The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has caved in to pressure to re-release the first episodes of his hit animated show. Groening originally vowed never to show the first cartoon short, which premiered on the Tracey Ullman Show, because he was embarrassed by the poor quality of the drawings and lackluster script.

Happy Birthday to basketball phenom LeBron James (1984), "Smallville" actress Kristin Kreuk (1982), "Tru Calling" actress Eliza Dushku (1980), singer Tyrese (1978), boxer Laila Ali (1977), "Criminal Minds" actress Meredith Monroe (1976), golf star Tiger Woods (1975), NFL quarterback Kerry Collins (1972), Jamiroquai front man Jay Kay (1969), British comedic actress Tracey Ullman (1959), Today Show anchor Matt Lauer (1957), singer/songwriter Suzy Bogguss (1956), ELO singer Jeff Lynne (1947), singer Patti Smith (1946), Monkees' lead singer Davy Jones (1945) and songwriter Mike Nesmith (1942), 60s rock star Del Shannon (1939); "Tremors" actor Fred Ward (1942), Peter Paul and Mary's Noel Paul Stookey (1937), Dodgers legendary pitcher Sandy Koufax (1935), American singer Skeeter Davis (1931), rock and roll singer/songwriter Bo Diddley (1928), Hawaii Five-O actor Jack Lord (1920; d. 1998), and British Author Rudyard Kipling (1865; d. 1936).

The legendary Carol Burnett and Tracey Ullman - two "queens of comedy" and both six-time Emmy Award winners - top a spectacular cast of the made-for-television movie “Once Upon a Mattress.” The "Wonderful World of Disney" presentation of the delightful musical will air Sunday, Dec. 18, on ABC.