September 8

What happened today on September 8 back in...

1950s

1951

• Slicked-up Pup, the sixtieth theatrical short of Tom and Jerry, premiered in theaters.

1960s

1962

• "The Glass Sneaker," the eighteenth episode of Hokey Wolf, premiered in the week of September 8 in syndication.
• "Hokey's Missing Millions," the twenty-second episode of Hokey Wolf, premiered in the week of September 8 in syndication.

1966

• Catty-Cornered, the hundred and fortieth theatrical short of Tom and Jerry, premiered in theaters.

1967

• Purr Chance to Dream, the hundredth and forty-eighth theatrical short of Tom and Jerry, premiered in theaters.

1970s

1973

• "The Power Pirate," the first episode of Super Friends, premiered on ABC
• "The Addams Family in New York," the first episode of The Addams Family, premiered on ABC.
• "Speed Buggy Went That-a-Way," the first episode of Speed Buggy, premiered on ABC.
• "Diamonds Are a Crook's Best Friend," the first episode of Inch High, Private Eye, premiered on NBC.
• Lost in Space, a television movie, premiered on ABC.
• "Dr. Bigot," the first episode of Yogi's Gang, premiered on ABC.

1979

• "The Picnic Panic" and "Bigfoot Meets the Thing," the first episodes of The Thing, premiered on NBC.

1980s

1984

• "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo," the first episode of The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, premiered on ABC.

1990s

1990

• "Long Day's Gurney into Night," the first episode of Gravedale High, premiered on NBC.