Above, the header from the February 18, 1924 New York (NY) Morning Telegraph newspaper column of John J. Fitz Gerald. Click to see a portion of the column which includes his use of "Big…
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…
Cab Calloway (1907-1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He published a "Hepster's Dictionary" in 1938, with another edition in 1944. The dictionary contained much Harlem…
"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…
"B.A., Buenos Aires, Big Apple" is a lyric in what some have called the "Madonna movie musical," Evita (1996). Tim Rice (lyrics) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (composer) started work…
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…
Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? is a play by Terrence McNally (1938-2020). McNally wrote many plays, and came to New York City when he enrolled in Columbia in 1956. "BACK IN THE BIG APPLE"…
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…
A horse racing glossary was printed in the column "The Sport Tide" by Flem R. Hall in the Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram on October 15, 1933: "BIG APPLE -- The major tracks of the…
Jet magazine was founded in 1945 to serve the African-American community. "Big Apple" was cited many times. "From the South and Midwest, beauty queens look to the 'Big…
Slade was an English rock band that formed in 1966. The band lived in New York City for two years in the 1970s. "Big Apple Blues" is a song from the album Whatever Happened To Slade…
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…
"Big Apple Dreamin' (Hippo)' is a song by Alice Cooper on the album Muscle of Love (1973). It is perhaps the first rock song with "Big Apple" in the title. "Let's…
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…
Black Ivory, an American R&B group formed in Harlem in 1969, was started by Leroy Burgess, Stuart Bascombe and Russell Patterson. The album Hangin' Heavy (1979) opens with "Big Apple…
"Big Apple Waltz" is a song from the album Cut Above the Rest (1979) by the English glam rock band Sweet. New York City is referred to, and the chorus is: "I've been so long in…
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…