November 25, 1920 –Contrary to popular belief, Macy’s didn’t host the first Thanksgiving Day parade (Macy’s held their first parade in 1924, tied for second in the nation with the J.L. Hudson’s Dept. store Thanksgiving Day Parade in Detroit) – that honor goes to their longtime (and now defunct) rival Gimbel Brothers (Gimbels), in Philadelphia,Continue reading “The actual first Thanksgiving’s Day parade”
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Woody’s first appearance
November 25, 1940 – Walter Lantz’s introduced Woody Woodpecker with the release of Knock Knock on this date. Although Woody made his first appearance in this film, he doesn’t have a name until his next film, Woody Woodpecker.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles opened
November 25, 1987 –The now classic John Hughes’ Thanksgiving film, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, starring Steve Martin and John Candy, premiered in the US on this date. On instruction from John Hughes, Edie McClurg’s role as the St. Louis rental car agent was partially improvised. Hughes told her to simply riff a fake phone conversationContinue reading “Planes, Trains and Automobiles opened”
Nothing Sacred premiered
November 25, 1937 –William A. Wellman’s wonderful screwball comedy, Nothing Sacred, starring Carole Lombard and Fredric March, opened in NYC on this date. The snooty society matron who berates Hazel and Wally for “besmirching the memory of that gallant girl Hazel Flagg” is played by a well-known character actress whose acting career was on theContinue reading “Nothing Sacred premiered”
You don’t need to call the Butterball hotline
That’s one big heritage bird Not all of the UK holiday adverts are cleverly trying to sell you something. The charity organization, Big Issue, is trying to remind us of the spirit of the season: The spot features real Big Issue vendors and frontline workers revealing the top 12 reasons that a person could findContinue reading “You don’t need to call the Butterball hotline”
Life is always a party, even Thanksgiving,
but sometimes you’re the guest of honor, sometimes you’re the turkey. — B. Huijsen Once again, ACME is proud to repost the following holiday recipes over the next few days, so you can get through Thanksgiving with your liver intact: It’s time to consider the main course – Turkey. I am reminded of the JuliaContinue reading “Life is always a party, even Thanksgiving,”
This was the last concert that they played for awhile
November 24, 1996 –Crowded House played their farewell concert, performing on the steps of the Sydney Opera House to a crowd of over 100,000 (with some estimates of 250,000 people in attendance) on this date. In 2007, they got back together for a reunion tour.
The concluding episode of The Menagerie
November 24, 1966 –Captain Pike has an illusion, and you have reality. May you find your way as pleasant. The Star Trek episode The Menagerie, Part II first aired. This episode incorporate most of the unseen (at the time) pilot episode of Star Trek, The Cage, featuring Jeffrey Hunter, as Christopher Pike, captain of theContinue reading “The concluding episode of The Menagerie”
And remember, it was brought to you by Bud
November 24, 1965 – NBC aired the Frank Sinatra: A Man And His Music to honor Sinatra, on this date. According to the April 1966 Esquire article Frank Sinatra Has a Cold by Gay Talese, Sinatra was suffering from a cold, when he started recording this special. If you pay close attention, you can seeContinue reading “And remember, it was brought to you by Bud”
Before there was a Twilight Zone
November 24, 1958 – A precursor episode to the science fiction television series The Twilight Zone, The Time Element aired on this date as part of the Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse anthology series on CBS-TV. Though not the pilot episode of Rod Serling’s series, The Twilight Zone, it was Rod Serling’s production that lead to TheContinue reading “Before there was a Twilight Zone”
The Haus of Dcaligari 