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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 21h

I enjoy connections. Tracy Nelson was a familiar face on television in the 1980's. You might remember her as the one who looked too much like Jerry on Seinfeld (1998). She's the real daughter of Ricky Nelson, who was the real son of Ozzie and Harriet. Wiikipedia share.google/GkCtfemJE0nr...

Father Dowling Mysteries.
Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson.

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

John Travolta's first appearance in a theater released motion picture was in the 1976 movie, Carrie. youtu.be/j9Mg-GRS46Y?...

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CARRIE (1976) | Official Trailer | MGM Studios

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Randy Newman wrote the song Mama Told Me Not to Come. He sold it to Three Dog Night and they made it a tremendous hit. Here's how they did it: youtu.be/lZ1KBCSkH_Q?... Here's how Randy Newman performed the song: youtu.be/E1tEQQ8BNSg?...

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MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME - Randy Newman (BBC Live in Concert 1971)

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Amazing Stories October 1926 Google AI calls it the first magazine devoted entirely to science fiction. The first issue was in April of 1926. The entire magazine from the source (expansible for detail): Amazing Stories Volume 01 Number 07 : Archive share.google/fEmCShJAI5X2...

Amazing Stories pulp magazine cover from October 1926. A man is confronted by 2 crustacean-like creatures. Ship in background suggest they may be from another planet. The man's torn clothes indicates there may have been a confrontation. Or perhaps he's a visitor on their planet. Cover reads, stories by HG Wells, Jules Verne, Garrett P. Serviss.

Google AI search explains the difference between a comic book and a pulp magazine in that pulp magazines are a higher paper quality and primarily text.

More Google AI explanation of the difference between a pulp magazine and a comic book. Pulp magazines are aimed at a general audience.

An inflation calculator indicates that the 25cent price of the magazine would be about $4.73 in 2026 dollars.

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 07/10/2026

Employees at the the Cleveland Trust Company in Ohio, USA, practice protecting the main vault of the strong room, 1924.

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Brother Theodore There's much on YouTube about his career. He made numerous talk show appearances over the decades. You might remember him from Letterman or The 'Burbs (1989 movie) Read "Early life" in Wikipedia. Brother Theodore - Wikipedia share.google/k8UWDOw91ddw...

Uncle Reuban Klopek in the 1989 movie, The Burbs.

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The movie Psycho (1960) was based on the 1959 book. The $40,000 that Marian Crane stole before leaving Phoenix would have the purchasing power of about $452,000 in 2026 dollars. Psycho (novel) - Wikipedia share.google/M5sOb38MOKzy...

Screenshot of Inflation calculator shows $40,000 in 1960 to be equivalent to about $452,000 today.

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Here's Lucy was #3 in the Nielson ratings in 1970. The third most watched show, according to Google. In 1971 it was #10. Here's Lucy had episodes with Rudy Valley, Liz and Dick, and many others of the older set. youtu.be/BgKgS65yFIQ?...

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Lucy, Ginger & Lucie do the 'Charleston' (Here's Lucy, 1971)

YouTube video by Pat Gallagher

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Queen's Homage to Space Exploration, "'39" - Best Classic Bands bestclassicbands.com/queen-39-son... Brian May is the Astrophysicist in the group. Google it and you'll see an AI summary on the song. 39 with lyrics: youtu.be/kE8kGMfXaFU?...

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Queen - '39 (Official Lyric Video)

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

No cell phones or Internet mentioned in either version of The Parent Trap. How did they get by? There was a fax machine in the 1998 version.

The 1961 version can be found in the Internet Archive. If you see the search result 37200, you'll find a high quality version. Don't forget the 1961 date. 2 hours and 9 minutes.

1998 version. I had to pay to see this one on Amazon Prime. 2 hours and 8 minutes.

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Brave New World From my own memory of the book, which I read a very long time ago, and reading online discussions, the 1980 TV movie is the closest adaptation of the book to screen. It's on YouTube and in the Internet Archive. youtu.be/iA0xIslf7Dc?...

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Brave New World 1980

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On September 28, 1980, PBS started airing the original Carl Sagan Cosmos series (13 episodes). If you've never seen it you should treat yourself. You can still find it in The Internet Archive. Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ★ Internet Archive share.google/Uf9UaXa7gqoO...

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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ★ Collected PBS Science Series with Bonus Features - and MKV

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ★ Collected PBS Science Series - now with multiple subtitles - a companion book - and also with MKV formatted videos! . _ . I found new Source DVDs for Cosmos [Episodes 1 - 1...

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Blood Bath (1966) I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. It has some satire of beatnik artists , which is always fun, and features Linda Saunders (Lori Saunders of Petticoat Junction). Vampire movie. Blood Bath - Wikipedia share.google/Ztdtkkh1bH2W... Free on Tubi or YouTube.

Linda Saunders and William Campbell.
Blood Bath (1966).

According to Google, Linda used the name Lori for Petticoat Junction because the cast already had a Linda. Lori Saunders played Bobbie Jo Bradley from season 3 until the end of the series. Photo shows the water tower scene at show's intro.
Linda Kaye (left)
Lori Saunders
Gunilla Hutton

Petticoat Junction photo.
Linda Kaye (left), Gunilla Hutton, Lori Saunders, and Higgins (Dog).
Although Dog had no name in the show, there was an episode named Come Home Higgins, which was a nod to the dog's real name

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Dance marathons fell out of favor in the 1930's because they became sleazy and abusive. Wikipedia share.google/FiPsnSR5QYA1... One film with a Dance Marathon setting is They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). In 1969 many older people remembered dance marathons. On Youtube or The Internet Archive.

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Stanley (1956) Buddy Hackett as a newsstand owner in a hotel. Carol Burnett as the girlfriend. Paul Lynde narrates. There doesn't seem to be much on YouTube, like most things. Only in the Internet Archive. "Stanley (1956 TV series) - Wikipedia" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley...

Plot summary from Wikipedia. Stanley is the owner of a newsstand in a posh New York City hotel.

Photo of Carol Burnett and Buddy Hackett.

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Frank Cady was in Hitchcock's Rear Window. He was married to the woman with the dog.

Frank Cady known mostly as Sam Drucker in the Paul Henning rural comedies of the 1960's.

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I've been ignoring this movie for 50 years, but I'm finally ready to give it a chance because of the cast. Chloris Leachman Ann Southern Jim Backus Linda Purl Dann Most

Movie poster for the 1975 movie, Crazy Mama.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The best birthday present imaginable. #DollyDay 💖

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Zotz! is a 1947 comedy satire novel about a professor who gains possession of an ancient coin that gives him certain powers. The satire comes from the bureaucracy he encounters in trying to give it to the military. The 1962 movie, starring Tom Poston, is on YouTube. youtu.be/Ve0U9cb8WQo?...

Tom Poston in Zotz!
Colorized photo.
Professor Jones holding finger up ready to say the word Zotz! to release power.

Google search information about the difference between the 1947 book and 1962 movie.

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ford Star Jubilee The Judy Garland Special September 24, 1955 If you've seen some of Judy Garland's 1960's specials, you'll notice a big difference in her physical appearance in this 1955 special. Younger, looks healthier, a bit heavier. Internet Archive share.google/QyyUWQozAdh1...

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(Ford Star Jubilee) The Judy Garland Special (1955)

24 Sep 1955Judy opens with a medley which included Carolina In Tne Morning, The Trolley Song and Get Happy. From her film Easter Parade she performs A Couple of Swells with guest David Wayne doing the...

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Supreme 's song, The Happening (1967), was written specifically for the movie The Happening (1967). (song) - Wikipedia share.google/mUMLjHyU9xlt... People seem to remember the song, and less so, the movie. Hip 1960's. Many familiar faces. Song at 22min/15 sec mark. youtu.be/HZ8Gz8S5qoI?...

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The Happening (1967) - FREE MOVIE

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Old TV shows are insightful. The Herbie Gets Drafted episode of Petticoat Junction is fun. Petticoat Junction had 38 black & white episodes in its first season, yet streaming platforms often offer 15 or 16 and forget to mention it's not complete. Archive share.google/vd6lEVII5eYj...

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Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 1963 to April 1970. The series takes place at the Shady Rest Hotel, which is run by Kate Bradley, her Unc...

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I've been watching the old NBC TV series Quark from 1978. It's comedy science fiction. I've only seen the Vanessa episode (number 8). It's a HAL computer parody. They're on YouTube and the Internet Archive.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Congratulations to Mellody & George on the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! 18 years in the making, it is 5-stories high, filled with some of the greatest artwork, props & memorabilia you'll ever see. An instant Los Angeles LANDMARK Thanks (again), George!!!

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I actually noticed this, on my own, before seeing that others did. Meta uses a small snippet of David Bowie's song, 5 Years, in its new AI ad. (Bowie song in adjoining post). If you listen to the entire song, it's creepily inappropriate. Meta AI ad: youtu.be/JlRgRmAqoAc?...

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The future is for everyone.

YouTube video by Meta

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Skot Armstrong @skot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Adam West as Batman (in full costume): "I'm just going to hang around the bar. I don't want to look conspicuous." #BatmanDay

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Skot Armstrong @skot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Happy Adam West's Birthday to all who celebrate!

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There's a little bit of comedy and parody in this film that makes it worth watching. You'd be surprised how many celebrities you'll recognize. An early movie for Elizabeth Banks. I found it on the Universal Live streaming channel. Wet Hot American Summer (2001) - IMDb share.google/PoKUfPGvVd2e...

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I had no idea that Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson were mother and daughter. It just slipped by me, despite the fact that I love watching both on screen. People is a much less irritating website than most. Kate Hudson and Goldie Hawn's Best Mother-Daughter Throwback Photos people.com/kate-hudson-...

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See Kate Hudson and Goldie Hawn's Cutest Mother-Daughter Moments Through the Years, as the 'Almost Famous' Star Celebrates Her 47th Birthday

Kate Hudson grew up in show business with her Oscar-winning mom Goldie Hawn. As the 'Almost Famous' star turns 47 on April 19, 2026, see her vintage photos with her mother

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Rabbit Test was a way to detect pregnancy from about 1931 to about 1962. The test nvolved urine injection into a rabbit and dissection. "The rabbit died" is old slang for positive pregnancy, but the truth is that the rabbit always died. Rabbit test - Wikipedia share.google/tyytluBldkqK...

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Rabbit test - Wikipedia

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I saw The End of Oak Street. It's about Dino's in a residential neighborhood (time bubbles). It's not a bad little movie. It gets grief for being too much like Jurassic Park (30 years ago) and J. World (11 years ago). Spielberg doesn't own the idea of Dinosaurs.

The End of Oak Street (2026). I liked it, but wait for the price to come down unless you see it at the theater. Everything's more fun at the theater.

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 15/09/2026

No, these (great) photos were not taken during WW2, but in the last couple of decades. I've seen the one on the right shared as being from the 1940s quiet a few times but eventually found the one on the left on the photographers website: roberthuntzinger.com/Kiss.html

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 17/09/2026

British field graves on the Amsterdamseweg, Arnhem. A photo that brings tears to my eyes. (Photo: Sem Presser, Gelders Archives.)

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Wonder Woman's second season premiered on CBS on September 16, 1977. Its first season (on ABC) was set during WWII, but CBS picked it up on the condition that the program be set in the current day to cut production costs. Here, Lynda Carter discusses the program and some of the changes.

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Skot Armstrong @skot.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"I think you need brains to do any Shakespeare with any authority. I could do Shakespeare, but not with any authority." -Sam Neill #BOTD

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Brady Bunch Carol Brady's full character name was Carol Ann Tyler Martin. This isn't revealed all at once, but you have to use a little deductive reasoning in the first episode. Carol is actually Caroline (see photo). The girls had to change their name. That would have been a good episode.

Google search indicates that Carol was really named Caroline. This isn't revealed in the show and comes from supplementary show documentation.

The wedding took place in the first episode. The photo shows character Michael Paul Brady and Carol on the right, her name depending on whether this photo was before or after the vows.

Marcia, Jan, and Cindy Martin, their real father's last name. They should have had a name change episode but I guess the writers wanted to blow past that.

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tiger and Fluffy According to Google AI search results, Tiger appeared in 10 episodes of The Brady Bunch stretched out over 2 seasons. There were two dogs, total. The first Tiger was killed in traffic. Poor Fluffy was only in the first episode.

Tiger on the left was the original. He was run over in traffic. Tiger on the right was his replacement.

Fluffy only appeared in the first episode. She was written out of the series, which is a shame because she had a much nicer house than Tiger's, in my opinion. One episode.

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 14/09/2026

Remember that time the whole world fell for a photoshopped picture of Teddy Roosevelt with Hugh Jackman hair? That was fun. youtu.be/b3jhGFTuTQY?...

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Huge history account posting photoshopped fakes, Theodore Roosevelt's hair looks iffy...

YouTube video by Fake History Hunter

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Google AI needs to have more humility in its programming. It just bugs me when it's so sure of the wrong answer. Roberta Shore was well known in the 1960's, mostly from The Virginian, but sitcoms too. She retired in 1966, but is still with us at age 83. Yes, there are modern pictures of her.

Google AI search strangely claims that there are no modern photographs published of Roberta Shore. Perhaps, it has something to do with the meaning of "published", but it wasn't my question.

Roberta Shore in the sitcom Father Knows Best (1954).

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Phoef Sutton @phoefsutton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

WEIRD WEDNESDAY #weirdwednesday What the hell, I say we give it a shot.

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Phoef Sutton @phoefsutton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I was there! Watching!

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I spotted Barbara Bain in an old episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show. She's most remembered for the Mission Impossible TV series (1966). She was once married to Martin Landau and is still with us at age 94. Barbara Bain Says She Used Childhood Pitching Experie...) share.google/rayaPLvfx8cC...

Barbara Bain plays a former girlfriend of Rob Petri that was jilled for Laura. An episode titled "Will You Be My Wife" (1963)
It's a pretended flashback. The photo shows character Dorothy sitting on a couch with character Rob Petri. She would later be throwing things and breaks a vase over his head.

Color photo on set with Mary Tyler Moore on the left, Dick Van Dyke and Barbara Bain. 1962 filming of the episode which aired in 1963.

Mission Impossible photo shows Martin Landau, Peter Graves, and Barbara Bain.

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In the process. @bill05487.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Many forget that there are two 9-11 reflective pools since they can't be photographed in the same frame, without an aerial view. About the Memorial | National September 11 Memorial & Museum share.google/SSDIUMKTA0du... Here are a couple of photographs.

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 11/09/2026

25 years ago I saw the WTC on fire on tv, I ran downstairs and together with my mum watched the plane hit the 2nd tower live. I will never forget that moment, it was such a dark day. I wish those who have someone to mourn and difficult memories to deal with today strength.

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