/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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Before there was Barretta, there was Toma (1973).
In 1973, a new series debuted on ABC chronicling the exploits of Newark, NJ detective Dave Toma. Tony Musante, who played the lead role, didn’t want to be typecast, so he left after a successful first season. The writer brought in Robert Blake to replace Musante, but they realized they needed a different concept for Blake. Hence, the series was rewritten as Barretta.
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Liberace sings Simon & Garfunkel's "Feelin' Groovy" on The Red Skelton Hour (1968)
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'The Dumplings'. Norman Lear-produced sitcom w/James Coco & Geraldine Brooks as owners of a NYC diner. (1976)
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Mike Douglas’ 1975 Tarzan reunion show – (left to right) Johnny Weissmuller, Douglas, Gordon Scott, comedienne Totie Fields, Jock Mahoney, Buster Crabbe, Denny Miller and James Pierce.
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Vivian Vance • William Frawley • Desi Arnaz • Lucille Ball - I Love Lucy (1951-1957)
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Comedian Jack Benny poses for a photo in an awesome shirt, September 1st, 1954
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'A Cold Night's Death'. Robert Culp & Eli Wallach are scientists experimenting on chimps at an isolated lab in the frozen mountains, & strange things are happening... Classic horror-chiller (literally) from the golden age of the TV-movie (1973)
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The Jack Benny Program: Parodying Bob Hope's Show from Stockton Airfield 4/16/44
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Things I learned from Barney Miller
(1) New York's biggest criminal demographic is middle-aged character actors.
(2) To people of Japanese descent, all white people look the same.
(3) Detectives frequently cross-dress for sting operations.
(4) Detectives, rather than squad cars, are frequently called on to attend routine incidents.
Anyone got any more?
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Screencaps from what is perhaps the oldest made-for-TV cartoon, featuring a weather-predicting lamb and an advertisement for Botany Crinkle-Proof Ties (1941).
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Fred Allen Solves A Mystery & Takes Time Off For Hypertension
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"What is a TV station?" Trade ad from Westinghouse Broadcasting (1962)
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'Tobor The 8th Man'. Opening credits (directed by Ralph Bakshi) for the US version of a Japanese superhero anime (1964)
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Liberace Show 1950s
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The Last Dinosaur (1977) : co-produced by Rankin/Bass and Tsuburaya, a movie so bad it couldn't get theatrical distribution, it ended up on ABC TV in the USA
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From a promotional brochure for 'Clutch Cargo', TV's least animated cartoon series (1959)
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W/the eclipse coming I've looked into various adaptations of Twain's 'Connecticut Yankee'. 'Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur' was a TV version in (1960). The credited director was, I kid you not, Lee J. Cobb.
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Camera for televising a lunar eclipse (1949)
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SOLID GOLD (May 1, 1982) - ft. Andy Gibb, Marilyn McCoo, Olivia Newton-John, Eddie Rabbitt, Melissa Manchester, Air Supply, Sister Sledge, Dr. Hook, Bellamy Brothers, Huey Lewis, Wayland Flowers & Madame
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The TV family (1970)
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TV has gone to the dogs (1950)s
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Easter Sunday 1944—Jack Benny's Only Pall Mall Cigarette Show & The Mysterious Traveler Rides The Rails
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Friday the 13th (1980)
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Saturday Morning Fever! Don't dare miss the Godzilla Power Hour (1978)
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Nothing is certain in life except dearth of taxis (1978)
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Tic Tac Dough and The Joker's Wild ad (1970s)
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Vangelis - the music of Carl Sagan's COSMOS (PBS, 1980)
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