September 17, 1949....A very obscure date in entertainment history....

[Stuart G]

September 17, 1949....An very obscure date in entertainment history...

that eventually lead to laughter all over the world by millions of people...

What happened?

It was not John Ritter's birth..that was 1948.. answer..later this eve...

from the twisted mind of Stuart G...........

[boozepusher]

1. That was the day my dad was born,

but I don't think that's what you're talking about.B-)

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

13. My dad is 17 days older than your dad. n/t

[iamahaingttta]

2. The first television broadcast?

Maybe of a particular show?
That's without going to the google.
I can't wait til you tell me...

[Stuart G]

5. It had absolutely nothing to do with TV ...

[kirby]

3. Elvira - Mistress of the Dark? n/t

[DJ13]

4. September 17, 1949

September 17 - Canadian steamship SS Noronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949#September
1949 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Somehow I doubt thats what you mean by funny........

:hi:

[Stuart G]

8. No...nothing about a Steamship going down....

My sense of humor is sick...but not that sick...

It is really funny...at 9 eastern..maybe earlier..you can decide..

[RB TexLa]

6. Wouldn't any date in entertainment "history" be obscure?

[BrklynLiberal]

7. ?

[monmouth]

9. Either the first airing of "I Love Lucy" or Milton Berle Show.....n/t

[Stuart G]

10. Nothing to do with TV or any TV show...

[gort]

11. Candyland went on sale

that's the best I can do.

[Stuart G]

12. Good guess...nope...it is researchable...but obscure..

and I didn't make this up...I got it from a very reliable source..which I will give in about an hour...

[rug]

14. The day George Bush burned his first cat.

[Canuckistanian]

18. LOL

Although such "entertainment" probably had few audience members.

[monmouth]

15. Anything to do with Walt Disney?

[whistle]

16. On this day November 17th....

1947 - The U.S. Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.

1949 - Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Prime Minister of Vietnam was born.

[Stuart G]

17. Here is the answer...enjoy...decide for yourself if it is funny..

a very short film...about 7 minutes was released..
.It was a Saturday..September 17, l949.

here is the link: a new comic duo was introduced to the country..watch it yourself..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiQjePflxOI

This is really one of my absolute favorites of all time...

If you do not have 7 minutes to watch...well watch about 3 and a half..you should laugh at least once..
The hero of all that never give up...
Willie E. Coyote....

Here is the IMBD Link

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041349/

[kirby]

19. Crap...I found that one...

But I did not post it because you said it was not TV related and I was thinking Cartoons were TV, not film. Doh!

[Art_from_Ark]

20. Hey, wasn't that about the same time

Foghorn Leghorn and Dawg made their debut?