I spent decades hitting the record button on 1, 2 and sometimes 3 VCRs.
There was no On Demand or DVR back then and replaying live TV was the stuff of science fiction. If you missed something ... you missed it. Or you waited, hoping you didn't miss the summer repeat. So, I recorded as much as I could and held on to it.
Now I'm converting those analog tapes to MPGs and uploading them to RU-vid, which somehow justifies the time, expense and effort invested in building my collection. There is a fine line between curator and hoarder.
If you find something on this channel that brings you joy, I'm genuinely happy for both of us.
I have a sister channel called As Close To Crime, which I use for any crime-related programming. Often those videos will tie into a story I've written for my true crime blog. If that kind of thing appeals to you, visit www.asclosetocrime.blogspot.com
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Great series to watch for the 70-80 era. The continuity,.music and plausibility is realistic for the time period. The stories have a sense of humour and reality for an innocent time period ....watching in 2024❤
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The following is an API news article dated October 6th, 1990. What isn't mentioned here is that representatives from ABC News had contacted George McFarland prior to this disaster being aired, and he told them that William Thomas, the real Buckwheat had died in October, 1980. They went ahead with the story inspite of their reaserchtelling them that Buckwheat (William Thomas) was deceased. ABC news knowingly perpetrated this hoax. By DICK KELSEY OCT. 6, 1990 DALLAS -- The man who played Spanky in the 'Our Gang' comedies said Saturday a man who appeared on ABC's '20-20' claiming to have played Buckwheat is an imposter because the actor who filled the role died in 1980. The '20-20' program featured a report on a man identified as Bill English of Tempe, Ariz., who claimed to have played the role of Buckwheat, one of the characters in the 'Our Gang' movie comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. The Buckwheat character actually was played by William Thomas, who died of natural causes Oct. 10, 1980, at the age of 49. George McFarland, who played the character Spanky and who now lives in Fort Worth, Texas, telephoned ABC affiliate WFAA-TV in Dallas Friday night when he saw a preview of stories to be presented on the weekly magazine show. He (McFarland) said, 'Listen, this guy's a ringer that's on 20-20, '' WFAA assignments editor Jim Willett said Saturday. McFarland asked for the telephone number of 20-20 to inform them of their error, Willett said. 'The man's an imposter, clearly,' McFarland said Saturday. 'He doesn't even look like Buckwheat.' McFarland said that a '20-20' staff member called him Thursday seeking information about the Our Gang comedies, but did not tell him that a segment on Buckwheat was to be televised. During the conversation, 'I told her (the staff member) that Buckwheat had died,' McFarland said. 'They never mentioned that they were going to do the piece.' McFarland said that he left a message on a '20-20' answering machine before the segment ran Friday night that the man claiming to have played the role of Buckwheat was an imposter. 'I called '20-20' and warned them,' he said. 'They knew about it.' Maurie Perl, 20-20's media representative, said the show was looking into the matter. 'We obviously are dismayed to hear the news. We are investigating to see whether we can get a more accurate statement that the actor who did play 'Buckwheat' is, in fact, dead,' Perl said. She indicated the show had been besieged by callers about the report. 'We had no idea that Buckwheat was of such news,' she said. 'Obviously we will go on the air next week and explain our mistake, if that's the case, and apologize. We certainly don't want to mislead our viewers,' Perl said. Thomas joined the 'Our Gang' cast at the age of 3 and played the part of Buckwheat from 1934-1944 when he got too tall and left the group. He was the third black youngster featured in the series, following Farina, played by Allan Clayton Hoskins, and Stymie, portrayed by Matthew Beard Jr. McFarland said he last saw Thomas at a reunion of the comedy series' actors in Los Angeles in 1980. The English episode is not the first time Thomas' role as Buckwheat has been challenged. Before his death, Thomas was involved in a dispute with a man named James Frazier, who claimed he was the real Buckwheat. More than 300 children appeared in the 'Our Gang' comedies, first produced by Hal Roach. The films were sold to television in 1951 and renamed 'The Little Rascals.
Thanks for sharing this. It was always funny to see Bryant Gumble, who likely thought he'd get to do some kind of real news after moving away from Today, spending years talking about Survivor (you can see him trying to stir the pot in some of his questions). These days no one would look at Survivor and be appalled at people playing strategically rather than living off the land, but it was a big deal at the time. Gretchen was such a genuinely nice person so her exit did hit hard. I'm glad she never came back to ruin her image the way some returning players do.
I remember Mollie Sugden on that's life as well, reading the silly news paper cuttings, etc with Jo Munro . Not only a very funny and talented actress but a very funny and talented person. May she rest in peace .
Not much enthusiasm for Dick Seagant from the audience. I think most ppl thought he looked too diff from Bewitched or his coming out. There was zero support on that topic.
