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A little before r n' r really started, but one I still enjoy: Big Mama Thornton, Hound Dog

As much as I would love to own this set, the price will be what keeps me away. The "collectible" tin idea does not make me want to buy this. I've just gotta pass on this one until the price is more affordable.

If there's any show that completely captures my "nostalgic" heart, it is Leave It To Beaver. There is some historical significance with LITB: it was the first tv show from a kid's perspective. One thing I do find a little peculiar: I don't ever recall seeing a "Christmas" episode.

I agree wholeheartedly Gary (and Chris and Jeff, too!), and I just cannot understand why no S3 and more by now. I mean, there's GOTTA be some popularity left with this show! Wasn't TV Land still running it until just recently? Sheesh--it's has to be one of the longest running shows on TV Land!

According the the Copyright website. I did a search on Beaver Goes In Business, from 1961: Type of Work: Motion Picture Registration Number / Date: RE0000440329 / 1989-10-18 Renewal registration for: LP0000020678 / 1961-06-03 Title: Beaver goes in business; motion picture. By Revue...

Understood. It is an interesting time in which we live and we're just at the threshold of seeing the convergence of Internet Advertising and Television Advertising, and just how will this convergence affect the consumer? Will DVR's and PVR's be built so as to negate the opportunity to fast...

If I recall, there were commercials in the network debut of ROOTS. Regarding "truly sponsoring a show," yes there were shows, especially in the early days of tv, that had only one "sole" sponsor. And, accompanying the sole sponsorship of tv shows came final script approval by the sponsor...

Brian, I've felt more "product placement" would be utilized within tv episodes themselves. Dave "It is now possible to pop a large bag of popcorn in your microwave and still not miss any of our program! How amazing is that??? But wait! There's more..."

"We'll be right back...after this brief commercial announcement..."

Having just found and joined the HTF a couple of days ago, I scanned through to find any Threads dealing with William Orbit...didn't...and thought I'd start with his latest release "My Oracle Lives Uptown." Growing up in the 50's and 60's and listening to music progress (digress) through the...

Originally Posted by AnthonyC [url=/forum/thread/282523/which-has-been-the-best-decade-for-music/30#post_3579959] Of course. But I think more importantly, it's a statement that (in the 60's) there were an awful lot of record companies looking for the next "Beatles" or "Stones" or...

Jeez, I feel like I just fell off the proverbial Turnip Truck. I definitely missed this one somehow!

Each decade had memorable songwriters/singers/musicians. And each artist from whatever generation they came from was directly influenced by someone else, either from a period earlier in time, or by their current "peers." It's the "best decade" part of the question that bothers me the most. What...

I have an old Jackie Gleason show, with Jackie playing Joe the Bartender, and he's talking to his boss (can't think of his name) about Pay TV. I think I have some old TV Guides from the late 50's where they talk about Pay TV. Pay TV, in the context of "back then," was a means to alleviate some...

Wow. I can't believe this has finally come to DVD! 70 out of 78 episodes on 10 discs. Has anyone bought this yet? Does anyone know if it includes any Billboards or other extras? Considering it's 4:15am here, I'll write more about this later!

By the way, Claude Akins grew up not too far from where I did: his family moved to Bedford Indiana when he was a youngster. He did go to Indiana University in Bloomington Indiana for a short time but transferred to Northwestern, majoring in theater. His first big movie was From Here To Eternity...

And...to change the subject slightly... Aaron Spelling wrote the episode "Until The Man Dies," as well as other ones. Edited by Kronosis - 7/3/2009 at 07:32 am GMT

Actually, there were only 29 episodes in Season 1. Episode 21, The Hangin' Tree is the same as Episode 1, You Only Run Once.

In that December 17, 1960 article I posted, it says "there are definite time standards for tv commercials." Does anyone know IF that still holds true today, and where you can find such info on the internet? I've checked the NAB website, but couldn't find anything. Brian^K?

Originally Posted by Jeff# [url=/forum/thread/227685/have-gun-will-travel-season-3#post_2761728]

If I remember correctly, this subject was addressed in the book Same Time, Same Station: Creating American Television, 1948-1961, by James L. Baughman. I'll dig it out and see what I can find out. (PS--I highly recommend the book to anyone interested in the history of tv)

Frontier Circus is a series I would really like to see again. it's been a long long time...As well as Slattery's People and Father Of The Bride... Also...I'm not sure if these were mentioned or not: Sea Hunt (Lloyd Bridges) Whirlybirds (Kenneth Tobey) Cochise (Michael Ansara) The Rebel: Johnny...

Here are some excerpts from TV Guide, December 17, 1960: IS THERE ANY LIMIT TO COMMERCIALS? The ABC's of the code which regulates them--In some cases A TV station in a small Ohio town recently permitted the commercial on a five minutes news program to run two full minutes. This was 45...

Thanks, jdee!

Originally Posted by Jeff Willis [url=/forum/thread/289125/is-a-show-public-domain/30#post_3579223])

Hey Regulus! Nice to meet you, and I'm glad I could help out!

Brian, I have read through most of the postings in this Thread and you have provided a great deal of information that I've been wondering about myself for the last several months. Thank you so much! At the end of last year, I decided to go with ATT UVerse for their triple pack, but having an HD...

Hi Jeff! It was my understanding that, shows in the public domain, no matter who releases them, are still in the Public Domain. Let's take the 16 or 17 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, as an example. You know as well as I that these episodes have been released by several companies (sometimes...

Hi Regulus! I know I'm getting into the discussion late and I will blame that on the fact that I just found this wonderful Forum late last night. Here's where I go, but beware of how reliable it actually is. It does help in searches though...

Hi Bob! Thanks for the welcome... When I was in the Army, I was stationed in Germany from '73 to '75. I lived off base and didn't have a tv set, but I had a radio. AFRN (Armed Forces Radio Network) ran old radio shows each evening. Each night was set aside for a particular series, and Gunsmoke...