1967: The Who's Keith Moon Blows Up The Smothers Brothers Show
Entertainment | September 17, 2020
If any band was going to blow up on TV in 1967 -- literally explode -- it would be The Who, and particularly their loose cannon drummer Keith Moon. And t...
Rapper's Delight By Sugar Hill Gang, The First Top 40 Hip Hop Tune: Rare Facts And Stories
Music | September 16, 2020
Sugar Hill Gang (L-R Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright, Guy "Master Gee' O'Brian and Henry "Big Bank" Jackson) perform on stage circa...
CHiPs: Motorcycle Cops Ponch And Jon, Stories And Facts
Entertainment | September 15, 2020
The TV police drama CHiPs starred Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox as Ponch and Jon. The series combined the adventure and intrigue of traditional cop shows with t...
The Richard Pryor Show, 1977: Four Episodes, Goodbye
Entertainment | September 14, 2020
The Richard Pryor Show on NBC is as unlikely as it sounds -- how could a network give the most outrageous standup comedian in the business his own comedy show in p...
Fired From Metallica, So He Formed Megadeth: Dave Mustaine's Story
Music | September 13, 2020
Megadeth 1987 David Ellefson, Chuck Behler, Jeff Young and Dave Mustaine (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage) Dave Mustaine, of thrash-metal gods Megadet...
With 'He Stopped Loving Her Today,' George Jones Returns From Certain Death
Music | September 12, 2020
George Jones in 1978. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) When George Jones recorded "He Stopped Loving Her Today," he didn't just ...
Betty Brosmer: Young Pinup And Fitness Queen, Then And Now
Icons | September 11, 2020
Betty Brosmer might not be a household name, but in her day, her face and figure were inescapable. As a successful pinup model in the '50s, she graced magazi...
Shields and Yarnell: Robot Mime Comedy At Its Finest
Entertainment | September 10, 2020
Shields and Yarnell -- the robot-imitating mime team of Robert Shields and Lorene Yarnell -- pushed the boundaries of entertainment during the 1970s when goofy ske...
'How Do You Sleep?:' John Lennon's Most Ungroovy Anti-McCartney Rant
Music | September 9, 2020
Musician John Lennon formerly of "The Beatles" performs onstage at the Chrysler Arena on December 10, 1971 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Tom Copi/...
Why Star Trek? Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura & Sulu's Endless Appeal, Explained
Entertainment | September 8, 2020
Whether you're a Trekkie, Trekker, or just along for the ride with the crew of the USS Enterprise, Gene Roddenberry's vision of a harmonious...
'Daisy,' LBJ's Anti-Goldwater TV Ad That Ran Only Once And Shocked A Nation
Culture | September 7, 2020
On September 7th, 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson's "Daisy" TV advertisement changed political campaigns forever. The ad, which presented Johnson a...
H.R. Pufnstuf: The Druggiest Kids' Show Ever
Entertainment | September 6, 2020
H.R. Pufnstuff, the 1969 children's show created by Sid and Marty Krofft, was a drug-fueled fantasy -- right? Evidence for the drugginess of the show begins with the titul...
