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September 24, 1970 – Garry Marshall brought the Neil Simon hit play to television, when The Odd Couple, starring Tony Randall, and Jack Klugman, premiered on ABC, on this date. It was one of my father-in-law’s favorite shows. Early episodes from the first season were titled “Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple“. Neil Simon objected toContinue reading “The Odd Couple premiered”

September 24, 1968 –Created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, 60 Minutes a television news magazine, originally hosted by Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner, first aired on CBS on this date. In 2002, 60 Minutes was ranked number six on TV Guide’s list of the “50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time“, and in 2013,Continue reading “60 Minutes premiered”

September 24, 1961 –Students of Great Comedy lined up around the block to enroll in Whatsamatta U when The Bullwinkle Show moved to primetime on NBC TV on this date. The Bullwinkle Show incurred the wrath of no less a Hollywood heavyweight than Walt Disney. Each prime time episode was “introduced” by Bullwinkle himself (asContinue reading “The whole nation first met Mr. Know-It-All”

September 24, 1938 – One of the craziest cartoons Looney Tunes ever produced, Porky in Wackyland was released on this date. You need to watch it a few times to really get everything that’s going on in this one. Among the crazy characters Porky encounters is a creature with three heads arguing amongst themselves. FromContinue reading “Read all about it! Porky off on Dodo hunt!”

September 24, 1991 –Warner Bros. Records. released the fifth studio album of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, on this date. Because of the success of the album, the band got a headlining slot on the 1992 Lollapalooza Tour. The gig greatly expanded their fan base and showcased their skills as aContinue reading “Blood Sugar Sex Magik went on sale”

September 23, 1869 –Mary Mallon was born on this date. Infamously known as ‘Typhoid Mary‘, she was a household cook who was responsible for major outbreaks of typhoid in the New York City area in 1904, 1907, and 1914. She was immune to typhoid herself, but was a carrier of the bacillus, and spread itContinue reading “Bunkies, please continue to wash your hands”

September 23, 1979 –The short lived comedy set at a white-shoe law firm, The Associates, starring Wilfrid Hyde-White, Martin Short, Alley Mills, Joe Regalbuto, Shelley Smith, and Tim Thomerson, first aired on ABC-TV on this date. While the series only had 13 episodes (and only nine of them aired), The Associates was nominated for twoContinue reading “The Associated premiered”

September 23, 1992 –NBC first introduced us to Paul and Jamie Buchman (and Murray) when Mad About You first premiered on this date. Paul Reiser’s production company is called Nuance Productions, after a line in the first film he appeared in, Diner: “You know what word I’m not comfortable with? Nuance. It’s not a realContinue reading “Mad About Your aired for the first go around”

September 23, 1962 – The Jetsons debuted on ABC-TV’s Sunday night’s prime time lineup on this date. It was the network’s first program ever to be broadcast in color. The design of the Jetsons‘ flying car was inspired by a 1954 Ford concept car, the FX-Atmos, notable for its all-glass bubble canopy, dashboard radar screenContinue reading “We got to meet George for the first time”

September 23, 1977 –ABC Records breathed a huge sigh of relief when they were finally able to release the much delayed sixth studio album of the ultra-perfectionists Steely Dan’s Aja on this date. The album is pronounced “Asia,” and was inspired by the continent. Steely Dan have several songs with a Far East influence, sinceContinue reading “… I saw you in Rudy’s, you were very high …”