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Today is the first full day of Autumn (some call it Fall.) Seize the day (there are only 88 more of the left this season.)

September 24, 1938 – One of the craziest cartoons Looney Tunes ever produced, Porky in Wackyland was released on this date. You need to watch it a few times to really get everything that’s going on in this one. At one point in the pan of the various denizens of Wackyland, a character with largeContinue reading “Porky in Wackyland premiered”

September 23, 1979 –The short lived comedy set at a white-shoe law firm, The Associates, starring Wilfrid Hyde-White, Martin Short, Alley Mills, Joe Regalbuto, Shelley Smith, and Tim Thomerson, first aired on ABC-TV on this date. While the series only had 13 episodes (and only nine of them aired), The Associates was nominated for twoContinue reading “The Associates premiered”

September 23, 1978 –The short lived adventure series, The American Girls, starring Priscilla Barnes and Debra Clinger aired on CBS TV on this date. Seven of the 11 episodes that were produced were actually aired.

Autumn began at 2:50 a.m. EDT today. Joyfully, it’s also the first day of Fall. Many people in the northern hemisphere are disturbed by the changes they see around them at about this time each year. It gets darker earlier, temperatures drop, leaves change color and die and the Red Sox tend to drop outContinue reading “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”

September 23, 1962 – The Jetsons debuted on ABC-TV’s Sunday night’s prime time lineup on this date. It was the network’s first program ever to be broadcast in color. The design of the Jetsons‘ flying car was inspired by a 1954 Ford concept car, the FX-Atmos, notable for its all-glass bubble canopy, dashboard radar screenContinue reading “The Jetsons premiered”

September 23, 1977 – ABC Records breathed a huge sigh of relief when they were finally able to release the much delayed sixth studio album of the ultra-perfectionists Steely Dan’s Aja on this date. The album is pronounced “Asia,” and was inspired by the continent. Steely Dan have several songs with a Far East influence,Continue reading “You finally got to drink That Big Black Cow”

September 22, 1994 – 29 years ago, you could get a cup of coffee at Central Perk for the first time when Friends, premiered on NBC-TV on this date. Many titles were considered and rejected before the show was named as Friends. They included Friends Like Us, Insomnia Cafe and Across the Hall.

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”