Sunday Morning & Afternoon TV Programs of the 1960s 

When I was a kid those 2 shows back-to-back was the only thing to kill the Sunday night blues!

@Harry Browneigh Can't think of a better way to kill the Sunday blues than watching a 5 ton elephant pulverize a watch and then hearing JCS say "Well....it worked in rehearsal!"

Thanks for reminding me, of that schedule of programs, way back when. Now a certain “empty feeling” has been stirred because today Is Sunday.

Yes this is true, I did watch both shows with my Family when I was little.

I loved Mutual of Omaha, but had to leave for church as soon as the Disney fireworks started. Every single Sunday! To this day, I've never seen a single episode.

One of my favorites

Yes, I do remember them as well. I also recall Insight, Beatles and Wild Kingdom. I'm more of a kid from the '70s. 📺

"But Davey!!??.....

My favorite episode: Davey and his friend are camping out in his treehouse and a cougar shows up late at night. Davey's dad scares him off with a rifle.

I was hoping they'd have played their voices. Wanted to hear Goliath say, 'Well, Davey...'.

NBC of all the original networks was the one that most abandoned its original logo

I miss the better tv's shows during that time, I really miss watching Johnny Carson and sadly like him the stars that aren't with us anymore where there was entertainment instead of the garbage that is on nowadays.

😪 we just had to roll with it, but at least we remember what “once touched” us.

I miss the Cock too.

And don't forget Super Chicken too.

You can watch them all again right now if you want, there's a Rocky and Bullwinkle RU-vid channel.

blueticecho Same here. Those Nebraska winters could get so long but they were beautiful. And I really miss my mom’s cooking.

Exact same sentiment, except Minnesota....these videos make me feel...forlorn...or something.

a fellow Nebraskan and still am. yup, share your same thoughts.

OMG!!!! I gotta tell ya, you liked hit it on the head with your memories!!!! You would swear we grew up in the same home!!! That msg of yours surpised me so much, and yes, brought back some cherished memories of my own. Thank you so much for your msg. Thx and God bless.

Bluetichio, thank you for your msg. You would swear we grew up in the same home!!!! Your msg touched me, and helped me to think back to my cherished memories. It truly did. I cant get over at reading your msg, i was back my home on a sunday morning too!!!! I believe we had some great moms too!!! I know i surely had. Once again, thanks for your msg and God bless.

You're welcome, Joe. I do work hard but it's a labor of love.

@@FredFlix - this one is amazing me, because there is so much I had never seen despite seeing a lot of old stuff. Davey and Goliath, yes, of course, very big here in the Bible Belt on into the 1970s and 1980s. But that Gospel Jubilee thing? Whoa. And I had heard of College Bowl, but never seen any footage or intro. I am commenting just four minutes in, so we will see but there's something familiar pops up. I'd be interested to see if Oral Roberts will be in here. That stuff was freaky.

meow.

"...and while Jim wrestles that man-eating crocodile, I'll tell these friendly docile natives about the benefits of a policy from Mutual of Omaha!"

....and also Walt Disney every Sunday night! Ahhhhh, the good ol' days!

When we were stationed in Omaha with the USAF, we went to the zoo a LOT. Mutual of Omaha has a learning center there and I always thought of Marlin Perkins. The Henry Doorly Zoo there is fabulous.

Yeah that was the only show that my father and I would actually sit down and watch together.

True also of northern Texas. A staple of my Gen X childhood.

Yup i was watching!

Loved that show..

Sunday isn't the Sabbath. Saturday is. Sunday is what's called the Lord's day.

Moral Orel was much better (accurate).

Mary Wylde Yes, definitely!

Yes. Also, Courageous Cat and Minnie Mouse. The villian was 'the Frog', and sounded like Edward G. Robinson. 😅

Anyone remember Pointdexter?

Felix the cat...the wonderful... wonderful cat.. whenever he gets into things he reaches inside his bag of tricks-the theme song

Rock Bottom, Professor, Master Cylinder, General Clang, Martin the Martian, VaVoom, Big Brownie, and Poindexter.

Jeff, Add you were born and grew up in southwest Virginia and you would be me writing the exact memories or would that be me being you.... Stay safe and be well.

@@jackmorgan8931 Born and raised in the great state of Illinois, but I am sure that southwest Virginia is just as beautiful. God Bless and watch out for Big Brother!

@@MrMenefrego1 who is big brother?...,you white boys kill me with your conspiracy theories.

It makes me want to cry. I miss those days so much.

@@dwightpowell6673 Us "White boys"? I'm a Black Italian, care to try again, you racist asshole?

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My moms cousin was on amateur hour playing a virtually unknown instrument called the dulcimer.

Geratol was was mostly alcohol !

We saw that about twice a year in school, if not more.

When I saw that preview here on this video, my first thought was the Red Balloon. In fact it is the only one I can even remember.

I found them in DVD at a Dolar Tree at the front register. "Beatles" on Sun.? Didn't a Beatle say they were more important than Jesus Christ?

@@virginiaconnor8350 Yeah, that was John Lennon. Years later, Mark David Chapman would kill him for saying it.

i also was a kind in the 60's in SF bay area. Santa Rosa.

Ah, yes...Davey and Goliath. Was always a Sunday morning favorite in our home. Wonderful World of Disney and Ed Sullivan rounded out our Sunday nights.

I didn't cover evenings in this video, as it says in the subject header.

10-4...no problem...great work on your part!

Yes...I remember watching it on Sunday nights

I was thinking the same thing too!!

@@FredFlix I know, I know, but still it was a Sunday tv staple. 📺

You have good insights. As a baby boomer, I can tell you the 60s and 70s were the best.

I agree! I’m a Millennial and wasn’t around when TV was of this quality. But I’d go for this anytime! Same thing with music, etc. I’m an old soul.

Hell, that doesn't seem bad at all. Good morality is laudatory whether you're religious or not.

Big fan right here. I remember when Sonny Fox was replaced by Bob McAlister. Man was I bummed out! One of my neighborhood friends got on the show. I remember it was the show Walt Frazier from the Knicks was on.

@@JOECANDELA22 One of my schoolmates...Tracey Ash was a contestant on Wonderama.

@@dwightpowell6673 you must of been drooling with envy like I was! They have a new 1/2 hour version on TV that's hosted by a cousin of Donny Osmond. Not quite the same but at least their trying! Have a good day.

Susan Gerwin, you’re the first person that I’ve heard that remembers Wonderama. None of my friends remember it.

I loved that song "Kids are people too" that Bob sang at the end of "Wonderama".

My childhood Sundays were very similar. It's a shame things have changed, and not for the better.

The cardboard box from the bakery tied with string .

I watched Bonanza every Sunday night.

When they showed Bullwinkle in reruns on channel 2 SF in the morning, the ending music meant I was going to be late for school. I had to make it out the door before the ending music started. Lol.

😂😂😂

Gumby creeper me out!

I had just made a post about that but I hadn't seen yours yet. Elvis used to save his money and come to their all night Gospel Singing in Memphis. JD eventually made sure that Elvis got in even if he didn't have the money.

I got to see him and the stamps sing before he died...he had one of the most amazing bass voices I ever heard.

Peter I agree with you 100%

Airsoftcleaner I too remember it being aired solely on Saturdays in Michigan in the 1970's

It was that way in my area too. I used to watch it with all of those foreign movies all dubbed in English. One of my favorites was a German film Heidi.

Skinny and Fatty

@@davek5027 I seen Skinny and Fatty on RU-vid. It was in black and white wasn't it?

Skinny and Fatty was from Japan if I remember correctly. Must have seen that at least 5 times. My favorite film. Good quality movies from different countries.

Likewise, and the comics.

Watching this video, I realized it's the first time I ever knew what Beany and Cecil actually *was* . I'd heard of it, but I had no idea of the content. A dragon? Ok then.

Bardolino Michele I had a stuffed Casio

@@tejaswoman Cecil was a sea serpent (who could be seasick).

You're welcome, Father to goldador 1.

he did live to see 2001

We kinda have it except it's way more compact.

really not that far off, considering when it was made and what they were projecting

The one thing they never seemed to predict was microelectronics.

Actually I was quite amazed how close it was. I cannot recall but in one of Fred’s brilliant compilations, either a commercial or news segment predicted the Internet

My mom and her sisters had that hair. I remember going to the beauty shop with her and waiting while she got her hair done. Lots and lots of hairspray.

The hairspray alone on those HUGE do's was a fire hazard. WOW!

I remember my aunt coming out of the bathroom with a cloud of hairspray following her and her brother (my uncle) getting ready to light a cigarette and she got a look of terror on her face as she yelled "Don't Light That Yet!" and hurried out the front door.

Patty Heitzman pemelope pitstop n the ant hill mob with that great car chugaboom

I watched them in Bham Alabama

@@cb142 did you have any black friends back them in Alabama?

I loved Bowling For Dollars!

Glad you liked it, Byron.

You brought back Sunday tv memories! Great job! there was also a Sunday tv show with Kathryn Kuhlman. Your collection jogged my memories.

@@CaliforniaGuy888 Oh yes, I remember Kathryn Kuhlman! "I believe in miracles, because I believe in God!". That was the tagline she began each show with. On KCOP-TV. Day of Discovery aired on KHJ-TV, and was taped at Cypress Gardens in Florida. Beautiful music and scenery.

You're welcome, Ray. Happy to oblige.

Unfortunately, here in Texas, we still have that kind of crap. A local station shows a program like this called DFW Outdoorsman. I change the channel as fast as I possibly can to get away from that sadistic garbage.

You're welcome, Ian.

You're welcome, Laura.

Who couldn't forget? WGN-9 was transmitted on cable and satellite throughout the Americas all the way to Venezuela and Colombia. We all get those programs in the '80s and '90s.

But I am talking about the 1960s. I had kids by the time 1980 rolled around.

Oh- Magic Door was produced at WBBM, not WGN.

Family Classics was TCM before TCM. Frasier, the host would tell something unique about the movie and its stars, then show it. It was usually cut up to make room for commercials. Thinking back, it was probably the same 30 movies year after year, but it was the only way to see them, and they really were classics.

loriloristuff I remember that in DC back in the early 70s. Never saw it much except on occasional sick days or holidays- usually i was out of the house on way to school when it was on

That's nice of you to say, Krista. I am of a certain age, too!

Death will come for us all soon enough.

You're welcome, Matthew.

Jot was in all the big cities.

Back in the 60's, the only big cities, outside of Texas, I visited were Albuquerque, and Phoenix. Didn't see Jot there, but good to know.

Chicago is a very big city. St. Louis and Milwaukee are also considered big cities.

Yes they are, just never had a chance to visit any of them in my youth. Jot, got around.

jot was everywhere too.

Yep. And if the cloud cover was good enough in the winter, We kids in New England could pick up French Mr. Magoo.

@@laurabeane8862 I remember this in Canada as well, we are bilingual here but preferred English versions.

@@mrobillard7553 Is it true that if the weather was just right that northern Canada could pick up Soviet TV shows?

@@mikepatrick5909 I have no evidence or experience of such, but it would not surprise me!

@@mrobillard7553 Thanks for the reply...

Geez Mahatma, whine much ?

You're welcome, Michael.

I thought I was the only one to remember that wow...gumby,skipper, manilla gorilla..i still watch milton on you tube...ohhh 8th man..tobar the robot

@@raycabrera2225 That show didn't last very long in the New York Market

Aw, shucks...

You're right -- local TV content buyers must have figured that everyone in sandals was a Biblical figure. Hercules was actually created as a low-budget (no license fees) rival to Superman. TV people on the programming and P.R. sides were very often Communications majors in college, and not that bright. I once heard an attractive young Turner Broadcasting spokeswoman claim with a straight face that The Flintstones was an example of educational TV, b/c it showed kids how people lived back in prehistoric times. Yeah, I thought, people living with dinosaurs, dinos doing the dishes and other mechanical work, etc. Then I realized: SHE MEANT IT. She actually believed this was the way it was. She had a strong Southern accent -- likely one of Ted Turner's brainless cheerleader/sorority hires from the Atlanta or Nashville areas -- and a fundamentalist Xtian who'd always been told that dinos and humans lived together in the Garden of Eden. Sheesh!

I appreciate that, Hank. Thanks again for watching a commenting.

Was the theme for Davey and Goliath really A Mighty Fortress??

Yes, Wide Wold aired in the '60s on Saturdays.

Wide World added a Sunday edition in 1974, after ABC lost the NBA to CBS. They also added "The Superstars." During football season they had a college highlight show which affiliates could air when they wanted, with highlighted games announced during Saturday's "Prudential College Scoreboard." This was usually opposite pro football on NBC and CBS. Many stations also had syndicated highlights of Notre Dame (with Lindsey Nelson) and Grambling (sponsored by Budweiser) on Sunday mornings.

LMAO! Yes, the dangerous and predatory snowmobiler is a wild beast. Anyway, I'd have killed the rhino and elephant killers with my bare hands; how dare they kill such innocent and precious animals! The tigers and bears who would kill a human without a second thought, on the other hand... yeah. And anglers get my seal of approval because most of them cast and release, and the ones who don't use the fish they catch to cook up yummy meals.

Yes those films were great . And clown made us cry 😢

You said it, Watcher.

The Littlest Hobo ruled!! I thought it was way better than Lassie and I always tuned in to watch London's latest adventure despite a very early Saturday morning timeslot (5 or 6am) on CTV. IIRC, it was filmed in various suburban Toronto locations(Newmarket, Uxbridge, Claireville)

The Beatles cartoon! I was so little I thought it was a cartoon of The Monkees

Not my favorite,, but a big program to leave off the list.

The part about "abruptly turn them off cussing and calling someone a commie.' seems to still happen a lot today! Lol

You're welcome, LP.

You're welcome, Gary. That was Curt Gowdy.

OK, thanks. I looked up "American Sportsman" at Wikipedia after finishing this clip and found that it was indeed Curt Gowdy. He was a prominent sportscaster, that I know. He also did MLB games, among many, many other sportscasts.

I've tried it. It doesn't work.

Well I Feel Good When I See These Old Show. I Miss Being a Kid of the 1960s. It's was Fun in Summers and Christmas Time.

And rhinos! Poor creatures.