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October 7, 1950 – The character of Granny appeared for the first time in a Looney Tunes Cartoon when Canary Row, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Sylvester and Tweety, first aired on this date. Mel Blanc’s voice for Tweety, except when singing, was edited to an extra higher pitch than usual for this cartoon,Continue reading “Canary Row premiered”

October 7, 1960 –Route 66 starring Martin Milner and George Maharis premiered on CBS TV, on this date. The Corvette was replaced every three thousand miles. Chevrolet was the show’s sponsor. It was never explained how Tod was able to get a new Corvette so often. The Corvette was never red, as often believed. ItContinue reading “They started on their road trip”

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 debuted 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 premiered”

October 6, 1969 – The Beatles release a double A-side single Something, (the only song written by George Harrison released as a single by The Beatles,) and Come Together on this date. George Harrison wrote this during a break while The Beatles were working on The White Album. It was not recorded in time forContinue reading “The only George Harrison Beatles single”

October 6, 1992 –32 years ago, R.E.M. released their eighth studio album, Automatic for the People, on this date. The album title was inspired by Weaver D’s soul food diner in Athens, Georgia. When you ordered food there, they answered by saying “automatic.” They had a sign that said “Delicious Fine Foods – Automatic ForContinue reading “Smack, crack, bushwhacked …”

In the late 40s through the 50s, the CIA led a top secret campaign, called Militant Liberty that encouraged studios to insert the theme of freedom into Hollywood movies. Alfred P. Sloan (think about the name and it will come to you) the recently retired head of of General Motors from 1923 to 1946, wasContinue reading “Your tax dollars at work”

October 6, 1967 – Kirk, Scott, McCoy and Uhura enter a parallel universe in the Star Trek episode Mirror, Mirror, which aired on this date. (Look for Spocks‘ outrageous Van Dyke beard in this episode.) It took about a month to complete this particular episode. After filming had begun, BarBara Luna was diagnosed with strepContinue reading “I’m sure Bill would have risked it.”

October 6, 1963 –“She was holding my hand and I thought, ‘Gee, she seems nervous.’ At that time, I wasn’t nervous. I was still very young, I think, about to do ‘Funny Girl,’ and now, when I think back on it, I think, ‘Oh, my God, I know exactly what she’s feeling.’ Or, you know,Continue reading “You may not remember but you’ve seen this clip”

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 “You can always take more than nothing”

October 5, 1962 –Parlophone Records released the Beatles first single, Love Me Do, in England on this date. (The B side was, P.S., I Love You.) Despite their UK success, the group had a lot of trouble getting attention in America. Parlophone’s US counterpart, Capitol Records, wouldn’t release Love Me Do, figuring it would flop.Continue reading “Love Me Do went on sale”