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May 26, 1970 – The final episodes of I Dream of Jeannie, My Master The Chili King aired on this date. During several interviews, Sidney Sheldon admitted that he used the comedy movie, The Brass Bottle, a film about a man, portrayed by Tony Randall, that unleashed a male genie, that was portrayed by BurlContinue reading “Jeannie blinked one last time”

May 26, 1988 –Frank Sinatra appeared in a commercial for Michelob singing The Way You Look Tonight, as part of the brewery’s “The Night Belongs to Michelob” ad campaign. At the time, Anheuser-Busch marketing explained Sinatra’s presence in the ad, “We’re trying to show the length and breadth of ‘the night.’” That and the brewingContinue reading “Frank did a commercial for beer”

May 26, 1972 –Mott The Hoople, on the verge of breaking up, are offered help from David Bowie, who allows them to record two songs he wrote. They pass on Suffragette City but cut All The Young Dudes, which becomes their biggest hit and revives their career. Mott The Hoople didn’t know this when theyContinue reading “… Oh, man, I need TV when I’ve got T.Rex …”

Let your Geek Pride Show! Geek Pride Day is May 25, and here’s what you need to know about the celebration for nerds worldwide. The date was reportedly chosen to coincide with the first Star Wars film, Episode IV: A New Hope, which was released on May 25, 1977. The day also marks Towel Day,Continue reading “It’s a nice day to celebrate”

May 25, 1977 – Even Satan took pity and released them from their eternal damnation when ABC TV aired the last episode of The Brady Bunch Variety Hour aired on this date. Maureen McCormick (Marcia) had become bulimic and developed addictions to cocaine and Quaaludes, which caused mysterious bruises on her arms and legs andContinue reading “Finally the finale”

May 25, 1999 – The final episode of Home Improvement, The Long And Winding Road aired on ABC-TV on this date. The character Wilson was based on Tim Allen’s childhood memories of when he was too short to see over a fence, and was therefore unable to see his neighbor.

May 25, 1977 –In a time long ago and in a galaxy far, far away, George Lucas began legally printing money with the release of the first Star Wars movie, which for reasons only know to George was titled – Stars Wars IV: A New Hope. George realized that he did not have enough moneyContinue reading “It all began on this date”

May 25, 1985 –Wham!’s single, Everything She Wants, hits the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Charts in the US, on this date. The single made them the first group since the Bee Gees to have three #1 hits from the same album. While George Michael dismissed much of Wham’s material once he began hisContinue reading “Everything She Wants topped the charts”

Don’t forget – Tomorrow is Towel Day, you know what you need to do – DON’T PANIC! Also, with this being the start of the Memorial Day Weekend, some of you bunkies will be on the road this weekend. Your old pal wants to remind you, once again: (also hit the road before 2pm orContinue reading “Get ready”

May 24, 1969 –The Beatles with Billy Preston hit No. 1 with Get Back, where it stayed for the next month. (It is the Beatles’ only single that credited another artist at their request.) There was speculation that the character “JoJo” was based on Joseph Melville See Jr., Linda McCartney’s first husband, who was fromContinue reading “Get Back topped the charts”