September 26, 1976 –The TV crime drama, Delvecchio, starring Judd Hirsch, Charles Haid, Michael Conrad, and Mario Gallo, premiered on CBS-TV, on this date Charles Haid and Michael Conrad would later go on to star in Hill Street Blues.
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Gloria premiered
September 26, 1982 –Gloria, yet another spin-off of All In The Family, starring Sally Struthers, Burgess Meredith, Jo de Winter, Lou Richards, and Christian Jacobs, first aired on CBS-TV, on this date. After this pilot was taped, the production of the show was moved from CBS Television City (where All in the Family and allContinue reading “Gloria premiered”
Downton Abbey premiered
September 26, 2010 – Reportedly, one of Queen Elizabeth II favorite tv shows, Downtown Abbey, starring Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Siobhan Finneran, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Thomas Howes, Rob James-Collier, Rose Leslie, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol, and Maggie Smith, in the United Kingdom onContinue reading “Downton Abbey premiered”
Here come old flat-top, he come groovin’ up slowly
September 26, 1969 –The Beatles release the Abbey Road album in London, on this date. It was their 13th album in the U.K. It was also their last album together as a group.
Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes went on sale
September 26, 2014 –Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke releases his second solo album, Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes, for just $6 on the peer-to-peer file-sharing platform BitTorrent, on this date. According to the album’s producer, Nigel Godrich, “It could be an effective way of handing some control of Internet commerce back to people who are creating the work.”Continue reading “Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes went on sale”
Holmes and Yoyo premiered
September 25, 1976 –The TV comedy series Holmes and Yoyo, starring Richard B. Shull, John Schuck, Bruce Kirby, and Andrea Howard first aired on ABC-TV on this date. Holmes & Yoyo is considered one of the worst television series ever made. It ranked at #33 on TV Guide’s “50 Worst TV Shows of All Time”Continue reading “Holmes and Yoyo premiered”
The Hustler premiered
September 25, 1961 –One of the greatest sports movies of all time, The Hustler, opened on this date. Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason established a friendship on the set. At one point, Newman got a little cocky about his newfound pool skills and challenged the much more experienced Gleason to a $50 bet on aContinue reading “The Hustler premiered”
They were NOT fond of this series
September 25, 1965 –The Beatles Cartoon Show premiered on ABC-TV on this date. It racked up a 13 score (or 52 share), then unheard of in daytime television. The series became notorious for its static visual style with the Beatles being depicted in their mop top and suit look from A Hard Day’s Night, despiteContinue reading “They were NOT fond of this series”
Please don’t blame me for the ear worms
Today is National One Hit Wonder day. Listen to only one or two of them at a time. Unbelievable -EMF EMF was led by their guitarist Ian Dench, who is also their primary songwriter, although the entire band was credited on this track. Dench was in a band called Apple Mosaic, who had a contractContinue reading “Please don’t blame me for the ear worms”
The music goes round and round, and it comes out here
September 25, 1943 –An excellent Merrie Melodies cartoon, A Corny Concerto was released on this date. For some reason, the identity of the black duckling in this short has prompted much debate among cartoon fans as to whether or not it is in fact Daffy Duck. Supporters of the idea claim it is Daffy dueContinue reading “The music goes round and round, and it comes out here”
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