@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 51st USA #DebutDay (26 September 1975) to The Rocky Horror Picture Show!
It opened in L.A. & some other cities. It didn't become the enduring part of pop culture it is now until some time later.
Here's a contemporary review:
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 50th #DebutDay (25 September 1976) to Holmes & Yoyo! In this sci-fi sitcom buddy cop show, Richard B. Schull is a police officer whose new partner is a goofy android (John Schuck)
Here's the pilot:
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 56th #DebutDay (25 September 1970) to The Partridge Family!
🎶"Hello world, here's a song that we're singing...c'mon, get happy!"
Here's the 1970 version of that theme song, which is more of an origin story!
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 64th #DebutDay (23 September 1962) to The Jetsons!
Excuse me while my wiseacre robot maid hands me my flying car in its briefcase mode...
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 21st #DebutDay (23 September 2005) to Ghost Whisperer!
Jennifer Love Hewitt starred as Melinda Gordon, who helped ghosts.
"In order for me to tell you my story, I have to tell you theirs."
@primevideo.bsky.social The Roku Channel
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 40th #DebutDay (23 September 1986) to Sledge Hammer!
This parody of Dirty Harry type cops starred David Rasche.
"Trust me, I know what I'm doing."
@primevideo.bsky.social Shout! TV
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 70th #DebutDay to Circus Boy!
The show starred Micky Dolenz (billed as Mickey Braddock), later of The Monkees, and still performing today!
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 40th #DebutDay (22 September 1986) to ALF!
40 years ago, we met Gordon Shumway (who was called ALF, short for "Alien Life Form"), a sarcastic sentient from the planet Melmac!
@bufocalvin.bsky.social"Good morning, Charlie!"
Happy 50th #DebutDay (22 September 1976) to Charlie's Angels!
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 50th #DebutDay (21 September 1976) to Second City Television (SCTV)! You can tune in "not on the map" Melonville on Netflix (in the USA, which isn't where it started, of course!)
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialGreat Caesar's ghost! Adventures of Superman, with George Reeves, had its #DebutDay 74 years ago today (19 September 1952)!
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialMax: Don't tell me Get Smart debuted more than half a century ago!
Carlson: Actually, Get Smart's #DebutDay was on September 18th, 1965, 61 years ago today.
99: That is more than half a century ago!
Max: I asked you not to tell me that.
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 62nd #DebutDay (18 September 1964) to The Addams Family!
They may be creepy & kooky, but they are loving!
Here's my post, "Gomez and Morticia: best TV parents ever?"
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 62nd #DebutDay (17 September 1964) to Bewitched!
Oh, my stars! This classic sitcom about a witch marrying a mortal is on Hulu, Roku, and Tubi in the USA!
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 60th #DebutDay (17 September 1966) to Mission: Impossible!
"Your mission, should you decide to accept it" is to watch eps on @paramountplus. 😉"The Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions." "This post will self destruct in 5 seconds."
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 60th #DebutDay (12 September 1966) to The Monkees TV show!
You can watch episodes in the USA today on Prime Video, The Roku Channel, and Tubi.
I want this popular & influential band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 34th #DebutDay (11 September 1992) to Harley Quinn!
She first appeared in the Joker's Favor episode of Batman: The Animated Series, and has since appeared in the comic books and live action movies
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 60th #DebutDay (10 Sept. 1966) to:
* Space Ghost
* The New Adventures of Superman
* Cool McCool
* Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles
* The Beagles
* The Super 6
* Go Go Gophers
* The Lone Ranger (cartoon)
* Shane (David Carradine & Jill Ireland live action)
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 60th #DebutDay (8 September 1966) to Star Trek!
It would only be logical to watch episodes of this fascinating show today.
In the USA, it's available free on ad-supported @PlutoTV & NAC (No Additional Charge with a streaming subscription) on @paramountplus.
LLAP 🖖
@bufocalvin.bsky.socialHappy 50th #DebutDay (5 September 1976) to The Muppet Show!
🎶"It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights..."
Here's the opening: the guest was Juliet Prowse!