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June 8, 1983 –John Landis‘ mega-hit comedy Trading Places, starring Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, and Jamie Lee Curtis premiered in the US on this date. In 2010, as part of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act, which was to regulate financial markets, a rule was included which barredContinue reading “I was poor and no one liked me.”

June 8, 1935 – The Merrie Melodies short, Into Your Dance, directed by Friz Freleng, debuted on this date. Many networks airing this short, remove the scene of a blackface minstrel group performing Go Into Your Dance as the crowd enters the show.

June 8, 1940 – The Looney Tunes short, The Chewin’ Bruin, directed by Bob Clampett, and starring Porky Pig, was released on this date. The muskrats that the bear hunter were quietly scaring with his rifle, escape and dig in holes in the nearby fallen log that spell out GOODBYE, MR CHIPS.

June 8, 1935 – The Merrie Melodies short, Tom Thumb in Trouble, directed by Chuck Jones, debuted on this date. This is the final cartoon in which Shepperd Strudwick provided a voice. All cartoons Strudwick worked on were directed by Chuck Jones.

June 8, 1946 – The Loonet Tune short, Looney Tunes cartoon, Kitty Kornered, diwrected by Bob Clampett and featuring the first pairing of Porky Pig and Sylvester, was released on this date. The goldfish couple are shown sleeping in the same bed. At the time, such a portrayal was pushing the censorship envelope. The HayesContinue reading “Kitty Kornered premiered”

June 8, 1957 – The Looney Tunes short, Looney Tunes cartoon, Steal Wool, directed by Chuck Jones and starring Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog, was released on this date. This is the fourth animated short film by Warner Bros. Cartoons to feature Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog as the main characters. This is also theirContinue reading “Steal Wool premiered”

June 8, 1963 – The Looney Tunes short, Hare-Breadth Hurry, directed by Chuck Jones and starring Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote, was released on this date. This is the final pairing between Bugs and Wile E. Coyote in the classic era.

it’s Dean Martin’s, Tom Jones’ and Prince’s birthday today. Think of the number of children conceived listening to their music.

June 7, 1969 –The Johnny Cash Show, a summer replacement for ABC’s Hollywood Palace variety program, premiered on this date, with performances by Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. Dylan, who met Cash at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival, was making his first public performance since the Woody Guthrie benefit in January 1968. He performed IContinue reading “The man in black was on TV”

June 7, 1946 –The final installment in the Sherlock Holmes series, Dressed to Kill, directed by Roy William Neill and starring Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce and Patricia Morrison, opened on this date. Irene Adler, mentioned by Dr. Watson, was a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A formerContinue reading “Dressed to Kill premiered”