The movie Wall Street (1987) showed a wealthy, unscrupulous corporate raider, Gordon Gekko (played by Michael Douglas, who won an Academy Award for this role. The plot also involved a young…
"Human Nature" is a song on the Michael Jackson album Thriller (1982). The song was written by Steve Porcaro (of the rock band Toto), but the lyrics were revised by the lyricist John…
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a famous saying. New York City is called the "Big Apple." "there are no doctors in New York because it’s the Big Apple" was…
The Real Housewives of New York City (RHONY) is an American reality television series on Bravo that first aired on March 4, 2008. RHONY uses a red apple logo. "Back in the Big Apple" was…
Beyblade is a line of spinning-top toys originally developed by Takara. Beyblade: V-Force was an animated television show. "Bad Seed in The Big Apple" was the title of episode 29, and it…
The Facts of Life was an American television sitcom that ran on NBC from 1979 to 1989. The episode "Big Apple Blues" originally aired on March 19, 1988 and showed character Natalie Green…
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band that was formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. The song "Kiss It Goodbye" on Nickelback's seventh studio album, Here and Now (2011), contains these…
"Big Apple or Die Tryin'" is what a sign said on the back of fictional character Pee-wee Herman's car in the movie Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016). Herman, a resident of…
"Big Apple Rappin'" (1980) was released by Spyder D (Duane Hughes) on his own label, Newtroit Records. Big Apple Rappin': The Early Days of Hip-Hop Culture in New York City…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (1992) is a video game in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. The game opens up at Scene 1. "Big Apple, 3 AM" appears on the screen…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (1992) is a video game in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. The game opens up at Scene 1. "Big Apple, 3 AM" appears on the screen…
Russian-born American painter Vladimir Kush unveiled his new painting "Big Apple" (oil on canvas 73x30 in) in May 2024. Kush explained his painting in a short video on Facebook on May 7,…
"Big Apple" is a 1983 song by the British pop band Kajagoogoo. A repeated lyric in the song is: "Life in the big apple moves very fast and so must you." A YouTube video of…
A famous photo of New York City businessman Donald Trump was taken by Michael O'Brien and published in Fortune magazine on September 11, 1989. The same photo was used for the cover of…
The American television game show Jeopardy! asked on April 21, 2022: "This nickname was first used in connection with New York City in the 1920s." The correct answer is, "The Big…
The etymology of "Big Apple" was used on the television game show Jeopardy! as a "Final Jeopardy!" question on July 1, 2009. The answer:"A 19th century gambling term…
"Big Apple" has been used in logos for New York basketball. Big Apple Athletics, based in Long Island City. uses a "Big Apple" basketball logo. The website has a 2019 copyright.…
Although New York City is the media capital of the world, the "Big Apple" story would be completely ignored. Neither Gerald Cohen nor Barry Popik has been invited on any television…
The origin of "Big Apple" was explained in the 2010 Canadian comedy-drama film Barney's Version, with a screenplay by Michael Konyves. This dialogue does not appear in the novel…
James and the Giant Peach (1961) is a novel by Roald Dahl (1916-1990). It was made into a 1996 film of the same name. James and some anthropomorphic bugs travel across the Atlantic ocean on a giant…