December 22, 1975 – Archie Bunker’s “little girl” Gloria gave birth to a son, Joseph Michael Stivic, on CBS’s All in the Family, on this date The birth occurred in the second part of a two-part episode, The Baby, which begins with Edith and Archie (Jean Stapleton and Carroll O’Connor) beating Mike and Gloria (RobContinue reading “The birth of Joey Stivic”
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? premiered
December 22, 2000 –Joel and Ethan Coen’s purported adaptation of The Odyssey, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Chris Thomas King, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning, premiered in the US on this date. George Clooney, upon reading the script did not immediately understand his character andContinue reading “O Brother, Where Art Thou? premiered”
Perfect, especially with all those guest for Festivus
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Inappropriate yet funny
Acme would like to, once again, bring you this new Christmas classic, Dear Satan, from the folks at Anomaly London. It’s popularity may have something to do with the fact that Sir Patrick Stewart narrated their video. So kids, remember, two letters transposed and literally, Bob’s yer uncle.
O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?
The Winter Solstice in Northern Hemisphere will be at 4:48 PM (EST), the shortest amount of daylight of the year and the longest night. It’s officially the first day of Winter and one of the oldest known holidays in human history. Anthropologists believe that solstice celebrations go back at least 30,000 years, before humans evenContinue reading “O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?”
Last TV appearance of Diana Ross and the Supremes
December 21, 1969 –Diana Ross and the Supremes make their final television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, on this date. The song they sang, Someday We’ll Be Together, would become the last of their 12 number one singles.
Exterminate Them!
December 21, 1963 – The Doctor Who story arc The Daleks, the second story of Season One, first aired on the BBC on this date. The episodes mark the first appearance of the Doctor’s mortal enemies, the Daleks, a race of genetically engineered mutants who abhor all other races.
Snow White premiered
December 21, 1937 –The first feature-length color and sound cartoon, Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, premiered on this date. The animation took over two years and a then astronomical $1.5 million to create. Disney had to mortgage his house to pay for the film’s production.
Prepare as you see fit
There are 25 days until someone’s birthday.(I happen to know that he likes a good scotch now and then.) Demand Euphoria!
Overheard during a telephone conversation
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