November 19, 1919
Alan Young is
born Angus Young.
The British-born Canadian actor and voice actor best known for his role as
Wilbur Post in the television series Mister Ed and as the voice of Scrooge McDuck in Disney films, TV series
and video games. During the 1940s and 1950s, he starred in his own shows on
radio and television.
November 19, 1959
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show Premieres Jet Fuel
Formula.
The
Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is the
collective name for two separate animated series: Rocky and
His Friends (1959 – 1961) and The Bullwinkle Show (1961 – 1964). Rocky & Bullwinkle
enjoyed great popularity during the 1960s. Much of this success was a result of
it being targeted towards both children and adults. The zany characters and
absurd plots would draw in children, while the clever usage of puns and topical
references appealed to the adult demographic. Furthermore, the strengths of the series helped it
overcome the fact that it had choppy, limited animation; in fact, some critics described the series as a
well-written radio
program with pictures.
The show was broadcast for the first time in the fall of 1959 on the ABC
television network under the title Rocky and His Friends twice a week,
on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, at 5:30pm(et). In 1961, the series was
moved to NBC where it was renamed The Bullwinkle
Show, and first appeared on Sundays at 7pm(et), just before Walt
Disney's Wonderful World of Color; eventually, it was
rescheduled on late Sunday afternoons, and early Saturday afternoons in its
final season. Subsequently, in 1964, the show returned to ABC, where it was
canceled within a year. However, reruns of episodes were still continually
aired on ABC's Sunday morning schedule [11am(et)] until 1973, at which time the
series went into syndication. In addition, an abbreviated fifteen minute
version of the series ran in syndication in the 1960s under the title The
Rocky Show. This version was sometimes shown in conjunction with The
King and Odie, a fifteen minute version of Total Television's King
Leonardo and His Short Subjects. The King and Odie was
similar to Rocky and Bullwinkle in that it was sponsored by General
Mills and animated by Gamma Productions.
November 20, 1939
Richard Remick ”Dick“ Smothers is born.
He is best known for being half of the
musical comedy team the Smothers Brothers, with his older brother Tom.
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 19, 1919
Alan Young is born Angus Young.
November 19, 1959
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show Premieres Jet Fuel
Formula.
The show was broadcast for the first time in the fall of 1959 on the ABC
television network under the title Rocky and His Friends twice a week,
on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, at 5:30pm(et). In 1961, the series was
moved to NBC where it was renamed The Bullwinkle
Show, and first appeared on Sundays at 7pm(et), just before Walt
Disney's Wonderful World of Color; eventually, it was
rescheduled on late Sunday afternoons, and early Saturday afternoons in its
final season. Subsequently, in 1964, the show returned to ABC, where it was
canceled within a year. However, reruns of episodes were still continually
aired on ABC's Sunday morning schedule [11am(et)] until 1973, at which time the
series went into syndication. In addition, an abbreviated fifteen minute
version of the series ran in syndication in the 1960s under the title The
Rocky Show. This version was sometimes shown in conjunction with The
King and Odie, a fifteen minute version of Total Television's King
Leonardo and His Short Subjects. The King and Odie was
similar to Rocky and Bullwinkle in that it was sponsored by General
Mills and animated by Gamma Productions.
November 20, 1939
Richard Remick ”Dick“ Smothers is born.
November 21
World Television Day
World Television Day was proclaimed by the United Nations in 1996. It is celebrated annually on November 21.
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