Your Hit Parade (March 24, 1951, NBC) 

Mom was talking about watching this when she was younger. I found these here. We are watching them and I'm sure will be for a long time.

Myself and my first lover sang Aba Daba Honeymoon while riding bikes in Central Park in 1956. We were both 20. The flame didn't last long, but it burnt bright in the beginning.

Starting at 8:43 you see the actual RCA model 77 boom mike used in the show, picking up the singers live. Your Hit Parade was performed completely live in front of an audience with a full orchestra on the set. No lip synching! What talent that took! The music is wonderful--love the harp.

Today, I learned that THE Ray Harryhausen (Stop-Motion KING) was behind the opening animation for _Lucky Strike_ . Insane!

At the time, the cast was also on NBC radio, earlier on Saturday nights [9pm(et)]. Then, they appeared on TV at 10:30pm(et).

This is a fun show.

Abba dabba honeymoon is the stuff nightmares are made of! Yikes! I prefer the Debbie Reynolds version!

It's toasted!

Lucky’s promoted their cigarettes were toasted in 1951?! I thought Don Draper invented this slogan in 1959? 🤔😂