As a kid, I loved Rocky and Bullwinkle, so when Fractured Filckers showed up in 1960s I was hooked!!
Fractured Flickers was a live-action syndicated half-hour television comedy show that was produced by Jay Ward, who is otherwise known for animated cartoons. The pilot film was produced in 1961, but the series wasn't completed until 1963. Twenty-six episodes were produced; they were syndicated by Desilu Productions and played for several years on local stations.
Hosted by Hans Conreid, I always remember him best as the evil Dr.T in the 5,000 finger of...thier use of classic silent movies helped to spotlight many of the artists from that era, giving some a second life in front of the cameras again. And the exposure, however brief, for kids to want to explore more about the silent era of films many were not exposed to.
They always had short interviews with the stars of the day and many funny "Bits" . My favorite bit was Dinky Dunstan: Boy Cheerleader, taken clips from the classic 1923 Hunchback of Norte Dame with Lon Chaney as Dinky. To this day I still giggle a little!! And with the amazing talents of Paul Frees, June Foray and Bill Scott, it created a fun half hour series that the whole family loved to watch. Once the series went off the air, it was lost in time...until platforms like Youtube and others started showing wore copies of the series again. But no complete collections until VCI created the first Boxset of the series. Unfortunatly for us, VCI did a fair but laklustered upgrade and This series really needs a breath of life and a true loving upgrade to Blu-ray.
Fractured Flickers was a live-action syndicated half-hour television comedy show that was produced by Jay Ward, who is otherwise known for animated cartoons. The pilot film was produced in 1961, but the series wasn't completed until 1963. Twenty-six episodes were produced; they were syndicated by Desilu Productions and played for several years on local stations.
Hosted by Hans Conreid, I always remember him best as the evil Dr.T in the 5,000 finger of...thier use of classic silent movies helped to spotlight many of the artists from that era, giving some a second life in front of the cameras again. And the exposure, however brief, for kids to want to explore more about the silent era of films many were not exposed to.
They always had short interviews with the stars of the day and many funny "Bits" . My favorite bit was Dinky Dunstan: Boy Cheerleader, taken clips from the classic 1923 Hunchback of Norte Dame with Lon Chaney as Dinky. To this day I still giggle a little!! And with the amazing talents of Paul Frees, June Foray and Bill Scott, it created a fun half hour series that the whole family loved to watch. Once the series went off the air, it was lost in time...until platforms like Youtube and others started showing wore copies of the series again. But no complete collections until VCI created the first Boxset of the series. Unfortunatly for us, VCI did a fair but laklustered upgrade and This series really needs a breath of life and a true loving upgrade to Blu-ray.
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