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

[Mysto]

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.

Ripley's Believe It Or Not - 1982-86

 

[Mysto]

Ripley's Believe Or Not is it's own story. Here is a cartoon from 2008.

And here is the series from the
Ripley's Believe It Or Not - 2000-03

 

[Mysto]

Here's a little more on Ripley.

This was a Vitaphone theatrical release from 1931



And a failed pilot from 1956. If you watch it you will believe it failed ( wow was it boring)

 

[Bob Graham]

They revived This Is Your Life in the 80's (not sure of the date) with Pat Sajak as the host. They surprised Angie Dickinson, and she refused to cooperate. A great moment in television!

 

[The 1960's]

The Veil (1958) Stars Boris Karloff Denise Alexander Tod Andrews Harry Bartell Booth Colman Ron Hagerthy Robert Hardy Niall MacGinnis Katherine Squire Kay Stewart Lee Torrance Tony Travis Dorothy Alison Roxane Berard Whit Bissell Eve Brent Argentina Brunetti Paul Bryar Jean Del Val Myron Healey Peter MillerTudor Owen Jennifer Raine Russ Bender Olive Blakeney Robert BrownRoy Engel Jack Lomas Patrick Macnee Ray Montgomery Albert Carrier George Hamilton Charles Meredith Shirley Mitchell

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An anthology of horror stories hosted by actor Boris Karloff.

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S01E00 Vestris (1958) Stars Boris Karloff (archive footage) Torin Thatcher (archive footage) Rita Lynn (archive footage)

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Mary Norrich embarks on her first voyage with her sea captain husband's ship. She has a vision of a ghostly apparition who tries to warn her of impending danger. Mary can't convince her husband or the other crew members that something is amiss.

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S01E01 Vision of Crime (1958) Stars Boris Karloff Robert Hardy Jennifer Raine

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While on a boat trip to Paris, a man has a vision in which he sees his brother murdered. He returns to England to discover that his brother has been killed and that a man he knows isn't the murderer is the prime suspect. Who is the murderer and how will the man ferret the killer out without mentioning his vision and seeming like a nut-case?

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S01E02 Girl on the Road (1958) Stars Boris Karloff Tod Andrews Eve Brent

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A young man helps a beautiful, young woman who is stranded by the side of the road...her cars gas tank empty. He drives her to town to get gas and have a drink. When a bartender calls someone named "Morgan Debs" (Karloff), the girl panics and leaves, but promises the young man she will meet with him later and tell him who "Morgan Debs" is.

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S01E03 Food on the Table (1958) Stars Boris Karloff Kay Stewart Tudor Owen

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A captain returns from a sea voyage to a wife he does not love. He saves her life after she is bitten by a snake. He almost immediately regrets having done so, as he learns that a woman who is smitten with him has been recently widowed and has inherited a large sum of money.

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S01E04 The Doctors (1958) Stars Boris Karloff Tony Travis Argentina Brunetti

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"Dr. Angelo Marcabienti", returns home to the small Italian village he grew up in his. His father, also a doctor, is old and tired and "Angelo" wants him to retire and move to the city to live with him, but the townspeople won't let him.

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NOTE: Though OOP this is available on DVD here and here. I had never seen it before until a few days ago. Posting it is done with the intent to entice the purchase of this release. After watching a few episodes and reading some of the Amazon reviews I did just that last night!

 

[Mysto]

The Veil (1958) Stars Boris Karloff Denise Alexander Tod Andrews Harry Bartell Booth Colman Ron Hagerthy Robert Hardy Niall MacGinnis Katherine Squire Kay Stewart Lee Torrance Tony Travis Dorothy Alison Roxane Berard Whit Bissell Eve Brent Argentina Brunetti Paul Bryar Jean Del Val Myron Healey Peter MillerTudor Owen Jennifer Raine Russ Bender Olive Blakeney Robert BrownRoy Engel Jack Lomas Patrick Macnee Ray Montgomery Albert Carrier George Hamilton Charles Meredith Shirley Mitchell

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An anthology of horror stories hosted by actor Boris Karloff.

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This is a really fun series that I have owned for a long time and I honestly thought we had already posted it. Well done Neal!

 

[The 1960's]

Broadside (1964-1965) Stars Kathleen Nolan Edward Andrews Dick Sargent Sheila James Kuehl Lois Roberts Joan Staley Jimmy Boyd George Furth Don Edmonds Arnold Stang

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Lt. Anne Morgan and her fellow Waves are posted to the backwater station on Ranakai, much to the displeasure of Commander Adrian, who schemes to transfer the women to keep from disrupting his South Seas idyll, including gourmet cook.

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S01E01 Don't Make Waves (Sep.20.1964) Roland Winters

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Lt. Anne Morgan arrives on Ranakai with her fellow Waves as replacements for the motor pool, and Commander Roger Adrian is not happy.

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S01E02 The Non-Permanent Wave (Sep.27.1964) John Zaremba Thomas Bellin

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S01E03 Kill 'Em with Kindness (Oct.04.1964) Willis Bouchey Richard Jury Nelson Olmsted Mako Lloyd Kino Frank McGinnis Daniel Frawley

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S01E04 Annie Shoots Down the Cupid (Oct.11.1964) William Smith Hugh Sanders Robert Pine

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S01E05 Lt. Morgan's Secret Marriage (Oct.25.1964) Berkeley Harris

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[The 1960's]

America! ‘The Tinsel Mecca’ (1963) (Unaired Pilot)

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This is the un-aired pilot version that sold the show. John Guedel introduces Jack Douglas, who introduces the program. Contains great footage of Los Angeles in the early 1960s. At the end are "scenes from future shows", in which we see, among others, Arlene Dahl, Actress, Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959). (From YouTube)

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Includes Disneyland, Wax Museum, Angel's Flight, Chinatown, Olvera Street, the beach, the Magic Castle, the Troubadour, and the Roaring 20's nitery, according to archivist's notes. The Tinsel Mecca focuses on the color and glamour of Hollywood. Attractions include Corriganville, a prop Western town used for movies and TV; Grauman's Chinese Theatre; an exhibit at Marineland of the Pacific; Forest Lawn Memorial Park; and the Academy of Magical Arts"--TV Guide, September 8, 1964 (From archive.org)

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[Mysto]

America! ‘The Tinsel Mecca’ (1963) (Unaired Pilot)

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This is the un-aired pilot version that sold the show. John Guedel introduces Jack Douglas, who introduces the program. Contains great footage of Los Angeles in the early 1960s. At the end are "scenes from future shows", in which we see, among others, Arlene Dahl, Actress, Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959). (From YouTube)

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Includes Disneyland, Wax Museum, Angel's Flight, Chinatown, Olvera Street, the beach, the Magic Castle, the Troubadour, and the Roaring 20's nitery, according to archivist's notes. The Tinsel Mecca focuses on the color and glamour of Hollywood. Attractions include Corriganville, a prop Western town used for movies and TV; Grauman's Chinese Theatre; an exhibit at Marineland of the Pacific; Forest Lawn Memorial Park; and the Academy of Magical Arts"--TV Guide, September 8, 1964 (From archive.org)

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You might want to do a heads up in 77 Sunset Strip Neal. We got some guys in there that die for vintage LA footage.

 

[The 1960's]

Sally and Sam (1965) (Unsold CBS Pilot) Stars Cynthia Pepper Gary Lockwood Bernie Kopell Nancy Jeris John Qualen Jay Strong Phyllis Douglas

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Newlyweds planning to marry despite problems that often seem insurmountable.

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[The 1960's]

Cutter (1972) Unsold Pilot (Jan.26.1972) Stars Peter De Anda Cameron Mitchell Barbara Rush Gabriel Dell Robert Webber Marlene Warfield Archie Moore Herbert Jefferson Jr. Anna Navarro Stepin Fetchit Karen Carlson John Alexander Jr. Arlene Banas Thomas O. Erhart Jr.

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The adventures of a black private eye in Chicago who, in the pilot for a proposed Mystery Movie segment, searches for a missing pro quarterback. Filmed on location. Production Company: Universal Television. Director: Richard Irving. Executive Producer: Richard Irving. Producer: Dean Hargrove. Writer: Dean Hargrove. Music: Hal Mooney.

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[Mysto]

When I say the world's biggest rodeo where do you think of. Well if you said Calgary Canada you were right.
So it's no wonder that we might have a country show produced in Canada.

Star Route - 1964

 

[Mysto]

He was a great interviewer. Always seen smoking his camels he died from (surprise) complications of lung cancer.
(This segment is Marilyn Monroe but there are many others on youtube)

Person to Person Edward R. Murrow - 1953-61

 

[Mysto]

When a country boy goes from gas pump jockey to Marine and then gets his discharge, where does he go next? Why to his own variety show of course.

Jim Nabors Show - 1978

 

[Mysto]

By now most of you are curious about this new fangled television thing. Well here is your answer...

All about television 1940's version

 

[Mysto]

Although he is best remembered as the co-host on Hee Haw, Buck had his own show as well.

Buck Owens Ranch Show - 1966-73

 

[The 1960's]

All in the Family (1971-1979) Creator Norman Lear Stars Carroll O'ConnorJean Stapleton Rob Reiner Sally Struthers Mike Evans Isabel Sanford Allan Melvin Jason Wingreen Betty Garrett Danielle Brisebois Sherman Hemsley Danny Dayton Bob Hastings Vincent Gardenia Billy Halop

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A working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.

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Justice for All (1968) (First Unaired Pilot (ABC) Directors Norman Lear Gordon Rigsby Writers Norman Lear Johnny Speight Stars Carroll O'Connor Tim MacIntire Kelly Jean Peters Jean Stapleton D'Urville Martin

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The 1968 unaired pilot for what would eventually become the iconic TV series All in the Family (1971). The series was going to be named "Justice for All" in 1968.

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Those Were The Days (Feb.16.1969) (Second Unaired) (ABC) Directors Norman Lear Bud Yorkin Writer Norman Lear Stars Carroll O'Connor Jean Stapleton Candice Azzara D'Urville Martin Chip Oliver

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Altogether, 3 pilots of All In The Family were made. The first 2 were for ABC, but they eventually passed on the show. A third and final pilot was made for CBS and it sold. Each time, the actors that played Gloria and Mike were re-cast. Other tweaks were made in each pilot, such as the show's title and the family's surname. This was the 2nd unsold pilot for ABC. Recorded on February 16, 1969.

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[The 1960's]

Jan & Dean: On The Run (1966) Unaired Pilot Director William Asher Stars Jan Berry Dean Torrence Jack Fletcher Hal Blaine Herb Vigran Donna Danton Arthur Julian Gordon Connell James Price Bo Svenson Peggy Everth Judith Rockley

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Unaired TV pilot starring the pop duo Jan & Dean. Filmed in 1966, this follows the teen superstars as they study, play concerts and generally dick about. It's great fun, especially the concert footage and interesting to watch Jan hobble around with a busted foot, an injury he sustained whilst attempting to shoot the movie 'Easy Come, Easy Go'.

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[The 1960's]

Schlitz Playhouse (1951-1959)

S02E52 Two Loves Have I (Aug.28.1953) Stars Patricia Medina Philip Carey John Doucette

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After the death of her husband in the early years of World War II, a newspaper reporter throws herself into helping refugees from the Nazi invasion in wartime Lisbon.

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[The 1960's]

U.S. Secret Service Agent (circa 1954) Broderick Crawford

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