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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 26, 2018 4:37:33 GMT
Just a random topic. By "local show" I mean shows aired locally in a single city or state.
I'm currently doing research on "local shows", hence why I posted this thread about them. Any you liked? Any you hated? Any you were indifferent to? Any at all?
[note: I am aware that little survives of the shows today, but any help with finding footage on YouTube would also be appreciated].
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Apr 26, 2018 5:44:44 GMT
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 26, 2018 6:17:40 GMT
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Post by bravomailer on Apr 26, 2018 15:05:57 GMT
Sam and Friends was a DC-area show created by Jim Henson who of course went on to create The Muppets.
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 27, 2018 10:22:08 GMT
President Ackbar™, just watched all five parts....a lot of fun. The interview in part two with Alfred Hitchcock was a cool surprise. I notice that some of the clips come from video-taped episodes (some on the rare colour videotape of the 1960s), while some is location footage presumably shot on 16mm film (interesting to me. I learned a while ago that with UK and Australia TV, it is common for 16mm location footage to exist even when the episode itself is lost, and it's interesting to see this is the case with some American TV as well).
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Post by mikef6 on Apr 29, 2018 18:16:28 GMT
In San Antonio, Texas in the 1950s into the early ‘60s, we had a local personality named Joe Alston who ruled kid’s local TV for years. From 4 to 5 o’clock every weekday after school, he called himself Captain Gus. He dressed up like an old salt on his ship, the Amigas. For that hour, he introduced cartoons, mainly Popeye (the sailor man, ‘natch) but he also had a large library of Bugs Bunny and other Warner favorites. On Friday nights, however, he changed his costume for something between Dracula and an undertaker – and his ship setting for a room in a decrepit mansion with plenty of cobwebs. This was “5 Star Shock.” (He was on channel 5.) His character was just called, The Host. He introduced classic horror films, I saw a lot early Karloff, Lugosi, and Chaney, Jr. for the first time during that period. He would always sign off of “5 Star Shock” with “Good night and pleasant…dreams?” This last word was spoken with an upward inflected question/doubting/mocking tone. Then there would be an Evil Laugh through the fade-out. Captain Gus  Best (as in "only") picture I could find of Alston as The Host  |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Apr 29, 2018 19:29:17 GMT
In San Antonio, Texas in the 1950s into the early ‘60s, we had a local personality named Joe Alston who ruled kid’s local TV for years. From 4 to 5 o’clock every weekday after school, he called himself Captain Gus. He dressed up like an old salt on his ship, the Amigas. For that hour, he introduced cartoons, mainly Popeye (the sailor man, ‘natch) but he also had a large library of Bugs Bunny and other Warner favorites. On Friday nights, however, he changed his costume for something between Dracula and an undertaker – and his ship setting for a room in a decrepit mansion with plenty of cobwebs. This was “5 Star Shock.” (He was on channel 5.) His character was just called, The Host. He introduced classic horror films, I saw a lot early Karloff, Lugosi, and Chaney, Jr. for the first time during that period. He would always sign off of “5 Star Shock” with “Good night and pleasant…dreams?” This last word was spoken with an upward inflected question/doubting/mocking tone. Then there would be an Evil Laugh through the fade-out. Captain Gus Best (as in "only") picture I could find of Alston as The Host Not sure if you find this interesting, but some of the Australian stations also did hosted shows with old horror films, with the host in costume. They also did the local "host introducing old theatrical cartoons" shows too. Sadly, hardly any tapes remain. I read that Australian TV execs would go the U.S. and look for good ideas worth doing back home.... |
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Post by geode on Apr 30, 2018 19:38:09 GMT
Just a random topic. By "local show" I mean shows aired locally in a single city or state. I'm currently doing research on "local shows", hence why I posted this thread about them. Any you liked? Any you hated? Any you were indifferent to? Any at all? [note: I am aware that little survives of the shows today, but any help with finding footage on YouTube would also be appreciated].
A local show broadcast from Phoenix, Arizona for over thirty years. |
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Post by geode on Apr 30, 2018 19:47:31 GMT
Just a random topic. By "local show" I mean shows aired locally in a single city or state. I'm currently doing research on "local shows", hence why I posted this thread about them. Any you liked? Any you hated? Any you were indifferent to? Any at all? [note: I am aware that little survives of the shows today, but any help with finding footage on YouTube would also be appreciated].
A local show broadcast from Phoenix, Arizona for over thirty years. |
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Post by geode on Apr 30, 2018 19:59:38 GMT
Just a random topic. By "local show" I mean shows aired locally in a single city or state. I'm currently doing research on "local shows", hence why I posted this thread about them. Any you liked? Any you hated? Any you were indifferent to? Any at all? [note: I am aware that little survives of the shows today, but any help with finding footage on YouTube would also be appreciated].
A local show broadcast from Phoenix, Arizona for over thirty years. I think a handful of full shows exists, including one from the 60s. |
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Post by Matthew the Swordsman on May 6, 2018 23:17:55 GMT
geode, Thanks, I'll check it out soon (haven't been able to the last few days because of circumstances beyond my control...various circumstances in fact, seemingly a different one each day. Currently, as of this very minute, the circumstance being that my idiot neighbour is having a tree cut-down, and my badly-made bedroom with badly-made walls is letting the sound of the chainsaw come in very loudly, meaning I can't watch anything).
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Post by wmcclain on May 16, 2018 22:20:52 GMT
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Post by telegonus on Jun 17, 2018 4:23:26 GMT
Lots of fun local stuff in Beantown when I was growing up: Big Brother,--a kid's show--was very popular and a lunch hour favorite for elementary school kids; Boomtown was a western themed morning show shown on the weekend only; and a late afternoon Monday to Friday (more or less) after school show, Major Mudd, in which a stranded astronaut introduced Three Stooges short subjects and became enormously popular as a result.
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