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OTD in TV History
Hey Abbott!!!
December 5, 1952 -The local New York City affiliate of CBS-TV, WCBS begin carrying The Abbott and Costello Show on this date. During filming, one camera was always kept on Lou Costello because he w…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
OTD in TV History
OTD in TV History
There now follows a Local Political Broadcast
December 5, 1974 – The last episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Party Political Broadcast, was shown on BBC on this date. The sketch about the doctor making his patient fill in a f…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
OTD in TV History
Today's Holiday Selection
Bad music will damage your mindset
Today's holiday special - Really Bad Christmas songs . I received word from medical authorities that I should avoid posting Grandma Got R...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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OTD in Film History
The Black Swan premiered (no, not that one)
December 4, 1942 -The swashbuckler, The Black Swan, directed by Henry King and, starring Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara, Thomas Mitchell, George Sanders, Anthony Quinn, and George Zucco opened …
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December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
OTD in Film History
OTD in Film History
A Boy Named Charlie Brown debuted
December 4, 1969 – The first feature film based on the Peanuts cartoon strip, A Boy Named Charlie Brown, directed by Bill Melendez and voiced by Peter Robbins, Pamelyn Ferdin, Glenn Gilger, a…
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December 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
OTD in Film History
Today's Holiday Selection
The true magic of a gift lies in its intention
OK bunkies, national inflation levels are on the rise, and that is reflected in the cost of celebrating Christmas in the style of the classi...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Today's Holiday Selection
Today's Holiday Selection
Stay home - you have easier access to a cleaner bathroom
Avoid Midtown Manhattan today – Thousands of poor souls will gather to see the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree be lit for the first tim...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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OTD in TV History
Can you even remember when she was this relevant
December 3, 1990 -Madonna was interviewed by Forrest Sawyer on the news program Nightline, where she debuts her video for Justify My Love, which MTV has refused to play on this date. It was unusual…
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December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
OTD in TV History
OTD in TV History
Remember, one hand on the TV screen,
The other hand upon the afflicted area December 3, 1968 – NBC premiered the iconic Elvis special (usually referred the ’68 Comeback Special,) sponsored by the Singer Corporation, on thi…
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December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Today's Holiday Selection
You can't imagine the fun buzzing through the office
This is the ACME staff's favorite holiday game - Guess The Theme Santa Baby - Along with I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus , this w...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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ACME Remembers
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III
December 2, 1986 -Desi Arnaz died from lung cancer, on this date. Although recognized as a great innovator of television, I guess he might have had second thoughts about that Philip Morris sponsors…
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December 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
ACME Remembers
OTD in TV History
Did you remember to get a piece of wedding cake?
December 2, 1969 – Jeanie finally married Major Anthony Nelson (her ‘master’) on the I Dream of Jeannie episode, The Wedding, on this date. Although personally Barbara Eden strongly dis…
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December 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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OTD in Film History
Nice beaver!
December 2, 1988 -Paramount Pictures’ very silly film, (based on the short lived TV series)The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo …
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December 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
OTD in Film History
The last page from this year's calendar
The month of lights, snow, and feasts
December is the twelfth and last month of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. This is used in almost all the world today. It was the tenth month in the early Roman calendar. It became the…
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December 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The last page from this year's calendar
So Now You Know
They can’t just make the day disappear
On December First each year, we celebrate World AIDS Day, the day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. In the United States, during 2021, th…
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December 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
So Now You Know
OTD in Film History
Is your house on fire, Clark?
December 1, 1989 -The very silly National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid, Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki, premiered on this date. A…
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December 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
OTD in Film History
OTD in Film History
I’ve never been in a cell that had a phone in it
December 1, 1984 -The Eddie Murphy mega-hit, Beverly Hills Cop, co-starring, Judge Reinhold, and John Ashton, premiered in Los Angeles on this date. Eddie Murphy became very tired while filming the…
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December 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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OTD in TV History
… he has the heart of a giant
November 30, 1971 -The TV movie that makes ‘real men’ weep unabashedly, Brian’s Song debuted on ABC-TV on this date. While it was not mentioned in the film for reasons of delicacy…
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November 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
OTD in TV History
OTD in TV History
How often did David sneak in to use Bing’s piano?
November 30, 1977 -Bing Crosby’s last Christmas special premiered on this date. The program was recorded in September, and Crosby died that October. The show is remembered for Crosby’s …
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November 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Murray probably said - "Suffering when you're young is good for you."
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A happy family is but an earlier heaven
A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... Today's second Christmas special - A Beach Boys Chr...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Murray probably said - "Suffering when you're young is good for you."
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The start of our Holiday celebrations
ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (465)
Santa Claus had the right idea. Visit people only once a year. Today's theme - our first guest programmer, the birthday girl. This year...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The start of our Holiday celebrations
OTD in TV History
Zoo TV premiered
November 29, 1992 -U2’s first TV special, called U2’s Zoo TV Outside Broadcast, aired on Fox-TV on this date. The show contains footage from their concerts at Yankee Stadium in New York…
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November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
OTD in TV History
OTD in Film History
The Lost Weekend opened
November 29, 1945 -Remarkable for it frank portrayal of alcoholism (for it’s day), The Lost Weekend, premiered in Los Angeles on this date. Billy Wilder claimed the liquor industry offered Pa…
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November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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OTD in TV History
The airwaves are not for personal use
November 28, 1985 -Ahmad Rashad proposed to Phylicia Ayers-Allen on live TV during NBC’s halftime coverage of the Detroit Lions-New York Jets football game, on this date. Ayers-Allen, was in …
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November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
OTD in TV History
OTD in Film History
We watch this every year
November 28, 1951 -The British film Scrooge (aka A Christmas Carol,) starring Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison, George Cole, Hermione Baddeley, Mervyn Johns, Jack Warner, and Patrick Macnee, premier…
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November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
OTD in Film History