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October 26, 1940 – The Merrie Melodies short, Good Night Elmer, directed by Chuck Jones and starring Elmer Fudd, was released on this date. https://livid.com/watch/7BCvQBVjdXBu Arthur Q. Bryan didn’t voice Elmer in this short, as Elmer did not have any dialogue. Mel Blanc provided the weeping and bawling heard at the end.

October 26, 1967 – An excellent (though almost forgotten) thriller from the 60s, Wait Until Dark, directed by Terence Young, and starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Jack Weston and Efrem Zimbalist Jr., premiered on this date. In an interview, Alan Arkin talked about the Oscar nominations he received for his early major filmContinue reading “Still holds up”

October 26, 1959 –A gentle and yet still relevant Cold War comedy, The Mouse that Roared, directed by Jack Arnold, and starring Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg, and William Hartnell, 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 kingdomContinue reading “The Mouse that Roared debuted”

October 26, 899 –Alfred the Great, King of the Anglo-Saxons, died (probably from severe hemorrhoids) on this date, but that has nothing to do with the fact that today we celebrate National Pumpkin Day and Howl at the Moon Day today. So don’t make us wait – howl at the moon, preferably while eating pumpkinContinue reading “Hopefully, you started celebrating during the weekend”

October 25, 1941 –The Merrie Melodies short, Rookie Revue, directed by Friz Freleng, was released on this date. This cartoon rarely airs on American television due to heavy wartime references (even though this isn’t a World War II cartoon, being released before the U.S. officially entered the conflict, and has no racial or ethnic stereotypes).

October 25, 1941 –The Looney Tunes short, Robinson Crusoe Jr., directed by Norman McCabe and starring Porky Pig, was released on this date. The short seldom airs on US television, due to it’s outdated racial stereotypes . >

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 “Sisters are doing it for themselves”

October 25, 1947 – The Merrie Melodies short, Doggone Cats, directed by Arthur Davis and starring Sylvester the Cat, was released on this date. This one of the only two shorts featuring Sylvester to be directed by Arthur Davis. The other is Catch as Cats Can.

October 25, 1957 –The classical Sci-Fi flim The Amazing Colossal Man from American International Pictures. directed by Bert I. Gordon, and starring Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson, and Larry Thor, opened on this date. Despite the obvious similarities between Glenn Manning’s accident and the origin story of The Incredible Hulk, both of which involveContinue reading “I don’t want to grow anymore!”

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. Influential comedy writer Danny Simon used to read this script to his classes as an example of excellent writing.