By the Pricking of My Thumbs By the Pricking of My Thumbs By The Pricking of My Thumbs is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1968 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at twenty-one shillings (21/-) and the US edition at $4.95. It features her detectives Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Tommy and Tuppence were unusual in that they aged from novel to novel unlike Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot, whose age remained more or less the same from Christie's
Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1978–1979 Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1978–1979 The following is a list of recurring "Saturday Night Live" characters and sketches introduced between October 7, 1978, and May 26, 1979, the fourth season of "SNL". A Bill Murray sketch. Debuted October 14, 1978. Debuted October 14, 1978. This sketch satirised the trend of suburban shopping malls sucking the life out of American city centres. A talk show sendup where feminist Connie Carson (Gilda Radner) speaks with professional women about their careers. Debuted October 21, 1978. A Buck Henry sketch; made two appearances in season 4 and one in season