January 21, 1970 –We all came to know that Phoebe Figalilly was a silly name when, Nanny and the Professor, starring Juliet Mills, Richard Long, David Doremus, Trent Lehman, and Kim Richards, first aired on ABC TV, on this date. This is one of the situation comedies to go into syndication with a total ofContinue reading “Nanny and the Professor debuted”
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The first time we visited the town of Schooner Bay
September 21, 1968 –Based on the 1947 film of the same name, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, starring Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Reta Shaw, premiered on this date. The series premiered on NBC on Saturday night at 8:30 PM EST. NBC canceled it after the first season, and it was pickedContinue reading “The first time we visited the town of Schooner Bay”
Two giants of animation share the same birthday date:
September 21, 1912 – Chuck Jones, animator and director of Warner Brothers cartoon characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, was born on this date. He has directed three films have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant: Duck Amuck, One Froggy Evening, andContinue reading “Two giants of animation share the same birthday date:”
They should have coordinated these holidays better
Right on the heels of yesterday’s Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 20th is National Rum Punch Day. While not a huge fan of the cocktail – I say, get a big bottle of ACME light rum – why not celebrate!
The Captain and Tennille Show premiered
September 20, 1976 –The short-lived the variety show, The Captain and Tennille Show, starring husband and wife team, Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon, premiered on ABC-TV, on this date. Despite decent ratings, it ranked #19 among the network’s shows and was canceled by ABC. Other, lower ranking shows on the network were renewed. The cancellationContinue reading “The Captain and Tennille Show premiered”
Notes To You debuted
September 20, 1941 –The Looney Tunes cartoon Notes To You, directed by Friz Freleng and featuring Porky Pig and a proto-type of Sylvester the Cat premiered on this date. Porky’s home has the very latest cabinet radio. In the days before television, radio was the at home entertainment for Americans, and most of the songsContinue reading “Notes To You debuted”
In The Beginning debuted
September 20, 1978 –The failed Norman Lear sitcom, In The Beginning, starring McLean Stevenson, and Priscilla Lopez premiered on CBS-TV on this date. It was something of a modern-day adaptation of the classic 1944 Bing Crosby film, Going My Way. While the show’s pilot reportedly received praise from a Catholic audience at both Notre DameContinue reading “In The Beginning debuted”
My Name is Earl premiered
September 20, 2005 – The TV comedy series, created by Greg Garcia, My Name is Earl, starring Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly, Nadine Velazquez, and Eddie Steeples, premiered on NBC-TV, on this date. The items in Earl’s list shown during the opening sequence read as follows:
Film critics took their first stroll along the Golden Croissant
September 20, 1946 – The first Cannes film festival, the first great international cultural event of the post-war period, begins on this date. Among the selections that year were: The Turning Point directed by Fridrikh Ermler The Seventh Veil directed by Compton Bennett The Last Chance directed by Leopold Lindtberg The Lost Weekend directed by BillyContinue reading “Film critics took their first stroll along the Golden Croissant”
We’d all like to know a little bit about for our files
September 19, 1981 –Despite the fact that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had barely spoken to each other in ten year, they reunited on this date to raise funds to renovate Central Park and performed in front of 500,000 people in New York City. The concert was so successful, the duo decided to embark onContinue reading “We’d all like to know a little bit about for our files”
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