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September 5, 1952 –The Looney Tunes short, Mouse-Warming, directed by Chuck Jones and starring Claude Cat (in his final appearance), was released on this date. The rodent moving team bears a slight resemblance to the popular comedy sketch characters of Ralph and Ed from what would become the TV sitcom The Honeymooners a few yearsContinue reading “Mouse-Warming premiered”

September 8, 2001 –(Ear worm allert -) Kylie Minogue released the single Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, with a “la la la” chorus that does indeed burrow into the brain, on this date. For most Americans, this was the first they heard from Minogue since 1988, when her cover of The Loco-Motion hitContinue reading “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head was dropped”

September 7, 1987 –Pink Floyd released their first album without founding member Roger Waters, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, in the UK, on this date. Pink Floyd had split up in 1983 after releasing the album The Final Cut. In 1985, Waters told their record company he was done with the band, which he thoughtContinue reading “When the child-like view of the world went, nothing replaced it…”

September 7, 1963 –The first animated cartoon series to be imported from Japan, Astro Boy was broadcast on NBC-TV on this date. The Japanese version originally didn’t have a theme song, it wasn’t until the success of the American theme song that they came up with one for the Japanese version.

September 7, 1963 –The first animated cartoon series to be imported from Japan, Astro Boy was broadcast on NBC-TV on this date. The Japanese version originally didn’t have a theme song, it wasn’t until the success of the American theme song that they came up with one for the Japanese version.

September 7, 1963 – The Merrie Melodies short, The Unmentionables, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Bugs Bunny, Rocky and Mugsy, was released on this date. This short has Rocky and Mugsy in their final appearance.

September 7, 1935 – The Merrie Melodies short, The Lady in Red, directed by Friz Freleng, was released on this date. The Lady In Red was a smash hit for Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra, peaking at #3 on Billboard’s Hit Parade in 1935.

September 7, 1984 –The low budget sci-fi classic, The Brother from Another Planet, written and directed by John Sayles, and starring Joe Morton, Darryl Edwards, Steve James, Bill Cobbs, and David Strathairn, was released on this date. John Sayles financed most of this movie himself. Sayles has describes this movie as being about the immigrantContinue reading “The Brother from Another Planet premiered”

We here at ACME hope that you’re enjoying your last hot dog and ice cold beer of the summer today, (hopefully you’re using ACME Split Buns to slip your ACME Snappy Weinie – The Almost 100% all beef frank (but hey don’t ask what the other stuff in it is) – in our well butteredContinue reading “Work is no disgrace; the disgrace is idleness”

September 7, 1991 –The pilot episode of the sequel to the series WKRP In Cinninati, The New WKRP in Cincinnati, starring Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders, Frank Bonner, Mykelti Williamson, Tawny Kitaen, and French Stewart, debuted on CBS TV on this date. Gordon Jump, Frank Bonner, and Richard Sanders reprised their roles from the original show,Continue reading “WKRP In Cinninati premiered once again”