" Beautiful Lady " is a country song by New Zealand singer Patsy Riggir . It was self-penned, and released in 1983 as the lead single on Riggir's album Are You Lonely , an album which achieved double platinum status. The song and album were produced by Rob Aickin .
79-527: Though the song failed to become a hit when released it was a sleeper hit , becoming Riggir's signature song and a very popular cover for amateur singers countrywide. The song won Most Popular Song at the 1983 RIANZ New Zealand Music Awards , and Riggir was named Composer of the Year at the same awards. It was also a finalist in the APRA Silver Scroll Awards . In the same year, Riggir was
158-552: A Nintendo Direct , and ultimately sold over a million copies on all platforms. If the game had not succeeded, the studio would have been forced to close. Among Us was released in June 2018 and received little mainstream attention at first, with the game only averaging at around 30 to 50 concurrent players. It received a sudden and significant jump in popularity in mid-2020 after being popularized by streamers on Twitch and YouTube . In November 2020, SuperData Research reported that
237-501: A cult following due to Roan's supporting act on Olivia Rodrigo 's Guts World Tour , her performances at music festivals like Coachella and Governors Ball , and the success of her follow-up single, " Good Luck, Babe! ". By June 2024, the album had peaked within the top ten on the Billboard 200 . Subsequently, several of its singles ("Femininomenon", " Casual ", " Pink Pony Club ", " Red Wine Supernova ", and " Hot to Go! ") entered
316-530: A "warmonger" for his support and backing of President George W. Bush 's invasion of Iraq . However, revealing in an interview with Variety in 2019, Turner said he and Murdoch have since made amends. For most of his first decade as owner of the Braves, Turner was a very hands-on owner. This peaked in 1977, his second year as owner. Turner was suspended for one year by Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn on January 3, 1977, for his actions while pursuing
395-670: A 5,000-acre (2,000 ha) plantation in Jacksonboro, South Carolina, for $ 2 million. In 1976, Turner bought the Atlanta Braves, and in 1977, he bought the Atlanta Hawks, partially to provide programming for WTCG. Using the rechristened WTBS superstation's status to broadcast Braves games into nearly every home in North America, Turner turned the Braves into a household name even before their run of success in
474-695: A colorized Casablanca , "that will be one of the saddest days in the history of the movies. It is sad because it demonstrates that there is no movie that Turner will spare, no classic however great that is safe from the vulgarity of his computerized graffiti gangs." Thanks in part to Turner's colorization, the Library of Congress established the National Film Registry with the aim to preserve American films in their original format. In 1988, Turner purchased Jim Crockett Promotions which he renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW) which became
553-470: A few years later and began rerunning the film on his cable networks every December, it became an iconic Christmas classic. The 1979 Australian film Mad Max , which sprung from the Ozploitation movement and helped to popularize the post-apocalyptic dystopia genre, held the record for the biggest profit-to-cost ratio for several years until it was broken in 1999 by The Blair Witch Project , also
632-527: A more inclusive popular media since the song's original release: "Black women are more visible than ever on magazine covers; fashion is having broader conversations about size, racial, and ethnic diversity. Lizzo's presence in these spaces signals a future of greater inclusion." Chappell Roan 's debut studio album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess was not an immediate commercial success upon its release in September 2023, however, it began to garner
711-519: A new film. In theory, a successful screening leads to word-of-mouth marketing , as it compels viewers to discuss an interesting, low-key film with co-workers when they return to work after their weekend. Easy Rider (1969), which was created on a budget of less than $ 400,000 (equivalent to $ 3,323,000 in 2023) , became a sleeper hit by earning $ 50 million and garnering attention from younger audiences with its combination of drugs, violence, motorcycles, counter-culture stance, and rock music. It
790-699: A philanthropist, he gave $ 1 billion to create the United Nations Foundation , a public charity to broaden U.S. support for the UN. Turner serves as Chairman of the United Nations Foundation board of directors . Additionally, in 2001, Turner co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initiative with US Senator Sam Nunn (D-GA). NTI is a non-partisan organization dedicated to reducing global reliance on, and preventing
869-466: A relatively low amount. Most media ignored the games, but largely by word-of-mouth stemming from the hidden character Mew 's introduction, their popularity gradually spread throughout Japan, selling a million units by the end of 1996. They eventually became the best-selling video games ever in Japan, with 7.8 million copies sold, and 45 million sold worldwide. After becoming a national sensation in Japan,
SECTION 10
#1732775905956948-461: A shirt and tie while eating a peanut butter sandwich. Rex appeared only on one episode, but a myth grew where many people thought the dog was a nightly guest. By 1972, WTCG had acquired the rights to telecast Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks games. Turner would go on to purchase UHF Channel 36 WRET (now WCNC) in Charlotte, North Carolina , and ran it with a format similar to WTCG. In 1976,
1027-803: A sleeper hit. The independent film Halloween , which played over the course of fall 1978 through fall 1979 and relied almost completely on word-of-mouth as marketing, was also a sleeper hit, having a box office take of $ 70 million on a budget of only $ 325,000. Its success caused other slasher films to try the same approach, although few fared as well since horror films heavily rely on opening weekend box office and quickly fall from theaters. Other notable examples of horror sleeper-hits to follow in Halloween 's wake include A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984, Scream in 1996, The Blair Witch Project in 1999, Saw in 2004, and Paranormal Activity in 2007. Hocus Pocus (1993) underperformed at
1106-523: A televised fistfight in Las Vegas . Murdoch's Fox News , established in 1996, became a rival to Turner's CNN, a channel that Murdoch regarded with disdain for its "liberal slant" in news coverage. Time Warner declined to carry it on their New York City cable network in response, who in the midst of a merger, Turner said would "squash Rupert Murdoch like a bug." In 2003, Turner challenged Murdoch to another fistfight, and later on accused Murdoch of being
1185-422: Is now considered a modern animation classic and one of the greatest animated films ever made. Napoleon Dynamite made back its $ 500,000 budget and became a phenomenon in 2004, grossing almost $ 45 million within a year of its release, and became the basis for a short-lived animated series featuring the film’s entire cast. The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) also went on to become a sleeper hit, expanding
1264-639: The Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time since their release. The COVID-19 pandemic played a significant role in audiences' rediscovery of previously-released media, including music, primarily through video sharing service TikTok and other social media platforms. Songs which were released up to several years prior but failed to make an immediate impression commercially have gained renewed popularity and chart success. In September of 2023, Billboard introduced
1343-658: The Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, while not charting at all in the United Kingdom. It eventually became one of the most popular songs of the 1980s thanks to its use in various advertising campaigns. The Waterboys 1985 single " The Whole of the Moon " charted initially in several countries on the lower end of charts including No. 26 in the UK. The song was re-released in 1991 to much acclaim peaking at No. 3 in
1422-674: The 1996 Summer Olympics as Centennial Olympic Stadium and then converted into a baseball-only facility for the Braves, was named after him. In 1978, he contacted media executive Reese Schonfeld with his plans to launch a 24-hour news channel (Schonfeld had previously approached Turner with the same proposition in 1977 but was rebuffed). Schonfeld responded that it could be done with a staff of 300 if they used an all electronic newsroom and satellites for all transmissions. It would require an initial investment of $ 15 million–$ 20 million and several million dollars per month to operate. In 1979, Turner sold his North Carolina station, WRET , to fund
1501-530: The Billboard charts. The album went on to sell over 30 million copies worldwide, and has since become one of the world's best-selling albums of all time . " Thank You " by Dido was first featured in the movie Sliding Doors in 1998 and released as a single in September of 2000 but did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 until Eminem sampled the track for his hit single " Stan ", which helped propel "Thank You" and Dido's debut album No Angel , which
1580-636: The Federal Communications Commission allowed WTCG to use a satellite to transmit content to local cable TV providers around the nation. On December 17, 1976, the rechristened WTCG-TV Super-Station began to broadcast old movies, situation comedy reruns, cartoons, and sports nationwide to cable-TV subscribers. As cable systems developed, many carried his station to free their schedules, which increased his viewers and advertising. The number of subscribers eventually reached 2 million and Turner's net worth rose to $ 100 million. He bought
1659-585: The Oscar winner Forrest Gump (1994), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), There's Something About Mary (1998), The Blair Witch Project (1999), and The Sixth Sense (1999). Screenings for these films are held in an area conducive to the film's demographic. In the case of Sleepless in Seattle , a romantic comedy , screenings were held at suburban shopping malls where romantic couples in their mid-20s to early 30s spent Saturday afternoons before seeing
SECTION 20
#17327759059561738-502: The Pittsburgh Pirates ) before National League president Chub Feeney ordered him to stop running the team. Feeney cited major league rules which bar managers and players from owning stock in their clubs. Turner appealed to Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn , and showed up to manage the Braves when they returned home. However, Kuhn turned down the appeal, citing Turner's "lack of familiarity with game operations." In
1817-706: The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986 and the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Turner turned the Atlanta Braves baseball team into a nationally popular franchise (including winning the 1995 World Series under his ownership), and launched the charitable Goodwill Games . He helped revive interest in professional wrestling by purchasing Jim Crockett Promotions which was then rebranded as World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Turner's penchant for controversial statements earned him
1896-611: The Turner Tomorrow Fellowship for fiction offering positive solutions to global problems. The winner, from 2500 entries worldwide, was Daniel Quinn 's Ishmael . In 1990, he created the Turner Foundation, which focuses on philanthropic grants concerning issues pertaining to the environment and overpopulation. In the same year he created Captain Planet , an environmental superhero . Turner produced
1975-746: The United States Navy Memorial with its Lone Sailor Award in 2013, Turner told The Washington Post , "I liked boats", and ended up getting "deployed to some pretty sweet places – Charleston and Fort Lauderdale." After leaving Brown University, Turner returned to the South in late 1960 to become general manager of the Macon, Georgia , branch of his father's business. Following his father's suicide in March 1963, Turner became president and chief executive of Turner Advertising Company when he
2054-514: The call sign to WTCG, erroneously claimed to have stood for " W atch T his C hannel G row" but in actuality stood for T urner C ommunications G roup. Initially, the station ran old movies from prior decades, along with theatrical cartoons and bygone sitcoms and drama programs. As a better syndicated product fell off the VHF stations, Turner would acquire it for his station at a very low price. WTCG ran mostly second- and even third-hand programming of
2133-437: The entertainment industry , a sleeper hit refers to a film, television series, music release, video game, or other entertainment product that was unpromising on release but eventually became a surprise success. A sleeper hit may have little promotion or lack a successful launch but gradually develops a fandom following media (including social media ) attention, which in turn increases its public exposure and public interest in
2212-509: The "largest outdoor advertising company in the Southeast", according to It Ain't as Easy as It Looks . The book observed that Turner "discovered his father had sheltered a substantial amount of taxable income over the years by personally lending it back to the company" and "discovered that the billboard business could be a gold mine, a tax-depreciable revenue stream that threw off enormous amounts of cash with almost no capital investment". In
2291-454: The 1990s and early 2000s. At one point, he suggested to pitcher Andy Messersmith , who wore number 17, that he change his surname to "Channel" to promote the television station. In 1978, Turner struck a deal with a student-operated radio station at MIT , Technology Broadcasting System (now WMBR), to obtain the rights to the WTBS call sign for $ 50,000. Such a move allowed Turner to strengthen
2370-655: The 1996 Time Warner merger, the channel's archives gained the later Warner Bros. cartoon library as well as other Time Warner-owned cartoons. In 1993, Turner and Russian journalist Eduard Sagalajev founded the Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation (MIBC). This corporation operated the sixth frequency in Russian television and founded the Russian channel TV-6 . The company was later purchased by Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky and an unknown group of private persons. In 2007
2449-541: The 2010s. Nirvana 's second album Nevermind was released in September 1991 with low expectations, hoping to sell 500,000 copies. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number 144, but slowly climbed up the charts over the following months, entering the top 40 in November. The album was selling 300,000 copies a week by December, before in January 1992, it even replaced Michael Jackson 's Dangerous at number 1 on
Beautiful Lady - Misplaced Pages Continue
2528-480: The National Anthem only one time, on the 1st of June [the network's debut on June 1, 1980], and when the end of the world comes, we'll play ' Nearer, My God, to Thee ' before we sign off." Reportedly, Turner plans to make good on that promise. He commissioned a video recording of a military marching band playing the hymn. Turner has sometimes played the tape for reporters, noting the reason he made it. In 2015,
2607-481: The Spider-Verse ' s international box office total and in January 2024, the film received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. The romantic comedy Anyone but You (2023) also opened below projections. It was projected to gross around $ 7 million during its opening weekend, but opened to $ 6.3 million instead. However, the film experienced a gradual increase in weekend gross and stayed within
2686-515: The UK and No. 3 in Europe, and becoming certified platinum in the UK. The song became one of their most successful songs and well known. The 1987 single " Welcome to the Jungle " by American rock band Guns N' Roses performed poorly in both the United States and the United Kingdom when first released in September of that year. As the band's popularity grew steadily in 1988, it became a sleeper hit in
2765-554: The US and reached the top 10 of the Billboard charts. It was then re-released in the UK, charting within the top 40 there. The 1990 single " Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World " by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole became a sleeper hit after being featured in numerous film and TV soundtracks throughout the 2000s and 2010s, the song eventually charted across Europe in 2010 and 2011, finishing 16th on Germany's decade-end charts for
2844-518: The acquisition, Turner had amassed enormous debt and sold parts of the acquisition; Kerkorian bought back MGM/UA Entertainment. The MGM/UA Studio lot in Culver City was sold to Lorimar / Telepictures . Turner kept MGM's pre-May 1986 and pre-merger film and television library. Turner Entertainment was established in August 1986 to oversee film and television properties owned by Turner thanks to
2923-488: The biggest sleeper hits of all time. Ted Turner Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor , and philanthropist . He founded the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS , which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television , which later became TBS . As
3002-411: The box office but eventually became a sleeper hit through television airings on the 13 Nights of Halloween block on what is now Freeform . The Iron Giant (1999) was a box-office failure due to lack of marketing from distributor Warner Bros. , who did not have faith in the film. However, it received universal acclaim and earned a cult following once it arrived on home video and television, and
3081-506: The branding of his "Super-Station" using the initials TBS. Turner Communications Group was renamed Turner Broadcasting System and WTCG was renamed WTBS . In 1986, Turner founded the Goodwill Games with the goal of easing tensions between capitalist and communist countries. Broadcasting the events of these games also provided his superstation the ability to provide Olympic-style sports programming. Turner Field , first used for
3160-761: The burst of the dot-com bubble hurt the growth and profitability of the AOL division, which in turn dragged down the combined company's performance and stock price. At a board meeting in fall 2001, Turner's outburst against AOL Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin eventually led to Levin's announced resignation effective in early 2002, being replaced by Richard Parsons . In contrast to Levin, who as CEO isolated Turner from important company matters, Parsons invited Turner back to provide strategic advice, although Turner never received an operational role that he sought. The company dropped "AOL" from its name in October 2003. In December 2009, AOL
3239-481: The chart, debuting at just No. 170, and staying beneath the top 40 for 8 months. However, with their popular hit single, " This Love ," released in 2004, and the equally popular follow-up, " She Will Be Loved ," both peaking at No. 5, with the former spending 14 weeks in the top ten and 43 weeks on the chart, it gave new hype for the album at the beginning of 2004, being certified platinum in February, and finally making
Beautiful Lady - Misplaced Pages Continue
3318-464: The core of Cartoon Network . A year before, Turner's companies purchased Hanna-Barbera Productions (whose longtime parent, Taft/Great American Broadcasting , had been headquartered in Turner's original hometown of Cincinnati), beating out several other bidders including MCA Inc. (whose subsidiaries included Universal Pictures and Universal Destinations & Experiences ) and Hallmark Cards . With
3397-423: The deal with Kerkorian. Having now acquired MGM's library of 2,200 films made before 1986, Turner had them syndicated on his nationwide television stations. When broadcasting their older films, he aired colorized versions of ones originally shot in black-and-white. Opposition arose from cinephiles, actors, and directors to Turner's colorization efforts. Film critic Roger Ebert wrote on Turner's broadcasting of
3476-645: The environmental-themed animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers . Turner was born on November 19, 1938, in Cincinnati , Ohio , the son of Florence (née Rooney) and Robert Edward Turner II, a billboard magnate . When he was nine, his family moved to Savannah, Georgia , and raised him as an Episcopalian . He attended The McCallie School , a private boys' preparatory school in Chattanooga, Tennessee . Turner attended Brown University and
3555-601: The film crossing $ 400 million worldwide by early August 2023, which ultimately became Disney's biggest animated success during the pandemic. It also performed well internationally, particularly in South Korea, which became the film's third-largest market. This was attributed to director Peter Sohn 's Korean-American background and the incorporation of elements that resonated with Korean audiences. Upon hearing this news, Sohn stated "I think my heart burst with joy." By August 20, 2023, Elemental had surpassed Spider-Man: Across
3634-520: The first country artist to win New Zealand's NEOA Entertainer of the Year award. The song also won Riggir the award for Female Vocalist of the Year at the following year's Country Music Awards of Australia . The song became the title track of Riggir's 2013 best-of album, Beautiful Lady: The Very Best Of Patsy Riggir . This 1980s country song -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sleeper hit In
3713-420: The following weekend to 1,249 theaters and earning $ 3 million, as well as $ 1.1 million on Labor Day . Elemental (2023) originally opened below projections, earning $ 29.5 million in its opening weekend. However, positive word-of-mouth led the movie to become a sleeper hit by managing to make a drastic turnaround, with many news outlets praising Pixar Animation Studios ' unprecedented box office comeback upon
3792-425: The franchise was introduced to the United States in September 1998, going on to start a worldwide craze dubbed "Pokémania". Portal was released in 2007 with little fanfare as part of the game compilation The Orange Box , but eventually became a "phenomenon". SteamWorld Dig (2013) was released on the 3DS by little-known developer Image & Form . It became one of the first indie games mentioned in
3871-428: The game had over half a billion users, proclaiming it to be "by far the most popular game ever in terms of monthly players." Helldivers 2 , the sequel to Helldivers by developer Arrowhead Game Studios , began to have server issues because it was not designed to have a player base exceeding 250,000; at the time, the player base reached over 450,000. Because of its unforeseen success, Helldivers 2 became one of
3950-585: The late 1960s Turner began buying several Southern radio stations. In 1969, he sold his radio stations to buy a struggling television station in Atlanta, UHF Channel 17 WJRJ (now WPCH). At the time, UHF stations did well only in markets without VHF stations, like Fresno, California , or in markets with only one station on VHF. Independent UHF stations were not ratings winners or that profitable even in larger markets, but Turner concluded that this would change as people wanted more than several choices. He changed
4029-489: The license for TV-6 had expired and there was no application for renewal. Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner Entertainment on October 10, 1996, with Turner as vice chairman and head of Time Warner Entertainment and Turner's cable networks division. Turner was dropped as head of cable networks by CEO Gerald Levin but remained as Vice Chairman of Time Warner Entertainment. He would be succeeded in March 2001 as head of Turner Broadcasting by Jamie Kellner , who
SECTION 50
#17327759059564108-819: The main competitor to Vince McMahon 's World Wrestling Federation (WWF). This rivalry became known as the Monday Night War , and would last throughout the 1990s. In 2001, under AOL Time Warner , WCW was sold to the WWF . Also in 1988, he introduced Turner Network Television (TNT) with Gone with the Wind . TNT, initially showing older movies and television shows, added original programs and newer reruns. Turner would later create Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in 1994, airing Turner's pre-1986 MGM library of films alongside those of Warner Bros. made before 1950, though it has expanded its library since. In 1989, Turner created
4187-413: The network. In 1982, Schonfeld was succeeded as CEO by Turner after a dispute over Schonfeld's firing of Sandi Freeman ; and was succeeded as president by CNN's executive vice president, Burt Reinhardt . Turner famously stated before the network debuted: "We won't be signing off until the world ends. We'll be on, and we will cover the end of the world, live, and that will be our last event... we'll play
4266-434: The new TikTok Billboard Top 50 , which keeps track of songs from how many plays they get on TikTok. Examples of TikTok sleeper hits since 2020 include: Pocket Monster Red and Green were released in 1996 in Japan, and later released as Pokémon Red and Blue in 1998. They followed several years of development and became sleeper hits. Believing it to be a one-time product, Nintendo initially shipped 200,000 copies,
4345-532: The next in some countries, including the USA. and the UK, and eventually becoming No. 1 hits in those countries. "Poker Face", in particular, went on to become the world's best-selling single of 2009 overall . R&B singer Miguel 's 2010 debut album All I Want Is You performed poorly at first, debuting at number 109 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 11,000 copies, while underpromoted by his record label. As its singles achieved radio airplay and Miguel toured in
4424-459: The nicknames "The Mouth of the South" and "Captain Outrageous". Turner has also devoted his assets to environmental causes. He was the largest private landowner in the United States until John C. Malone surpassed him in 2011. He uses much of his land for ranches to re-popularize bison meat (for his Ted's Montana Grill chain) and has amassed the largest herd in the world. He also created
4503-522: The offer and it was formally withdrawn on August 5, 2014. Turner had a long-running feud with fellow cable magnate Rupert Murdoch for years. This originated in 1983 when a Murdoch-sponsored yacht collided with the yacht skippered by Turner, Condor , during the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race , causing it to run aground 6.2 miles (10.0 km) from the finish line. At the post-race dinner, a drunken Turner verbally assaulted Murdoch, afterward challenging him to
4582-404: The owners keep a larger percentage of money from ticket sales. Some sleeper hits in the film industry are strategically marketed for audiences subtly, such as with sneak previews a couple of weeks prior to release, without making them feel obliged to see a heavily promoted film. This alternative form of marketing strategy has been used in sleeper hits such as Sleepless in Seattle (1993),
4661-490: The product. As Variety puts it, "A 'sleeper hit' can be defined as the kind of show that catches us by surprise—programs whose popularity grows over time and can ultimately outshine the preordained hits." A sleeper hit often lacks star performers or high production values, but prevails, at times against its own makers' expectations, on the strength of such qualities as narrative, approach, or novelty, as well as market accidents. Sleeper hit films benefit theater owners because
4740-520: The proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. He currently serves as co-chairman of the board of directors. Turner's media empire began with his father's billboard business, Turner Outdoor Advertising, which he took over in March 1963 after his father's suicide. It was worth $ 1 million. His purchase of an Atlanta UHF station in 1970 began the Turner Broadcasting System . CNN revolutionized news media, covering
4819-476: The record's promotion, All I Want Is You became a sleeper hit and reached 404,000 copies sold by 2012. As of November 2017, the album has been certified platinum in the US. " Truth Hurts " by Lizzo was released in September 2017, and did not chart until its appearance in the 2019 romantic comedy film Someone Great led to the single debuting at the number 50 position on the Billboard Hot 100. As
SECTION 60
#17327759059564898-452: The senior director of charts at Billboard , noted the rarity of a song topping the Hot 100 almost two years after its release, but explained that, "in the digital era, it's much easier than ever before for music fans to be exposed to older songs that might've been overlooked the first time around." According to Paper magazine's Michael Love Michael, Lizzo's sleeper hit can also be explained by
4977-541: The signing of free agent outfielder Gary Matthews from the San Francisco Giants . Matthews signed a five-year, $ 1.875 million contract with the Braves on November 18, 1976. Kuhn's actions stemmed from remarks made by Turner to then-Giants owner Bob Lurie during the 1976 World Series . In addition, the Braves were also stripped of their first-round selections in the June 1978 draft of high school and college players. Turner, however, successfully appealed
5056-526: The song became a sleeper hit on the chart, the music video—featuring the singer in a "wedding-gone-wild" concept—went viral . By September 2019, the single had reached number one on the chart. The music video has been viewed over 290 million times as of August 2022. The single also benefited from its use in TikTok videos by users who lip-synced or referenced the lyric "I just took a DNA test, turns out, I'm 100 percent that bitch". During its chart run, Gary Trust,
5135-487: The song rapidly rising in popularity, despite music industry scorn; cover versions (including one by Larry Hooper and the Lawrence Welk orchestra) were quickly rushed into production, and by 1953, there were no fewer than four hit recordings of the same song circulating, including Howard's original. The Romantics ' 1980 single " What I Like About You " was a minor hit upon its release, charting at number 49 on
5214-429: The suspension and Kuhn relented and reinstated the draft selections, one of which would turn out to be Bob Horner from Arizona State University . On May 11, 1977, with the team mired in a 16-game losing streak, Turner sent manager Dave Bristol on a 10-day "scouting trip" and Turner himself took over as interim manager – the first owner/manager in the majors since Connie Mack . He ran the team for one game (a loss to
5293-476: The television series Captain Planet and the Planeteers and its later sequel series with Captain Planet as the featured character. In 1992, the pre-May 1986 MGM library, which also included Warner Bros. properties including the early Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies libraries and also the Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios Popeye cartoons from Paramount (and then United Artists), became
5372-435: The time, including fare such as Gilligan's Island , I Love Lucy , Star Trek , Hazel , and Bugs Bunny . Other low-cost content included humorist Bill Tush reading the news at 3 a.m., prompting Turner to jokingly comment that, "we have a 100% share at this time". Tush once delivered the news with his " co-anchor " Rex, a German Shepherd . The dog (who belonged to an associate) was shown next to Tush on set, wearing
5451-466: The top 10 a month later. The R&B singer Raphael Saadiq 's classic soul -inspired album The Way I See It was a sleeper hit. Overlooked upon its release in 2008, it ended up charting for 41 weeks on the US Billboard 200 . " Just Dance " and " Poker Face " by pop singer Lady Gaga were both released in 2008 but did not become popular hits until the end of that year and the start of
5530-524: The top five. The film led the box office from January 8, 2024 to January 11, which saw the debut of new films. Don Howard's 1952 recording of " Oh Happy Day " was one of the earliest sleeper hits. Featuring only Howard's baritone vocals and his acoustic guitar played at an amateur level, it was initially released regionally and was never expected to become a hit. A massive groundswell of support from teenagers in Howard's home base of Cleveland , Ohio, led to
5609-482: The transaction and established its headquarters in lower-cost, non-union Atlanta . Schonfeld was appointed first president and chief executive of the then-named Cable News Network (CNN). CNN hired Jim Kitchell, former general manager of news at NBC as vice president of production and operations; Sam Zelman as vice president of news and executive producer; Bill MacPhail as head of sports, Ted Kavanau as director of personnel, and Burt Reinhardt as vice president of
5688-541: The video was found in CNN's database and leaked. The video was tagged in the database as "[Hold for release] till end of world confirmed". Mid 20th Century 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s In 1981, Turner Broadcasting System acquired Brut Productions from Faberge Inc. After a failed attempt to acquire CBS , Turner purchased the film studio MGM / UA Entertainment Co. from Kirk Kerkorian in 1986 for $ 1.5 billion. Following
5767-584: Was 24 and turned the firm into a global enterprise. He joined the Young Republicans , saying he "felt at ease among these budding conservatives and was merely following in [his father]'s far-right footsteps", according to It Ain't as Easy as It Looks . During the Vietnam War era, Turner's business prospered; it had "virtual monopolies in Savannah, Macon, Columbus , and Charleston " and was
5846-459: Was also greatly responsible for cancelling WCW 's television contracts on networks which Turner previously ran. He resigned as AOL Time Warner vice chairman in 2003 and then from the Time Warner board of directors in 2006. On January 11, 2001, Time Warner Entertainment was purchased by America Online (AOL) to become AOL Time Warner, a merger which Turner initially supported. However,
5925-521: Was also one of the successful films during the beginnings of the American New Wave of cinema. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) was considered a failure for the first 6 months of its release until it found popularity in midnight screenings afterwards. A Christmas Story (1983) was initially a modest success with little promotion, but after Ted Turner purchased the MGM back-catalog
6004-638: Was awarded an honorary B.A. from Brown University in November 1989 when he returned to campus to give the keynote address for the National Association of College Broadcasters second annual conference. Expelled from Brown just as tensions in Vietnam were beginning to heat up, Turner joined the United States Coast Guard Reserve in order to fill his service obligation before he ended up getting drafted . Honored by
6083-570: Was released in 1999, to mainstream success. The single debuted on the chart at No. 80 in January 2001, and eventually peaked at number three in April 2001. No Angel entered the Billboard 200 at No. 144, where it eventually reached its peak position of No. 4 on the chart. Maroon 5 's debut studio album, Songs About Jane , was originally released in June 2002 but did not enter the chart until 11 months later in May 2003, where it underperformed on
6162-459: Was spun off from the Time Warner conglomerate as a separate company. Turner was Time Warner's biggest individual shareholder. It is estimated he lost as much as $ 7 billion when the stock collapsed in the wake of the merger. When asked about buying back his former assets, he replied that he "can't afford them now". In June 2014, Rupert Murdoch 's 21st Century Fox made a bid for the company valuing it at $ 80 billion. The Time Warner board rejected
6241-491: Was vice-president of the Brown Debating Union and captain of the sailing team. He became a member of Kappa Sigma . Turner initially majored in classics . His father wrote saying that this choice made him "appalled, even horrified", and that he "almost puked". Turner later changed his major to economics , but before receiving a degree, he was expelled for having a female student in his dormitory room. Turner
#955044