As if it were yesterday. I was 6 when these shows were on the air; I remember those days very fondly. We lived a pretty darned good life back in the 60s; saw and HEARD a lot at that age. The Beatles had just hit the scene in the US and I was as taken with them as everybody else was. Social change was taking place faster than we all could absorb it; but we maintained a pretty stable and secure family life, so for me life was good.
Thanks for sharing, We stopped watching commercial TV after they aired "Crime Story" in the1980's. We remember most of these shows---when TV was worth watching...
I just turned 10 in the Fall of 1963. I remember when it was exciting with my mom and dad scoping out the evening of TV watching and sometimes it was a tough choice to make between the 3 networks for the time slot. I agree with the comments that the TV shows of the past were outstanding compared to today. I like how so many can be seen on RU-vid. Thanks!
The end of black & white TV. Mom married a rich guy w white carpet in his house, a see thru fireplace to the kitchen, etc but the peacock on NBC in color on his cool TV back then still gives me goosebumps. Plus the actual NBC peacock lived nearby at the steps of the Biltmore House. We made friends when I was 5, before color TV. My local family took me to the Biltmore Estate for the attraction it is back then & still is today.
@@davidkemp3154 Interesting story. We only had a black and white TV for longer than others and remember it was great seeing some TV in color at friend's houses. Even todasy I like looking back at those old TV shows of the 1960s and seeing what they looked like in color when it first changed over.
36:44 Johnny Gilbert serves as "The Price is Right" announcer on ABC. 21 years later (September 1984), he began announcing for the Alex Trebek-hosted "Jeopardy!" in syndication. As of summer 2019, he still holds the Jeopardy! announcing job, at age 95.
I'm 67, a child of the 60s. I have so many favorite memories of sitting and most of the time laying on my belly, with mt brothers and sisters and of course mom and dad, watching TV. Such great shows back then. Shows that made you feeling like you just couldn't wait until next week to see it again.
as a five year old kid, I actually believed the monsters were real, and therefore was scared out of my wits! The episodes still scare me........I have all the shows on dvd.
The best scfi show that was made for tv. Forget StarTrek. Boring show. Outer Limits was way ahead in writing, producing and directing. You talk about costumes making, way ahead of its time. And of course the actors in all those episodes they made. First class acting. And the best part for me was the music by Dominic Frontier. That theme with the voice made me think more about the future Science Fiction (from 976-CREOLEMAN).
The only Outer Limits episode I remember was about an extra-terrestrial with a British accent who came to Earth to stop a murder by freezing the action of the shooting just before it happened. He examined the wallet of one person and found "certificates with a picture of a woman on them." That was George Washington. I fell over laughing at that. Decades later, I learned that this actor was Carroll O'Connor. He could do any kind of accent and characterization, but was limited in the pubic mind to Archie.
We valued TV back in the 60s coz for us it was still relatively new technology -- new enough where they were cranking out new shows by the bushel every September. There was something for everybody, and the new shows gave the family something to look forward to. The crap on TV now I couldn't care less. Sorta like Rock & Roll; I feel like TV and Rock has run its course; nothing imaginative, nothing to glue you to your seat as must-see TV, music that isn't even music. Probably every person who has ever reached their 60s has said the same thing, but I still believe we never had it as good as our childhood. Compared to today it's no contest.
So many of these shows bring back memories, although often I only remember certain things about them. Among the most memorable: The Fugitive, The Twilight Zone, My Favorite Martian, Petticoat Junction, The Judy Garland Show, Kraft Suspense Theater (with its Salvador Dalí-like intro), The Outer Limits, Mr. Novak (with the handsomest man on TV, James Franciscus), The Patty Duke Show, and Wagon Train (with the best theme music). I wonder what today's young people think when they hear the intro to The Outer Limits and the guy talks about "vertical" and "horizontal".
I was 6 y/o when _My Favorite Martian_ was released, and I was so enthralled with the show, I aspired to BE Uncle Martin - with all his funky powers etc. As you would expect, I was thoroughly laughed at by family and friends; but I was undeterred -- until it became clear that I wasn't going to acquire those quirky abilities by simply willing it into being. Sooooo I just settled for watching the show and wondering what could've been.... Ahh, the nightmares of childhood....
The Outer Limits? The Fugitive, East Side West Side? Burke's Law, Bob Hope/Chrysler Theatre, Mr. Novak? My Favorite Martian, Petticoat Junction, The Patty Duke Show? Sid Caesar Show Missed another one as Andy Williams was in '62. Wow. Rowlf was/is one of my favorite Muppets. And Susan Silo voice artist extraordinaire. Just wow.
In 1963 I was a 12 year old kid that lived my life watching TV. With this said, I am amazed how many of these intro's mean nothing to me. not even a Oh yea, now I remember.
"There is nothing wrong with your TV..." apart from the tinfoil wrapped around the ears, and having to hang it from the stair banister to get ABC. Ah, the good old days. Truly fun memories.
That brings back memories. I was in Hartford, and the ABC station was in New Haven, 40 miles away. There was so much snow on the screen I could barely make out the images. Despite that, I was still hiding behind the couch when some of those monsters showed up.
Now I get a blank screen when my antenna (with a wire going up the stairs, across the hallway and out the attic door) doesn't cooperate. At least in the 1960's I got some sound and a fuzzy picture.
I've been watching TV since 1972 but didn't see the Fugitive until they started showing in again around 1992. I would sleep till 8:55 and watch that at 9:00 am, a great show.
Didn’t think that TV was so big with so many new shows! We only had 5 channels in, NYC in that year & the day ended at midnight till 6 am.I believe.I turned 9 that year!
32:35--"The Bell Telephone Hour," an example of what used to be standard fare on commercial television. Now we have simplistic trash like "Big Brother," now depressingly in its 21st year.
The TV 📺 back then was DEFINITELY better than it is today. The younger generations wouldn't sit still for 5 minutes if these shows and TV series were on today.
Most interesting. Well done. Some of these shows I remember. Some , obviously never made it. The actors, some of them, Masters. Many, now forgotten. 📻🙂
@@kathleenking47Conrad was a long established radio actor, and was the first voice of Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke. Considering his size and appearance, I would wager a guess that Cannon™ was a kind payoff for a lifetime of work, that turned out to be a success. Let’s face it; an obese, middle-aged, balding detective chasing people through the streets and deserts of Southern California is not exactly an easy sell in a network board room. 😄
Great memories. Thanks for sharing. I remember "The Farmer's Daughter" and the elimination of this show from the lineup after Inger Stevens suicide. So sad.
What's wrong with airing what is there and streaming on free tubiTV then? They're currently showing available episodes of Doctor Who. From BBC! They also have Sherlock Holmes, from 1954, which was syndicated.
My Favorite Martian! One of my favorite shows! Man, so many extremely talented stars back then! And even the shows that didn't last past one season still look like they have better quality than 98% of shows nowadays.
The Outer Limits starts with a Test Pattern, that most young people have never seen. These were the shows on when I was a baby in the hospital. 👶🏻 I miss the days of TV Guides and eating early so the family could watch a certain show.
I was 6 at the time and _Outer Limits_ scared the hell out of me; but the whole family was glued to the TV when it came on. My mom would shoo me away because she didn't want me to watch it; it would give me nightmares.
Ruby Dee as Harriet Tubman on The Great Adventure is available here. Worth watching. We had an Irish woman who came once a week to clean the house. I remember her saying she didn't want a TV because "I don't want to watch colored people on TV." LOL. Judging by these intros, that ship was fortunately already sailing out of port.
They used to show The Outer Limits on some TV station that went off the air. I used to love watching it on Saturday morning. I remember one episode the most, Cold hands Warm Heart. That show called Breaking Point sounded good.I never became interested in war programs. I remember watching The Adventures Of Jamie McPheeters on The Family Channel. And I think I would had loved that teacher drama. I always loved Up The Down Staircase. I've always been fond of teachers. I wanted to be one for the longest. But I never could get the education to be one. I was usually a B or C student in school and you have t be a straight A student to even be considered going to any college or university to become a teacher. I would have been a kindergarten or first-grade teacher too.I also premiered in 1963. Ans I see Glynis John's tried to turn into a comedienne. I remember her performance in All Mine To Give and Mary Poppins. Wonderful casting too. And Judy Garland, they put her on Sunday nights at the same time as Bonanza, The show, according to her daughter Lorna lasted until right after JFK's assassination.
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Brought back some memories. The theme to "The Great Adventure" was one of them. Being as I was only 8 when it premiered, I was a bit young to grasp the historical aspect of it, but that theme was remembered. And the Bob Hope specials. Always seemed that they should have been "Chrysler presents a Bob Hope Special. Starring Bob Hope. With guests Bob Hope, Bob Hope, and guest star...........Bob Hope. Andotherpeopleareheretoo."
I was in 7th grade, miserable in junior high school. And totally unaware my 1963 was going to end in the worst way possible. Not only was our president assassinated my grandad a died in December, I haven’t watched this yet. I just can’t imagine room for 36 new shows on the fall TV schedule. In February 1964 my life suddenly had joy again. So any of these TV shows that bombed are nowhere in my memory.
OMG, "The Great Adventure" was my favorite show when I was 7 to 8, every episode was a true story about U.S. history, like the submarine Hundley used by the South in the Civil War. That theme music was awesome, written by the famous Broadway composer, Richard Rodgers.
My lineup living near Flint, Michigan in the 9th grade: The Outer Limits, The Fugitive, My Favorite Martian, Phil Silvers Show, Hootenanny, Wagon Train, Twilight Zone, 77 Sunset Strip. Eaglegards...
That 77 Sunset Strip episode was part of a five episode story (called "5"!) that was meant to re-introduce the show in the new format. It was all-stars all the time. Sort of like "The Longest Day." Only it was "The Longest Episode." The new format didn't work. Gone in 13 weeks.
There was a LOT of controversy over Inger Stevens' husband who was black (Ike Jones) she couldn't get a divorce because the scandal would ruin her career.
I was never aware of this, but bigotry was commonplace then & sadly still persists to this day. They reportedly had a baby girl together. If true, I wonder what became of her.
I was just a year ahead of you. My parents and maternal grandparents took me to see It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) just ten days before President Kennedy was assassinated. Those two events really imprinted on me. Best wishes!
I remember being excited about new fal shows coming. Exciting. No taping, recording or saving shows back then. No VHS or DVDs, not even cable TV, no youtube. New shows were something to look forward to
Sure was. I think that's why now Autumn is my favorite time of year. September was when school started up, the new and updated TV shows aired, the new car models were introduced, and it was football season. Thereafter came the Holiday Season. So I was pumped for the Fall, and the new TV shows were the high point. Ugh, I so pine for those days of my childhood....
"AS CAESAR SEES IT" was originally a series of specials before it became "THE SID CAESAR SHOW" in the fall of 1963 (for the same sponsor, alternating with "THE EDIE ADAMS SHOW" {"HERE'S EDIE"}).
Wow loved these intros would love to see other years it's amazing how much garbage television puts out these days of course cable makes it easy I wish there was more quality and less quantity I mean really who gives a crap about the Kardashians or Big Brother, we used to have Outer Limits Twilight Zone Gunsmoke good actors crappy effects now we have good effects and crappy actors
Makes me laugh. ABC had quality shows like the Outer Limits, Combat, and the Fugitive and look what they have now. Dancing with the Tards and they milk it for all it's worth. Crap.
All I watch are old reruns of the '50s and '60s . all the stuff they put on now is either crap or a home shopping channel ! I've even watched reruns of reruns !!!!
With show intros like that, it was almost impossible not to sit down and watch the entire show. T.V. networks executives hired the most talented actors and writers of the time. Take a look at 24: 36, " The Judy Garland Show''... Just superb.
@@kathiec1333 He also did guest spots on many TV shows early in his career: Lost In Space Gilligan’sIsland Man From U.N.C.L.E. Daniel Boon..... His role in Disney movie “Follow Me Boys” was very impressive. ( and as someone who did some-little acting as a kid myself, I’m VERY hard to impress). One of the masters ( of which are becoming rare). 📻🙂
I remember Peticoat Junction fondly, but I had no idea aunt Kate was also Betty Rubble and her commitmen to PJ would take her away from the Flintstones. The replacement just didn't have personality.
@@fatfreddyscat5767 Bea Benaderet was not Betty Rubble and Kate Bradley simultaneously. She was Cousin Pearl on The Beverly Hillbillies while she was on The Flintstones. When she got Petticoat Junction she left both the other shows and was replaced as Betty by Gerry Johnson. She left Petticoat Junction when she was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. She died shortly after the next season started. Her character was written off the show and June Lockhart joined the cast for the last two seasons as a lady doctor who had her office at the Shady Rest.
In 1963, NBC is supposed to pick up The Robert Taylor Show, but in July of the year, NBC and Four Star did not gave permission from the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and Temple Houston is rushed onto production. The reasons of the Temple Houston fiasco starters, killed off some Fall 1963 starters such as 100 Grand and Redigo. What if Four Star and NBC gave permission from the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare to make The Robert Taylor Show onto the air. Sure, that Temple Houston will not air until the 1964-65 season.
Did producer Jack Webb think that Temple Houston was a better bet than The Robert Taylor Show on its NBC Thursday time slot following its July 17 1963 cancellation?
Loved the annotations that explained some of the changes of line-ups and show histories! It's amazing how this showcases how little television has changed over the years. Over 50 years and you can still see that we're pretty much doing the same thing now as they were back then!
From the age of 'Quality' Television and this was the age where they called it "The Boob Tube" because they thought it would mean the end of live Theatre and kids would stop reading good books to watch 'Spoon-Fed' material instead and it would 'soften' their brains and dull their wits. - Boy were they wrong!! Most of the programs were very well written and thought provoking and contained allegory to works of authors like Shakespeare, Homer, Salinger &Thoreau just to name a few.
Except that in my town people rarely fully read books or are very picky today and i myself read lots but reading books about archaeology and ancient cultures and parallel biblical history side by side with even alternate histories that usually are very true in essence or narration .
Not a big surprise that Jo Stafford was musical guest on one of the spotlighted episodes of The Danny Kaye Show...she was married to the show's musical director Paul Weston at the time...
The Andy Williams Show was really where The Osmond Brothers got their start.If it hadn't been for the brothers success, Marie would be just another LDS in Utah right now, and not selling her diet stuff. I watched one of those The Price Is Right shows on here somewhere, It's about as far from the one on TV now as we are from Pluto.
Oh yeah , the great genres shows like Outer Limits and Combat , Suspense Theater ( that scared the hell outta me with that opening music ) . The late 50s + 60s television series were the best .
