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1959: TV Already Copying Old Shows
This Associated Press article from 1959 expressed concern that TV was copying itself too much. Given the whole movie industry currently centers itself around Batman, Transformers, and Saw CXXVII,...
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1959: Quiz Show Scandal Trial Starts
The quiz show scandal was a pretty big deal in 1959, with Herbert Stempel going public that he’d been given answers when he appeared on the popular game show "Twenty-One."
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1959: Stam Radio and TV
Stam Radio and TV was selling this gorgeous Golden Tube Sentry Unit, which apparently came in mahogany. The store’s phone number was 2-3122 and it was located at 708 Tenth Street.
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1959: Gorgeous Televisions from Karhu
Awesomely styled televisions from Karhu Hardware in 1959, which would likely fall and crush anyone like an eggshell if they ever got moved on their spindly little legs. Very, very cool-looking,...
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1985: No Windom TV Movie
1985: No Windom TV Movie Windom was not going to get a TV movie, announced this 1985 article. Too bad; it looks like kind of an interesting one.
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1960: Makeup Allowed in Kennedy Vs. Nixon Debate
1960: Nixon vs. Kennedy Makeup Nixon did not wear makeup in the debates against Kennedy in 1960, and it may have cost him the election.
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1960: Aquanauts, Cowboys and Angels
1960: The Golden Age of Television In 1960, Aquanauts (later renamed Malibu Run, apparently), Zane Grey Theater and Heaven Can Wait were on TV. No, not that one. But not that one either. This one.
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1960: Color Television!
1960: Color Television! This RCA television from 1960 had an awesome feature: color. It’s part of a gigantic Rickbeils ad, of course!
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1961: You’ll Like What You See
1961: You'll Like What You See Apart from “The Untouchables,” I have no idea what any of these 1961 shows is really about. But Johnny Midnight sounds cool.
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