Sunday, November 28, 2021

Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Adam Sandler - CHANUKAH (HANUKKAH) Song Part 4

 

Here is a "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas and Chanukah spirit.


Today is the first day of Chanukah/Hanukkah 
Adam Sandler - CHANUKAH (HANUKKAH) Song Part 4 






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Tony Figueroa

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Your Shop Local Saturday "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY": Mr. Hoopers Egg Cream

 

Here is your Shop Local Saturday 
little spark of madness
that we could use to momentarily forget about those things that leave a bad taste in our mouths.


Telly and Gordon want a "Mr. Hooper Egg Cream."








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Tony Figueroa

Friday, November 26, 2021

Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: The Jack Benny Program - Christmas Shopping

 

Here is a 

"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.


The Jack Benny ProgramSeason 8, Episode 7

Christmas Shopping Show (15 Dec. 1957)



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Tony Figueroa

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Your Holiday Sor-Bay: Thanksgiving 2021

  As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!

Here is a Thanksgiving "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY" tradition.
This is a little brain candy to snack on while dinner is cooking.

May we all be thankful for what we are about to view... 
Station manager Arthur Carlson comes up with a big idea for a unique holiday promotion involving live turkeys and a helicopter. First aired on 40 years ago on October 30th 1978 (Season 1, Episode 7) 
In 1997 TV Guide ranked this episode number 40 on its '100 Greatest Episodes of All Time' list. 

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Not a Christmas Story

 


Here is your

little spark of madness 

that we could use to momentarily forget about those

things that leave a bad taste in our mouths.


The Mary Tyler Moore Show S05E09 Not a Christmas Story

Everyone is getting on each others nerves when they are trapped in the newsroom by a snowstorm.
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Tony Figueroa

Monday, November 22, 2021

This Week in Television History: November 2021 PART IV

 

November 24, 1981

Simon & Simon first aired. 

The detective television series originally ran to January 21, 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two brothers who run a private detective agency together. The show revolves around the decisively, polar opposite Simon brothers, Rick (McRaney) and Andrew Jackson/"A.J." (Parker). Rick is the less-refined, but still pleasant, United States Marine Corps Vietnam veteran with a penchant for cowboy boots, denim and four-wheel drive pickups, visually much akin to the Marlboro Man, popular of that day. However, A.J. Simon, a college graduate, with a Wall Street look, is a polished fellow with a taste for classic cars and tailored suits. A.J. was a practicing Catholic; Rick was not. Rick lived on a boat in A.J.'s water-front property. A.J. preferred to follow the rules, while Rick was much more of a free spirit, using a classic P.I. type of approach. Even their guns are different: Rick has a .45 revolver, and A.J. has a .357 Magnumrevolver, yet both are stainless steel/grey-anodized. Rick's Dodge Power Wagon is notable for its dull paint and conspicuously-large metal bumper/ramming device, used in one episode to crush the engine of a car). A.J. could afford to be more fashionable in his 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible, and later, a customized Chevrolet Camaro Z28 or 1968 Chevrolet Camaro RS convertible in the two-part episode, "Pirate's Key".

Together, they run a private detective service in San Diego, CA during the 1980s; the contrasting ways in which the brothers went about their investigations and the subsequent personality conflicts between them, provided much of the dramatic dialectic each week.

Although Rick is a few years older, in fact McRaney and Parker were both born in 1947 with only a three-month age difference.


The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by the U.S.-based department store chain Macy's. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit (with both parades being four years younger than the 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia). The three-hour Macy's event is held in New York City starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thanksgiving Day, and has been televised nationally on NBC since 1952.

The parade was suspended from 1942 to 1944 as a result of World War II, owing to the need for rubber and helium in the war effort. The parade resumed in 1945 using the route that it followed until 2008. The parade became known nationwide after being prominently featured in the 1947 film, Miracle on 34th Street, which included footage of the 1946 festivities. The event was first broadcast on network television in 1948 (see below). By this point the event, and Macy's sponsorship of it, were sufficiently well-known to give rise to the colloquialism "Macy's Day Parade". Since 1984, the balloons have been made by Raven Aerostar (a division of Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Raven Industries).

November 26, 1956

The Price Is Right first aired. 


The television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed media and board games. The franchise began in 1956 as a television game show hosted by Bill Cullen and was revamped in 1972. This version was originally hosted by Bob Barker. Since 2007,Drew Carey has hosted the program.

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The Hollywood Christmas Parade (formerly the Hollywood Santa Parade or Santa Claus Lane Parade) is an annual parade that takes place on the Sunday after Thanksgiving in the Hollywood community in Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnited States. The parade follows a 3.5-mile route along Hollywood Boulevard, then back along Sunset Boulevard and features various celebrities among its participants.

The Parade was suspended from 1942 to 1944 due to World War II, but reopened in 1945 with record attendance.


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Tony Figueroa

Friday, November 19, 2021

Monday, November 15, 2021

This Week in Television History: November 2021 PART III

 

November 15, 1926

NBC radio network's grand opening.

The NBC Red Network debuts, celebrating its launch with one of the earliest remote musical broadcasts. The debut program featured nationally known bands playing at several different locations.

November 16, 1916

Daws Butler is born.


Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler (November 16, 1916 – May 18, 1988) was an American voice actor who specialized in voicing animated films and television series. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company where he originated the voices of many familiar characters, including Yogi BearQuick Draw McGrawSnagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.

November 16, 1946

Television Screen Magazine launches. 

The show, one of NBC's first network series, included a collection of features on news, lifestyles, fashion, and other topics. The show ran until 1949. In 1968, CBS revived the TV magazine concept with 60 Minutes, which became one of the country's Top 10 shows in 1977 and stayed in the Top 20 for more than 20 years.

 

November 16, 1981

Luke and Laura got married on General Hospital.

One of television’s most famous wedding celebrations took place, with General Hospital‘s Luke and Laura saying “I do” in front of 30 million viewers.

The two-day event remains one of the most iconic moments in daytime television history, and brought stars Anthony Geary and Genie Francis instant mainstream celebrity. The rocky relationship of Luke and Laura also helped to create a template for other soap “supercouples,” combining adventure, tragedy and romance.

November 19, 1941

Dan Haggerty is born.

He is best known as Grizzly Adams in the title role of the 1974 Sunn Classic Pictures feature, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams. From this feature film evolved the NBC television series which ran from 1977 to 1978, and Haggerty became known to movie-goers for his portrayal of nature-loving John “Grizzly” Adams.

November 21

World Television Day

World Television Day celebrates the daily value of television as a symbol of communication and globalization. Television is one of the single greatest technological advances of the 20th century, serving to educate, inform, entertain and influence our decisions and opinions.  It is estimated that approximately 90% of homes around the world have televisions, however, with the introduction of internet broadcasting, the number is declining in favor of computers.

World Television Day was proclaimed by the United Nations in 1996. It is celebrated annually on November 21.

November 25, 1971

Christina Applegate is born. 

Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations. She has had major roles in several films including Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, The Big Hit, The Sweetest Thing, Anchorman, Farce of the Penguins, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Hall Pass. She has also starred in numerous Broadway theatre productions such as the 2005 revival of the musical Sweet Charity. As of September 2011, she is starring in NBC's comedy, Up All Night.


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Tony Figueroa