Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
It's ironic, but Frankie's death was the last straw for me watching soaps. Although i continued to watch AW, once it was canceled in 99, i stopped watching them regularly. I began watching reruns, rather than soaps.
well if we're rattling off some of those early shows I'll add some we used to watch all the time. Topper, My Little Margie, I married Joan, Burns and Allen, Ernie Bilco, Life of Riley.
well if we're rattling off some of those early shows I'll add some we used to watch all the time. Topper, My Little Margie, I married Joan, Burns and Allen, Ernie Bilco, Life of Riley.
My mom and I were at her friend's house, and I was sitting on the floor in front of the TV as they talked. I recall watching a sailboat explode on the TV. My mom and her friend were shocked and awestruck. I was only about four years old, so I thought real people (obviously friends of my mother's, given how they were reacting) had just gotten blown up, and I got so upset that I started crying. My mom had to calm me down.
It was only later in life that I pieced together what I had seen: Adam and Nicole Drake's sailboat on The Edge of Night had exploded. It turned out to be one of the show's most memorable moments because the Drakes were one of the show's favorite couples. But I remember it only because of the reactions of the adults in the room when I was just a child.
The first prime-time death i watched was in 1989.
Me and my mom were watching this show called China Beach. At the end of the episode one of the red cross dollies was standing outside. All of a sudden was was a lud noise and the next thing we see is her in the helicopter, her lifeless body flying out to the hospital. I then pieced together what I had seen: Cherry White had been killed by a shell during the Tet Offensive.
Late 1940s. Test pattern. Also, wrestling and a late night show I think was called "Jerry Lester Show." Commercials for Read's Drug Store. Howdy Doody Show. A Saturday afternoon local talk show (Baltimore MD) that ran all day long.
Late 1940s. Test pattern. Also, wrestling and a late night show I think was called "Jerry Lester Show." Commercials for Read's Drug Store. Howdy Doody Show. A Saturday afternoon local talk show (Baltimore MD) that ran all day long.
I assume they were piped in from the Coliseum in dear ol' Bawlmer (Baltimore) where we lived. Born in 1944, my memory's a little shaky when it comes to the late 40s. Seem to recall a Gorgeous George and the exciting Antonio Rocca although he may've been early 1950s.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
