26 years ago, The X-Files themed episode of the Simpsons aired! 💛
January 12th, 1997
“The Springfield Files” (8x10)
The idea was first conceived at a story retreat. Al Jean found a copy of TV Guide while in the bathroom, with The X-Files on the cover.
Before the episode was produced, the script was sent to Chris Carter, the creator of The X-Files, who said that it was an "honor" to be satirized by The Simpsons.
Mulder and Scully's office was designed to be exactly the same as the one used in The X-Files. After it had been finished, Fox sent the episode out for a critical review, which was "really great"
Brain complains his way through a commercial narration in 1994
Rocko uses a jackhammer to brush his teeth in 1996 (it’s an Australian thing),
Brock’s briefly retired from the Pokémon anime and replaced with a white guy in 1999,
and the Eds break reality in 2000 just by asking questions.
It’s a big day in 2005, with Lilo & Stitch going to the future, Danny thinking he’s scored with Paulina, and Jake and Rose auditioning for a school play.
And then we’ve got Ben meeting his most powerful frenemy, Kevin 11, in 2006,
and Pinkie Pie ending atheism in 2011. This is just a taste of all the episodes I could’ve listed today, it’s a pretty good one. For me, it’s a tie between Ed Edd n Eddy & Ben 10.
I think this commercial might've been the start of my MUG obsession. I remember it so clearly, I would've been like... five years old, six? I remember the big TV in my family's living room, god it seemed so big back then, and watching this during... I don't even remember what was on, I think it was night time? Maybe it was on Fox, I think my father watched a lot of Fox. Anyway, this commercial held a strange power over me even though I only ever saw it on live TV once. I was fascinated by it, I guess. For years and years I could so clearly remember this guy playing around with these levers! Just one of those things you never forget for reasons you'll never know. But it definitely influenced me to start picking MUG over Barq's or other, inferior competing brands. Thank god Youtube exists so I can see this masterpiece again.
Aaliyah (alongside best friend Kidada Jones) attend the premiere of the animated movie, Anastasia, in New York City on November 14, 1997, at the Metropolitan Opera house. The film was released theatrically in the United States on November 21.
The movie made $140 million at the box office (with a 53-million-dollar budget) and stars the voices of Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Kirsten Dunst, Angela Lansbury, and more.
The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score and Best Original Song (for "Journey to the Past"). Aaliyah was invited to perform her version of "Journey to the Past" live at the ceremony.
Aaliyah shared that she was feeling nervous during the moments prior to her performance.
"As I was walking down the carpet {at the 1998 Oscars}, all these people kept telling me it was going to be the most-watched Oscars ever which didn’t help. Michael Bolton was singing after me and we were both backstage going, ‘God, are you as nervous as I am?’ It was a hell of an experience"
^^ Quote from Aaliyah: More Than a Woman Book by Christopher John Farley – pg 104.
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Disney+ Adds Hulu Content for Bundle Subscribers in Beta Launch With FOX Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Nickelodeon & FUNIMATION Titles.
The beta version of Hulu on Disney+ has started to rollout in some homes, the biggest change is the addition of Nickelodeon, FOX, FUNIMATION, Adult Swim and Cartoon Network shows on the house of mouse streaming platform.
Beginning Dec. 6, the significant majority of Hulu content will be available on Disney+ in the U.S. for subscribers of both services. It’s phase one of the Disney+/Hulu integration plan, first outlined by CEO Bob Iger earlier this year. The initial “beta” of Hulu on Disney+ will be followed by the launch of a more integrated version in March 2024.
Disney’s expectation is that by mixing Hulu programming into Disney+, customers will spend more time overall watching stuff — thereby cutting churn and customer-acquisition costs, as Iger said on the company’s earnings call last month. Next year, the Mouse House intends to begin promoting Disney+/Hulu bundles more aggressively.