ON this date in 1976 - Barbara Walters joined Harry Reasoner at the anchor desk of the "ABC Evening News" for the first time.

Bun Man and Mr. Purple, budding adventurists, were just toddlers at the time of this portal entry.

Bun Man was so cute, he looked up at the TV and uttered his first words to his mummy "Baba Wawa"...

Gilda Radner later stole this line and used it to make scads of moola on SNL

(When SNL was good!!)