[opendtv] Re: FW: Lotsa Old TV (and WESTINGHOUSE DEBUTS HI-TECH "ADVANCED TV" (1951))
- From: "Tom McMahon" <TLM@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 11:54:14 -0700
Then I can forward that to my mother.
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Subject: [opendtv] Re: FW: Lotsa Old TV (and WESTINGHOUSE DEBUTS HI-TECH
"ADVANCED TV" (1951))
These programs would never make it on the networks today because they
contain NO terror, NO horror, NO slimy characters and NO sex.
Tom McMahon wrote:
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> *This will bring back memories...or maybe just a glimpse of what made TV
> great back in "the good old days." It's a treasure trove of TV
> entertainment from the '50s and '60s.*
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> *Each one of these are film clips from old TV shows.*
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> Under the video is information, facts and other interesting
> stuff.
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> http://xoteria.com/CH1.html1 *JACKIE GLEASON ON THE ROCKY
> MARCIANO SHOW /THE MAIN EVENT/* (1960)
> <http://xoteria.com/CH1.html>
> 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
> http://xoteria.com/CH2.html2 *JAMES DEAN: HIS FINAL TV
> APPEARANCE* (1954) <http://xoteria.com/CH2.html>
> 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 )
> http://xoteria.com/CH3.html3 *ELVIS SINGS /BLUE SUEDE
> SHOES/* (1956) <http://xoteria.com/CH3.html>
> 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!
> http://xoteria.com/CH4.html4 *A TRIBUTE TO ELVIS PRESLEY,
> THE KING OF ROCK & ROLL* (1959-62)
<http://xoteria.com/CH4.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH5.html5 *THE EDSEL INTRODUCED ON
> NBC*(1957) <http://xoteria.com/CH5.html>
> 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
> http://xoteria.com/CH6.html6 *BOBBY DARIN'S "MACK THE
> KNIFE"* (1959) <http://xoteria.com/CH6.html>
> 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.
> http://xoteria.com/CH7.html7 *WESTINGHOUSE DEBUTS HI-TECH
> "ADVANCED TV"* (1951) <http://xoteria.com/CH7.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH8.html8 *WILLIAM BENDIX AS LOVABLE
> CHESTER A. RILEY* (1956) <http://xoteria.com/CH8.html>
> /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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH9.html9 *ICONS I: WHAT MADE 50'S TV
> GOLDEN* (COMPILATION, (1952-60) <http://xoteria.com/CH9.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH10.html10 *THE PATTI PAGE SHOW* (1958)
> <http://xoteria.com/CH10.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH11.html11 *BLOOPERS FROM /THE
> HONEYMOONERS/* (1957-58) <http://xoteria.com/CH11.html>
> 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,
> http://xoteria.com/CH12.html12 *THE CENSORED JERRY LEE LEWIS
> HERE UNCENSORED!* (1957-59) <http://xoteria.com/CH12.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH13.html13 *A TRUE 50's DOO WOP TV
> CLASSIC*(1958) <http://xoteria.com/CH13.html>
> 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.
> http://xoteria.com/CH14.html14 *the original /FAMILY
> AFFAIR/* (1966) <http://xoteria.com/CH14.html>
> Brian Keith & Sebastian Cabot sin the last of the
> sentimental family sitcoms (despite failed 2004 remake_.
> An affluent bachelor and his butler uddenly gain custody of
> adorable orphaned nieces and nephew (CBS)
> http://xoteria.com/CH15.html15 *ALAN FREED'S BIG BEAT DANCE
> PARTY DANCERS* (1959) <http://xoteria.com/CH15.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH16.html16 *THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW* (1957)
> <http://xoteria.com/CH16.html>
> 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).
> http://xoteria.com/CH17.html17 */The Inventor Of TV Sketch
> Comedy/ ERNIE KOVACS* (1954) <http://xoteria.com/CH17.html>
> 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.
> http://xoteria.com/CH18.html18 *THE RED SKELTON SHOW* (1959)
> <http://xoteria.com/CH18.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH19.html19 *ICONS: THE DELINQUENCY
> RAMPAGE!* (COMPILATION, 1957-60)
<http://xoteria.com/CH19.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH20.html20 *FATHER KNOWS BEST* (1953)
> <http://xoteria.com/CH20.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH21.html21 *PETTICOAT JUNCTION* (1962)
> <http://xoteria.com/CH21.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH22.html22*OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST BOB
> MATTHIAS* (1956) <http://xoteria.com/CH22.html>
> 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 )
> http://xoteria.com/CH23.html23 *: DANCES OF THE 1950's: /THE
> HAND JIVE/* (1957) <http://xoteria.com/CH23.html>
> 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.
> http://xoteria.com/CH24.html24 *GROUCHO MARX /YOU BET YOUR
> LIFE/* (1959) <http://xoteria.com/CH24.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH25.html25 *the original DRAGNET*(1959)
> <http://xoteria.com/CH25.html>
> The grandaddy of all TV cop shows and the definitive police
> melodrama with Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday,
> Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith. Olan Soule as the lab
> tech. Just the facts, ma'am. (NBC)
> http://xoteria.com/CH26.html26 *THE IMMORTAL MUSICAL COMEDY
> OF VICTOR BORGE* 1951 <http://xoteria.com/CH26.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH27.html27 *EDDIE FISHER SINGS A MEDLEY
> OF HIS BIGGEST HITS* 1953 <http://xoteria.com/CH27.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH28.html28 *ABBOTT & COSTELLO:L WHO'S ON
> FIRST?* 1951 <http://xoteria.com/CH28.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH29.html29 *MORE DANCES OF THE
> 1950's /THE JITTERBUG/* 1958 <http://xoteria.com/CH29.html>
> 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).
> http://xoteria.com/CH30.html30. *THE HONEYMOONERS ...IN
> COLOR! *1969 <http://xoteria.com/CH30.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH31.html31 *THE ORIGINAL FLASH GORDON
> SERIAL* theatres-1939; TV-1960's
<http://xoteria.com/CH31.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH32.html32 /Full Episode/ *THE LONE
> RANGER* 1955 <http://xoteria.com/CH32.html>
> 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).
> http://xoteria.com/CH33.html33 *THE ENDEARING GRIMACES OF
> EDDIE CANTOR* 1952 <http://xoteria.com/CH33.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH34.html34 *BOBBY DARIN NERVOUSLY HOSTS
> A BEAUTY CONTEST* 1957 <http://xoteria.com/CH34.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH35.html35 *MORE DANCES OF THE 1950's:
> THE LINDY HOP* 1959 <http://xoteria.com/CH35.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH36.html36 */SHAKE, BABY, SHAKE!/ IT'S
> THE KILLER AGAIN!* 1958 <http://xoteria.com/CH36.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH37.html37. *THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW* 1958
> <http://xoteria.com/CH37.html>
> "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
> <http://stjude.org/> founded by Danny. Help save lives of
> children with cancer.
> http://xoteria.com/CH38.html38 *SID CAESAR: YOUR SHOW OF
> SHOWS* 1957 <http://xoteria.com/CH38.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH39.html39 *HERE COMES TOBOR!* 1954
> <http://xoteria.com/CH39.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH40.html40 *THE ADVENTURES OF
> SUPERMAN* 1954 <http://xoteria.com/CH40.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH41.html41 *THE ADVENTURES OF
> FLIPPER* 1964 <http://xoteria.com/CH41.html>
> 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.)
> http://xoteria.com/CH42.html42 *SPIKE JONES *1951
> <http://xoteria.com/CH42.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH43.html43 *CAPTAIN VIDEO & HIS VIDEO
> RANGERS *1950 <http://xoteria.com/CH43.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH44.html44. *THE LIBERACE SHOW *1952
> <http://xoteria.com/CH44.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH45.html45 *MEDIC* 1954
> <http://xoteria.com/CH45.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH46.html46 *THE BIG VALLEY* 1965
> <http://xoteria.com/CH46.html>
> Outstanding Western series with Barbara Stanwyck, Lee Majors
> and Linda Evans
> Full episode: "Heritage" Fanatics threaten to blow up the
> Bartley mine (NBC)
> http://xoteria.com/CH47.html47 *THE ROOTS OF TV
> BASEBALL* 1950-57 <http://xoteria.com/CH47.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH48.html48 *Mc HALE'S NAVY* 1962
> <http://xoteria.com/CH48.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH49.html49 *HOPALONG CASSIDY* 1952
> <http://xoteria.com/CH49.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH50.html50 *DARK SHADOWS* 1966
> <http://xoteria.com/CH50.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH51.html51 *FADS & FANCIES OF THE 50s &
> 60s* <http://xoteria.com/CH51.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH52.html52 *I LOVE LUCY* 1952
> <http://xoteria.com/CH52.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH53.html53 /full episode/ *THE DICK VAN
> DYKE SHOW* 1962 <http://xoteria.com/CH53.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH54.html54 *THE BEATLES FIRST TELEVISION
> APPEARANCE* 1963 <http://xoteria.com/CH54.html>
> 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.
> http://xoteria.com/CH55.html55 *BAT MASTERSON* 1958
> <http://xoteria.com/CH55.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH56.html56 *MARTY ROBBINS ON THE JOHNNY
> CASH SHOW* 1964 <http://xoteria.com/CH56.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH57.html57 *FRANK SINATRA SPEAKS
> CANDIDLY* 1954 <http://xoteria.com/CH57.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH58.html58 *PASSWORD* 1962
> <http://xoteria.com/CH58.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/STARTREK.html59 The Phenomenon *STAR TREK
> TV ON DEMAND* 1966-present <http://xoteria.com/STARTREK.html>
> 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/*
> <http://xoteria.com/SPACE1999.html> wMartin Landau, Batbara
Bain
> (ITV).
> http://xoteria.com/CH60A.html60 *MORE DANCES OF THE
> 50's: /THE SWINGBACK /*1958 <http://xoteria.com/CH60A.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH61.html61 *THE LIVE TV FRIDGE
> COMMERCIAL CATASTROPHE* 1954 <http://xoteria.com/CH61.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH62.html62 *THE ARTHUR GODFREY
> SHOW* 1957 <http://xoteria.com/CH62.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH63.html63 *BUILDING THE 1958
> DODGE* 1957 <http://xoteria.com/CH63.html>
> 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).
> http://xoteria.com/CH64.html64 *FIGHT CLASSIC: ROCKY
> MARCIANO vs. JERSEY JOE WALCOTT* 1952
> <http://xoteria.com/CH64.html>
> 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!
> http://xoteria.com/CH65.html65 *AND MORE GREAT ICONS OF THE
> 50's VOL III* 1952-59 <http://xoteria.com/CH65.html>
> 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!"
> http://xoteria.com/CH66.html66 *ALFRED HITCHCOCK
> PRESENTS* 1959 <http://xoteria.com/CH66.html>
> 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).
> http://xoteria.com/CH67.html67 *SATURDAY NIGHTLIVE~~ BEFORE
> SNL* 1954-58 <http://xoteria.com/CH67.html>
> 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).
> http://xoteria.com/CH68.html68 *FELIX THE CAT* 1959
> <http://xoteria.com/CH68.html>
> 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).
> http://xoteria.com/CH69.html69 *THE DONNA REED SHOW* 1958
> <http://xoteria.com/CH69.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH70.html70 /full episode/ *THE
> GOLDBERGS* 1952 <http://xoteria.com/CH70.html>
> 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.)
> http://xoteria.com/CH71.html71 *LUCILLE BALL & CAROL
> BURNETT* 1965 <http://xoteria.com/CH71.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH72.html72 *THE LITTLE RASCALS* 1955
> <http://xoteria.com/CH72.html>
> 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.)
> http://xoteria.com/CH73.html73 full episode *HIGHWAY
> PATROL* 1956 <http://xoteria.com/CH73.html>
> Before there was "Book 'em, Dano" in Hawaii, there was
> "Ten.Four" in California. Brodericj 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.).
> http://xoteria.com/CH74.html74 full episode *LOST IN
> SPACE* 1966 <http://xoteria.com/CH74.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/75.html75 *BEULAH* 1951
> <http://xoteria.com/75.html>
> Long before /The Jeffersons and Sanford & Son/ even
> before /Amos & Andy/ on TV.
> there was the talented Ethel Waters as supermaid Beaulah &
> Butterfly Mc Queen as next door Orio
> Sadly, Proctor & Gamble canceled the highly rated, popular
> show after only two seasons. Guess why.(CBS)
> http://xoteria.com/CH76.html76 *BEWITCHED* 1966
> <http://xoteria.com/CH76.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH77.html77 *I DREAM OF JEANIE* 1966
> <http://xoteria.com/CH77.html>
> Out of the bottle comes that lusciously capricious Jeanie,
> Barbara Eden (blink-blink).
> Larry Hagman is her adopted master, Bill Daly is the
> bewildered buddy (CBS).
> http://xoteria.com/CH78.html78 *SEA HUNT* 1957
> <http://xoteria.com/CH78.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH79.html79 *DYNAMITE JOE RINDONE* 1954
> <http://xoteria.com/CH79.html>
> 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).
> http://xoteria.com/CH80.html80 *THE MILTON BERLE SHOW* 1957
> <http://xoteria.com/CH80.html>
> 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)
> http://xoteria.com/CH81.html81 *THE LEGEND OF DOO WOP*
> <http://xoteria.com/CH81.html>
> 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.
> http://xoteria.com/CH82.html82 *MIKE WALLACE & EDWARD R.
> MURROW* 1952-54 <http://xoteria.com/CH82.html>
> 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)
>
> http://xoteria.com/K/submenu.html83 *THE PIONEERS OF KIDVID:
> 1950's CHILDREN'S TV SHOWS*
> Howdy Doody, Junior Frolics, Winky Dink, Willie Wonderful,
> Rocky & Bullwinkle <http://xoteria.com/K/submenu.html>
> 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
>
>
>
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