Saturday Night Live
1983 - Corey Hart Released His Debut Album (First Offense)
Billboard Charts: #31
Featuring “Sunglasses at Night”
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(November 11th)
1980 - Too Close for Comfort Premiered on ABC
* Ran 6 Seasons with 129 Episodes
Fun Fact!
The Too Close For Comfort House is Located on 171 - 173 Buena Vista St. in San Francisco
1989 - “When I See You Smile” by Bad English Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from November 11 - 24
Also Hit #1 in Canada
On November 11, 1988 Iron Eagle II Premiered in Theaters
Happy 80s Birthdays
1939 - Denise Alexander (Actress) General Hospital
Birthplace: New York City
1950 - Jim Peterik (Musician) Survivor
Birthplace: Berwyn, IL
1951 - Marc Summers (Game Show Host) Double Dare
Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN
1951 - Fuzzy Zoeller (Golf)
Birthplace: New Albany, IN
1953 - Andy Partridge (English Singer) XTC
Birthplace: Mtarfa, Malta
1956 - Ian Craig Marsh (English Guitarist) Human League
Birthplace: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
1959 - Lee Haney (Bodybuilder)
Birthplace: Spartanburg, SC
1960 - Stanley Tucci (Actor) Prizzi’s Honor, The Devil Wears Prada
Birthplace: Peekskill, NY
1962 - Demi Moore (Actress) St. Elmo’s Fire, About Last Night
Birthplace: Roswell, NM
1966 - Alison Doody (Actress) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Fun Fact!
Lee Haney Won 8 Consecutive Mr. Olympia Competitions (1984 - 91)
Transformers
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#1 Songs in America
(November 11th)
1980 - "Woman in Love"
Barbra Streisand
10/24 - 11/14
1981 - "Private Eyes"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
11/7 - 11/20
1982 - "Up Where We Belong"
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
11/6 - 11/26
1983 - "Islands in the Stream"
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
10/29 - 11/11
1984 - "Caribbean Queen"
Billy Ocean
11/3 - 11/16
1985 - "Miami Vice Theme"
Jan Hammer
11/9 - 11/15
1986 - "Amanda"
Boston
11/8 - 11/21
1987 - "I Think We're Alone Now"
Tiffany
11/7 - 11/20
1988 - "Kokomo"
The Beach Boys
11/5 - 11/11
1989 - "When I See You Smile"
Bad English
11/11 - 11/24
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Iron Eagle II
Too Close For Comfort Premiered on ABC
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1988 - Ernest Saves Christmas Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Jim Varney
On November 11, 1987 the Final Episode of Transformers Aired After 4 Seasons and 98 Episodes
On November 11, 1989 Tennis Star,Chris Evert Hosted Saturday Night Live
November 11th in 80s History
Other Notable Birthdays
Jonathan Winters (Actor and C0median)
November 11, 1925 - April 11, 2013
Birthplace: Dayton, OH
Passed Away at Age 87 From Natural Causes
Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960
Kim Peek (American Savant)
November 11, 1951 - December 19, 2009
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, UT
Passed Away at Age 58 Frm a Heart Attack
Kim Peek Was the Real Life Rain Man That Dustin Hoffman Played in the 1988 Film, Rain Man
* Hoffman Wan an Academy Award For Best Actor
Carl “The Truth” Williams (Boxer)
November 11, 1959 - April 7, 2013
Birthplace: Belle Glade, FL
Passed Away at Age 53 From Esophageal Cancer
Philip McKeon (Actor)
November 11, 1964 - December 10, 2019
Birthplace: West try, NY
Passed Away at Age 55 From a Long Illness
Played Tommy on the TV Show, Alice
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Herb Score (Baseball)
June 7, 1933 - November 11, 2008
Birthplace: Rosedale, NY
Passed Away at Age 75 After a Lengthy Illness
All Star: 2
1955 American League Rookie of the Year
Broadcaster For the Cleveland Indians From 1964 to 1997
Gallagher (Comedian)
July 24, 1946 - November 11, 2022
Birthplace: Fort Bragg, NC
Passed Away at Age 76 From Organ Failure Caused by Many Years of Heart Attacks
One of the Most Recognizable Comedians of the 1980s For His Observational Routine That Included the Signature Act of Smashing Watermelon on Stage With a Wooden Sledgehammer, Known as "Sledge-O-Matic"
Big Bank Hank (Rapper)
January 11, 1956 - November 11, 2014
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away November 11, 2014 at the Age 58 from Cancer (Unknown)
Member of The Sugar Hill Gang
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1988 - Ernest Saves Christmas
Director: John R. Cherry III
Starring: Jim Varney
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $28.2 Million
1988 - Evil Angels
Director: Fred Schepisi
Starring: Meryl Streep and Sam Neill
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $6.9 Million
1988 - Distant Thunder
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Starring: John Lithgow and Ralph Macchio
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $156,000
1988 - Iron Eagle II
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Starring: Louis Gossett, Jr., Mark Humphrey, Stuart Margolin and Maury Chaykin
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $10.4 Million
1988 - Split Decisions
Director: David Drury
Starring: Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey, Jennifer Beals, John McLiam and Gene Hackman
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $695,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Too Close for Comfort Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 129
1981 - Shannon Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
1987 - Final Episode of The Transformers (Animation)
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 98
1989 - Chris Evert Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Eurythmics
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Aerosmith’s Greatest Hits (Compilation Album)
Aerosmith
Billboard Charts:
Reached #43 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1981 - The Jacksons (Live Album)
The Jacksons
Billboard Charts:
Reached #30 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1981 - Adventures in Modern Recording
The Buggles (2nd and Final Album)
Billboard Charts:
Reached #161 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1983 - First Offense
Corey Hart (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts:
Reached #31 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Featuring “Sunglasses at Night”
1984 - So-Lo
Oingo Boingo (4th Album)
1985 - Catching Up with Depeche Mode (Compilation Album)
Depeche Mode
Billboard Charts:
Reached #113 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1985 - Songs to Learn & Sing (Compilation Album)
Echo & the Bunnymen
Billboard Charts:
Reached #158 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1985 - The Chronicle of the Black Sword
Hawkwind (14th Album)
* Reached #65 in the UK
1985 - White City: A Novel (Concept Album)
Pete Townshend
Billboard Charts:
Reached #26 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1985 - The Long Play
Sandra (Debut Album)
* Hit #1 in Finland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1987 - Roger Clemens (Red Sox) Won His 2nd Consecutive AL CY Young Award
Runner Up: Jimmy Key (Blue Jays)
Fun Fact!
Roger Clemens Holds the Major League Record With 7 Cy Young Awards
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 11th)
1750 - The First College Fraternity, The Flat Hat Club Was Formed in Williamsburg, Virginia
1889 - Washington Became the 42nd US State
* The Population Was 357,000
Now 7.7 Million
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