/r/VintageTV
For pre-1980 or so TV shows -- but not the usual Lucy or Gunsmoke reruns. This subreddit is for the ephemeral TV programs of the pre-VCR era -- the stuff no one ever expected to see again: newscasts, local kiddie shows and horror movie hosts, live TV dramas, game shows, soap operas, teen dance parties... Oh, and kinescopes. Lots and LOTS of kinescopes.
For pre-1980 or so TV shows -- but not the usual Lucy or Gunsmoke reruns. This subreddit is for the ephemeral TV programs of the pre-VCR era -- the stuff no one ever expected to see again: commercials, newscasts, local kiddie shows and horror movie hosts, live TV dramas, game shows, soap operas, teen dance parties... Oh, and kinescopes. Lots and LOTS of kinescopes.
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Include the release year in the thread title: if not known, an educated guess of the decade will suffice. Acceptable year labels: (1965) or (1960)s. The year must only contain 4 digits inside parentheses ().
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Columbo meets Rockford! It's TV's greatest cop vs TV's greatest private eye! Who will emerge victorious as TV's greatest detective? There can only be one winner folks, but isn't that the American way? (1960)s
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Orson Welles and Norman Corwin revising the script for Corwin's production of "New York, A Tapestry For Radio" in the studio at CBS in Los Angeles — 07/24/1945. Welles would narrate. The musical score was by Lyn Murray and Frederick Steiner
01:57 UTC
Jackie Kennedy in Hyannis Port (1960)
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"Bubbles" 7-Up ad (1974) - revolutionary use of 'motion graphics' by Robert Abel & Assoc.
16:56 UTC
Dallas premiered April 2 (1978)
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Sci-Fi Channel Schedule Hotline + Sci-Fi Channel bumpers (Thanksgiving 1994)
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SCTV, "The Grapes Of Mud". This may be my all time fave movie parody (1977). RIP Joe Flaherty
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Easter Sunday 1944 with The Shadow
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Failed Cartoon Pilots
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Flip Wilson goes over his cue cards (1970)s
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Please do not adjust your set (1950)s?
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The Jack Benny Program: Jack Throws A Swimming Party, March 26th, 1944
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CBS Primetime, March 31, 1978: Wonder Woman and The Incredible Hulk. Now, come on... THIS is how you want to spend your evening!
18:01 UTC
Those dirty hippies (1960)s. Promotional consideration provided by Bill's Texaco Service
10:48 UTC
Dynomutt, Dog Wonder INTRO HANNA-BARBERA SEPTEMBER 1976
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Saturday Morning Cartoon commercials (1966)
01:40 UTC
Liberace Easter Special 1950s
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Lou Gossett teamed w/Isaac Hayes as private eyes in "Just Another Polish Wedding", a classic backdoor pilot on 'The Rockford Files' (unfortunately, it didn't sell). Here they are in the neo-Nazi bar, a scene later ripped off by '48 Hours'. RIP Lou (1976)
04:05 UTC
This Is Alice, "Alice Plays Cupid'. Syndicated sitcom about a female Dennis-the-Menace type, set in a small Georgia town. Ran for one season; possibly Desilu's most obscure show (1958)
23:52 UTC
Easter Sunday 1944—The Life Of Riley With William Bendix
17:43 UTC
Notes from the NBC censor to producer George Schlatter re the comedy pilot 'Soul' (essentially an all-black 'Laugh-In')(1968)
08:57 UTC
Number one with a bullet (1960)
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'Saturday Morning Sneak Peak', hosted by Jack Burns & Avery Schreiber, with Rick Springfield, Lassie, Batman, Superman, & Goober (not that one) (1973)
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Star Trek: Season 1 Opening (1966-67, Laserdisc Rip)
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The Great NBC Smilin' Saturday Morning Parade (1976) #FreddiePrinze
23:28 UTC
Match Game ‘77
11:29 UTC
Red Skelton with Iron Butterfly (1969)
10:33 UTC
The Rockford Files premiered 50 years ago today as a 90-minute made-for-television movie.
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