Yes, it's Bugs Bunny Day, and we should commemorate one of the finest stars of the big screen and small screen ever. the character who would become Bugs premiered on this date in 1938's Porky's Rabbit Hunt.

How many of you learned about Bugs from Saturday mornings on CBS?




Too bad he had to share billing with that Road Runner scrub!

Happy Birthday, Reb Brown!

We'd like to think of him as a friend of the show even if we weren't totally positive about his Captain America movies and maybe kind of minimized his football accomplishments at USC. Happy birthday, Reb!



Click here for our discussion of the 1979 Captain America TV movies!

BOTNS Top 10 #13

1) Growing Pains/Who's the Boss/Valerie (3-way tie): Make sure you head to the main page or our Facebook page and VOTE for which one of these classic--uh, vote for which of one of these family sitcoms you want us to cover on the podcast this season. Will it be Alan Thicke? Tony Danza? Valerie Harper? Let us know!

4) The Incredible Hulk: Season 1 hit Tubi TV this week. Don't make me angry by not adding the rest of the series, Tubi. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

I mean, I won't get that angry because it's still free and all, but I'd be kinda peeved for a few minutes.

5) She-Ra: The Netflix revival drops another season this weekend, presumably stirring interest in the original incarnation of the character. It's hard to tell because Netflix apparently doesn't think anyone would want to check out that version (You can see season 1 on Tubi, though).

6) Larry "Flash" Jenkins: RIP to the late actor, who played Wardell Stone in the third season of The White Shadow and also had regular roles on Bay City Blues and Finder of Lost Loves.




7) Jay Leno: Happy birthday to the man who did so much to teach America about the facts of life (not the TV show, but the actual facts) on Good Times:




8) T and T: This 1988 syndicated Mr. T vehicle (didn't quite go up in flames like so many of the vehicles on The A-Team) is also on Tubi, and, boy, do I wish I had the stones to place it where I put Hulk:





9) Saved by the Bell: 2/3 of the original cast reunited and took a group pic, and it blew up the Internet, and by "blew up," I mean it prompted a bunch of websites to post the pic and say that it was blowing up the Internet, which proved that...You know, I already forgot why this was notable. At least I had the good sense to rank this below T and T.

10) Ken Kercheval: RIP to the late actor, best known as Cliff Barnes on Dallas. Here's a clip of ken on The $25,000 Pyramid, and in a refreshing change of pace, the celebrity is getting the clues rather than giving them:

It's National Babe Ruth Day!

Naturally we at BOTNS consider the definitive screen portrayal of George Herman "Babe" Ruth the one delivered by William Lucking on Voyagers!




We discussed the Babe and the entire episode here.

Great Moments in 70s and 80s TV History: AYYYYY!

Many think Happy Days declined when Fonz jumped over a shark, but I think maybe we can trace it to the ill-fated "socially relevant" turn the series suddenly took:

This Day in TV History: Vega$ premieres on ABC

April 25, 1978 was the first appearance of Vega$ on ABC.  Do you think TV Guide hated the stylized spelling of the title with the dollar sign?




Robert Urich was private investigator Dan Tana on the series, which lasted 3 seasons and was of course shot in...Atlantic City. No, it was Las Vegas.  Greg Morris, Bart Braverman, and Judy Landers co-starred. The series was a top 25 hit when it debuted but then declined, perhaps because its lead-in Charlie's Angels fell out of the top 10.

Would anyone like to see us go back to ABC/Aaron Spelling escapism and explore the world of Vega$ on the podcast?

And now, a word from THEIR sponsor: Bob Denver and Don Knotts for Bonanza Steakhouse

Can you imagine going out for a chopped steak and baked potato with these guys? I think that kind of special occasion warrants adding on the salad bar!