Television
Marion Stokes and Her 70,000 VHS Tapes
Article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 28, 2019 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Technology, Television, Outsider Art, Twentieth Century
The Whirlybirds
Once upon a time, helicopters were miraculous and sexy enough to fuel a TV show. What technology could do so today? THE SEGWAY SQUAD? ADVENTURES OF THE JUMP BIKE PATROL? CAPTAIN BIRD SCOOTER?The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jun 23, 2019 -
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Category: Technology, Television, Air Travel and Airlines, 1950s
Calvin and the Colonel
From the Wikipedia entry:
"The series was an animated remake of Amos 'n' Andy... and featured the voices of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll[1] from the radio series (in fact, several of the original radio scripts by Joe Connelly & Bob Mosher were adapted for this series). Using animals avoided the touchy racial issues which had led to the downfall of Amos 'n' Andy."
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 18, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Racism, Stereotypes and Cliches, Television, Cartoons, 1960s
Superthunderstingcar
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 29, 2019 -
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Category: Evil, Humor, Parody, Inventions, Puppets and Automatons, Television, Science Fiction, 1960s
Time Travel to 1978
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 24, 2019 -
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Category: Television, Advertising, 1970s
Accidental Family
Jerry van Dyke could not buy a good show for the longest time.The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 18, 2019 -
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Category: Domestic, Family, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Television, 1960s
Masquerade Party
Here's what's really weird about this show: a poet, Ogden Nash, and an author, Ilka Chase, were not considered too highbrow for a game show, and were recognized by the mass audience. Try that today!
Of course, having Dagmar on the show did not hurt.
The other parts of this episode also on YouTube.
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 04, 2019 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Celebrities, Disguises, Impersonations, Mimics and Forgeries, Games, Literature, Television, 1950s
Stoney Burke
Jack Lord AND Bruce Dern AND Warren Oates? How did this show not succeed?
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 02, 2019 -
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Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Regionalism, Television, 1960s
Fearless Fosdick TV Show
A show derived from a parody within a newspaper comic strip--and using puppets.
That's meta!
Wikipedia entry.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 14, 2019 -
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Category: Cops, Puppets and Automatons, Television, Comics, 1950s, Parody
Miss Cinderemmy
Apparently the Emmy Awards once featured a beauty queen. The 1956 contenders first below, then the 1957 queen.
December 31, 1957. Lovely Rochelle Greenblatt, 21 year old receptionist at McCadden Studios, Hollywood, was chosen 'Miss Cinderemmy' tonight (Dec. 31) and presented at midnight to the entire television industry at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences New Year's Eve Ball staged at Beverly Hilton. She was crowned as queen of the ball by actor Ronnie Burns, son of comedy star, George Burns, who coincidentally owns and operates McCadden Studios.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 25, 2019 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Television, 1950s
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