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Did you remember to set all of the clocks back? If you’ve already done so, you can watch this and amuse yourself to learn that screenwriters Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar were standing on the set one day when an extra standing next to them said, “I don’t know who wrote this stuff but theyContinue reading “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late”

It’s National Easy Bake Oven Day. Established in 2017, the day commemorates the anniversary of the release of the iconic toy in 1963. The original 1963 version was not a cheap toy mid you. In fact, it cost a hefty $15.95. That might not sound like a lot, but adjusting for inflation, it amounts toContinue reading “Just don’t touch the damn thing while it’s plugged in.”

November 4, 1948 –The controversial (for the time) film about life inside a mental institution, The Snake Pit, starring Olivia de Havilland debuted on this date. Stephen King has said that watching this film on TV as a child deeply disturbed him and made him feel that he could suddenly go insane, directly contributing toContinue reading “The Snake Pit premiered”

November 4, 1981 – The Fall Guy starring Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas, premiered on ABC, on this date. Since Lee Majors started his acting career by hanging out with stuntmen, and occasionally working as one, he made sure real stuntmen got plenty of work on the show.

November 4, 1970 –David Bowie, third studio album, The Man Who Sold the World, was released on this date in the US. This album is one of Bowie’s least known, but over the years many fans have come to appreciate it and a lot of bands have covered songs from it, including Lulu, Midge Ure,Continue reading “The Man Who Sold the World went on sale”

Gojira premiered in Japan on this date in 1954. One of the most famous legends regarding the production of this film has Ishirô Honda and Eiji Tsuburaya on the observation deck of one of Tokyo’s buildings. They were planning Godzilla’s path of destruction when visitors on the deck overheard their conversation and became concerned. TheContinue reading “Someday, somewhere in the world, another Godzilla may appear.”

November 3, 1993 –Fran traveled for the first time over the bridge from Flushing to the Sheffield’s door when, The Nanny, first aired on CBS-TV on this date. When the show was broadcast in the U.K., many viewers wrote in to chide Charles Shaughnessy over his “imitation” English accent, and suggested he practice with co-starContinue reading “The Nanny premiered on TV”

November 3, 1988 –Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera’s nose was broken as Roy Innis brawled with skinheads on his daytime show, Geraldo, on this date. He did not press charges, claiming that he did not wish to be “tied up with the roaches” and also said that “if there ever was a case of deserved violence,Continue reading “Geraldo suffered broken nose”

November 3, 1990 –The American public apparently went insane and Vanilla Ice’s single, Ice Ice Baby was the number one single on the U.S. music charts, on this date. The song clearly samples the 1980 song Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie, but Vanilla Ice never got permission to use it. No lawsuit wasContinue reading “Word to your Mother”

November 3, 1967 – Captain Kirk and the crew has a second run in with the con man, Harry Mudd and his army of androids when the Star Trek episode I, Mudd first aired on CBS-TV on this date. During the filming, casting director Joseph D’Agosta was in a panic because he needed at leastContinue reading “TOS I, Mudd premiered”