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September 22, 1964 – Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, who kept the world safe on The Man from U.N.C.L.E, made their first appearance on NBC-TV on this date. Originally, Will Kuluva was to play the head of U.N.C.L.E., but was replaced by Leo G. Carroll. After the pilot was screened for the network executives, theyContinue reading “The Man from U.N.C.L.E premiered”

September 22, 1986 –For some reason ABC-TV felt the need to introduce America to the Tanner Family and Gordon Shumway when ALF (an acronym for Alien Life Form) first aired on this date. The Alf puppet was operated from various “trap doors” hidden within the set, making filming more hazardous than a normal sitcom. TheContinue reading “ALF premiered”

September 22, 1986 –Aaron Spelling’s crime drama Charlie’s Angels starring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, David Doyle and John Forsythe debuted on ABC-TV on this date. John Forsythe was called in at the last minute to voice Charlie, when the original actor (Gig Young) who had been cast turned out to have a drinkingContinue reading “Charlie’s Angels premiered”

And yet, all at once, summer collapsed into fall. Today is the last day of Summer – enjoy your day.

September 21, 1937 –George Allen and Unwin, Ltd. of London published the first edition of J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit on this date. It was illustrated with many black-and-white drawings by Tolkien himself. The original printing was only a 1,500 run and sold out by December due to enthusiastic reviews.

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 sharing the same birthday date:”

September 21, 1897 –The New York Sun ran its famous editorial that answered a question from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon: “Is there a Santa Claus?“on this date. Obviously, times were different back then given that The New York Sun was printing an editorial about Christmas in September. (Christmas is in 95 days.)

September 21, 2001 – A benefit concert organized by the four major U.S. television networks in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, America: A Tribute to Heroes, aired on this date. The program was shown on 35 separate broadcast and cable networks simultaneously. Done in the style of a telethon, it featured aContinue reading “America: A Tribute to Heroes premiered”

September 21, 1998 – The landmark TV sitcom, Will & Grace, starring Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, and Sean Hayes, premiered on NBC TV on this date. John Barrowman was up for the role of Will Truman, but didn’t get it because he was “too straight“, and the role went to Eric McCormack. BarrowmanContinue reading “Will & Grace premiered”

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 premiered”