Obscure Classic TV Shows - Post Your Favorites! (1 Viewer)

[JohnHopper]

UNSOLD PILOT
Sally and Sam (CBS/1965)
episode #1: “They Meet”
starring Gary Lockwood and Cynthia Pepper
genre: comedy

 

[timk1041]

UNSOLD PILOT
Sally and Sam (CBS/1965)
episode #1: “They Meet”
starring Gary Lockwood and Cynthia Pepper
genre: comedy

Pepper played Mike's girlfriend Jean on the very early episodes of My Three Sons. Never heard of this pilot. Thanks for posting.

 

[The 1960's]

UNSOLD PILOT
Sally and Sam (CBS/1965)
episode #1: “They Meet”
starring Gary Lockwood and Cynthia Pepper
genre: comedy

John this was posted in 2021. Please utilize the search feature prior to posting to avoid duplicates. Thanks!

Obscure Classic TV Shows - Post Your Favorites!

Robert Ripley's cartoon column had to be a natural for TV and indeed there have been several shows based on the panel. I liked the show with Jack Palance who could chew the scenery in every presentation and we loved it. There were three co-hosts but my favorite was his daughter Holly Palance...

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[The 1960's]

UNSOLD PILOT
Sally and Sam (CBS/1965)
episode #1: “They Meet”
starring Gary Lockwood and Cynthia Pepper
genre: comedy

John this was posted in 2021. Please utilize the search feature prior to posting to avoid duplicates. Thanks!

Obscure Classic TV Shows - Post Your Favorites!

Robert Ripley's cartoon column had to be a natural for TV and indeed there have been several shows based on the panel. I liked the show with Jack Palance who could chew the scenery in every presentation and we loved it. There were three co-hosts but my favorite was his daughter Holly Palance...

www.hometheaterforum.com

John forgive me. I didn't realize your intention was to give us all a preview of your forthcoming Gary Lockwood (February 21, 1937) 88th Birthday Tribute this Friday @ Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars featuring Mission: Impossible S07E16 The Question (Jan.19.1973).

 

[JohnHopper]

Indeed! Just a foretaste of things to come…

 

[The 1960's]

Sid Caesar Invites You (1958)
Stars Sid Caesar Imogene Coca Carl Reiner​

After 'Your Show of Shows' ended its run in 1954, Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca went their separate ways ... neither achieving as much success separately as they had enjoyed together. In January 1958, Caesar and Coca united on American television for a new series, 'Sid Caesar Invites You', with some of their 'Show of Shows' scriptwriters and a similar sketch-comedy format. It looked to be a sure-fire success, but the new series lasted barely five months and was scuppered in May.

BBC Airdate Sept. 9, 1958​

Earl Wild performs a medley of his Gershwin arrangements - 'Liza' and 'The Man I Love' for Left Hand alone.

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[The 1960's]

Tate (1960)
Stars David McLean Don Wilbanks Robert Redford​

The adventures of a one-armed gunfighter (he lost the use of an arm during the Civil War) in the Old West.

S01E01 Home Town (Jun.08.1960)
Stars David McLean James Coburn Hank Patterson Sandra Knight Don Wilbanks Jim Hayward Royal Dano Jim Hutton​

Tate returns to his home town to help an old friend, the town's aging marshal, guard a prisoner from a mob that wants to free him from being hanged.

S01E02 Stopover (Jun.15.1960)
Stars David McLean Bill Tennant Vaughn Taylor Robert F. Simon King Calder Peggy Ann Garner​

Tate rides into town with the body of a wanted outlaw he's just killed, and presents it to the sheriff to collect the bounty. The sheriff sends Tate to the saloon to wait while he fills out the paperwork--and, since he doesn't like bounty hunters, decides to take his time about it. Meanwhile, at the saloon Tate runs into a young hothead who's itching to put a notch on his gun and decides that Tate's going to be it.

S01E03 The Bounty Hunter (Jun.22.1960)
Stars David McLean Robert Warwick Louise Fletcher Robert Redford Robert Culp​

Robert Culp plays a bounty hunter who is seeking Tate for a murder that he didn't commit.

S01E07 Tigrero (Aug.03.1960)
Stars David McLean Robert Brubaker Ben Wright Ted Markland Warren Vanders Ron Starr Harry Swoger Lalo Rios Rafael López Martin Landau​

While bringing in sheepherder John Chess (Martin Landau) who twelve years prior had murdered more than a dozen people and ravaged a town out of revenge for his wife's death, Tate is forced to kill two sons of cattle rancher Abel Towey, who then wants his own revenge and tracks down Tate and Chess.

S01E08 Comanche Scalps (Aug.10.1060)
Stars David McLean Robert Redford Anne Whitfield Leonard Nimoy Lane Bradford Frank Overton​

Tate tags along when grudge-holding Amos returns home to kill the little brother who wooed away and wed Amos' sweetheart during his long absence. Meanwhile, a marauding band of Comanches approaches.

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[The 1960's]

The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1974)
Stars Dan Haggerty Don Shanks Marjorie Harper Lisa Jones William Woodson​

The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams is a 1974 independent feature film produced by Charles E. Sellier Jr. and Raylan D. Jensen for Sun Classic Pictures. The film's popularity led to an NBC television series of the same name. The title character, played by Dan Haggerty, was loosely based on California mountain man John "Grizzly" Adams (1812–1860) (From Wikipedia). After fleeing into the mountains after he is wrongly accused of murder, woodsman "Grizzly Adams" discovers an uncanny bond to the indigenous wildlife of the region after rescuing an orphaned grizzly bear cub whom he adopts and calls "Ben".

The Life And Times Of Grizzly Adams (1977-1978)
Stars Dan Haggerty Denver Pyle Bozo the Bear​

An innocent fugitive from the law lives in the wilderness with a grizzly bear companion and helps passers-by in the forest.

S01E02 Blood Brothers (Feb.16.1977)
Stars Dan Haggerty Denver Pyle Bozo the Bear John Bishop Don Shanks​

Adams recalls the tale of how he met Nakoma when he was a new "Greenhorn" to the ways of the wilderness. How Nakoma helped him learn survival and also the tribal ceremony that bonded their friendship as Blood Brothers.

S01E04 Unwelcome Neighbor (Mar.02.1977)
Stars Dan Haggerty Denver Pyle Bozo the Bear John Bishop Ronny Cox Don Shanks​

A widower and his son move into a nearby valley and refuse friendly advice from Adams and Nakoma, with disastrous consequences.

S01E05 Howdy-Do, I'm Mad Jack (Mar.09.1977)
Stars Dan Haggerty Denver Pyle Bozo the Bear Number Seven Don Shanks Number Six​

Mad-Jack disappears down a river on a raft. Adams later finds some of his belongings. Thinking he may have perished,it causes him to reflect back on the time he first met the mountain man. Will James Capen Adams bid farewell to his friend?

S02E06 The Search (Nov.09.1977)
Stars Dan Haggerty Denver Pyle Bozo the Bear Paul Brinegar Number Seven Don Shanks​

Trapper Tom comes to the great forests to snare grizzly bears,to sell to city zoos. With Adams help,Mad Jack and Nakoma set out to find him and destroy his traps...but will it be enough to stop him altogether?

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I really loved this series and it's very cheap! Not the greatest image quality but lots of fun!

 

[The 1960's]

Pride of the Family (1953-1955)
Stars Paul Hartman Fay Wray Natalie Wood
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Pride of the Family is a television comedy series that takes you into the lives of a typical (or atypical) family in the 1950's. Albie works in advertising for a newspaper. He goes home to his devoted wife Catherine, 15 year old daughter Ann, and son Junior who is 14. Paul Hartman plays the lovable but bumbling father Albie. Also stars Fay Wray (remember her in King Kong?), beautiful Natalie Wood, and Bobby Hyatt. In this episode Albie has a terrible cold and decides to visit the doctor. It seems he cannot keep his hands off items in the doctor's laboratory. There he manages to believe he is the victim of deadly radioactive contamination. Air Date December 4, 1953 on the ABC Network. 39 episodes were made. Transferred from 16mm b-w film. (Moviecraft Inc.)

S01E10 The Radioactive Story (Dec.04.1953)
Stars Paul Hartman Fay Wray Natalie Wood Robert Hyatt Willis Bouchey Renny McEvoy Robert Foulk Bill Baldwin Lyn Thomas Douglas Fowley Joey D. Vieira​

Albie mistakens some pills for ones prescribed and ingests them. When dad discovers what he has done Albie imagines the severest consequences and creates an uproar in the house.

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[The 1960's]

Funny You Should Ask (1968-1969)
Stars Lloyd Thaxton Kenny Williams Stu Gilliam

A "Which celebrity said this?" type of game.

S01E79 Milt Kamen, Roger Moore, Jan Murray, Della Reese, Donna Jean Young - Day 5 (Feb.14.1969)
Stars Lloyd Thaxton Milt Kamen Roger Moore Jan Murray Della Reese Kenny Williams Donna Jean Young​

Source: 16mm B/W Kinescope of a show broadcast in color. Contains all of the original network commercials. Guest stars for this episode are: Roger Moore, Della Reese, Donna Jean Young, Milt Kamen, and Jan Murray. (jeffsabu)

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[The 1960's]

Masquerade Party (1952-1960)
Stars Johnny Olson Bert Parks Peter Donald​

A panel of celebrities met with another celebrity who was in heavy make-up and/or costume; this disguise would always provide clues to the celebrity's actual identity. The panel asked yes-or-no questions to the celebrity, and then received another clue about the celebrity's identity at the end of the round. After the clue, the panel had one last chance to guess the identity, followed by the celebrity revealing their true identity. (1952)

Unknown Episode (Oct.05.1955)​

Masquerade Party is a television game show who's popularity kept it on the air from 1952 to 1960. There was even a revival of the show in 1974. The game consisted of a panel of celebrities attempting to guess the identity of a celebrity who was disguised with heavy make-up and/or a costume. The disguise actually provided clues as to the celebrity's actual identity. This episode aired October 5, 1955. The master of ceremonies is Peter Donald. The panel is Bobby Sherwood, Dagmar (Jennie Lewis), Ogden Nash, and Ilka Chase. All commercials intact for Geritol. Find out about your "tired blood" and Esquire Shoe Polish. Remember when you shined your shoes? The Yankees lost the World Series to the Dodgers October 4th, so that was a topic in the show. Transferred from 16mm b-w film. (Moviecraft Inc.)

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[The 1960's]

The DuPont Show of the Week (1961-1964)
Stars Walter Matthau Frank McGee Art Carney

S02E17 The Legend of Lylah Clare (May.19.1963)
Stars Sorrell Booke Alfred Drake Johnny Haymer Janice Mars Frank Schofield Arthur Selby Paul Sparer Michael Tolan Tuesday Weld Dick O'Neill​

What really happened to the famous film star Lylah Clare, whose life (and death) forms the subject of a proposed new movie?

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[The 1960's]

Playhouse 90 (1956-1961)
Stars Richard Joy Paul Lambert Helen Kleeb​

Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.

S03E15 The Blue Men (Jul.15.1959)
Stars Edmond O'Brien Rafael Campos Olive Deering Alvin Childress Mary Gregory Eileen Heckart Richard LePore David Lewis Frank Maxwell Tyler McVey Burt Mustin Pat O'Malley Cameron Prud'Homme Morgan Roberts Irving Steinberg Jack Warden James Westerfield​

Roy Brenner (Edward Binns) is a no-nonsense, seen-it-all plainclothes NYPD lieutenant, and his son Ernie (James Broderick) is a rookie beat cop in his first year on the force. In this pilot episode Ernie is undercover vice. He meets a pretty girl in a bar (Dolores)who takes him to an illegal craps game. To keep out of trouble Delores becomes a CI, confidential informant. But, can she be trusted with the crooked mob, crooked cops, and payoffs? Filmed in the noir style. Takes place in the gritty underworld of New York. An exceptional musical score. This pilot led to the Brenner TV series. Transferred from 16mm b-w film. (Moviecraft Inc.)

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[The 1960's]

This Is Your Life (1950-1987)
Stars Ralph Edwards Bob Warren Eddie Cantor​

Unsuspecting celebrities were lured to a studio under false pretenses. Once there, they were surprised by loved ones sharing memories, culminating in gifts like jewelry and camera equipment.

Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. Next, the celebrity was escorted into the studio, and one by one, people who were significant in the guest's life would be brought out to offer anecdotes. At the end of the show, family members and friends would surround the guest, who would then be presented with gifts. These usually included jewelry, a scrapbook of memories, a home 16 mm projector and a camera.

This group is comprised of episodes not posted by me previously or those which were removed by YouTube due to accounts being terminated.

S03E10 Laurel and Hardy (Dec.01.1954)
Stars Ralph Edwards Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Bob Warren Margaret O'Connor Arata Vivian Blaine Lois Brooks Bernard Delfont Warren Doane Frank Faust Frank Fouce Althea Miller Horne Virginia Lucille Jones Ida Kitaeva Edith Laurel Lois Laurel Leo McCarey Roland Park Hal Roach Jr. Ben Shipman​

The only time two lives were honored on the show, as both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were the rather subdued subjects.

Writes Barry I. Grauman 1 year ago “Despite Ralph Edwards' claim in later years that a stuck door was responsible for the delay in bringing Stan and Ollie to the NBC Studios, the REAL reason their appearance was delayed was because Stan had no intention of being "surprised" on national television, and refused to attend the telecast {"We intended to do something on television", he later recalled, "but we certainly never intended by starting out on an unrehearsed network program."}. It was Hardy who convinced his partner to "be a good sport" and go through with it, reminding him that everyone had been assembled to honor them, and that they couldn't let their fans down. Laurel agreed.”

S03E26 Walter Brennan (Mar.30.1955)
Stars Ralph Edwards Walter Brennan Carl Barringer Andy Brennan Arthur Wells 'Mike' Brennan Dennis Brennan Florence Brennan James 'Jimmy' Brennan Michael Brennan Patricia Brennan Ruth Brennan Ruth Wells Brennan Mel Carver Glenn Ford Ralph Hamilton Sarah Hills Claudia Marie Lademan Dixon Lademan Ralph Lindsey Eleanor Powell John West



S05E22 Duke Kahanamoku (Feb.20.1957)
Stars Ralph Edwards Duke Kahanamoku George Center David Kahanamoku Sam Kahanamoku Ludy Langer Michael McDermott Johnny Weissmuller​

This is Your Life: Duke Kahanamoku 1/2 Hour B/W Kinescope Original NBC Network print with all original commercials as Broadcast on February 20, 1957. Duke Kahanamoku was considered the "Father of Surfing". Duke Kahanamoku was one of the great Olympic heroes of all time. Born in Hawaii, Duke grew up swimming and entered the 1912 Stockholm Olympics for the United States (Hawaii was not yet a state, but a U.S. possession)and became an international star by winning the Men's 100-Meter Freestyle, something he repeated eight years later at the 1920 ... See full bio »

S05E28 Buster Keaton (Apr.03.1957)
Stars Ralph Edwards Buster Keaton Bob Warren Edward F. Cline Donald Crisp Louise Dresser Al Gregory Axel Gruenberg Buster Keaton Jr. Eleanor Keaton Harry Keaton Louise Keaton John Nelson Donald O'Connor Will 'Mush' Rawls Howard Ross Red Skelton Bob Talmadge​

Tonight the subject is great silent comedian Buster Keaton, second only to Chaplin in his day, inspired by the forthcoming release of "The Buster Keaton Story," whose star, Donald O'Connor, is among the guests paying tribute.

This is Your Life: Buster Keaton 1/2 Hour B/W Kinescope Original NBC Network print with all original commercials (Crest and Prell) as broadcast on April 3, 1957. With guests: Louise and Harry Keaton (his siblings), Eddie Cline, Donald Crisp, Red Skelton, Eleanor Keaton (his wife), and Donald O'Connor. (jeffsabu)

S06E08 Boris Karloff (Nov.20.1957)
Stars Ralph Edwards Boris Karloff J. Warren Bacon Frank Brink Russel Crouse Barbara Edwards James Edwards Axel Gruenberg Evelyn Hope Boris Karloff Jim Laker Howard Lindsay Jack P. Pierce Jane Stone Geoffrey Taylor​

World famous star of monster movie lore Boris Karloff celebrates his 70th birthday as the very surprised guest of honor, featuring an appearance from makeup wizard Jack Pierce.

S08E29 Jesse Owens (Apr.27.1960)
Stars David Albritton Lil Buck Ralph Edwards Ralph Metcalfe Jesse Owens Bob Richards Frank Wykoff



S09E12 Jayne Mansfield (Dec.18.1960)
Stars Ralph Edwards Jayne Mansfield Johnny Grant Mickey Hargitay Bob Hope Debbie Reynolds Penny Singleton



Vincent Price (Mar.18.1973)
Stars Ralph Edwards Vincent Price Samuel Z. Arkoff​

Vincent Price is tonight's guest, featuring appearances from wife Mary and daughter Victoria, and celebrities in the audience as well, such as Dorothy McGuire and Mary Wickes.

S30E10 William Shatner (Dec.27.1989)
Stars Michael Aspel William Shatner Harve Bennett Julie Harris Richard Herd Marcy Lafferty Heather Locklear Leonard Nimoy Leslie Carol Shatner Lisabeth Shatner Melanie Shatner Adrian Zmed

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[The 1960's]

Dick Tracy (1950-1952)
Stars Ralph Byrd Joe Devlin William Woodson​

Intrepid detective Dick Tracy tangles with a bizarre rogue's gallery of villains. But as always our stoic officer of the law, virtuous to a fault, proves himself up to the task of putting the criminals behind bars.

S02E15 Meets Heels Beals (Nov.21.1951)
Stars Ralph Byrd Joe Devlin Isabel Randolph William 'Billy' Benedict Karl 'Killer' Davis Stephen Carr​

Two jewel thieves hire out as furniture movers to gain access to the homes of the rich.

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