You know you're old when...

Esteban · 05-13-2023, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Llarry

It's where the term the "peanut gallery" came from -- a small audience on-camera of little kids.

Didn't know that about the term "peanut gallery."

I do remember this one: The Paul Winchell Show, with Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff, but I think I only saw it in re-runs.

Llarry · 05-14-2023, 12:19 AM

Actually, my earliest memory of TV in our house was some program where children would place a piece of plastic over the TV screen and trace a drawing or something. 1953-54ish. I suspect that show resulted in a few ruined TV sets among families with small children!

Boomer 2019 · 05-14-2023, 08:13 AM

Winky Dink. Saturday mornings. The cartoon characters in the story would need help from time to time and you would draw what they needed on the screen, a boat, a bridge. etc. You used a regular crayon so when you screwed up, and we all did, mom was still able to get the marks off the TV screen, though not happy about it. We had a Philco TV in a wood cabinet about the size of a VW, and some of my sloppy artwork never did come off the wood. I still can't find my plastic overlay and crayon.

cmyx6go · 05-14-2023, 08:23 AM

I remember that show. I was telling someone about it not long ago but couldn’t remember the name. They thought I was nuts. It was either on for a ling time or ran reruns. I was maybe 3 years old but that would be 1966.

vreihen16 · 05-14-2023, 08:50 AM

It's Howdy Doody time!!!!!

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Boomer 2019 · 05-14-2023, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I remember that show. I was telling someone about it not long ago but couldn’t remember the name. They thought I was nuts. It was either on for a ling time or ran reruns. I was maybe 3 years old but that would be 1966.

I can't believe they ran reruns in the 60's. The show was on from 1953-1957.

Esteban · 05-14-2023, 02:39 PM

Anyone remember the TV show "Alfred Hitchcock Presents?"

It started in 1955, the year I was born. Ran for 10 years.

M_Six · 05-14-2023, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Anyone remember the TV show "Alfred Hitchcock Presents?"

It started in 1955, the year I was born. Ran for 10 years.

I remember the theme music. And at the end of the intro, he turned sideways for a silhouette shot.

dradernh · 05-14-2023, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Anyone remember the TV show "Alfred Hitchcock Presents?"

It started in 1955, the year I was born. Ran for 10 years.

Funny, the wife was watching an episode night before last, and I remember watching a few episodes when I was a kid.

Esteban · 05-14-2023, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dradernh

Funny, the wife was watching an episode night before last, and I remember watching a few episodes when I was a kid.

Found it on the Roku channel and watched the first 2 episodes this morning with coffee.

Used to watch it all the time when I was a kid.

3.0L · 05-14-2023, 07:36 PM

Mr. Wizard.

M_Six · 05-14-2023, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 3.0L

Mr. Wizard.

Mr. Wizard the science guy or Mr. Wizard with Tooter Turtle (Help me, Mr. Wizard!!)?

wdb · 05-15-2023, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Anyone remember the TV show "Alfred Hitchcock Presents?"

It started in 1955, the year I was born. Ran for 10 years.

My mom and dad didn't let me stay up that late. I didn't get to see Dr. Kildare either. Or The Fugitive.

But I did have a Howdy Doody marionette...

Esteban · 05-15-2023, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by wdb

My mom and dad didn't let me stay up that late. I didn't get to see Dr. Kildare either. Or The Fugitive.

But I did have a Howdy Doody marionette...

The Fugitive was a favorite of mine.

3798j · 05-15-2023, 01:25 PM

This might be a stretch for some..but who back in grade school remembers watching the movie "Our Mr Sun" (and other Bell Telephone Science films) starring Dr. Frank C. Baxter?...

cmyx6go · 05-15-2023, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

This might be a stretch for some..but who back in grade school remembers watching the movie "Our Mr Sun" (and other Bell Telephone Science films) starring Dr. Frank C. Baxter?...

Before my time....

Esteban · 05-15-2023, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

This might be a stretch for some..but who back in grade school remembers watching the movie "Our Mr Sun" (and other Bell Telephone Science films) starring Dr. Frank C. Baxter?...

I know Eddie Albert in the picture there. He's the "Green Acres" guy.

"You are my wife." "Goodbye city life."

vreihen16 · 05-15-2023, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

I know Eddie Albert in the picture there. He's the "Green Acres" guy.

"You are my wife." "Goodbye city life."

My and my DW's favorite "Green Acres" scene.....

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wdb · 05-15-2023, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

This might be a stretch for some..but who back in grade school remembers watching the movie "Our Mr Sun" (and other Bell Telephone Science films) starring Dr. Frank C. Baxter?...

I probably saw them but don't remember them. I remember "Signal 30" in driver's ed class though!

3798j · 05-16-2023, 04:57 PM

who knew...

M_Six · 05-16-2023, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

who knew...

*Still* waiting for the flying cars.

vreihen16 · 05-16-2023, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by M_Six

*Still* waiting for the flying cars.

Circa 1954:

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