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August 31, 1946 – Warner Bros. introduced Foghorn Leghorn and the Barnyard Dawg, when the Merrie Melodies cartoon Walky Talky Hawky, (directed by Robert McKimson,) premiered on this date. Foghorn Leghorn was closely based on Sen. Claghorn, a blustery, windbag Southern politician on radio’s The Fred Allen Show -played by Allen’s announcer Kenny Delmar –Continue reading “Every day it’s the same thing!”

August 31, 1966 –A forgotten Blake Edward’s comedy, What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?, written by William Peter Blatty and starring James Coburn and Dick Shawn, opened on this date. Harry Morgan played Major Potts who becomes comically nonsensical in this movie. In the third season of the TV series MASH, he playedContinue reading “What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? premiered”

August 31, 1987 – Epic/CBS Records released the Michael Jackson album, BAD on this date. A nearly 18 minute video of the title song, written by novelist and screenwriter Richard Price and directed by Martin Scorsese, debuted on CBS-TV on this same day, as well.

August 31, 1997 –On August 28, 1997, Mrs. Dr. Caligari and I were coming out of the revolving doors at the Ritz Hotel in Paris and a very famous couple were coming in. A few days later on this date, a charming, slightly addled, beautiful divorcee with two children decides to take a car rideContinue reading “Diana, Princess of Wales”

Today is National Toasted Marshmallow Day It doesn’t make any sense why this isn’t celebrated on August 10th, National S’mores Day

August 30, 1993 –Moving himself and his gang of cohorts from NBC-TV, The Late Show with David Letterman premiered on CBS-TV, on this date. The microphone on David Letterman’s desk was an old RCA DX 77. It was a replacement for the original microphone given to him as a gift from the NBC crew whenContinue reading “Dave started all over again (on CBS)”

August 30, 1967 –John Boorman’s crime drama thriller, Point Blank, opened on this date. John Boorman was called in for a meeting with MGM President Robert O’Brien in which the executive immediately began expressing concern, but partway into the meeting the phone rang. It was David Lean making requests in advance of his next film,Continue reading “Point Blank premiered”

August 30, 1968 –Columbia Records released the sixth studio album of The Byrds, Sweetheart of the Rodeo, on this date. The first major album widely recognized as country rock, it represented a turning point for the 1970s country rock movement, which influenced the outlaw country and new traditionalist movements.

August 30, 1968 –Apple Records released its first single, Hey Jude by The Beatles on this date. In a 2018 interview with GQ, Paul McCartney talked about how he came up with the idea for this song: “John and his wife Cynthia had divorced, and I felt a bit sorry for their son, who wasContinue reading “Na na na nananana, nannana …”

August 29, 1967 – ABC’s television ratings soared through the roof as David Janssen and Barry Morse starred in the final episode of The Fugitive on this date. Some sources incorrectly state that an alternate ending for the series was planned in which Kimble would be seen removing a false arm, revealing him as theContinue reading “The one-armed man was real!”