May 16, 2005 –Everyone got to love Raymond one last time when the last episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, The Finale aired on this date. Filming of the series finale was delayed twice when Patricia Heaton and then Doris Roberts were ill and couldn’t speak well on the filming days.
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Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn premiered
May 16, 1977 –The sequel to the TV movie, Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn, starring Leigh McCloskey, Eve Plumb, Juliet Mills, Jean Hagen, and Earl Holliman, aired on NBC TV, on this date. This was Jean Hagen’s final performance.
This would definitely put a crimp in your day.
May 16, 1977 –Five people were killed on this date, when a New York Airways helicopter, idling atop the Pan Am Building in midtown Manhattan, toppled over, sending a huge rotor blade flying. Three men were killed instantly and another man died later in a hospital. The blade sailed over the side of the buildingContinue reading “This would definitely put a crimp in your day.”
That’s The Way Love Goes topped the charts
May 15, 1993 –Janet Jackson’s (Miss Jackson, if you’re nasty,) single, That’s The Way Love Goes, goes to #1 on this date. It remains No. 1 for eight weeks – longer than any other single by either Janet or her famous brother. James Brown demanded approval of the lyrics before he would allow Janet toContinue reading “That’s The Way Love Goes topped the charts”
Mickey and Minnie’s first appearance
May 15, 1928 –Plane Crazy was the first animated cartoon to feature Mickey Mouse as well as Minnie Mouse (Mickey’s girlfriend). The short was co-directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. Iwerks was also the main animator for this short and reportedly spent six weeks working on it. Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising were creditedContinue reading “Mickey and Minnie’s first appearance”
Who knows why, but this aired today
May 15, 1981 – Look, there was no real reason for this but The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island premiered on NBC on this date. At the time of filming, Jim Backus was suffering from Parkinson’s disease thus preventing him from being in the movie. Originally his character was written out of the storyline butContinue reading “Who knows why, but this aired today”
It was the end of the road for Starsky and Hutch
May 15, 1979 – Fans wept their bitter tears when ABC TV aired the last episode of Starkey and Hutch: Sweet Revenge on this date. Both David Soul and Paul-Michael Glaser were affected by the “life imitates art” phenomenon. Years after Soul would find himself living in France just like Hutch was living sandwiched betweenContinue reading “It was the end of the road for Starsky and Hutch”
In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips
It should always be National Chocolate Chip Day – Celebrate the day by enjoying the sweet morsels in every bite of a chocolate chip cookie. (Do not confuse today though with National Chip Cookie Day which is August 4th.) Go out and eat some raw cookie dough to celebrate (ignore the feelings of shame andContinue reading “In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips”
The Blue Moon Detective Agency closed up shop
May 14, 1989 – Moonlighting, one of the better “boy/girl detective show” aired it’s last episode on ABC on this date. Even after the series had long since ‘jumped the shark‘, Bruce Willis‘ toup was a thing to behold.
The finale of Family Ties
May 14, 1989 – We say goodby to the Keaton family when NBC TV aired the last episode of Family Ties, Alex doesn’t Live Here Anymore on this date. The show was a long-time staple of NBC’s “Must See TV” Thursday night line-up. After season five, the show moved from Thursday night following The CosbyContinue reading “The finale of Family Ties”
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