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This is Part 4 of my NEW continuing series covering “YEARS GONE BY” mostly in the different Entertainment fields with a little extra thrown in. As I stated in Part 1, I decided this needed to be an informative series that provides a great in depth look back on certain areas of the year news, sports and entertainment. I also decided that possibly a list of the best TV Shows, Cartoons, Movies, POP Music and Country Music would be the best way to start. Possibly throwing in some of the best Sports events of the year as well as what was popular during that one particular year. I also thought to myself that this needs to provide enough detail that it might possibly bring back some great memories to those old enough to remember. Also for those that are too young to have experienced this to maybe enlighten them on what we lived and loved back then? The President of the United States of America is Lyndon Baines Johnson better known as “LBJ”. He had defeated Senator Barry Goldwater by a landslide in the presidential election in 1964. The First Lady is Claudia Taylor Johnson better known as “Lady Bird Johnson. The Vice President of the United States was Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. former Senator from Minnesota. US Population in 1966: 196 Million plus Life expectancy was: 70.2 years old Dow Jones High: 950 Dow Jones Low: 744 Federal Spending: $134.53 Billion Federal Debt: $328.5 Billion Inflation: 2.7% Unemployment: 4.5% Cost of a New Home: $23,300.00 Gallon of milk: $0.99 cents Dozen eggs: $0.60 cents Gallon of gas: $0.32 cents Comic Books: $0.12 cents 5-stick pack of Gum: $0.05 cents First class stamp: $0.05 cents New words in 1966: Black Power, flashcube, Flower Power, Flower Children Glitch, hippie, pop, zap WORLD NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF 1966 117 die as an Air India flight crashes in Mont Blanc on 20 Jan. 66 George Harrison marries Model Patti Boyd on 21 Jan. 66 The Traffic safety act is enacted that sets new strict auto safety standards and recalls on 29 Jan. 66 USSR Luna 9 made a soft unmanned landing on the Moon and sent back the very 1st pictures of the Moon’s surface on 31 Jan. 66 133 die as a plane crashes into Tokyo bay in Japan on 4 Feb. 66 Russian spacecraft Venus III is the 1st to land on another planet when it lands safely on Venus on 1 Mar. 66 John Lennon made his famous statement that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus on 4 Mar. 66 in December he recants his statement Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott perform the 1st ever space docking of Gemini 8 on 17 Mar. 66 Emmett Ashford becomes the 1st African-American Umpire in the Major Leagues on 11 Apr. 66 Ronald Reagan is elected Governor of the State of California on 7 Jun. 66 The Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Ernesto Miranda because he was not informed of his 5th Amendment rights and so the term “Mirandize” is used as the case is concluded on 13 Jun. 66 Frank Sinatra age 51 marries Mia Farrow age 20 at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas on 19 Jul. 66 Charles Whitman a Sniper in a Texas Tower shoots 45 people, 12 die on 1 Aug. 66 President Johnson signs the Voting Act of 1965 on 6 Aug. 66 First Artificial Heart Pump is implanted in a boy’s Heart in Houston, TX on 8 Aug. 66 The Beatles perform their last live concert in front of a sellout crowd in Shea Stadium in New York City on 15 Aug. 66 Pioneer 7 Solar probe is launched on 17 Aug. 66 174 people are killed by a Typhoon in Japan on 25 Sep. 66 Roman Catholic Bishops rule that American Catholics can now eat meat on Friday except during lent Ten researchers in the US Surgeon General’s office comes up with further findings that cigarettes are hazardous to health and is a major cause of Lung Cancer, Emphysema and Heart Diisease and because of these findings requires that every cigarette must now maintain a warning label Auto Critic Ralph Nader gets a written apology from General Motors US Troops mount the largest offensive of the Vietnam Conflict Leonard Ilyich Brezhnev becomes the New Soviet leader Mrs. Indira Nehru Gandhi becomes the Prime Minister of India Lunar Orbiter 1 becomes the first US Spacecraft to orbit the Moon LSD is declared illegal in the state of California Edward W. Brooke becomes the 1st African-American Senator ever elected in the US J. Edgar Hoover makes an official announcement that Lee Harvey Oswald was acting alone 8000 anti-Vietnam protesters circled the Pentagon and attempted to levitate it Biodegradable detergents are introduced “Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Wolf” is the 1st Movie with a warning “Suggested for Mature Audiences” Elvis Aaron Presley proposes to Priscilla Anne Beaulieu in December NOTABLE BIRTHS IN 1966 Actress Tia Carrere on 2 Jan. 66 Baseball Pitcher Jack McDowell on 16 Jan. 66 (Indians, White Sox, Yankees) Swedish Tennis Player Stefan Edberg on 19 Jan. 66 (Won Wimbledon 1988 & US Open 1991) NFL Quarterback Rich Gannon on 20 Jan. 66 (K.C. Chiefs) Rocker Rick Astley on 6 Feb. 66 NFL Kicker/punter Tom Tupa on 6 Feb 66 (Browns, Patriots) Comedian Chris Rock on 7 Feb. 66 Actor Gary Coleman on 8 Feb. 66 Actress Justine Bateman on 19 Feb. 66 Super model Cindy Crawford on 20 Feb 66 (WOW!) Actor Billy Zane on 24 Feb. 66 Actress Tea Leoni on 25 Feb. 66 Rocker Anthony Terrell Smith better known as “Tone-Loc” on 3 Mar. 66 NFL Wide Receiver Michael Irvin on 5 Mar. 66 (Dallas Cowboys) NFL Quarterback Rodney Peete on 16 Mar. 66 (Philadelphia Eagles) Baseball Pitcher Thomas Michael Glavin on 25 Mar. 66 (Atlanta Braves won 2 Cy Young awards) Actress Robin Wright Penn on 8 Apr. 66 Baseball Outfielder David Christopher Justice on 14 Apr. 66 (Athletics, Braves, Indians, Yankees) Baseball Pitcher Gregory Alan Maddux on 14 Apr. 66 (Braves, Cubs won 4 Cy Young awards) Actor Stephen Baldwin on 12 May 66 Singer Janet Jackson on 16 May 66 Actress Mindy Cohn on 20 May 66 Actress Julianna Margulies on 8 Jun. 66 Actor Doug McKeon on 10 Jun. 66 Baseball Catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. on 18 Jun. 66 (Indians, Padres, Rockies, White Sox) NBA Center Dikembe Mutombo on 25 Jun. 66 (Hawks, Nuggets) Actor Jason Patric on 27 Jun. 66 Actor John Cusack on 28 Jun. 66 Heavyweight Boxing Champion “Iron” Mike Tyson on 30 Jun. 66 Tennis Pro Patrick McEnroe on 1 Jul. 66 Actress Debbie Dunning on 11 Jul. 6 Country singer Martina McBride on 29 Jul. 66 Japanese Professional Wrestler Kensuke Sasaki on 4 Aug. 66 Actor Jonathan Silverman on 5 Aug. 66 Actress and former Miss USA in 1988 Coutney Gibbs on 20 Aug. 66 NBA Guard Tim Hardaway on 1 Sep. 66 (Miami Heat) Actress Salma Hayek on 2 Sep. 66 Actor/Comedian Adam Sandler on 9 Sep. 66 NHL Goalie Mike Richter on 22 Sep. 66 (NY Rangers and 1998 USA Olympic Team) Pro Wrestler Rodney Anoia better known as “Yokozuna” on 2 Oct. 66 Actor Luke Perry on 11 Oct. 66 Miss Universe for 1989 Angela Visser of the Netherlands on 18 Oct. 66 Actress Amy Linker on 19 Oct. 66 Actor/writer Jon Favreau 19 Oct. 66 Comedian/writer Andy Richter on 28 Oct. 66 Actress Lauren Holly on 28 Oct. 66 Actor Sean Kanan on 2 Nov. 66 Comedian Kathy Griffin on 4 Nov. 66 Playboy Playmate for December 1989 Petra Verkaik on 4 Nov. 66 Actress Lisa Fuller 6 Nov. 66 Actor Peter DeLuise on 6 Nov. 66 Actor David Schwimmer on 12 Nov. 66 Baseball Pitcher Curt Schilling on 14 Nov. 66 (Astros, Diamonbacks, Orioles, Phillies) Model/actress Daisy Fuentes on 17 Nov. 66 (HOT!) Pro Football Quarterback Troy Aikman 21 Nov. 66 (Dallas Cowboys) Actor Brian Robbins on 22 Nov. 66 Baseball Pitcher Gregory Winston McMichael on 1 Dec. 66 (Athletics, Braves, Dodgers, Mets) Actor C. Thomas Howell on 7 Dec. 66 Pop Singer Sinead O’Connor from Ireland on 8 Dec. 66 Actor Kiefer Sutherland on 18 Dec. 66 Country Singer Tracy Byrd on 18 Dec. 66 Actor Robert MacNaughton on 19 Dec. 66 Rock Singer Chris Robinson on 20 Dec. 66 (The Black Crowes) Comedian/Actor Deidrich Bader on 24 Dec. 66 NOTABLE DEATHS IN 1966 Silent Film star Joseph Francis better known as “Buster Keaton” dies on 1 Feb. 66 at age 69 Hollywood Critic Elda Fury better known as “Hedda Hopper” dies on 1 Feb. 66 at age 75 Actor William Harrigan the original “Invisible Man” dies on 1 Feb. 66 at age 71 Singer/Actress Sophie Tucker dies on 9 Feb. 66 at age 79 WWII US Admiral Chester W. Nimitz dies on 20 Feb. 66 at age 80 Actor William Fawley who played “Fred Mertz” on “I Love Lucy” dies on 3 Mar. 66 at age 89 Founder of the Harlem Globetrotters Abe Saperstein dies on 15 Mar. 66 at age 63 Composer Heinrich Lemacher dies on 15 Mar 66 at age 74 Composer Walter Lang dies on 17 Mar. 66 at age of 69 English Author Cecil Scott Forester dies on 2 Apr. 66 at age of 66 Comedian Ed Wynn dies on 19 Jun. 66 at age 79 Rocker Bobby Fuller of “The Bobby Fuller Four” – “I Fought The Law” on 18 Jul. 66 at age 22 Actor Edward Montgomery Cliff on 23 Jul. 66 at age 45 Comedian Lenny Bruce dies on 3 Aug. 66 at age 39 Actor Eric Fleming who played “Gil Favor” on “Rawhide” dies on 28 Sep. 66 at age 41 Billionaire Cartoon genius Walt Elias Disney dies on 15 Dec. 66 at age 65 THE TOP 5 TV SHOWS OF 1966 PERIOD COVERED: OCTOBER 1966 – APRIL 1967 1. BONANZA (1 Hr. Western) – 29.1 (NBC - Began 12 Sep. 1959 on Saturday, Ended 16 Jan. 1973 on Tuesday) (Starred Lorne Greene as “Pa” Ben Cartwright, Michael Landon as Little Joe Cartwright, Dan Blocker as Eric “Hoss” Cartwright, Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright who left the show in 1965, Victor Sen Yung as Hop Sing and Ray Teal as Sheriff Roy Coffee) 2. THE RED SKELTON HOUR (1 Hr. Comedy/Variety) – 28.2 (CBS – Began 30 Sep. 1951 on Sunday, Ended 29 Aug. 1971 on NBC on Sunday) (Starred Red Skeleton playing many roles such as Clem Kadididdlehopper, Sheriff Deadeye, Freddie The Freeloader, Willie Lump-Lump, Califlower McPhugg, San Fernando Red and Bolivar Shagnasty) 3. THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (1/2 Hr. Comedy) – 27.4 (CBS – Began 3 Oct. 1960 on Monday, Ended 16 Sep. 1968 on Monday) (Starred Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife, Ronny Howard as Opie Taylor, Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor, George Lindsay as Goober Pyle, Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, Jack Dobson as Howard Sprague and Howard McNear as Floyd Lawson also known as “Floyd The Barber”) 4. THE LUCY SHOW (1/2 Hr. Comedy) – 26.2 (CBS – Began 1 Oct. 1962 on Monday, Ended 2 Sep. 1974 on Monday) (Starred Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael/Carter, Vivian Vance as Vivian Bagley, Gale Gordon as Theodore J. Mooney, Dick Martin as Harry Conners, Candy Moore as Chris Carmichael , Lucie Arnaz as Kim Carter and Desi Arnaz Jr. as Craig Carter) 5. THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW (1 Hr. Comedy/Variety) – 25.3 (CBS – Began Sep. 1952 on Saturday, Ended 12 Sep. 1970 on Saturday) (Later known as “The Honeymooners” because of the popularity of one of the ½ hour sketches included in the show) (The Honeymooners did have it’s own separate show run from 1 Oct. 1955 to May 9 1971) (Starred Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden, Art Carney as Ed Norton, Audrey Meadows Alice Kramden from 1955 - 1956, Joyce Randolph as Trixie Norton from 1955 - 1956, Sheila McRae as Alice Kramden in 1971, Jane Kean as Trixie Norton in 1971, Frank Fontaine, and The June Taylor Dancers) OTHER GREAT FAVORITE TV SHOWS OF MINE FROM 1966 (not mentioned in a previous year) BEWITCHED (1/2 Hr. Comedy on ABC on Thursday)(Main Star was Elizabeth Montgomery) CANDID CAMERA (1/2 Hr. Humor situation on CBS on Sunday)(Main Star was Allen Funt) DANIEL BOONE (1 Hr. Western on NBC on Thursday)(Main Star was Fess Parker) THE F.B.I. (1 Hr. Police/Crime Drama on ABC on Sunday)(Main Star was Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1 Hr. Spy Spoof on NBC on Tuesday)(Main Star was Stefanie Powers) GREEN HORNET (1/2 Hr. Crime Drama on ABC on Friday)(Main Stars were Van Williams & Bruce Lee) HAWK (1 Hr. Police Drama on ABC on Thursday)(Main Star was Burt Reynolds) THE HERO (1/2 Hr. Comedy on NBC on Thursday)(Main Star was Richard Mulligan) IT’S ABOUT TIME (1/2 Hr. Comedy on CBS on Sunday)(Main Star was Jack Mullaney) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1 Hr. Intrigue on CBS on Saturday)(Main Star was Steven Hill) THE MONKEES (1/2 Hr. Comedy on NBC on Monday)(Main Stars were “The Monkees”) PITOLS ‘N’ PETTICOATS (1/2 Hr. Comedy on CBS on Saturday)(Main Star was Ann Sheridan) THE RAT PATROL (1/2 Hr. War Drama on ABC on Monday)(Main Star was Chris George) STAR TREK (1 Hr. Sci-Fi on NBC on Thursday)(Main Stars were William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy) THAT GIRL (1/2 Hr. Comedy on ABC on Thursday)(Main Star was Marlo Thomas) THE TIME TUNNEL (1 Hr. Sci-Fi/Action on ABC on Friday)(Main Star was James Darren) THE EMMY AWARDS FOR 1966 – 1967 SEASON Presented on 4 Jun. 1967 Best Drama – Mission: Impossible (CBS) Best Actor in a Drama – Bill Cosby in I Spy (NBC) (2nd Year in a row) Best Variety Series – The Andy Williams Show (NBC) (2nd Year in a row) Best Actress in a Drama – Barbara Bain in Mission: Impossible (CBS) Best Comedy – The Monkees (NBC) Best Actor in a Comedy – Don Adams in Get Smart (NBC) Best Actress in a Comedy – Lucille Ball in The Lucy Show (CBS) The year in Television was dominated once again by CBS who had 16 of the Top 32 shows followed by NBC with 11 shows and then ABC with 5 shows. Comedies once again dominated the year with 11 in the Top 32. This year Action/Dramas started to re-emerge and had 7 shows in the Top 32 followed by 6 Variety Shows, 4 nights of Movies, 2 Family shows and 2 Westerns. THE BEST CARTOONS OF 1966 THE BUGS BUNNY SHOW - ABC (Began Oct. 1962, Ended Sep. 1967 on ABC, Renamed “The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour” Began Sep. 1968, Ended Sep. 1971 on CBS, Renamed “The Bugs Bunny Show” Began Sep. 1971, Ended Sep. 1973 on CBS, Began Sep. 1973, August 1975 on ABC, Renamed “The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour” Began Sep. 1975, Ended Sep. 1985 on CBS, Renamed “The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour” Began Sep. 1985, Ended Sep. 1986 on ABC, Renamed “The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show) Began Sep 1986, Ended Sep. 2000 on ABC) (Voices of Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester Cat, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote, Foghorn Leghorn, Tasmanian Devil, Marvin The Martian, Pepe Le Pew and Speedy Gonzalez, Nancy Wible as Road Runner, Arthur Q. Bryan as Elmer Fudd, June Foray as Granny and Witch Hazel, Jim Backus as Smokey The Genie and many other character voices by Bea Benadaret, Daws Butler, Julie Bennett, Jeff Bergmann, Bill Bletcher, Stan Freberg, Ben Frommer, June Gerber, Hal Smith and B.J. Ward) THE BULLWINKLE SHOW - ABC (Originally titled “Rocky & His Friends” when it Began Sep 1959, Ended Sep 1961 on ABC, Renamed “The Bullwinkle Show” Began Sep. 1961, Ended Sep 1964 on NBC, Began Sep. 1964, Ended Sep. 1973 on ABC, Began Sep. 1981, Ended July 1982 on NBC, Began May 1991, Ended Jun. 1991 on CBS, Began Aug. 1992, Ended May 1996 on Nickelodeon, Renamed “Bullwinkle’s Moose-A-Rama” Began Jun. 1966, Ended Oct. 1966 on The Cartoon Network) (Voices of Bill Scott as Bullwinkle J. Moose, Dudley Do-Right and Mr. Peabody, June Foray as Rocket J. Squirrel, Natasha Fatale and Nell Fenwick, Hans Conreid as Snidely Whiplash, Paul Frees as Inspector Fenwick, Bill Scott as Mr. Peabody, Walter Tetley as Sherman, Charles Ruggles as Aesop, Daws Butler as Aesop Jr., William Conrad as the Narrator for Bullwinkle and Edward Everett Horton as the Narrator for “Fractured Fair Tales”) COOL McCOOL - NBC (Began Sep. 1966, Ended August 1969) (Voices of Bob McFaddon as Cool McCool and Harry McCool, Chuck McCann as Number One, Jack-In-The-Box, Madcap, Rattler, Hurricane Harry, Riggs and the Owl, Carol Corbett as Friday) THE HECKLE & JECKLE CARTOON SHOW NBC (Began Oct. 1956, Ended Sep. 1957, Began Sep. 1965, Ended Sep. 1967 on CBS, Began Sep. 1969, Ended Sep. 1971 on NBC, Began Sep. 1979, Ended 1982 on CBS, then went into Syndication) (Voices of Syd Raymond as Heckle and Jeckle in 1946, Ned Sparks as Heckle and Jeckle 1947 – 1951, Roy Halee as Heckle and Jeckle 1951 – 1961, Dayton Allen as Heckle and Jeckle in 1966 and Frank Welker as Heckle and Jeckle 1979 – 1982, Tom Morrison as Little Roquefort and Percy The Cat, Arthur Kay as Gandy Goose and Sourpuss and Roy Halee as Terry Bears ) THE JETSONS - ABC (Began Sep. 1962, Ended Apr. 1964, Sep. 1965, Ended Sep. 1966 on CBS, Began Oct. 1966, Ended Sep. 1967 on NBC, Began Sep. 1969, Ended Sep. 1971 on CBS, Began Sep. 1971, Ended Sep. 1976 on NBC, Began Feb. 1979, Ended Sep. 1981 on ABC, Began Sep. 1982, Ended on Apr. 1983 on ABC, Began Oct. 1992, Ended Sep. 1995 on The Cartoon Network, Began Mar. 1996, Ended Sep. 1994 in Syndication) (Voices of George O’Hanlen as George Jetson, Penny Singleton as Jane Jetson, Mel Blac as Cosmo C. Spacely, Daws Butler as Elroy Jetson and Cogswell Cogs, Janet Waldo as Judy Jetson, Jean VanderPyl as Rosie The Robot Maid, Daws Butler as Uniblab, Howard Morris as Henry Orbit the Janitor and Frank Welker as Orbity) FULL LENGTH ANIMATED FEATURES RELEASED IN 1966 HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS – 52 MINS. IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, CHARLIE BROWN – 25 MINS. THE TOP MOVIES OF 1966 Some of these Movies were released in 1965 but continued their 1st run into 1966 and some were released very late 1966 and continued their run in 1967 but are still considered for awards for the 1966 Period. THE WILD ANGELS (Drama starring Peter Fonda, Nancy Sinatra, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Buck Taylor, Norman Alden, Michael J. Pollard and Kim Hamilton) (Theatrical Release was on 20 Jul. 1966, Available on DVD – 87 Mins.) PARADISE, HAWAIIAN STYLE (Musical comedy starring Elvis Presley, Suzanna Leigh, James Shigeta, Donna Butterworth, Marianna Hill, Irene Tsu, Linda Wong, Julie Parrish, Jan Shepard, Don Collier and Steve Brody) (This is Elvis’ 22nd Movie) (Theatrical Release was on 15 Jun. 1966, Available on DVD – 91 Mins.) A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (Drama starring Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt and Vanessa Redgrave) (Theatrical Release was on 12 Dec. 1966, Available on DVD – 120 mins.) WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLF? (Drama starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis and Frank Flanagan) (Theatrical Release was on 22 Jun. 1966, Available on DVD – 131 Mins.) THE 39TH ACADEMY AWARDS PRESENTS THE OSCARS FOR 1966 Presented on 10 April 1967 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, CA & the MC was BOB HOPE Best Movie of 1966 – A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Best Actor of 1966 – PAUL SCOFIELD in A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Best Actress of 1966 – ELIZABETH TAYLOR in WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLF? Best Supporting Actor of 1966 - WALTER MATTHAU in THE FORTUNE COOKIE (Comedy) Best Supporting Actress of 1966 - SANDY DENNIS in WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLF? Best Director of 1966 - FRED ZIMMERMAN for A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Best Song from a Movie of 1966 - BORN FREE from BORN FREE by JOHN BARRY OTHER FAVORITE MOVIES OF MINE RELEASED IN LATE 1965 AND 1966 BATMAN THE MOVIE (Action comedy starring Adam West, Burt Ward, Lee Merriwether, Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton, Stafford Repp, Madge Blake, Milton Frome and Jack LaLanne) (Theatrical Release was on 1 Jan. 1966, Available on DVD – 110 Mins.) DR. GOLDFOOT & THE GIRL BOMBS (Comedy starring Fabian, Vincent Price, Laura Antonelli, Deborah Walley and Franco Franchi) (This is the 2nd in the series after the 1965 “Dr. Goldfoot & The Bikini Machine) (Theatrical Release was on 5 May 1966, Available on VHS only – 79 Mins.) FAHRENHEIT 451 (Drama starring Oscar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusak and Caroline Hunt) (Theatrical Release was on 14 Nov. 1966, Available on DVD – 111 Mins.) FANTASTIC VOYAGE (Action starring Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O’Brien, Donald Pleasence, Arthur O’Connell, Arthur Kennedy, Brendon Boone and James Brolin) (Theatrical Release was on 24 Aug. 1966, only available on VHS – 100 Mins.) FRANKIE & JOHNNY (Musical comedy starring Elvis Presley, Donna Douglas, Sue Ann Langdon, Nancy Kovack, Audrey Christie, Robert Strauss, Anthony Eisley, George Klein, Jack Littlefield and Harry Morgan) (This is Elvis’ 21st Movie) (Theatrical Release was on 31 Mar. 1966, only available on VHS – 88 Mins.) GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI (Comedy starring Dwayne Hickman, Tommy Kirk, Deborah Walley, Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone, Nancy Sinatra and Aron Kincaid) (Theatrical Release was on 2 Aug. 1966, only available on VHS – 88 Mins.) THE LAST OF THE SECRET AGENTS? (Comedy starring Marty Allen, Steve Rossi, Nancy Sinatra, John Williams and Lou Jacobi) (Theatrical Release was on 23 June 1966, only available on VHS – 92 Mins.) MUNSTER, GO HOME (Comedy starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, Terry Thomas, Hermione Gingold and Debbie Watson) (Theatrical Release was on 15 Jun. 1966, Available on DVD – 96 Mins.) THE SILENCERS (Action starring Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Daliah Lavi, Victor Buono, Arthur O’Connell, Robert Webber, James Gregory, Nancy Kovack and Cyd Charisse) (This is the 1st in the Dean Martin as “Matt Helm” series which also included “Murderer’s Row”, “The Ambushers” and “The Wrecking Crew”) (Theatrical Release was on 18 Feb. 1966 – only available on VHS – 103 Mins.) SPINOUT (Musical comedy starring Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Diane McBain, Dodie Marshall, Deborah Walley, Jack Mullaney, Will Hutchins and Carl Betz) (This is Elvis’ 23rd Movie) (Theatrical Release was on 23 Nov. 1966, only available on VHS – 93 Mins.) THUNDERBALL (Action/Adventure starring Sean Connery, Lois Maxwell, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi, Rik Van Nutter, Guy Doleman, Molly Peters, Martine Beswick, Rose Alba, Philip Locke, George Pravda and Moinca Van Der Sly) (This is the 4th in the James Bond series) (Theatrical Release was on 29 Dec. 1965, Available on DVD – 129 Mins.) SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS FOR 1966 BASEBALL WORLD SERIES – Baltimore Orioles win 4 games to 0 over Los Angeles Dodgers NL MVP – Roberto Clemente, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates NL Rookie Of The Year – Tommy Helms, 3B, Cincinnati Reds AL MVP – Frank Robinson, OF, Baltimore Orioles AL Rookie Of The Year – Tommie Agee, OF, Chicago Cy Young Award Winner – Sandy Koufax of Los Angeles Dodgers (1st three time award winner) NFL CHAMPIONSHIP - SUPERBOWL I Green Bay Packers 35 – Kansas City Chiefs 10 NFL MVP – Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay Packers & Don Meredith QB, Dallas Cowboys NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS – Fighting Irish of Notre Dame HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER – Steve Spurrier, QB, Florida Gators BOWL GAME RESULTS FOR DECEMBER 1966 & JANUARY 1967 BOWL GAMES BLUEBONNET BOWL – Texas 19 – Mississippi 0 COTTON BOWL – LSU 14 – Arkansas 7 FLORIDA CITUS BOWL – Morgan State 14 – West Chester 6 GATOR BOWL – Tennessee 18 – Syracuse 12 LIBERTY BOWL – Miami 14 – Virginia Tech 7 ORANGE BOWL – Alabama 39 – Nebraska 28 ROSE BOWL – ULCA 14 – Michigan State 12 SUGAR BOWL – Missouri 20 – Florida 18 SUN BOWL – Wyoming 28 – Florida State 20 NBA CHAMPIONSHIPFOR 1966/1967 Boston Celtics win 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers (Boston wins 9th consecutive Championship and 10th overall) NBA MVP for 1966 – 1967 – Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76’s (wins 2nd Consecutive) NBA Rookie of the Year for 1966 – 1967 – Dave Bing, Detroit Pistons NCAA NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS – Texas El-Paso over Kentucky 72 - 65 NCAA NATIONAL BASEBALL CHAMPIONS – Ohio State over Oklahoma State 8 - 2 NHL STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP 1966/1967 Toronto Maple Leafs over the Montreal Canadians 4 games to 2 INDIANAPOLIS 500 WINNER – Graham Hill who wins a purse of $156,297.00 KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER – Kauai King with jockey D. Brumfield at 2:02 HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING IN 1966 Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo on 29 Mar. 66 to retain WBC Title Muhammad Ali beats Henry Cooper on 21 May 66 to retain WBC Title Ernie Terrell beats Doug Jones on 28 Jun. 66 to retain WBA Title Muhammad Ali beats Brian London on 8 Jun. 66 to retain WBC Title Muhammad Ali beats Karl Mildenberger on 9 Oct. 66 to retain WBC Title Muhammad Ali beats Cleveland Williams on 14 Nov. 66 to retain WBC Title BEST SELLING BOOKS OF 1966 Fiction: Valley Of The Dolls by Jacqueline Susann Non-Fiction: How To Avoid Probate by Norman F. Dacey Pulitzer Prize Winner in Fiction: Collected Stories Of Katherine Anne Porter by Katherine Anne Porter Pulitzer Prize Winner in Non-Fiction: Wandering Through Winter by Edwin Way Teale TOP 10 POP HITS OF 1966 1. I’m A Believer – The Monkees (Peaked at #1 for 7 weeks on 12/31/66) (Ranks #52 on Billboards all-time Top 1000 Singles list) 2. The Ballad Of The Green Berets – SSgt Barry Sadler (Peaked at #1 for 5 weeks on 03/05/66) 3. Winchester Cathedral – The New Vaudeville Band (Peaked at #1 for 3 weeks on 12/03/66) 4. (You’re My) Soul And Inspiration – The Righteous Brothers (Peaked at #1 for 3 weeks on 04/09/66) 5. Monday, Monday – The Mama’s & The Papa’s (Peaked at #1 for 3 weeks on 05/07/66) 6. We Can Work It Out – The Beatles (Peaked at #1 for 3 weeks on 01/08/66) 7. Summer In The City – The Lovin’ Spoonful (Peaked at #1 for 3 weeks on 08/13/66) 8. Cherish – The Association (Peaked at #1 for 3 weeks on 09/24/66) 9. You Can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes (Peaked at #1 for 2 weeks on 09/10/66) 10. Wild Thing – The Troggs (Peaked at #1 for 2 weeks on 07/30/66) Some artists with more than 2 Top 100 Hits in 1966 1. ELVIS PRESLEY – 8 Top 100 hits 2. THE BEACH BOYS – 6 Top 100 hits with 1 #1 hit “Good Vibrations” 3. THE BEATLES – 6 Top 100 hits with 1 #1 hit “Paperback Writer” 4. RAY CHARLES – 6 Top 100 hits 5. THE FOUR SEASONS – 6 Top 100 hits 6. THE MAMA’S & THE PAPA’S – 6 Top 100 hits with 1 #1 hit “Monday, Monday” 7. RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS – 6 Top 100 hits with 1 #1 hit “(You’re My) Soul And Inspiration” 8. HERMAN’S HERMITS – 5 Top 100 hits 9. THE LOVIN SPOONFUL – 5 Top 100 hits with 1 #1 hit “Summer In The City” 10. THE ROLLING STONES – 5 Top 100 hits with 1 #1 hit “Paint It Black” 11. NANCY SINATRA – 5 Top 100 hits with 1 #1 hit “These Boots Are Made For Walking” 12. PETULA CLARK – 4 Top 100 hits 13. BOB DYLAN – 4 Top 100 hits 14. THE FOUR TOPS – 4 Top 100 hits with 1 #1 hit “Reach Out I’ll Be There” 15. PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS – 4 Top 100 hits 16. SIMON & GARFUNKEL – 4 Top 100 hits 17. THE SUPREMES – 4 Top 100 hits with 2 #1 hits “You Can’t Hurry Love” & “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” 18. THE ASSOCIATION – 3 Top 100 hits with 1 #1 hit “Cherish” 19. CHER – 3 Top 100 hits 20. THE MONKEES – 3 Top 100 hits with 2 #1 hits “Last Train To Clarksville” & “I’m A Believer” A FEW GREAT ALBUMS OF 1966 1. BLONDE ON BLONDE – BOB DYLAN 2. BOOTS – NANCY SINATRA 3. FIFTH DIMENSION – THE BYRDS 4. GOT LIVE IF YOU WANT IT – THE ROLLING STONES 5. IF YOU CAN BELIEVE YOUR EYES AND EARS – THE MAMA’S & THE PAPA’S 6. PET SOUNDS – THE BEACH BOYS 7. REVOLVER – THE BEATLES 8. SOUNDS OF SILENCE – SIMON & GARFUNKEL 9. THE MONKEES – THE MONKEES (#1 for 13 weeks) 10. WHAT NOW MY LOVE – HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS (#1 for 9 weeks) TOP 10 COUNTRY HITS OF 1966 1. Almost Persuaded – David Houston (Peaked at #1 for 9 weeks on 08/13/66) 2. Waitin’ In Your Welfare Line – Buck Owens (Peaked at #1 for 7 weeks on 02/19/66) 3. There Goes My Everything – Jack Greene (Peaked at #1 for 7 weeks on 12/24/6) 4. Giddyup Go – Red Sovine (Peaked at #1 for 6 weeks on 01/08/66) 5. I Want To Go With You – Eddy Arnold (Peaked at #1 for 6 weeks on 04/09/66) 6. Think Of Me – Buck Owens (Peaked at #1 for 6 weeks on 07/02/66) 7. Distant Drums – Jim Reeves (Peaked at #1 for 4 weeks on 05/21/66) 8. Open Up Your Heart – Buck Owens (Peaked at #1 for 4 weeks on 10/22/66) 9. Somebody Like me (Peaked at #1 for 4 weeks on 11/26/66) 10. Take Good Care Of Her (Peaked at #1 for 2 weeks on 06/18/66) DO YOU REMEMBER THESE FROM 1966? 1. Agent Zero Movie Shot “Looks Like a Movie Camera but is a Machine Gun” 2. Bubble Up 3. Canada Dry Wink 4. Candy Land 5. FLIP Teen Magazine 6. Francie “Barbie’s Cousin” 7. Frosty The Sno-Cone Maker Machine 8. Green Hornet Lunch Box 9. Hai Karate Cologne 10. Hoppity Hooper game 11. Jade East Cologne 12. Knee high white go-go boots 13. Lip Lip Hooray by Max Factor 14. Little Kiddles 15. Marvel Super Heroes on TV 16. Modesty Blaise 17. Mr. Wiggle gelatin 18. Plastic Man comic book 19. Prell Shampoo 20. Quisp cereal 21. Rice Krinkles cereal 22. Secret Agent Halloween Costume 23. Swing with SCOOTER comic book 24. The Teen Titans comic book 25. Tickle Bee 26. Twinkles cereal 27. Twister 28. Weird-ohs trading cards 29. Wham-O Water Wiggle 30. What’s Up Tiger Lilly? THE CLIO AWARDS FOR THE BEST TELEVISION COMMERCIALS OF 1966 1. Esskay Franks “Cigar” 2. Sentry Food Stores “Produce” 3. First Penna Bank “Karate” 4. Budweiser Beer “Most Popular” 5. Mellon Credit Card “E Pluribus” 6. Beech-Nut “Hot Shots” 7. Vonnel Underwear “Children” 8. Sanforized Label “Close-up Girl” 9. Arrow Shirts “At the Laundromat” 10. Van Heusen Shirts “Three Generations” Well that’s the end of this nostalgic trip 37 years into the past. I hope some of you enjoyed this trip and if you did please let me know what you like the best/least, your favorites from the lists above, what I missed? If you didn’t already figure it out 1966 was my favorite year of ALL-TIME for many reasons. Here are just a few: 1. BATMAN 2. THE BEACH BOYS 3. THE BEATLES 4. BUGS BUNNY 5. ELVIS PRESLEY 6. THE GREEN HORNET 7. JAME BOND 8. LOST IN SPACE 9. NANCY SINATRA 10. PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS 11. STAR TREK 12. THE FLINSTONES 13. THE JETSONS 14. THE MONKEES 15. THE TIME TUNNEL If you have any suggestions on what other things you would like to see in possible future retrospectives are suggestions are greatly appreciated. Until next time my dear friends, “Happy Trails To You, Until We Meet Again, Happy Trails To You, Keep Smiling Until Then”!  |
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