Quirky Pop

23/01/2026

This is so exciting!

It’s time to play the music! 🎶 Get ready for The Muppet Show. This special event premieres February 4 on Disney+ and ABC.

19/01/2026

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King taught us to challenge the way things are, to imagine what they could be, and to fight for a better tomorrow. A huge thanks to Edwin Galmon for bringing that sentiment to life in this new original artwork.

17/01/2026

Happy birthday, Eartha!

January 17th 1927 ♥️
My mother’s birthday🎂
She was unapologetic. A trailblazer. A force. Boundary breaking. 🤩

This is who my mother was.
Not a persona, not a performance — this was her way of being in the world.

Eartha Kitt didn’t ask for permission. She stood fully in herself, spoke her truth, defended those who could not and dared the rest of us to do the same. 💪🗣️

A WOMAN WHO TRULY LEFT HER MARK ON THIS EARTH ✨🌎♥️

☺️🙏

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11/01/2026

(In my Tony Baker voice) I never knew!

Remembering...
January 11, 1931:
Composer, screenwriter, and author Mary Rodgers is born to composer Richard Rodgers and his wife Dorothy Belle in Manhattan, New York.

Mary Rodgers wrote the 1972 children's novel "Freaky Friday" (first published by Harper & Row) about a day in the life of 13-year-old Annabel Andrews and her mother, who spend one Friday in each other's bodies. The book served as the basis for the 1976 Disney film starring Barbara Harris & Jodie Foster, for which Rodgers wrote the screenplay.

It later spawned 4 other versions - a 1995 Disney Channel remake, a blockbuster 2003 remake with Lindsay Lohan & Jamie Lee Curtis, a 2018 Disney Channel musical version, and a 2025 version reuniting the 2003 cast, titled "Freakier Friday."

Rodgers' first full-length musical "Once Upon a Mattress," was also her first collaboration with lyricist Marshall Barer (with whom she continued to write songs for nearly a decade). First opening Off Broadway in May 1959, it moved to Broadway later that year becoming a hit (starring Carol Burnett). The comedic musical ran for 244 performances through 1960 before having success on the London stage, film, and on television.

Another significant compositional project for her was "The Mad Show," a musical r***e based on the humorous "Mad" magazine which opened Off Broadway in January 1966 and ran for a total of 871 performances.

Rodgers' other children's books included "The Rotten Book" (1969), "A Billion for Boris" (1974), and "Summer Switch" (1982).

"Mary Poppins" star Julie Andrews frequently attended gatherings at Rodgers' home with other stars, and shared appreciation for her work, with Andrews praising Rodgers for paving paths for young artists.

Mary's famous father Richard Rodgers was known for his songwriting partnerships, first with lyricist Lorenz Hart and then with Oscar Hammerstein II. With Hart he wrote musicals throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including "Pal Joey," "A Connecticut Yankee," "On Your Toes," and "Babes in Arms." With Hammerstein he wrote musicals through the 1940s and 1950s, such as "Oklahoma!," "Flower Drum Song," "Carousel," "South Pacific," "The King and I," and "The Sound of Music."

Sadly, Mary Rodgers passed at age 83 on June 26, 2014 in New York City.

http://www.thisdayindisneyhistory.com/Jan11.html

10/01/2026

I knew him mostly from P***y Brewster , The Sinbad Show, and his appearance l’s as on of the Hightops on The Steve Harvey Show. I need to rewatch Jem. RIP TK.

Today we lost TK Carter, the talented actor who brought Anthony Julian to life in Jem and the Holograms.

Elegant, successful, and kind—Anthony Julian was the kind of character who showed us what real support and partnership looks like. TK brought him to life with grace, style, and humor, and his contribution to the Jem legacy will always be remembered.

Our hearts go out to his family, friends, and everyone whose lives he touched through his decades of work in film and television.

Rest in peace, TK. Thank you for bringing Anthony—and so much joy—into our lives. 🎤✨

31/12/2025

Remembering the late Betty White.

27/12/2025

If comic cons had a policy like this, they would lose half their base. 🥴

THIS WAS EMBARRASSING. Yesterday I went to this shop to buy cards, nothing else. Door shuts behind me and that paper on the glass is already screaming rules. I ignore it, start browsing, minding my business. A few minutes in, an employee comes up, leans close, and tells me I have to leave. Says someone complained, points at the sign. No questions, no warning, no check. Just “you need to go.” I tell them I showered, I’m clean, I just came from home. They shrug and stand there waiting. Meanwhile the same people sit around for hours and nobody says a word. I walked out without buying anything while they watched through the door like they won something.

That whole interaction made me feel humiliated, angry, and very aware of how disposable customers are when staff decides you don’t belong.

25/12/2025

I watched it earlier this week. Probably going to watch this again tonight.

19/12/2025

😂

13/12/2025

He made it! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AbvTEnAxG/?mibextid=wwXIfr