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August 06, 1958– The Merrie Melodies short, Weasel While You Work, directed by Bob McKimson, Foghorn Leghorn and the Barnyard Dawg was released on this date. The Dog’s exclamation, “I’ll moider da bum,” was originally coined by boxer “Two Ton” Tony Galento, when predicting the outcome of a fight. The phrase came into common usageContinue reading “Weasel While You Work premiered”

August 6, 1965 – The Beatles released their fifth album, Help! — the soundtrack to their second film, on this date. Originally, the album cover showed The Beatles spelling out the word “Help” using the semaphore system of communicating with flags, which was usually used by ships. The photographer, Robert Freeman, didn’t like the poseContinue reading “I never needed anybody’s help in any way”

August 6, 1982 –Alan Parker’s rock-musical interpretation of the classical album, Pink Floyd The Wall, premiered in NYC on this date. Many of the extras in the Run Like Hell and Waiting for the Worms sequences were actual neo-Nazis cast for realism. Gerald Scarfe became frightened that things were getting out of control when, onContinue reading “Remember what we warned you about the pudding”

August 6, 1945 –The first atomic bomb used in combat was dropped on Hiroshima by the Enola Gay, piloted by Col. Paul Tibbets, on this date. President Truman ordered the use of the first nuclear bomb, which the military referred to as “Little Boy.” Harry had been vice president for only 82 days when PresidentContinue reading “It went boom”

August 5, 1960 –The camp horror classic, The Little Shop of Horrors, directed and produced by Roger Corman, and starring Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, Dick Miller, and Jack Nicholson, was released on this date. The film was shot on a budget of $22,500 to $28,000 (nearly $300,000 in 2024), with interiors being shotContinue reading “The Little Shop of Horrors premiered”

August 5, 1966 – Based of the TV series, Doctor Who, the sequel to the film, Dr. Who and the Daleks, Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., starring Peter Cushing, Roberta Tovey, Jill Curzon, and Bernard Cribbins, premiered on this date in London. The rebel hideout in 2150 is prominently identified as Embankment station on theContinue reading “Attack the Daleks!”

August 5, 1939 – The Looney Tunes short, Wise Quacks, directed by Bob Clampett, and starring Porky PigDaffy Duck, was released on this date. This was the first cartoon to not have WARNER BROS. in a banner. This would continue after Hare-um Scare-um.

August 5, 1944 – The Looney Tunes short, From Hand to Mouse, directed by Chuck Jones, was released on this date. The unnamed mouse from this cartoon bears a strong physical resemblance to the later redesign of Chuck Jones‘ mice duo Hubie and Bertie, although both characters would not receive this redesign until Roughly SqueakingContinue reading “From Hand to Mouse premiered”

August 05, 1950 – The Merrie Melodies short, Golden Yeggs, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Porky Pig and Daffy Duck was released on this date. This is the first of only two shorts (along with Rocky’s next appearance in 1953’s Catty Cornered where Rocky is the antagonist to a character other than Bugs Bunny.

August 5, 1966 –This was a big day in Beatles history:The Beatles released their Revolver album in UK on this date. and they also released Yellow Submarine and Eleanor Rigby as a double A single in UK. A lot of kids weekly allowance must have flown out the door on this date.