In this space from time to time it will be my pleasure to share with you some remembrances that will perhaps recall fond memories of a special time and place in our lives.
1
JACKIE GLEASON ON THE ROCKY MARCIANO
SHOW THE MAIN EVENT (1960)
Jackie recalls his early days as a
night club comic in Newark , NJ (and
the brawl);
also, Jackie receives a humanitarian
award from Rocky and salutes
sidekick Art Carney ( Du Mont )
Bloopers from The Honeymooners
on OTV ch 11 also ch. 30; Marciano
v. Wolcott fight on ch. 64
2
JAMES DEAN: HIS FINAL TV APPEARANCE
(1954)
Rebellious trait obvious, James Dean
talks about car racing and safety on
Gig Young's show;
Walks off set a mention of speeding;
eerily, Dean was killed days later
in a tragic car collisiom. ( Du Mont
)
3
ELVIS SINGS BLUE SUEDE SHOES
(1956)
The King lives here! Elvis Presley
debuts on "The Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey
Show." (CBS)
In the house: Elvis sings many more
of his hits on our Classic Oldies
Video Juke Box below!
4
A TRIBUTE TO ELVIS PRESLEY, THE KING
OF ROCK & ROLL (1959-62)
Clips of The King from his early
days to induction into the Army, see
The King's mom, dad & Col. Tom
Hear Elvis' first #1 1957 hit for
RCA, Heartbreak Hotel. (clips
from Movietone & AP News)
5
THE EDSEL INTRODUCED ON NBC(1957)
Ford paid the network big dollars
(in those days) to run this filmed
The Edsel Show promotion.
Ford canned the car shortly after;
it is today a revered automotive
classic. (NBC) More 50s cars ch.63v
6
BOBBY DARIN'S "MACK THE KNIFE"
(1959)
Bobby opened his first of hour
variety shows performing his biggest
number one hit.
(and his label, Atco, didn't want
him to record it!) (CBS)
*There's more Bobby below: hosting a
beauty contest & on the
OldiesTeleVision Video Juke Box.
7
WESTINGHOUSE DEBUTS HI-TECH
"ADVANCED TV" (1951)
Show the kids hi-tech video
blossoming before anyone heard of
cable, satellite or HDTV. They may
chuckle,
The "one knob-no antenna-black
matrix pix tube" had viewers in
awe..but it was a technical
disaster. (TVC)
8
WILLIAM BENDIX AS LOVABLE CHESTER A.
RILEY (1956)
The Life Of Riley with
Marjorie Reynolds, Tom D'andrea,
Lugene Sanders, Wesley Morgan
Once played by Groucho Marx & Jackie
Gleason, Bendix's Riley was the
definitive blue collar family guy.
Watch Riley, delirious over having
his tonsils removed, drive family,
Gillis, & hospital nurse (Honeybee)
crazy!(CBS)
9
ICONS I: WHAT MADE 50'S TV GOLDEN
(COMPILATION, (1952-60)
Art Carney, Rod Serling, Manicurist
Madge, Ted Mack, Annette & Frankie,
The Champs, Don Adams.
It was Ted Mack's Amateur Hour
that introduced Frank Sinatra,
Connie Francis, Pat Boone. (UPI)
10
THE PATTI PAGE SHOW (1958)
The Singin' Rage sings the immortal
Tennessee Waltz, it doesn't
get anny better than this.
Also from her show, Patti croons
over that cute little Doggie In
The Window. (syndicated)
11
BLOOPERS FROM THE HONEYMOONERS
(1957-58)
On live TV: Audrey misses her
entrance cue, Jackie's fly is open
(watch how brilliantly he improvs).
Jackie slips on the set (happened
again at CBS, where he broke his
leg) ( Du Mont ) see also ch.30 &
82,
12
THE CENSORED JERRY LEE LEWIS HERE
UNCENSORED! (1957-59)
Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls Of
Fire! The' "Killer" smooches his
child bride cousin on a filmed news
interview
on stage, he goes wild performing
(looks like today's metal rockers).
The networks nixed both. (UPI)
13
A TRUE 50's DOO WOP TV CLASSIC(1958)
Rare Clip: The Del Vikings Perform
Jitterbug Mary (taped at WOOK-TV
Baltimore)
*There's many more classic Doo Wop
Originals On The Classic Oldies
Video Jukebox below.
14
the original FAMILY AFFAIR
(1966)
Brian Keith & Sebastian Cabot sin
the last of the sentimental family
sitcoms (despite failed 2004
remake_.
An affluent bachelor and his butler
suddenly gain custody of adorable
orphaned nieces and nephew (CBS)
15
ALAN FREED'S BIG BEAT DANCE PARTY
DANCERS (1959)
Local NYC Ch. 5 Freed show regulars
dance and post-payola Alan Freed's
parting statement (Metromedia);
plus Dick Clark's rigid
payola statement to an angry Senate
investigator (UPI)
16
THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW (1957)
Steverino's classic rock and roll
poetic hate reading of Be Bop A
Lula, no apology to Gene
Vincent.
Steve snubbed rock, had no rock acts
on his show, but then booked them on
his shows to get ratings (NBC).
17
The Inventor Of TV Sketch Comedy
ERNIE KOVACS (1954)
Long before SNL, imitated by his
contemporaries (Berle, Gleason,
Skelton), he was the true inventor
of TV sketch satire.
Ernie's Kovacs; vignettes could have
been taped yesterday~still look
contemporary, he was a TV comedy
visionary
There are more Ernie Kovacs comedy
innovation in our Oldies Television
Trivia Quiz, link below.
18
THE RED SKELTON SHOW (1959)
Red as Clem Kaddiddlehoffer going to
college, with guests: Reed Haley
("Racket Squad") & Marvin Kaplan
("Meet Millie")
We included Red's traditional, eye
candy June Taylor Dancers' sketch
opening and Red laughing at his own
jokes (CBS)
19
ICONS: THE DELINQUENCY RAMPAGE!
(COMPILATION, 1957-60)
Hoods, Dolls, Street Fights, Make
Out Points & ...Barry Goldwater.
"Cool man. Ya dig it? Like, Wow! Ya
square'r sometin?"
This, kids, was how your parent's
parents perceived the next out of
control, immoral generation (AIP)
20
FATHER KNOWS BEST (1953)
Full Episode of The definitive
aspartame family sitcom: Betty &
Kathy fued begin over a bathing suit
Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor
Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin.
(CBS)
21
PETTICOAT JUNCTION (1962)
Bea Bernadette and Edgar Buchanan
bring up three perky teenage
countrypolitan girls in Hooterville,
at the Shady Rest Hotel; this show
was the precursor to Green Acres
Toot toot! (CBS)
22OLYMPIC
GOLD MEDALIST BOB MATTHIAS (1956)
1952 Olympic Triathalon Champ
Discusses The games & movie debut
with mild mannered Herb Sheldon.
Sheldon hosted several shows ranging
from talk, to teen dance, to
Ricky Tick Piano. ( Du Mont )
23
: DANCES OF THE 1950's: THE HAND
JIVE (1957)
Teens perform the Hand Jive dance to
Johnnie Otis' Willie & The Hand
Jive adlib with Rockette
precision ( DuMont )
What do Johnny Otis, Grateful Dead,
Eric Clapton & Grease have in
common? Read how the Jive goes on
today.
24
GROUCHO MARX YOU BET YOUR LIFE
(1959)
Contestants: Then 11 year old
Candice Bergen appearing with dad,
Edgar; also Groucho's daughter,
Melinda.
Are the dads smarter than the 6th
graders? In part 2, Dads join
daughters in the quiz. Say the
secret word! (NBC)
25
the original DRAGNET(1959)
The grandaddy of all TV cop shows
and the definitive police melodrama
with Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday,
Ben Alexa nder as Officer Frank
Smith. Olan Soule as the lab tech.
Just the facts, ma'am. (NBC)
26
THE IMMORTAL MUSICAL COMEDY OF
VICTOR BORGE 1951
Victor and the symphony orchestra
give a new twist to Listz and it is
a classic Borge, both a musical &
comedy genius.
Victor Borge's precision piano and
satiric talent are as natural as his
warmth. (CBS)
27
EDDIE FISHER SINGS A MEDLEY OF HIS
BIGGEST HITS 1953
Eddie croons I'm Walking Behind
You, Anytime, With These Hands, Oh
My Papa on his TV show.
Like the era crooners, Fisher got 15
minutes a week to enthrall fans..and
also Liz Taylor & Debbie Reynolds..
(NBC)
28
ABBOTT & COSTELLO:L WHO'S ON FIRST?
1951
This is the signature Bud Abbot and
Lou Costello comedy routine that is
often imitated, never duplicated.
The duo did hosting stints on The
Colegate Comedy Hour and
Hollywood Palace . (NBC)
29
MORE DANCES OF THE 1950's THE
JITTERBUG 1958
It started with Cab Calloway and
ended up the most popular moves on
American Bandstand, et al.
Here, it becomes the domain of Bill
Haley & The Comets' ripping off
Little Richards' "Gonna Rip It Up."
(AIP).
30.
THE HONEYMOONERS ...IN COLOR! 1969
Ralph & Ed are jailed in Paris ,
accused of counterfeiting. Ed's
escape plan backfires with hilarious
results.
Gleason wanted the show taped by
Wometco TV in Miami , Audrey Meadows
& Joyce Randolph had NYC commitments
Shiela Macrae & Jane Kean played
wives Alice & Trixie; TV audiences
didn't accept the change. (CBS)
31
THE ORIGINAL FLASH GORDON SERIAL
theatres-1939; TV-1960's
Before TJ's doo wop concerts, PBS
used Buster Crabbe's Flash Gordon
cinema serials rattle the PBS tin
cup.
From Captain Video to Captains Kirk,
Picard & Janeway, scifi and space
travel was always a TV niche. (PBS)
32
Full Episode THE LONE RANGER
1955
Hi Ho, Silver! It's the grandaddy of
weekly TV western series starring
oft masked Clayton Moore.
The Lone Ranger was the top rated #1
of the many Saturday afternoon "thataway"
exciting oaters
Here is the full version of the
debut episode, Enter The Lone
Ranger Hi, Ho Silver!
(syndicated).
33
THE ENDEARING GRIMACES OF EDDIE
CANTOR 1952
Hosting The Colegate Comedy Hour,
Eddie pantomines a sketch as the
hapless victim of a vixen.
A forgotten legend, Cantor's
expressive face and singing style
warmed the cockles of viewer's
hearts. (NBC)
34
BOBBY DARIN NERVOUSLY HOSTS A BEAUTY
CONTEST 1957
Long before having his own weekly
show, Bobby's first TV emcee gig,
hosting a product hyped beauty
pageant
Uh oh, , what a disaster! The
contestant names are mixed up and so
are the sponsor's promo lines ( Du
Mont )
35
MORE DANCES OF THE 1950's: THE LINDY
HOP 1959
From American Bandstand in Phillie,
to a Dick Clark special in St. Louis
to The Jersey Shore,
everybody was Lindy Hopping to Danny
& The Juniors "At The Hop" You can
swing it, you can do it (ABC)
...and there's more Danny & The
Juniors, here to stay, on our
Classic Oldies Video Jukebox (below)
36
SHAKE, BABY, SHAKE! IT'S THE
KILLER AGAIN! 1958
Jerry Lee Lewis brings down the
house again for his rehearsed fan
club prez on Dick Clark's show.
The fireball shooter misses the song
cues and a camera catches a guy
trying to jump on stage. (ABC)
37.
THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW 1958
"Make Room For Daddy" with rare
Danny Thomas, Marjoriie Lord, Rusty
Hammer, Angela Cartright.
The kids wreak havoc on daddy and
mommy with a divide and concur
tactic. (CBS)
Please support
St.
Jude's Children's Hospital
founded by Danny. Help save lives of
children with cancer.
38
SID CAESAR: YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS 1957
Legendary sketch comedy with
co-stars Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner &
Howie Morris as "Uncle Goofy"
doing their classic takeoff on
This Is Your Life, also a
glimpse of The Timepiece
(CBS)
39
HERE COMES TOBOR! 1954
Before Captain Video got a hold of
Tobor, little Robbie ran the prequel
to "Tobor The Great."
Madison Ave jumped on ship with a
cardboard Tobor mask. Don't laugh,
they sold. ( Du Mont )
40
THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN 1954
After the animation came TV's live
Superman series starring George
Reeves and Noel Neill as Lois Lane
Lois gets is abducted by a gangster,
Superman sans Clark Kent saves the
damsel in distress. (CBS)
41
THE ADVENTURES OF FLIPPER 1964
Let's get our minds off killer
whales and go back to this beloved,
adorable dolphin.
Each week this amazing mammal
fascinated kids and adults by
solving mysteries! (synd.)
42
SPIKE JONES 1951
Spike & the gang of hilarious
musical whackies perform their
signature "Cocktails For Two."
As you see this wild musical circus,
know Spike Jones choreographed the
zany antics. (Du Mont)
43
CAPTAIN VIDEO & HIS VIDEO RANGERS
1950
Before Captain Kirk, there was
Captain Video chasing those bad guys
around the galaxy.
The "Star Trek" of it's time,
network program directors made the
very same mistake. (Du Mont)
44.
THE LIBERACE SHOW 1952
Walter Liberace brought style to
candlelight piano music, with, of
course, brother George on violin.
This rare clip captures the musical
heart and soul of the flamboyant
pianist. (Du Mont)
45
MEDIC 1954
First and still best medical drama
series. Richard Boone as Konrad
Steiner MD.
Still as relevant: prizeighter
befelled by Diabetes. This is
pioneer medical TV drama. (NBC)
46
THE BIG VALLEY 1965
Outstanding Western series with Barb
ara Stanwyck, Lee Majors and Linda
Evans
Full episode: "Heritage" Fanatics
threaten to blow up the Bartley mine
(NBC)
47
THE ROOTS OF TV BASEBALL 1950-57
Visual newsreel memories of
baseball's great early years,
featuring a tribute to Jackie
Robinson
So relevant now: Robinson broke the
color line in baseball, Obama in the
US presidency. (Movietone)
48
Mc HALE'S NAVY 1962
Before cracking up Harvey Korman,
Tim Conway was sidekick to Ernest
Borgnine on this military sitcom
View a full half hour episode and
watch Tim fall (literally) for a Lt.
Commander Nurse. (NBC)
49
HOPALONG CASSIDY 1952
The Saturday afternoon TV Western
staple starring William Boyd as
frontier vigilante Hoppy.
Of the many Saturday TV matinee
oaters, this ranked #2 in ratings.
Giddyap! (syndicated)
50
DARK SHADOWS 1966
The first Weekday afternoon TV
gothic soap opera, Jonathan Frid as
the Vampire Barnaby Collins.
For a brief time, this breakthrough
gothic drama out-ranked established
serial dramas in ratings. (ABC)
51
FADS & FANCIES OF THE 50s & 60s
The Hula Hoop, Twist, Palisades Park
Beauty Contests, Rock-Ola Juke Box,
Ford Thunderbird, more
set to the music of The Olympics'
"Dance By The Light Of The Moon"
(edited by CI)
52
I LOVE LUCY 1952
Highlights from TV episodes
involving the coming of "Little
Ricky" that captured viewer's
hearts.
Ricky gets the news during his club
performances, he and the Mertzes go
frenetic when "it's time".
Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian
Vance, William Frawley. (CBS)
53
full episode THE DICK VAN
DYKE SHOW 1962
You asked for it, here it is, Dick
Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore with
guest Bob Crane (Hogan's Heros
.
Dick is directing a community
theatre show, Mary sings & dances a
vampy Calypso song Ohhh, Rob! (CBS)
54
THE BEATLES FIRST TELEVISION
APPEARANCE 1963
Not yet on Sullivan or in the U.S.,
the Fab Four debuted "She Loves You"
On The Mersey Sound (BBC)
*There's more Beatles & other
British Invasion classics on the
Classic Oldies Video Juke Box below.
55
BAT MASTERSON 1958
Gene Barry stars as the debonair Bat
Masterson, this episode "The
Stampete In Tent City
Guest stars Robert Conrad as the
vigilante out to avenge his
brother's killer (NBC)
56
MARTY ROBBINS ON THE JOHNNY CASH
SHOW 1964
Back in the 60's, Holiday Inn funded
half hour shows for Dolly Parton,
Bobby Vinton & Marty Robbins
Before his own show aired, Marty
sang "El Paso" on Johnny Cash's
short lived TV gig (syndicated)
57
FRANK SINATRA SPEAKS CANDIDLY 1954
Would you believe, a humble Frank
Sinatra? He speaks openly about the
bad years,
gratitude to Bob Hope & his all time
favorite movie role (can you guess
which one?). (CBS)
58
PASSWORD 1962
Allen Ludden hosted this enormously
popular game show 1962 to 1971 on
all 3 networks & syndication
Allen vies celebs Carol Burnett and
Gary Moore against contestants to
win $250-big prize then (CBS)
59
The Phenomenon STAR TREK TV ON
DEMAND 1966-present
Now you don;'t have to sit up and
wait until 3AM when stations run
Star Trek episodes. Get them here
right now!.
Watch Full Episodes of Star Trek,
Star Trek:The Next Generation, Deep
Space 9, Voyager, Enterprise (synd
Paramount)
Also a clip of Trek's post
cancellation UK placebo,
SPACE:1999 w Martin
Landau, Batbara Bain (ITV).
60
MORE DANCES OF THE 50's: THE
SWINGBACK 1958
New York teens dance The Swingback
(also called The Sway) to Duane
Eddy's "Forty Miles Of Bad Road"
The hips swayed and the preachers
prayed rock & roll would go away. It
didn't. (MGM)
61
THE LIVE TV FRIDGE COMMERCIAL
CATASTROPHE 1954
Poor Westinghouse. If their built in
antenna TV fiasco wasn't enough,
more flawed, chagrin causing infamy:
the automatic referigerator door
that jammed on this live nationally
broadcast commercial. Bet heads
rolled! (CBS)
62
THE ARTHUR GODFREY SHOW 1957
He ridiculed sponsors, fired staff
on the air, fixed talent contests
and made Godlike demands on execs,
crew;,
yet still got big ratings, ruled
corporate airwaves and network, sort
of like Oprah does now, sans
chicanery (CBS)
63
BUILDING THE 1958 DODGE 1957
What a retrospect! A TV industrial
film goes inside the Dodge
automotive plant foundry to finish<.br>
In 1979, Chrysler received a
government bailout to make new Dodge
cars. Sound familiar? (commercial).
64
FIGHT CLASSIC: ROCKY MARCIANO vs.
JERSEY JOE WALCOTT 1952
Highlights from that historic
championship boxing match in
Philadelphia September 12, 1952<.br>
Of course you'll see that boffo KO
comeback in the 13th round~this is
the true Rocky, Sly. (DuMont).
Check out Dynamite Joe Rindone's
fights, too, on Oldies Television Ch
79!
65
AND MORE GREAT ICONS OF THE 50's VOL
III 1952-59
Richard Nixon's first scandal, John
Wayne 's PSA, Marilyn Monroe's Motor
Oil, Jimmy Durante's Schnozz,
George Burns & Gracie Allen, Jack
Benny & Dennis Day, Laurel & Hardy,
Jackie & Art's "Hello, Ball!"
66
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS 1959
With a "good evening," came
melodramatic thrillers from the
Master Of Suspense, Alfred
Hitchccock
The man whose big screen movies kept
us on the edge of our seats brought
the same to small screens (CBS).
67
SATURDAY NIGHTLIVE~~ BEFORE SNL
1954-58
All Broadcast Live Sat Eves: The Bob
Hope Show, The Liberace Show, The
Ken Murray Show,
Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, The Steve
Allen Show, The Pat Harrington Show,
The Jackie Gleason Show
Sid Cesar's Your Show Of Shows.
Watch many surprises with regulars &
guests. (ABC-CBS-DuMont-NBC).
68
FELIX THE CAT 1959
In 1928, RCA testing Vladimir
Zworkyn's iconoscope , Felix The Cat
was the first image ever on TV;
Oldies Television's roster would not
be complete without Otto Mesmer's
historic cartoon icon.
Here is his 1959 Saturday cartoon
show with a new, hip updated opening
that we can just ignore.(NBC).
69
THE DONNA REED SHOW 1958
Donna mugs nervously to the camera
when daughter, Mary (Shelley Fabares)
sings at a school dance.
The song she sings? "Johnny Angel,"
of course. Dad (Dr. Stone, Carl
Betz) allays Mom's fears.
Full episode soon and check out the
Donna Reed Christmas Show below on
ch 79 (NBC)
70
full episode THE GOLDBERGS
1952
Gertrude Berg served as executive
producer and co-writer as well as
star
of this beloved sitcom about the
matriarch (Molly) of a middle class
Jewish family.
Frank Sutton, who would later be
Gomer Pyle's Sarge, guest stars in
this episode. (synd.)
71
LUCILLE BALL & CAROL BURNETT 1965
Two queens of comedy together with
Gale Gordon as straight man on "The
Lucy Show".
Lucy wants to join Carol on a trip
to Palm Springs, they scheme to fool
Boss Mooney. (CBS)
72
THE LITTLE RASCALS 1955
The top Saturday morning TV
attraction in the 50's was the
re-worked MGM "Our Gang Comedies"
This favorite classic episode has
Darla wooing Alfalfa rather than
vice versa on Valentine Day.
Of course, the other guys would
throw a hilarious gremlin in
Alfalfa's romantic ballad crooning.
(synd.)
73
full episode HIGHWAY PATROL 1956
Before there was "Book 'em, Dano" in
Hawaii, there was "Ten.Four" in
California. Broderic Crawford
starred,
If you think dope smuggling was a
thing of the 70's, wait 'til you see
this narc bust in the 50's. (ZIV/MGM
synd.).
74
full episode LOST IN SPACE 1966
Danger Will Robinson! The world's
first and last outer space sitcom;
today, like "Trek," has fan
conventions.
This episode guest stars Mercedes Mc
Cambridge (The Exorcist),
here as matriarch of alien
hillbillies
who grow a "Little Shop of Horrors"
intruded upon by Dr Snith (Jonathan
Harris) and Will (Bill Muny) (ABC)
75
BEULAH 1951
Long before The Jeffersons and
Sanford & Son even before
Amos & Andy on TV.
there was the talented Ethel Waters
as supermaid Beulah & Butterfly Mc
Queen as next door Orio
Sadly, Proctor & Gamble canceled the
highly rated, popular show after
only two seasons. Guess why.(CBS)
76
BEWITCHED 1966
Wriggle your nose, it's Elizabeth
Montgomery as that saucy, sassy,
beautiful, bedazzling witch
and Dick York as her befuddled
hubbie, Darren (or as Agnes
Moorehead would say, "Durwood" (NBC)
77
I DREAM OF JEANIE 1966
Out of the bottle comes that
lusciously capricious Jeanie, Barb
ara Eden (blink-blink).
Larry Hagman is her adopted master,
Bill Daly is the bewildered buddy
(CBS).
78
SEA HUNT 1957
The "Dragnet" of the ocean floor,
Lloyd Bridges fights underwater
crime with only a snorkle.
This syndicated show, along with
"Flipper" (coming soon), got high
tide ratings in it's era (ZIV)
79
DYNAMITE JOE RINDONE 1954
Like Rocky Marciano, Joe Rindone was
the son of Italian immigrants who
rose to boxing glory.
Here is Dynamite Joe in action from
the era when boxing was true
sportsmanship.
produced by Andrew Bertino. (Vimeo).
80
THE MILTON BERLE SHOW 1957
Featuring Arnold Stang & guest
Mickey Rooney; Berle's swan song
after 8 Tues. Nite Years.
Bit: Berle wants Gleason like
publicity, so he feigns a broken leg
for a press conference (NBC)
81
THE LEGEND OF DOO WOP
That streetcorner harmony from the
50's that will never die, the music
we know call Doo Wop
Here are video specials which
tribute the unforgettable part of
R&R and R&B
Plus REMEMBERING DOO WOP
RADIO
with commentary by Don K. Reed.
music by The Crests, Frankie Lymon &
The Knockouts.
82
MIKE WALLACE & EDWARD R. MURROW
1952-54
If you thought Mike Wallace was
tough on "60 Minutes," wait 'til you
see him on the fifties!.
You won't believe what he said to
Steve Allen (neither did Allen, most
likely), but Kirk Douglas got his
say)
Legendary Edward R. Murrow and
Senator Joseph McCarthy go at
calling the other
"un-American"..(CBS)
THE PIONEERS OF KIDVID: 1950's
CHILDREN'S TV SHOWS
Howdy Doody, Junior Frolics, Winky
Dink, Willie Wonderful, Rocky &
Bullwinkle
With the earliest TV production and
animation techniques, these popular
programs
were the father of children's
television, long before PBS and
Nickelodeon. This was the "kiddievTV"
50's
Full episodes of these Golden Age
first generation shows for tots on
separate submenu~click title link
for
March 2010 THE TIME TUNNEL 1965
Irwin Allen (Lost In Space,
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea
produced this sci-fi fantasy series