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May 10, 1962 – The Toho studios classic monster movie Mothra (the original Japanese title was Mosura) was released on a double bill with The Three Stooges in Orbit in the U.S. on this date. This is the first Japanese monster film in which the monster doesn’t get “killed” at the end.

May 10, 1996 –The disaster film, Twister, directed by Jan de Bont and starring Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, and Cary Elwes, debuted on this date. The production bought eight blocks of houses in the old downtown area of the real town of Wakita, Oklahoma, for $7,000 to $10,000 per house. These houses andContinue reading “Twister premiered”

May 10, 1941 –The Looney Tunes short, Porky’s Ant, directed by Chuck Jones, starring Porky Pig, debuted on this date. This short is no longer aired due to ethnic stereotypes This cartoon was colorized twice-once in 1968 in a redrawn version and again in a computer-colorized version in 1990.

May 10, 1941 –The Merrie Melodies short, Farm Frolics, directed by Bob Clampett, debuted on this date. This is one of the only two color cartoons that Bob Clampett made with his original unit, the other one being Goofy Groceries (the first color cartoon he ever directed) earlier that year.

May 10, 1947 – The Looney Tunes short, Rabbit Transit, directed by Friz Freleng, starring Bugs Bunny and Cecil Turtle, debuted on this date. TThis is the second time Cecil is seen without his shell, the first time being in Tortoise Beats Hare”. Unlike that cartoon, where Cecil is seen wearing underwear underneath his shell,Continue reading “Rabbit Transit premiered”

May 10, 1958 – The Merrie Melodies short, Feather Bluster, directed by Bob McKimson, Foghorn Leghorn and the barnyard dog, debuted on this date. Although both characters have grandkids, no mention is made of their spouses or their children (who are parents of the grandchildren).

May 10, 1952 – The Looney Tunes short, Sock a Doodle Do, directed by Bob McKimson, starring Foghorn Leghorn, debuted on this date. Kid Banty was voiced by Sheldon Leonard.

May 10, 1969 –While President Nixon was conveniently out of the country, the group The Turtles were invited to play at the White House at a party for Tricia Nixon, making them the first rock band to play the White House. Rumor has it that Mark Volman, fell off the small stage five times duringContinue reading “Getting down in the White House”

Today is Lost Sock Memorial Day, the day that we take a moment out of our busy lives to mourn the lost of a sock while we do the laundry. After a proper amount of time; stop hoping it will appear to reunite with its mate. Focus on the only healthy choices before you: ThrowContinue reading “Come check our house – we have a whole drawer full of them”