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September 30, 1958 –The first network series to be filmed entirely in New York City, the police drama, The Naked City debuted on ABC-TV on this date. Each episode in Season 1 was 30 minutes long and reviews were mixed. The ratings were low enough for ABC to cancel it after just one season. However,Continue reading “The Naked City premiered”

September 30, 1965 – Gerry Anderson’s supermarionation take on The Tracy family business, Thunderbirds premiered on this date in the UK. According to Guinness World Records 2008, the character of Jeff Tracy holds the record for the “Highest Earning TV Character“, said to be worth an estimated $50 billion; assets included maintenance of Tracy Island,Continue reading “Thunderbirds premiered”

It’s Miguel de Cervantes’ birthday today. Born in 1547, Cervantes is best known as the author of Don Quixote, a cunning satire on mental illness. The work is an epic treatment of the perennial question, “wouldn’t the world be better off if we were all crazy?“ The answer from the novel is a qualified yes:Continue reading “Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra”

For those of you not near your church bulletin, today is the feast of St. Michael the Archangel. It’s also known in England as Michaelmas Day. St. Michael is the patron saint of the sea and maritime lands, of ships and boatmen, of horses and horsemen. He was the Angel who hurled Lucifer down fromContinue reading “An ACME PSA concerning berries”

Today is National Coffee Day. If you love coffee (I don’t), there are a bunch of places you can score free or very low cost cups of joe! If you’re passing by a McDonalds, Krispy Kreme, Barnes & Noble or Dunkin Donuts today and see what their special deal for the day is. You’re welcome.Continue reading “Free Coffee!”

September 29, 1991 –MTV debuts Nirvana’s video for their single Smells Like Teen Spirit on this date, giving most Americans their first look at the band. A little over a month later, the song is #1 on the Hot 100. The girls who played the cheerleaders in the video were originally supposed to be veryContinue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit premiered”

September 29, 1967 –Gerry Anderson’s supermarionation take on superheroes, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons premiered on this date in the UK. The face and voice of Captain Scarlet were both based on Cary Grant. In fact, Captain Scarlet’s voice artist, Francis Matthews was chosen to voice the character based on the fact he could doContinue reading “Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons premiered”

September 29, 1953 – The family comedy Make Room for Daddy, starring Danny Thomas, premiered on ABC TV on this date. Danny Thomas was forced against his will to have Jean Hagen as his television wife. He could not stand her attitude, or what he considered her slovenly appearance. During one rehearsal, he is saidContinue reading “Make Room For Daddy premiered”

September 29, 1960 – We were all welcomed into the Douglas household when My Three Sons, starring another of TV favorite alcoholic dads, Fred McMurray, premiered on ABC on this date. William Frawley really enjoyed working on the show and did not want to leave. To make matters worse, he was replaced by William Demarest,Continue reading “My Three Sons premiered”

Munich is smack dab in the middle of Oktoberfest season once again after the cancellation of the past few years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today is National Beer Drinking Day here in the US- a wonderful reminder to enjoy the world’s most popular adult beverage. Today is also St. Wenceslaus’ Day, patron saint ofContinue reading “Stay with us, it makes sense”