the 1956 musical movie The King and I was immediately banned in Thailand
due to inaccuracies and perceived disrepsect for the King. It reamains banned
to this day.
Not by me she ain’t. She’ll always be Margaret.
In play: The 1999 remake, Anna and the King, starring Jodie Foster and Yun-Fat Chow, had to film in Malaysia after being refused permission by Thailand.
The Ralston Purina Company, best known for Purina Dog Chow, also manufactured food for humans: Rice Chex, Corn Chex, and Wheat Chex. They sold the brands to General Mills 1997 in order to concentrate on their store-brand food products.
There is a Puppy Chow recipe for people:
Besides the varieties already mentioned, there have been Raisin Bran Chex, Oat Chex, Chocolate Chex, Cinnamon Chex, Honey Nut Chex, and Multi-Bran Chex.
U.S. Mills introduced Skinner’s Raisin Bran in 1926, the first brand to be sold.
The practice of branding livestock dates back to the ancient Egyptians. Among the ancient Romans, the symbols used for brands were sometimes chosen as part of a magic spell aimed at protecting the animal from harm.
Within the last few years a previously unknown Egyptian pyramid has been uncovered. Think about that for a minute…
June Lockhart and Rob Reiner were the celebrity guests during the debut week of The $10,000 Pyramid in 1973.
Gene Lockhart, best known these days as the judge in Miracle on 34th Street was the father of June Lockhart.
The Empire State Building is at the corner of 34th Street and Fifth Avenue.
The Empire State Building is on the former site of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
President Jimmy Carter showed The Empire Strikes Back to a visiting Chinese delegation in a special White House screening in 1980.
In The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader is addressed by denizens of the Dark Side as Lord Vader. George Lucas’ choice of the name may have been influenced by that of musician Lord Invader, who, along with Roaring Lion and Attila the Hun, brought calypso from Trinidad to America in the 1930’s. His best-known song was “Rum and Coca-Cola”, which was stolen by vaudevillean Morey Amsterdam and made into a hit by the Andrews Sisters. Lord Invader (real name: Rupert Grant) won his plagiarism suit against the future “Dick Van Dyke Show” star, who had only lightly softened the bitter lyrics about local women prostituting themselves to the “rich” sailors from the US Navy base on Trinidad.
Morey Amsterdam’s final appearance with Rose Marie, as well as his last television series role of any kind, was on an episode of the Lea Thompson sitcom Caroline in the City.
Cody, Wyoming is named for William Cody, AKA Buffalo Bill.
When Cody Jarrett finally got to the top of the world (with a shout-out to his mom), it blew up in his face.
James Cagney’s gangster character in 1931’s The Public Enemy shouts out “Made it, Ma! Top of the world!” as he is gunned down. Cagney was originally cast as the good guy, but Warner Brothers had him switch roles with Edward Woods after the first rushes.
My error, that was 1949’s “White Heat” - which makes that post a repeat of the previous one by RealityChuck. Never mind.
The best-known song among many titled “Top of the World” was the 1973 Carpenters version, their second single to reach #1 on the Billboard Top 100. It was actually first recorded for the country market by Lynn Anderson, who got it to #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles.
Lynn Anderson was a regular performer on the Lawrence Welk Show for two seasons, then continued to make occasional appearances as her success as a recording artist grew.