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Today's Holiday Selection
Someday all our dreams will come to be
Maybe your just starting to wrap your gifts or just relaxing this evening, why not listen to The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour Rockin Soul...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Today's Holiday Selection
OTD in TV History
He’s Mister Heat Blister …
December 10, 1974 -Another Rankin/Bass animated holiday special The Year Without A Santa Claus premiered on ABC-TV on this date. Another Rankin/Bass animated holiday special The Year Without A Sant…
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December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
OTD in TV History
OTD in Film History
Bedazzled premiered
December 10, 1967 -Julie Andrews! Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in their first starring comedy, Bedazzled, opened in the US on this date. Although Raquel Welch is featured in most of the promotional …
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December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
OTD in Film History
OTD in Film History
You’re a Big Boy Now premiered
December 9, 1966 -A very early Francis Ford Coppola, You’re a Big Boy Now, starring Elizabeth Hartman, Peter Kastner, Geraldine Page, her spouse Rip Torn, Karen Black, Tony Bill, Michael Dunn…
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December 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
OTD in Film History
OTD in TV History
Carols everywhere
December 9, 1965 A Charlie Brown Christmas is the first animated television special based on the popular newspaper comic strip Peanuts by...
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December 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
OTD in TV History
OTD in TV History
Trust me, there is a TV connection here
I believe some of you are really going to need an old lady in church, saying the rosaries on a Tuesday afternoon in the back row of your church to explain this one to you: December 8, 1854Pius IX p…
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December 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
OTD in TV History
OTD in TV History
The Carpenters’ First Television Special premiered
December 8, 1976 -Richard and Karen Carpenter’s first US television special, The Carpenters’ First Television Special, with guest stars Victor Borge and John Denver, first aired on this…
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December 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
OTD in TV History
Today's Holiday Selection
The mood is right The spirit's up
The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you. There i...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Today's Holiday Selection
Today's Birthday
Thomas Alan Waits
December 7, 1949 -It’s Tom Waits’ birthday today. Underground – Singapore – Lie To Me – Alice – And the Acme Corp. is always happy to sponsor that Christmas Clas…
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December 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Today's Birthday
OTD in Film History
Look out for those damn towheaded kids
December 7, 1960 – MGM released the science fiction film Village of the Damned, directed by Wolf Rilla and starring George Sanders on this date Originally begun in 1957 as an American picture…
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December 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
OTD in Film History
Today's Holiday Selection
Look at that Frosty go!
December 7, 1969 – Another Rankin/Bass production, Frosty the Snowman , premiered on CBS-TV on this date. This was Jimmy Durante’s ...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today's Holiday Selection
Today's Holiday Selection
ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour (466)
(So sorry -early version of this post aired before it was ready. Here is the completed post) Happy Holidays to us all Before our featu...
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December 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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OTD in Film History
He should-a shot the stork-a, when the stork-a brought-a you
December 6, 1940 – MGM released the 10th Marx Brothers film, Go West, on this date. In one scene Groucho asked an Indian, “Who swindled the Indians out of Manhattan for $24?” In 1…
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December 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
OTD in Film History
OTD in TV History
We’re all just a couple of misfits
December 6, 1964 – One of the first neurotic holiday Christmas specials, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, premiered on this date Hermey is the only elf without pointed ears. He’s also th…
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December 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
OTD in TV History
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
OTD in TV History
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