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March 25, 1986 – We all got to meet Cousin Balki for the first time when Perfect Strangers, Knock Knock, Who’s There? premiered for the first time. The producers originally developed the series to air in 1985. But Bronson Pinchot was already committed to Sara. When that series was cancelled, the producers quickly hired PinchotContinue reading “The premiere of Perfect Strangers”

March 25, 1968 –They walked down the street for the last time The 58th and final episode of The Monkees, Mijacogeo (also known as The Frodis Caper,) aired on this date. The four Monkees were each paid $450 per episode, raised to $750 for the second season. They received standard royalty rates for their recordingsContinue reading “The finale of The Monkees”

March 25, 1947 –Elton John, singer-songwriter, composer and pianist was born on this date as well. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him as the most successful male solo artist on “The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists“

March 25, 1975 –Linda Ronstadt releases cover of the Everly Brothers’ 1960 song When Will I Be Loved as a single on this date. Her version peaked at #2 on the Hot 100, and became her first #1 hit on the Country chart. According to Rolling Stone, Phil Everly wrote this in his car, parkedContinue reading “When Will I Be Loved went on sale”

March 25, 1911 –It’s the 112th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, the largest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York, causing the death of 148 garment workers who either died from the fire or jumped to their deaths. It was the worst workplace disaster in New York City untilContinue reading “The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire”

March 24, 1993 – TV executives at ABC finally woke up and realized how ridiculous the Steven Bochco/ David E. Kelley series premise was and aired the final episode of Doogie Howser M.D. on this date. Steven Bochco wanted to to finish the series and write a “final” season, as opposed to ABC’s abrupt cancellationContinue reading “The finale of Doogie Howser M.D.”

March 24, 2005 – NBC-TV allowed us to follow the goings on at Dunder Mifflin when The Office, starring Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Mindy Kaling, and B.J. Novak premiered on this date. John Krasinski and B.J. Novak went to high school together. They went to Newton South High School in Newton,Continue reading “The Office premiered”

March 24, 1999 –The Blue Pill or the Red Pill ??? The Wachowskis‘ mega-hit science fiction classic, The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano premiered in Los Angeles, on this date. The Wachowskis harbored their vision for five and a half years, working through fourteen drafts of theContinue reading “The Matrix premiered”

March 24, 1990 –Sinead O’Connor album I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got was No. 1 on the UK and US album charts, on this date. The album was released in March of 1990, by April, the single Nothing Compares 2 U from the album went to #1 in America and many other countries,Continue reading “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got topped the charts”

March 23, 1974 – You had one last time to Get Happy, when The Partridge Family aired the last episode of the series, …—…(SOS), on this date Shirley Jones presented George Chakiris, who guest stars in the episode, his Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for West Side Story.