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October 14, 1977 –Linda Ronstadt sang The National Anthem prior to World Series Game Three at Dodger Stadium, on this date. She was heavily criticized at the time, for casual attire – (the ever solid Dodger fan, Linda only requested a Dodger jacket as her fee for singing the anthem.) Many consider her rendition ofContinue reading “She got it right”

October 14, 1979 –NBC aired a TV adaptation of Helen Keller’s life story The Miracle Worker, starring Melissa Gilbert, Patty Duke, Charles Siebert, Stanley Wells, and Diana Muldaur, on this date. Melissa Gilbert originally wanted to offer the part of Annie Sullivan to Meredith Baxter, but the adults working on the project suggested offering theContinue reading “A new version of The Miracle Worker premiered”

October 14, 1978 –The gang finally got off the damn island (sort of) when the first TV movie from a TV series, Rescue from Gilligan’s Island, first aired on CBS-TV with all of the original cast except Tina Louise (who wanted too much money,) on this date. The scene in which the rescued castaways areContinue reading “Rescue from Gilligan’s Island premiered”

I going to show up at your home and take something you already own. Happy Columbus Never Met An Indigenous Person He Didn’t Kill or Enslave Day! I can’t even imagine how many more indigenous persons Columbus may have murdered if he didn’t have the day off. Columbus Day originated as a celebration of Italian-AmericanContinue reading “In honor of the day,”

October 13, 1979 –The Police’s second album Reggatta De Blanc started a four-week run at No.1 in the UK on this date. The first three Police albums, Outlandos d’Amour, Reggatta de Blanc, and Zenyatta Mondatta, were named by their manager, Miles Copeland (Police drummer Stewart Copeland’s brother), using words he made up. Reggatta de BlancContinue reading “Reggatta De Blanc topped the charts”

October 13, 1966 – The sixth episode of Star Trek, Mudd’s Women first aired on this date. In it, The Enterprise picks up a traveling con man, Harry Mudd, and his “beautiful” female cargo; the females seem to have a strange effect on the male crew. This is the first episode in which the Enterprise’sContinue reading “Star Trek: Mudd’s Women premiered”

October 13, 1957 –CBS-TV broadcasts The Edsel Show, a one-hour live special starring Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong, designed to promote the new, ill-fated Ford automobile, on this date. It is the first and currently the oldest surviving show on videotape. It was aired live on this date in prime time,Continue reading “The Edsel Show premiered”

October 13, 1947 –Kids, back when the earth cooled and formed a hard crust, there was a very popular TV series featuring two puppets and a very polite lady that ad-libbed the entire show – Junior Jamboree – a version which ultimately became Kukla, Fran and Ollie premiered on this date. (this is not theContinue reading “Junior Jamboree premiered”

October 13, 1968 –Melvin, what are you going to do with that gun! Bea Benaderet, radio and television actress and voice actress, died on this day.

October 12, 1950 –One of the first comedy series to make the successful transition from radio to television The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. George Burns is regarded as being the first entertainer to step out of character and “break the fourth wall” by directly addressing the televisionContinue reading “We said Good Night to Gracie for the first time”