January 8, 1968 –Welcome to zee exotic world of undersea explorer… The first episode of the documentary series, The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau: Sharks premiered on this date.
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The Emperor Norton I
The only “recognized” monarchy to reign in the United States died on this date. Joshua Norton was a businessman in San Francisco in the 1800s. In the 1840s, just before the Gold Rush, he attempted to corner the market on rice – and failed spectacularly. He went from being very wealthy to utterly destitute almostContinue reading “The Emperor Norton I”
Still don’t know what I was waiting for …
January 7, 1972 –David Bowie released Changes as a single in the UK on this date. The track peaked at No.49 on the UK chart and later at No.41 on the US chart. According to Bowie, this started out as a parody of a nightclub song – “kind of throwaway” – but people kept chantingContinue reading “Still don’t know what I was waiting for …”
Flash Gordon debuted
January 7, 1934 – Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon comic strip was first published in newspapers across the United States on this date. In addition to the comic strip, Flash has also starred in a live-action serial, a radio show, novels, comic books, animated cartoons, and he even appeared on his own U.S. postage stamp. Continue reading “Flash Gordon debuted”
The King’s Speech premiered
January 7, 2011 –Tom Hopper’s historical drama, The King’s Speech, starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter, opened in United Kingdom on this date. Screenwriter David Seidler stammered as a child, and heard King George VI’s wartime speech as a child. As an adult, he wrote Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (widow ofContinue reading “The King’s Speech premiered”
Sadly, we only have a partial episode
January 7, 1961 –The pilot episode of The Avengers – Hot Snow, starring Ian Hendry and Patrick Macnee premiered in the UK on this date. The vast majority of the first series of The Avengers is missing from TV archives and likely lost forever – only the first 15 minutes of this first episode andContinue reading “Sadly, we only have a partial episode”
I guess it was fun to stay there
January 6, 1979 –The Village People appear on American Bandstand, where the crowd does the soon-to-be famous arm movements spelling out “Y.M.C.A.” Host Dick Clark makes sure they learn those moves, and they do.
Odor-able Kitty opened
January 6, 1945 – This Chuck Jones’ Looney Tunes outing, Odor-able Kitty, premiered on this date. This was Pepe LePew’s debut. The only time we see that Pepe already has a wife and children.
Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom first aired
January 6, 1963 –See Jim try to swim to his dugout canoe through a lake of piranhas, while I watch safely from the studio, confirming the second pitcher of martinis is properly chilled. Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom with Marlin Perkins began on NBC on this date.
Three is a magic number
January 6, 1973 –The animated lesson series Schoolhouse Rock premiered on ABC with the Multiplication Rock series. You have to love a children’s cartoon that celebrates ménage à trois.
The Haus of Dcaligari 