/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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44 years ago today- Too Close for Comfort premiered (November 11, 1980)
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An uncharted but syndicated isle on WFMJ-TV ch 21 in Youngstown, Ohio. (1960)s probably
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'The Sonny and Cher Nitty Gritty Hour' was a summer replacement series, shot as a test run in Canada (1971)
11:11 UTC
"No gnews is good gnews…. with Gary Gnu" Who else remembers The Great Space Coaster? (1981-86)
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Star Trekulator (1976)
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Youtube vs. iTunes?
The complete series is on sale on iTunes for $29.99 but I see it's also free on Youtube. A quick glance and the quality looks about the same (but it might not be - anyone know?). I don't see any special features on iTunes.
Any advantages to purchasing the complete set on iTunes? Any differences, does anyone know? Also, is the Youtube version legal? Is it a public domain show now or something? Rare to see complete episodes on Youtube of a show unless it's not available elsewhere or is public domain.
Just wondering if anyone knows if there's any differences between the episodes on both services. Thanks.
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RCA Color TV - November 1955
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Remember when Mr T. was Ricky’s bodyguard on Silver Spoons? (1982)
18:50 UTC
Unsold pilot/revival of the original Colgate Comedy Hour series, 10 years after its last show. W/Jack Benny, Bob Newhart, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Dick Shawn, Bob Hope & many more (1967)
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A whole lot of holiday fun (1977)
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Remember when Kareem Abdul Jabbar made a guest appearance on Diff’rent Strokes in 1982?
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Behind The Muppets (1977)
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Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Trigger for 'The Roy Rogers Show' (1950)s
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Martha Quinn on early MTV (1982)
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Buster Keaton interviewed by Bruce Washburn on Tulsa’s KVOO TV in the late (1950)s
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Rowan & Martin with Marshall McCluhan
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John Ford directing Ward Bond in “The Colter Craven Story,” a 1960 episode of Wagon Train.
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Kids' scifi from the (1950)s I never heard of before: 'Captain Z-Ro'
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47 years ago today, 11/4/77, "The Incredible Hulk" original pilot tv movies aired on CBS. The show lasted for 5 seasons & a trilogy of tv reunion movies on NBC. Do you have fond memories of this series?
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TV or not TV (1950)s
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ET on TV, with Robin Williams,1982
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Annoy family, friends, and strangers with MISTER MICROPHONE blasting thru any AM radio (1978)
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The Watch it for Days channel on YT is doing a "Deep Dive Review" of every episode of Columbo. It may be the most entertaining such project online. Here is the latest review video, for the episode "Publish or Perish" w/Jack Cassidy & Mickey Spillane
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Pinky Tuscadero!!! Classic
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The SECTAURS toy commercials (Coleco, 1985) were also a 13-part cliffhanger serial
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Jack Lemmon starred in 'That Wonderful Guy', one of the first television sitcoms (1949)
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Shocked in Honolulu! This was a different show (& actress) than the earlier Vampira in Hollywood (1960)s
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'The Dean Martin Show' featuring Herman's Hermits, Abbe Lane Eddie Fisher, Gene Barry, Corbett Monica and Johnny Carson. March 30 (1967)
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Mary Hartline doll commercial, 1950s
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