In place of the commercials, newer performance and interview clips from the original stars and/or a family member of the performers are included; these clips are occasionally updated. Premiered: May 11, 1951 Network: KTLA, American Broadcasting Company Genres: Variety show Also ranks #24 on ...
Weatherman Willard Scott (Bozo the Clown, The Today Show) Actor William M. Smith (Hawaii Five-O) Actress Jane Withers (best known as Josephine the Plumber in Comet cleanser commercials) Antenna TV and Spinoff Rewind TV Set Fall Schedules ...
The Commercials of WGR in the 50s & 60s WGR has aired literally millions of commercials over the last hundred years… Our sponsors have not only paid the bills, but have made for great memories themselves, like these Buffalo classics from the 50s and 60s: The commercials of WGR in the ...
Kicking off our list of celebrated women of the screen is Lea Thompson, who had her start in TV commercials at the age of 20! The actress has since gone on to star in "Dennis the Menace," "JAWS 3-D," "Switched at Birth" as well as a stint on "Dancing With The Stars...
A show based on Based on the GEICO Cavemen commercials doesn't sound promising to most, but for some reason, ABC gave it a chance anyway. Cavemen focuses on life in San Diego, California, through the eyes of three cavemen: Nick, Andy, and Joe. The show started of...
Shock!: Created by Harvey Brunswick. With Harvey Brunswick. "Shock!" was a hosted horror movie show with Harvey Brunswick as "Gregory Grave" presenting horror movies on KMBC-TV, Channel 9, Kansas City, Missouri from 20 September 1958 to 16 September 1961
I was a regular watcher of the show from the time my town got TV in 1952 to roughly the show's end. In the early years, my family would crowd anxiously around the set waiting for the laughs to start. In fact, Groucho's eyebrows often told a story that couldn't be said in those...
with television technology with a closed circuit system located on the 26th floor of the Rand Building. Cameras were installed along with lighting and scenic equipment. A series of production clinics were conducted, during which WGR Radio staffers staged newscasts and acted out commercials. ...
From Quiz Surely Shirley Can't Be Serious Answer: Cindy Williams Born in Los Angeles in 1947, Cindy Williams always felt comfortable on stage. She started her professional acting career in commercials in the late '60s. She then was cast in some roles on television before her career took off...
But in the late 50s, westerns completely took over. In 1958, eight of the top ten TV shows were westerns. Obviously many people were beginning to make the switch from radio to TV for their news. TV specials were very important to spreading the message back then and they attracted huge au...