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September 25, 1997 – We got our first peek into the fashion world when Veronica’s Closet first opened, starring Kirstie Alley, Kathy Najimy, Dan Cortese, Wallace Langham, Darryl Mitchell, and Robert Prosky, on ABC, on this date. The show was known to poke fun at Kirstie Alley’s struggle to maintain her weight. In the firstContinue reading “Veronica Closet premiered”

It’s World Pharmacist Day – and it’s also National One Hit Wonder day. Celebrate responsibly – listen to only one or two of them at a time. 4 Non Blondes – What’s Up (I Just) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes Bette DavisContinue reading “Better living through modern medicine”

Today is National Punctuation Day (!,?.) It’s a celebration of the lowly comma, correctly used quotation marks and other proper uses of periods, semicolons, and the every mysterious ellipsis. (The Percontation point is a reversed question mark later referred to as a rhetorical question mark, was proposed by Henry Denham in the 1580s and wasContinue reading “They are those little marks that use their influence …”

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”