January 14,1982

Note: As of January 12, 2012, J. Fred Muggs and his "live-in girlfriend"
Phoebe B. Beebe (who also made appearances on the Garroway Show) 
were still alive in Citrus Park, Florida. Muggs will be 61 on March 14. 

Muggs and lady friend Phoebe with Dave

Mister Ed is a situation comedy produced by Filmways that
first aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961, and
then on CBS from October 1, 1961 to February 6, 1966.

The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade was Originally called Macy’s 
Christmas Parade  and featured four hundred employees from the store 
accompanied by real animals from Central Park Zoo along with bands, 
balloons, and floats. It was the beginning of a holiday tradition that has
become a piece of Americana. The giant helium filled balloons were
added to the annual event in 1927.

Santa’s float

 
Tommy Rettig with Lassie

Lassie (also known as Jeff’s Collie) was televised from Sunday, September 12,
1954, to Saturday, March 24,1973, It was one of the longest running dramatic
series on television, airing for seventeen seasons on CBS and first-run syndication
for its final two seasons. The show was sponsored by Campbell’s Soup Company
for the entire nineteen- year run. Stars Tommy Rettig and Jan Clayton left the
show in 1957. 
 
 

The original cast of Lassie included left to right, Gramps
(George Cleveland), Doc Weaver (Arthur Space), Ellen
Miller (Jan Clayton), and Jeff (Tommy Rettig), with Lassie
and Pokey.

This undated photo shows Leo The MGM Lion getting ready for his cameo
shot that would make movie history.

MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time. He introduced MGM’s
first talking picture, "White Shadows on the South Seas." The film
was directed W.S. Van Dyke and starred Monte Blue. It won an
Oscar in 1928-29 for Best Cinematography.

MGM Logo, 1957 to present