PARACULTURAL CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER 7

[Mark Thibodeau]

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On this day in *1927*, in San Francisco, inventor *Philo Farnsworth* first
demonstrates his most wide-spread and world-altering invention, the
Television Set! Few people know that Farnsworth's Imago-Visor (as the TV
was originally supposed to be called) was an accidental by-product of the
legendary inventor's attempt to build a device that could sterilize "the
lower races."

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On this day in the year *1981*, Judge *Joseph Wapner* berates his first set
of knuckle-dragging mouth-breathers on the premiere episode of that
ubiquitous television touch-stone: *The People's Court*. Meanwhile, as
Wapner rages, *Doug Lewellyn* waits for his moment in the spotlight while a
stylist secures his boufant hair-helmet with a sturdy chin-strap.

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On this day in *1999*, *Allan Funt*, the creator of *Candid Camera*, passes
away at the ripe old age of 84. Candid Camera, which caught regular people
in embarrassing, staged situations via hidden camera, was the first ever
reality-based, non-news television show. Ultimately, however, yer old pal
Jerky believes Funt will be fondly remembered as the only celebrity who's
name rhymed with cunt.
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