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  Highlights For The Month: Miriam Hopkins is Star of the Month, airing Thursdays.  Special Theme: Whodunit Wednesdays? airs Wednesdays.  Special Theme: Studio System, airs Tuesdays.  Special Theme: Produced by Alexander Korda airs January 4th and 11th.  Martin Luther King Jr. Day airs January 18th.  Films Airing This Month to Check Out: The Girl from Mexico (1937) airs 1/2 at 10:08/9:08 a.m. City Lights (1931) airs 1/2 at 8/7 p.m. The Miracle Worker (1962) airs 1/3 at 4/3 p.m. A Little Romance (1979) airs 1/3 at 6/5 p.m. The Red Balloon (1956) airs 1/3 at 5:15/4:15 a.m. Bachelor Mother (1939) airs 1/4 at 7:30/6:30 a.m. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) airs 1/4 at 10:30/9:30 a.m. Gilda (1946) airs 1/5 at 10:45/9:45 a.m. Splendor in the Grass (1961) airs 1/8 at 12:15 a.m./11:15 p.m. King Kong (1933) airs 1/9 at 6/5 p.m. Cabaret (1972) airs 1/10 at 5:45/4:45 p.m. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) airs 1/12 at 1:15/12:15 a.m. The Little Princess (1939) air...

Here is my final Christmas themed post for 2020. I am taking next week off and I'll return the last week of December. This is all about classic sitcom episodes with a Christmas theme. Enjoy and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all who celebrate!  Mister Ed Ed's Christmas Story (1963) The Patty Duke Show The Christmas Present (1963) Phyllis The Christmas Party (1976) The Mary Tyler Moore Show Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II (1970) The Mary Tyler Moore Show Not A Christmas Story (1974) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Busy Christmas (1956)  Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

  I'm continuing on with my second Christmas themed post. This one focuses on Christmas specials mostly featuring Old Hollywood stars. Below are eight to check out. Enjoy!  The Judy Garland Christmas Special (1963) Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (1977) The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968) John Denver's Rocky Mountain Christmas (1975) Julie Andrews Christmas Special   (1972) The Andy Williams Christmas Special (1967) Perry Como's Early American Christmas (1978) The Carpenters A Christmas Portrait (1978) Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

  I always tend to make holiday posts during December and I'm kicking off this year by starting with a post on animated Christmas specials. I've made posts like this before you can check out here , here and here and below are five more.  Davey and Goliath: Christmas Lost and Found (1965) The Smurfs' Christmas Special (1982) A Snow White Christmas (1980) The Pink Panther in: A Pink Christmas (1978) Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper (1978) Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Highlights for December: Laurel and Hardy are December's Star of the Month, airing Mondays.  TCM Spotlight features Bernard Hermann, airing Wednesdays.  Christmas Classics Marathon airs December 18th-24th.  In Memoriam airs 12/29 and 12/30 (daytime) with tributes to Buck Henry ( The Graduate 1967), Shirley Knight ( Sweet Bird of Youth 1962), Fred Willard ( This is Spinal Tap 1984), Brian Dennehy ( Belly of the Architect 1987), Cinematographer Michael Chapman ( The Front 1976), Composer Ennio Morricone ( The Battle of Algiers 1966), Baby Peggy ( The Family Secret 1924), Honor Blackman ( The Square Peg 1958), Dame Diana Rigg ( Evil Under the Sun 1982) and Wilford Brimley ( The China Syndrome 1979) Films Airing This Month to Check Out: Crossing Delancey (1988) airs 12/1 at 9:15/8:15 p.m. Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941) airs 12/5 at 10:08/9:09 a.m. Bachelor Mother (1939) airs 12/5 at 12 p.m./11 a.m. and 12/22 at 3/2 a.m. The Thin Man (1934) airs 12/5 at 10/9 p.m. and ...

The holidays are fast approaching and with the annual black Friday happening earlier than ever I thought I'd go ahead and post a gift guide. Here's a few gifts for those who are fans of classic movies, TV shows and musicians. Enjoy!  For the: I Love Lucy fan: I Love Lucy Ornament  For The Golden Girls fan: Thank You For Being a Friend Jigsaw Puzzle For The Wizard of OZ fan: Ruby Slippers Accessory Bag For the Elvis fan: Elvis Christmas Album For the West Side Story fan: West Side Story: The Jets, The Sharks and The Making of a Classic For the Elton John fan: I'm Still Standing Ceramic Coffee Mug For the Audrey Hepburn fan: Audrey Hepburn 5-Film Collection  For the classic movie fan: Color Your Own Classic Movie Posters  For the Marilyn Monroe fan: 2021 Marilyn Monroe by LIFE Wall Calendar  Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

I'm continuing on with my Thanksgiving themed posts. This post is all about episodes of sitcoms with a Thanksgiving theme. Below are five episodes of sitcoms from the 1950s through the 1970s.  That Girl Thanksgiving Comes But Once A Year, Hopefully (1967) Mister Ed Ed the Pilgrim  (1962) Part 1 / Part 2 The Burns and Allen Show Thanksgiving (1951) All in the Family The Little Atheist   (1975)  *Note: The end cuts off. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet The Day After Thanksgiving (1952) Until Next Time, Ashley A.