear the words, Springsteen used his first albumContinue reading “Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. first said hello”

January 5, 1961 – The talking horse (with a daily diet was twenty pounds of hay, washed down with a gallon of sweet tea,) Mister Ed, debuted on CBS-TV on this date. The horse wouldn’t respond to any of his co-stars, just his trainer, Lester Hilton. This meant that Hilton had to be on theContinue reading “Mr. Ed premiered”

January 5, 1944 –Another great movie from Preston Sturges, The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek, starring Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn, William Demarest, and Porter Hall, opened on this date. Although Preston Sturges was working at an unusually frantic pace, he still kept tight reins on the production, ensuring that neither Eddie Bracken nor anyoneContinue reading “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek premiered”