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September 7, 1939 –The Merrie Melodies short, The Little Lion Hunter, directed by Chuck Jones and starring Inki, was released on this date. Like the other Inki cartoons, this short has been It is rarely shown today from television and modern home video due to heavy African stereotyping

September 7, 1939 –The Looney Tunes short, Naughty Neighbors, directed by Bob Clampett and starring Porky Pig and Petunia Pig, was released on this date. This is the final appearance of Petunia Pig in the Golden Age of American Animation.

September 7, 1935 – The Looney Tunes short, Porky’s Moving Day, directed by Jack King and starring Porky Pig, was released on this date. This is Jack King’s final cartoon before returning to Disney.

October 7, 1960 – Route 66 starring Martin Milner and George Maharis premiered on CBS TV, on this date. The series’ writers travelled around the U.S. looking for locations, about which to write episodes. Every episode was filmed on-location.

October 7, 1957 –The first movie to be adapted to become a TV series, How to Marry a Millionaire, starring Lori Nelson, Merry Anders, and Barbara Eden opened on this date. It was syndicated and not on a regular network. A moderate success during its initial run, the show was renewed to return for anContinue reading “The TV series How to Marry a Millionaire debuted”

Whether or not you want to acknowledge this – the start of Hanukkah begins in 59 days – and Christmas begin in 80 days! Bunkies, try to do something to get off the naughty list! Or hope that Hanukkah Harry will come through with the gifts.

Today is Mad Hatter’s Day. The Mad Hatter wore a top hat on the front of which a slip of paper with reads “10/6.” The 10/6 refers to the cost of a hat — 10 shillings and 6 pence, and later became the date and month to celebrate Mad Hatter Day. (Except since the MadContinue reading “But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are”

October 6, 1960 – Stanley Kubrick’s gladiator spectacular, Spartacus, starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, and Tony Curtis, premiered in New York City on this date. Peter Ustinov joked about his daughter, born at the beginning of production, being in kindergarten by the time this movie was finished.Continue reading “I’m NOT Spartacus”

October 6, 1963 –The wonderful adaption of the classic 18th Century novel, Tom Jones opened in NYC on this date. (Bizarre piece of trivia: this was the last film that John F. Kennedy saw before his assassination.) It took three hours to shoot the famous eating scene, in which Tom Jones and Mrs. Waters expressContinue reading “Tom Jones debuted”

October 6, 1951 –The Merrie Melodies short, Ballot Box Bunny, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam, was released on this date. The original cartoon finished with Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam playing a game of Russian roulette after they find out they both lost the election. This has been editedContinue reading “Ballot Box Bunny premiered”