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Anyone remember the Popsicle Parade of Stars - 1949-1950?
I just saw an episode starring Fanny Brice as Baby Snooks. The picture is a bit fuzzy, but fair, and there's a scene at an art museum where the Venus de Milo, I swear, looks like she has on a bathing suit.
Okay, here's a quiz. Kudos to the first poster with the correct answer:
Which '50s children's show taught hundreds of thousands of young watchers how to correctly spell "encyclopedia"?
Jimeny Crickey in the Mickey Mouse Club. I can't think of it any other way than the way he sung it with the way he grouped the letters. En-cyc-lo-pedia.
I rediscovered some shows that aired when I was just a tiny tot. Some of the early 50's game shows were quite fun to watch
I'm hooked on episodes of What's My Line? on YouTube. The questioning and banter were intelligently comedic, and the "mystery guest" segments were especially witty.
I could see how, when I was a kid, this show would have bored the daylights out of me, but only because it was so far over my head.
Yes, but I can only think of one show older than I am - the 1936 release of "Last of the Mohicans" starring Randolph Scott and Bruce Cabot. I said "show" because the movie was presented in 15 minute segments as a serial late in the '40s, as were 12 episodes of "Don Winslow of the Navy" (1943). Add "Hopalong Cassidy" and "Howdy Doody" to the mix and there were lots of happy kids with their eyes glued to the tv sets then.
I have enjoyed watching LOTM many times over the years, and the 1992 version with Daniel Day-Lewis was also entertaining.
Who else remembers Pinky Lee?? Along with Howdy Doody and later, The Mickey Mouse Club (and occasionally, The little Rascals), his show was a regular part of my after-school routine.
I've got to go with some of the posters: There ARE no TV series older than I am! My family had the second TV set in town; my maternal grandparents bought the first one. I know that we watched many series that I might not have a very clear memory of, but my sister and I were around to see them. Back then, we never were sure what was going to be on and when; there were no schedules available to us, and I wouldn't come across "TV Guide" till we moved to the city from our little village of about 300 people. We weren't aware of cancellations; shows just came and went.
I remember "Sky King", "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon", "My Friend Flicka", "Jeff's Collie", Buffalo Bob's show, "Captain Kangaroo", "Pip the Piper" with Miss Merry Note, "Romper Room", "The Howdy Doody Show" with the Peanut Gallery, "The Soupy Sales Show", "Beany and Cecil" (Cecil ~ the Seasick Sea Serpent!)(I think this was the show with Tearalong the Dotted Lion?), "Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion" (starring Buster Crabbe and his son, Cullen~Cuffy in the series), "Sheena: Queen of the Jungle" with the Amazonian Irish McCalla, "Zorro" with Guy Williams, "Kukla, Fran & Ollie", "Annie Oakley", etc. We were so lucky, weren't we?! What is especially amazing to me is that, as i look at the dates, I remembered series from the time I was 3-4 years old!
I would love to see a number of these series, just to see if they're still as entertaining as they were back then. A retro channel we had for a while showed "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1955), and I really loved the episodes I saw. So, surely some of them do stand the test of time. BTW: I tickled my mother by singing along with the end theme to "Robin Hood", a catchy little ditty:
I always liked Susie Macnamara on "Private Secretary." I thought it was neat that she had a job. Same for "Our Miss Brooks." I think I must have been a little feminist before my time.
My sister and I loved the show! We also liked Gale Storm in "Oh, Susanna!", another independent young woman. "Our Miss Brooks" with Eve Arden showed another capable, smart female. I've been a lifelong fan of that very funny lady, and I know it must have started with that series. We had some good role models back then that get overlooked. I already mentioned Sheena and Annie Oakley. I seem to recall Penny on "Sky King" being feisty and independent. I'm sure I'd remember more if I set my mind to it.
It shouldn't be surprising that, with that inspiration and at 4 years old, I dreamed of becoming a paleontologist and was certain that I would go to the Gobi Desert to work with Roy Chapman Andrews. (OK... So, I didn't have a grasp on history at that point.) I was thrilled to learn that RCA is the main inspiration for Indiana Jones!
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