The Fabulous Era

This one hour TV special tells the story of Hollywood from the advent of sound up to the modern day. Originally Aired November 28, 1962.
Hosted by Henry Fonda 

 This Was "UPDATED" March 18, 2021  after I finally watched the program.

I highly recomend this to one and all! 

I shoud have watched it before with my wife! 

I know she would have loved it. 

Yesterday's TV and Movie  History makes me smile!

When I think how our decendants 

lived through those past ages of motion pictures, my grin goes from ear to ear. It was truly.....

"A Fabulous Time In Their Lives!"

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Do you remember....

Leave It to Beaver? 

If not...... it was American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naive boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver who was portrayed by Jerry Mathers. It followed  his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood.

The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents,

June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally.

The show has attained an iconic status in the United States, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.

The show aired from 1957 -1963 and I was right around the Beaver Clever age. I still have to laugh at the miss adventures he would get himself into.

In a typical episode Beaver got into some sort of trouble, then faced his parents for reprimand and correction. 

However, neither parent was omniscient......... indeed, the series often showed the parents debating their approach to child rearing, and some episodes were built around parental gaffes.

  The show was created by writers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher. 

Veterans of radio and early television.... they often found inspiration for the shows characters, 

plots and dialogue in the lives, experiences and conversations of their.... very own children.

"Leave It to Beaver" is one of the first prime time sitcom series written from a child's point of view.

The complete....." Leave It To Beaver Series "is embedded just below.
Just keep watching.. one after the other.... and you could binge watch all the episodes!
 I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
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Felix the Cat: "The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg"

Felix the Cat is a animal cartoon character created in the silent film era first appearing in "Feline Follies" 1919. 100 years young! Did you know....Felix was the first character from animation, to attain a level of popularity sufficient, to draw movie audiences. Thanks for "LIKING" "FOLLOWING" and "WATCHING" Yesterday Television.

Superman Fleischer Cartoons 1941-1942

Will Rogers

Today is...............

William Penn Adair Rogers Birthday. He is 140 years old November 4, 2019
(4 November 1879 – 15 August 1935)

Will Rogers was beloved by all. If you Google his name be prepared to sift through
over about 395,000,000 or so hits.
A bit before my time I still knew of him as a child.
The reruns of him on early television still resonates within me  as I remember the cowboy, the lariat, and his home spun humor.

While researching I found that he was a Cherokee  citizen..... born in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
Oklahoma
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He was a radio personality, the nations most sought after public speaker,top box office draw,he wrote books, was a well read news paper columnist and much-much more!

To learn more about Will....... check out the Will Rogers Memorial Museum site.

Irene "Granny" Ryan

 Jessie Irene Noblitt. was born to an American father, James Merrit Noblitt, and an Irish immigrant mother, Katherine McSharry.

In 1962, Irene Ryan was cast as Daisy "Granny" Moses, the matriarch of the Clampett clan, in the CBS-TV comedy series.

When there were only 3 or 4 channels to choose from.... The Beverly Hillbillies was a smash hit and a favorite of mine. 

The show aired from..... 1962-1971

In 1973 Irene "Granny" Ryan passed away.

She had no surviving relatives.... and with an estate worth over $1 million, she decided to start the Irene Ryan Acting Foundation providing annual scholarships for promising student actors to this very day.

 

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Adventures of Superman: Stamp Day For School Children

 Stamp Day for Superman is a 1954 black & white short film starring George Reeves as Superman and Noel Neill as Lois Lane.
It was produced by Superman Inc. for the United States Department of the Treasury to promote the purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds.
It was distributed to schools as a means of educating children.....
 about the program.

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Yabba Dabba Doo!

Hey!
Where were you in September of 1960?
 I was glued to our set watching The Flintstones!
The very first animated sitcom ever by Hanna-Barbera.
It surpassed their wildest dreams and had a run of 6 years, with 166 episodes produced.

 

I Absolutely Love This Show

The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 American romantic comedy film based on a three-act play with the same name by George Axelrod. The film was co-written and directed by Billy Wilder, and stars Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell, reprising his Broadway role from the play

Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell In Gentlemen Prefer Blonds

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a 1953 film adaptation of the 1949 smash hit stage musical....that ran for a total of 740 performances on Broadway.
 Now available......
It was first released by 20th Century Fox, directed by Howard Hawks.
It starred Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe......
 with Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, Taylor Holmes, and Norma Varden in the supporting roles.

Yesterday Television "LIKES" The Do You Remember Book

Do You Remember? Is “The Book That Takes You Back”. Every page is filled with iconic pop-culture photos and memories from the 50's, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.
Whether you’re Generation X or an old hippie, everyone will love the Do You Remember book!

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Have You Ever Hosted A Watch Party On Face book? Loads Of fun ! Get Your Friends And Fans To Tune In.

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Do You Remember This One?

Arrest & Trial was a 90-minute made in the USA crime/legal drama series that ran during the 1963-1964 season on ABC, airing. Sunday Nights from 8:30 To 10:00.

 I remember absolutely nothing about this program.....
so I researched it a bit.

''Onward and Upward'' below is from the first season of....
 ''Arrest and Trial''
 Starring Chuck Connors and Ben Gazzara. 
Guest stars - William Shatner and Richard Carlson....
 Was originally aired on 19 January 1964.



The majority of episodes consist of two segments....
Set in Los Angeles.
The first part...
"The Arrest"
Follows Detective Sergeants Nick Anderson (Ben Gazzara) and Dan Kirby (Roger Perry) of the LAPD as they tracked down and captured the criminal.

Then the apprehended suspect was defended in the second part....
"The Trial"
With criminal attorney John Egan (Chuck Connors), who was often up against Deputy District Attorney Jerry Miller (John Larch) and his assistant, Barry Pine (John Kerr)

Early Television Museum - Hilliard Ohio

The Early Television Museum Foundation is dedicated to the preservation of the technology from the early days of television.
Their mission is to preserve and make available to the public the history of early television, from the mechanical systems of the 1920s through the introduction of color television in the 1950s.


The Early Television Museum is located in Hilliard, Ohio..... a suburb of Columbus on
5396 Franklin Street.
It is open on the weekend Saturday 10-6 & Sunday 12-5.

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Did You Know That During WWII........ The Popeye cartoons reached new heights of popularity and were regularly used to boost U.S. morale, partially because a handful of Popeye cartoons during the war years were incredibly racially offensive towards the Japanese. For instance, in the cartoons, the Japanese are referred to as “jap-pansies” and portrayed with vicious, buck-toothed faces, sporting thick glasses. A “banned” racist World War II Popeye cartoon called “Seein’ Red, White ‘n Blue” has the unique historical distinction of being the only Popeye where Bluto and Popeye join forces and gulp down a shared can of spinach to beat up on Japanese soldiers.

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The Mystery Of Charlie Chaplin

Chaplin At Keystone: An International Collaboration of 34 Original Films

YTV-Grease For Guns