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June 26, 1937 – The Merrie Melodies short, Sweet Sioux, directed by Friz Freleng, was released on this date. This cartoon has not aired on American television since at least the 1980s because of its outdated Native American stereotyping.

June 26 1936 – The Looney Tunes short, Shanghaied Shipmates, directed by Jack King and starring Porky Pig, was released on this date. The title refers to the act of “Shanghai“-ing someone who is kidnapped and forced into servitude usually on an ocean going vessel that is very difficult to escape from while in mid-ocean

June 26, 1936 –The MGM drama, San Francisco, directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy, was released on this date. Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald did not get along at all during filming, and avoided each other completely off the set. Before filming his first love sceneContinue reading “San Francisco premiered”

June 26, 1987 –The truly silly yet likeable Mel Brooks film, Spaceballs, starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, and Joan Rivers went into general release on this date. The Millennium Falcon from the Star Wars saga makes a cameo appearance in this movie. Take a close lookContinue reading “Spaceballs opened”

June 26, 1956 –Chris Isaak, actor and singer was born on this date. With 13 studio albums, he’s been called the Roy Orbison of the 90s and is often also compared to Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, and Duane Eddy.

June 25, 1938 – The Looney Tunes short, Porky’s Party, directed by Bob Clamplett and starring Porky Pig, was released on this date. Originally, stoeyboards show the guests would have been Petunia Pig and Gabby Goat. Gabby would have been the one who swallowed the silk worm.

Bunkies, remember to wish everyone you meet a very Happy LEON day. LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. Christmas is but a mere six months away. Kids, now that some of you are out of school and are once again allowed to freely roam in polite society, you had better take a quick check of theContinue reading “Hey, the stuff that you do counts!”

June 25, 1993 –David Letterman’s series Late Night with David Letterman aired for the last time on NBC-TV on this date. Letterman began hosting Late Show with David Letterman on CBS in August 30, 1993. Letterman left Late Night in 1993 for Late Show with David Letterman on CBS when NBC give the Tonight ShowContinue reading “Dave kept losing his job”

June 25, 1957 – The Hammer studio horror film, The Curse of Frankenstein, directed by Terence Fisher and starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, and Robert Urquhart, was released on this date. Christopher Lee’s friendship with Peter Cushing was sparked when Lee stormed into Cushing’s dressing room, complaining that “I’ve got no lines!” CushingContinue reading “The Curse of Frankenstein premiered”

June 25, 1938 –Another in the series of ‘books come alive‘, Have You Got Any Castles?, directed by Frank Tashlin, was released on this date. Among the many entertainment personalities caricatured in relation to book titles are: Bill Robinson/The Thirty-Nine Steps, Greta Garbo/So Big, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, The Mills Brothers/The Green Pastures, William Powell/TheContinue reading “Have You Got Any Castles? debuted”