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November 5, 1956 –The Nat King Cole Show debuted on NBC-TV on this date. The Cole program was the first of its kind hosted by an African-American. In the 1956 season, the show had a 15-minute running time. It was expanded to a 30-minute segment in 1957. The show originally aired without a sponsor, butContinue reading “The Nat King Cole Show premiered”

November 4, 1979 –The US Embassy in Tehran was stormed by “students“, holding 52 hostages for 444 days. The incident propels Ted Koppel and his magnificent hair onto the national scene with a long series of repetitive Nightline: America Held Hostage specials And so it goes

November 4, 1978 –Let the warm feelings wash over you, even though the skinny white boy is singing, – place one hand on your monitor and the other hand upon the afflicted area. He is channeling the healing powers of Rev. Al Green. Feel his power emanate and pulsate through your loins. The Talking HeadsContinue reading “Take Me To The River was released (again)”

November 4, 2016 –Netflix premiered the incredibly successful series about a young woman forced to take over a multinational business after the unexpected death of her beloved father, The Crown, starring, Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby, Victoria Hamilton, Jared Harris, John Lithgow and Eileen Atkins, on this date. The coronation dress worn is aContinue reading “The Crown premiered”

November 4, 1981 – The Fall Guy starring Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas, premiered on ABC, on this date. Since Lee Majors started his acting career by hanging out with stuntmen, and occasionally working as one, he made sure real stuntmen got plenty of work on the show.

November 4, 1970 –David Bowie, third studio album, The Man Who Sold the World, was released on this date in the US. This album is one of Bowie’s least known, but over the years many fans have come to appreciate it and a lot of bands have covered songs from it, including Lulu, Midge Ure,Continue reading “The Man Who Sold the World was dropped today”

November 3, 1976 –MGM’s horror classic, based on Stephen King’s best-selling first novel, Carrie, directed by Brian De Palma and starring Sissy Spacek, premiered on this date. Ever the stickler for authenticity, Sissy Spacek insisted that she – not a double – be the one whose hand shoots up out of Carrie’s grave during SueContinue reading “Carrie premiered”

November 3, 1993 –Fran traveled for the first time over the bridge from Flushing to the Sheffield’s door when, The Nanny, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. After cancellation of her sitcom Princesses, Fran Drescher flew to Europe to meet her former co-star Twiggy. On her flight to London, she coincidentally sat next to CBSContinue reading “The Nanny premiered”

November 3, 1978 –Diff’rent Strokes premiered on NBC-TV on this date. Both Diff’rent Strokes and The Facts of Life were Norman Lear productions but for some reason he didn’t put his name on the credits, opting for Tandem Productions (which is his production company) instead.

November 3, 1967 – Captain Kirk and the crew has a second run in with the con man, Harry Mudd and his army of androids when the Star Trek episode I, Mudd premiered on CBS-TV on this date. During the filming, casting director Joseph D’Agosta was in a panic because he needed at least twoContinue reading “I, Mudd premiered”