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September 14, 1968 – Yes kids, years before Riverdale, there was The Archies – The Archie Show, based on the comic book series, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. The success of this animated series with its musical numbers drew the attention of Hanna-Barbera Productions. Through the early 1970s, many of their series would haveContinue reading “The Archie Show debuted”

September 14, 1974 –Eric Clapton’s cover of the Bob Marley song, I Shot The Sheriff, went to the top of the Billboard Charts on this date. It is Clapton’s only top #1 hit, either as a solo artist or with one of his bands (Cream, The Yardbirds, Derek & the Dominos…)

September 13, 1965 –The Beatles released the single Yesterday in the US on this date (Act Naturally was on the B side.) This was the first Beatles song to capture a mass adult market. Most of their fans were young people to this point, but this song gave the band a great deal of credibilityContinue reading “Remember it could have been Scrambled Eggs”

September 13, 1969 – Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! made its CBS network debut on this date. Shaggy is the only character (apart from Scooby himself) to be in every incarnation of the series.

September 13, 1980 –The musical variety show, Solid Gold, featuring Dionne Warwick and the Solid Gold dancers, first started in syndication on this date. Rumor has it that Wayland Flowers, whose scene-stealing puppet, Madame, was a recurring guest, was so high on cocaine that he frequently had to be carried on and off the set.Continue reading “Solid Gold premiered”

September 13, 1979 –A spin-off of the series Soap, Benson, starring Robert Guillaume, James Noble, Inga Swenson, and Missy Gold first aired on ABC TV, on this date. The series was on the air seven years, longer than the show from which it was spun off, Soap, which lasted four years.

September 13, 1965 –Ben Gazzara’s series about a wealthy, successful lawyer, Paul Bryan, who quits his practice after learning he has a terminal illness, Run for Your Life, debuted on NBC-TV on this date. Some sources claim that Ben Gazzara’s character suffered from leukemia. However, in a 1998 interview conducted by television book writer EdContinue reading “Run for Your Life premiered”

It’s Friday the 13th. In most large cities in the United States, many building don’t have 13th floors. In Japan, they don’t have 4th floors, because the word for four sounds similar to the word for DEATH! Some say that the modern basis for Friday the 13th phobia dates back to Friday, October 13, 1307.Continue reading “Bad luck never lost a race.”

September 12, 1970 –Long tails and and ears for hats… Josie and the Pussycats debuted on CBS-TV on this date. Hanna-Barbera wanted to change Valerie to a Caucasian even though she was already established as African-American in the Archie comics, so they wanted to fire Patrice Holloway who had been cast as Valerie’s singing voice.Continue reading “Josie and the Pussycats premiered”

September 12, 1966 – NBC television premiered The Monkees, a sitcom about four guys in a rock band on this date. When the TV series was about to be renewed for a third season, The Monkees wanted to change it from a half-hour sitcom to an hour-long variety show where they would introduce new artists.Continue reading “People started saying that they were monkeying around”