October 27, 1966 – The third Charles Schultz Peanuts special, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, (directed again by Bill Melendez,) premiered on this date. https://archive.org/embed/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown_202310 This is the only special where Pig Pen is shown wearing glasses. You can see them when he is with the other kids at the Halloween party around theContinue reading “Satanic worship surrounding an enormous squash”
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I was dreamin’ when I wrote this
October 27, 1982 –Prince’s fifth album, 1999, was released on this date. It becomes his breakthrough, selling well over 5 million copies worldwide, thanks to Little Red Corvette and the title track. The album helped propel him to superstar status, a title he lived up to with electrifying live shows and a startlingly prolific outputContinue reading “I was dreamin’ when I wrote this”
You never know who’s going to show up
October 26, 1972 – Ringo Starr and singer Lulu appear in non-speaking cameos on the Monty Python’s Flying Circus episode Mr And Mrs Brian Norris’ Ford Popular on this date. The tramp (Michael Palin) enters and sits between them and begins his introduction, in David Frost style: “Hello, good evening, welcome … It’s …” aContinue reading “You never know who’s going to show up”
The Mouse that Roared debuted
October 26, 1959 –A gentle and yet still relevant Cold War comedy, The Mouse that Roared, opened in the US on this date. While filming, Peter Sellers was acting on stage in the comedy Brouhaha, which also dealt with a mythical kingdom whose ruler develops an outlandish plot to secure U.S. aid. Five days aContinue reading “The Mouse that Roared debuted”
It’s a little bit funny
October 26, 1970 –Elton John released his first hit single Your Song, on this date. This was one of the first songs John wrote with Bernie Taupin. They met after a record company gave John some of Taupin’s lyrics to work with. Eventually, they both moved into John’s parents’ house, where they started working together.
They got their bright, shiny medals
October 26, 1965 –Queen Elizabeth decorated The Beatles with the Order of the British Empire, at Buckingham Palace, on this date. The Beatles, ever polite, allowed Her Majesty to add chintz curtains and tufted sofas in their living rooms.
A trifecta of hits
October 25, 1986 –For the first time in the Billboard Chart’s history, the top three positions are all held by solo female artists: No. 1 was Cyndi Lauper’s single True Colors, Lauper’s good friend Gregory Natal had recently died of AIDS when Lauper heard the demo of the song. She was thinking of Natal whenContinue reading “A trifecta of hits”
These wounds I had on Crispin’s day
October 25, 1415 –As it has been often said, times were hard – the only way to tell who the king was in England was looking for the person with the least amount of crap on him. The wastrel son of a usurping King led a ragtag army into another sovereign nation on this date.Continue reading “These wounds I had on Crispin’s day”
It’s bizarre to think it was all just a dream
October 25, 1982 –Bob Newhart’s second successful-sitcom Newhart, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. The show was videotaped in the first season, but later episodes were filmed. It was Bob Newhart’s idea to begin using film from season two onward in order to give the show a more realistic look.
A little seltzer down your pants
October 25, 1975 –Quite arguably the funniest episode ever broadcast on network TV, The Mary Tyler Moore Show – Chuckles Bites the Dust first aired on this date. This episode culminates in a funeral for a clown that becomes a celebration of his life and career. There is an annual festival of clowns known asContinue reading “A little seltzer down your pants”
The Haus of Dcaligari 