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March 14, 1968 –The final episode of Batman, Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires, starring Adam West and Burt Ward aired on the ABC TV on this date. This was the season finale of the Batman series. However it was not the last time we would see the caped crusaders. Adam West appeared in full costume andContinue reading “The finale of Batman aired”

March 14, 1957 – A television adaption for Playhouse 90 of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s unfinished last novel The Last Tycoon, (one of the 152 live TV dramas John Frankenheimer directed between 1952 and 1960) starring Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, Viveca Lindfors, and Peter Lorre premiered on this date. Fitzgerald’s unfinished Hollywood novel The Last TycoonContinue reading “Playhouse 90: The Last Tycoon premiered”

Today is National Napping Day, the holiday is observed the day following the return of daylight saving time. National Napping Day provides everyone with the opportunity to have a nap (by themselves or with a friend) and catch up on the hour of sleep they lost due to the spring forward time change. (Just don’tContinue reading “Dr’s orders”

March 13, 1979 – A spin-off from the Three’s Company series, The Ropers, starring Norman Fell and Audra Lindley premiered on ABC TV, on this date. When the network proposed the spin-off of Three’s Company, focusing on the Ropers, Audra Lindley was excited and wanted to go ahead, but Norman Fell wasn’t too keen onContinue reading “The Ropers premiered”

March 13, 1982 –William Shatner, dons his man girdle once again when T.J. Hooker, costarring Adrian Zmed, premiered on ABC-TV, on this date. The series was originally to be titled The Protectors, which would be the title of the show’s pilot. Creator Rick Husky originally developed the show as a newer version of his previousContinue reading “T.J. Hooker premiered”

March 13, 1956 –One of John Ford’s greatest westerns, The Searchers, starring John Wayne (giving his finest performance) premiered on this date. Reportedly this film was seen in a theater in Texas by Buddy Holly and his friends in the summer of 1956. They were so impressed with Ethan’s (John Wayne) repeated use of theContinue reading “The Searchers debuted”

March 13, 1968 –The Beatles release the single Lady Madonna in the UK on this date. The Beatles recorded Lady Madonna at the same time they were recording its promotional film. In the video for this song, The Beatles are actually singing Hey Bulldog (for the most part). They went in to shoot Lady MadonnaContinue reading “Lady Madonna went on sale”

March 12, 2007 – Amy Winehouse made her US television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman performing Rehab on this date. On August 14, 2007, Winehouse entered The Causeway Retreat, a rehab center in Essex, England, with her new husband (and fellow addict), Blake Fielder. Addiction specialists know that admitting a couple toContinue reading “Amy Winehouse’s ironic appearance on David Letterman”

March 12, 2001 – The Chris Isaak Show, a television sitcom which follows a fictionalized version of the life of American rock musician Chris Isaak, premiered on Showtime on this date. The character of Mona is based on a real woman at the Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco known as “Dolphina“. In the 1930s,Continue reading “The Chris Isaak Show debuted”

March 12th, 1967 –The Velvet Underground released their debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico, on this date. The album’s back cover originally featured a shot of the band playing with an image of Eric Emerson’s face from The Chelsea Girls projected prominently in the background. Emerson either needed drug money or was simply broke,Continue reading “The Velvet Underground & Nico went on sale”