Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift.

Film and TV History in November 1978

  • Nov 2 Arnold Shapiro's TV documentary "Scared Straight", narrated by Peter Falk as a controversial and questionable deterrent to juvenile delinquency, debuts on Los Angeles' KTLA-TV
  • Nov 3 First broadcast of "Different Strokes" on NBC TV

Night & Day

Nov 8 Tom Stoppard's play "Night & Day" premieres in London

Briefcase Full of Blues

Nov 28 Atlantic Records releases "Briefcase Full of Blues", the debut album by The Blues Brothers (Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi); album tops the chart and becomes best-selling blues record of all-time