Leave It to Beaver

Did you know...
... that October 4th is Leave It to Beaver's Birthday? In 1957, the TV comedy Leave It to Beaver premiered on CBS. The first toilet "tank" ever shown on a TV show was on Leave It to Beaver. In 1957 the networks were squeamish enough about displaying a bathroom on television, let alone an actual toilet. After several rounds of wrangling between the network and the production company, a compromise was reached: The episode could include shots of a toilet tank, but not the toilet itself. Problem solved! ;-) 

Flintstones

Did you know...
... that today is Prehistoric Family Day? The Flintstones, which premiered on this day in 1960, was the first TV cartoon show aimed at adults. Alan Reed, the original voice of Fred Flintstone, uttered the famous "yabba-dabba-doo" in the first episode. Originally, the line read "Yahoo," but Reed asked Joseph Barbera if he could change it to something with a little more "pop" to it... and the rest is history. Celebrate today by coming up with your own line that pops! ;-)