/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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Pink Lady and Jeff. As a 12-year old this was a can’t miss show. Especially with Cheap Trick as guests.
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It's Saturday morning, November 30th, 1968. What are you watching this morning... Go-Go Gophers, Bugs Bunny, Wacky Races, Kimba, Top Cat, Marine Boy, Spiderman, Batman/Superman, Banana Splits, Fantastic Voyage, Herculoids, Fantastic 4, Shazzan, Birdman, Johnny Quest.
16:38 UTC
John Charles Daly, the King of Context, meets his match...
02:51 UTC
Christmas Weekend 1944—Frank Sinatra Guest Stars on The Jack Benny Show
16:26 UTC
William Shatner as Capt. Kirk at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in (1968)
07:56 UTC
A dire warning of Thanksgivings to come (1949)
05:45 UTC
Not sure what this is - three ABC shows & a cable TV ad. Was it some sort of linked campaign? (1970)
02:54 UTC
Anyone remember Pixx?
00:12 UTC
Seattle's Cartooning Weatherman (1962)
00:03 UTC
How awesome would it be if ‘All in the family’ was on today…
23:38 UTC
"The Brady Bunch Variety Hour" premiered 48 years ago tonight, November 28, 1976, on ABC. Where were you in '76?
18:04 UTC
Multimedia, 1950s
03:27 UTC
THE INVADERS. In Color.
23:34 UTC
Can anyone ID this guy? Perhaps a local kiddie show host?
20:41 UTC
"Hey I know that guy! Looks like Peter Breck. Not a very good likeness though... Still, I can use the $500". H'wood wanted posters usually used photos, presumably cheaper than hiring an artist & having the actor pose. From the TV series Tombstone Territory, episode "The Lady Gambler" (1958)
20:30 UTC
November 1950, vintage TV!
20:23 UTC
The Jack Benny Program: Movie of Jack's Life (Thanksgiving Show) — 11/23/1947
22:44 UTC
Two things from Youngstown and one from Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Name em.
13:57 UTC
November 25th, 1977... "Thanksgiving Reunion w/ The Partridge Family & My 3 Sons" aired on ABC. The special reunited the casts of both sitcoms w/ episode highlights and songs by David Cassidy and other cast members.
19:21 UTC
Concept Artwork from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea by Herman Blumenthal, 1961
18:36 UTC
Ethel Merman and Bowser sing I Can Do Anything Better Than You - Sha Na Na Show (1977, season 1, episode 3)
Surprisingly, this show lasted 4 seasons (97 episodes total!) beginning in 1977 and ending in 1981. It was syndicated, not a network show, so the days and times it played varied wildly depending on this whims of your local programming. That is, if one of your local channels even bothered to pick it up at all.
04:50 UTC
Jack Benny & His Violin (1960) or so
22:24 UTC
Just like the WKRP turkey episode, I laugh at this every time.
05:09 UTC
That's Incredible! man eats living blue softshell crabs - ABC network circa 1980.
The non-thinking man's version of the successful NBC show Real People. Played more for laughs than Real People. But I may be misremembering. Maybe Real People was every bit as lowbrow as this...? The phony laugh track is the icing on the cake!
04:37 UTC
Another Old SS Clip
04:23 UTC
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