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[The 1960's]

The Yank (1960) Pilot Stars James Drury John Sutton L.Q. Jones Don Megowan Donald Losby Jack Pennick George Graham Harry Townes John McIntire Chuck Hamilton Tex Holden Rod McGaughy Sid Troy

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Pilot for the A.J. Fenady proposed companion series to The Rebel (1959-1961), called The Yank, which was never aired.

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[The 1960's]

Guestward Ho (1960-1961) Stars Joanne Dru J. Carrol Naish Mark Miller Flip Mark Earle Hodgins Anthony C. Montenaro Jolene Brand Janice Carroll Michael Hinn Bella Bruck Iron Eyes Cody

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Babs Hooten, husband Bill and son Brook escape the frantic pace of NYC, buying dude ranch Guestward Ho in New Mexico. Their neighbor is Hawkeye who gives them bad advice he wants the Indians to reclaim the land if the Hootens fail.

S1E1 The Hootens Buy a Ranch (Sep.29.1960) Stars Joanne Dru Janice Carroll Earle Hodgins Flip Mark Miller Anthony C. Montenaro J. Carrol Naish Vivian Vance

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[The 1960's]

Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (1955-1957) Stars John Howard Frances Mercer Philip Tonge Olive Blakeney Cheryl Callaway Marie Blake Eddie Ryder Justice Watson Jack Kelly Marjorie Owens Joe Walker Everett Glass Diane Brewster Fay Roope Robert Patten Renee Godfrey

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Based on Lloyd C. Douglas's 1939 novel of the same title, the widowed Dr. Hudson lives with his daughter and housekeeper; he and his protege deal with a variety of medical (mostly psychological) traumas.

For Vanity's Sake (1956) Stars John Howard Betty Blyth Sally Fraser Joseph Sargeant

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This episode finds the good Doctor repairing a broken family whose matriarch needs to loosen up a bit. It was directed by Peter Godfrey.

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The Tony Story (1957) Stars Anthony Caruso John Howard Vito Scotti

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Red Herring (1957) Stars Olive Blakeney Diane Brewster John Howard Liam Sullivan

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The Falkner Story (1957) Stars John Howard Carl Benton Reid

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[The 1960's]

Your Play Time (1953) Stars Craig Stevens Nancy Gates Douglas Kennedy

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Summer replacement show with live and filmed plays on the melodramatic side with foreign settings.

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S03E02 Speaking to Hannah (Jun.25.1955) Unsold Pilot Stars James Bell Ellen Corby Lloyd Corrigan Mark Damon Everett Glass Vivi Janiss Pippa Scott Norma Varden Ethel Waters

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Satire about a servant who maintains her dignity and independence while the family she works for goes to pieces.

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[The 1960's]

The Comedy Spot (1960-1962) Creators Carl Reiner Ronald Alexander Stars Nancy Kulp Doug McClure Margaret O'Brien

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Summer replacement series for "The Red Skeleton Show" during their annual hiatus from 1960-1962, this series featured unsold pilots for comedy series as well as reruns from other comedy anthology series.

Meet the Girls aka Girls About Town (Aug.30.1960) Lost Pilot Stars Mamie Van Doren Virginia Field Gale Robbins

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Unsold pilot stars Mamie Van Doren, Virginia Field, and Gale Robbins. As aired on August 30, 1960.

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[The 1960's]

Vacation Playhouse (1963-1967) Stars Darryl Hickman Dwayne Hickman Pat Crowley Soupy Sales Wallace Ford Marvin Kaplan Reta Shaw Ned Glass Sid Gould Cherylene Lee Ann Jillian Cliff Norton Dave Willock Jerry Van Dyke

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Summer replacement show featuring pilot programs that had not been sold.

American in Paris aka At Your Service (Aug.03.1964) Pilot Director Gene Kelly Stars Van Johnson Marcel Dalio Jan Sterling Judi Meredith

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The owner of a travel agency in Paris tries to help fellow Americans in trouble. At Your Service 1/2 Hour B/W Filmed Show CBS Network Air print from the "Vacation Playhouse" that ran during the summer of 1964 on August 3. This show was meant to be a pilot for "An American in Paris" as a TV show. Music by George Gershwin. Music arranged/conducted by Michel Legrand.

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[Mysto]

Its Saturday TV time again

Do you remember when we used to have kid "seasons". There was kite season. There was marbles season. And there was YoYo season.

 

[Mysto]

This Saturday is devoted to local program. Programs produced in your area. I was a Detroit area brat so we had two local areas. The Detroit market and the Windsor Ontario market just across the Detroit river.
I already talked about Milky the Clown as well as other early shows like Wixie weekend don't exist on video.
Our biggest local kids show had to be Soupy Sales. Even though the show went on to be produced elsewhere we always remembered when it was just ours and we had lunch with Soupy. Here is an early one - very bad video quality.

 

[Mysto]

Here's another Detroit local show. I remember when they spent two weeks advertising we could see this guy doing a guest appearance on The Rifleman. He was a shopkeeper sweeping a floor.

Curtain Time Theater - Johnny Ginger 1957-60

 

[Mysto]

We had several clowns. Milky the Clown, Ricky the Clown, Bozo the Clown, and...

Oopsy the Clown 1967-93

 

[Mysto]

We mentioned Bozo the Clown. The show was franchised so many markets had their own Bozo. Here is one from WHDH Boston.

 

[Mysto]

We also had the Popeye cartoon run. Our hosts included Poopdeck Paul and later Captain Jolly.

Sadly, no video footage apparently exists.
So how about you guys. Any memories of local kids shows. If you can post video. If you can't, post images. If you can't can't post memories.

 

[The 1960's]

We mentioned Bozo the Clown. The show was franchised so many markets had their own Bozo. Here is one from WHDH Boston.

You know Marv some of these local Bozo's were kinda scary. Like this guy who I guess decided a Bozo voice should sound like a DJ?

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[The 1960's]

The New Temperatures Rising Show aka Temperatures Rising (1972-1974) Stars Cleavon Little Nancy Fox Joan Van Ark

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Set at the Capital General Hospital in Washington D.C., follows the adventures of the no-nonsense chief of surgery Dr. Vincent Campanelli and his all-nonsense staff.

American sitcom that aired for two seasons on the ABC network (1972-74). Originally it starred James Whitmore, Cleavon Little, Joan van Ark, Reva Rose, and Nancy Fox. In an attempt to boost the show's ratings (it aired opposite MAUDE) the entire cast except for Little was dropped for the second season and Paul Lynde added in along with a new group of supporting players. The new format didn't work and, after being placed on hiatus in January 1974, the show returned the following summer with yet another cast line up: Joining Lynde and Little were Alice Ghostley, Barbara Rucker, and the returning Nancy Fox. By this time it was too late and the series was canceled permanently. Presented here is "Operation: Bingo", the series' pilot and debut episode which first aired on September 12, 1972. Featured in the episode are Jack Albertson as a curmudgeonly senator (a role he reprised in a later episode) and David Bailey as a young doctor (who reputedly was supposed to be a series regular but was dropped after this episode). (From jknuttel YouTube channel.)

S01E01 Operation Bingo (Sep.12.1972) Pilot Stars Cleavon Little Joan Van Ark Reva Rose Nancy Fox James Whitmore Ned Glass Jack Albertson David Bailey Paul Smith C. Lindsay Workman John Hiestand Larry Fleischman Barbara Carney

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In a hospital, one of it's best doctors plans to resign cause he needs to help his father. So Jerry Noland, another doctor and three nurses decide to hold a bingo night so that they could raise enough money to help the doctor's father so that he wouldn't have to resign. And they try to keep the whole thing from Dr. Campanelli, the hospital's by the book Chief of Staff.

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[timk1041]

Shindig (1964-1966) Creator Jimmy O'Neill Stars The Blossoms Carolyne Barry Bobby Sherman Jimmy O'Neill Diane Stuart The Wellingtons Donna Loren The Shindogs The Righteous Brothers Billy Preston Anita Mann Glen Campbell Pam Freeman Jackie and Gayle Delaney Bramlett Jack Good

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A musical variety show featuring the biggest acts in rock-n-roll performing their latest hits.

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The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot! (Nov.18.1965) Stars Jimmy O'Neill Vincent Price Harvey Lembeck Susan Hart Tommy Kirk Aron Kincaid Patti Chandler Ed Garner Sue Hamilton Luree Holmes Mary Hughes Salli Sachse

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This is a made for TV special that aired November, 1965 on the musical variety show SHINDIG! In it Vincent Price reprises his role of Dr. Goldfoot from the film DR. GOLDFOOT AND THE BIKINI MACHINE. Also appearing in this one is Susan Hart, Harvey Lembeck, and Tommy Kirk. Jeff, don’t mess yourself.

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A glorious cheesecake delight. If only real life were like this!

Love that Pam Freeman! My favourite Shindig! girl. And remember..no matter what anyone says....ROCK ON!

 

[The 1960's]

Love that Pam Freeman! My favourite Shindig! girl. And remember..no matter what anyone says....ROCK ON!

How about some more Miss Freeman?

Pajama Party (1964)​

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Pajama Party (1964) with Dorothy Lamour, Toni Basil and Teri Garr Pam Freeman and Kay Sutton​

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The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Ozzie-a-Go-Go (Feb.12.1966) Stars Ozzie Nelson Harriet Nelson David Nelson Ricky Nelson Kristin Harmon Mary Jane Croft Mabel Albertson Dick Ryan Sean Morgan Angelo Brovelli Anita Mann Teri Robinson Pam Freeman

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Ozzie wants to show up his neighbor Joe, so he asks Kris to teach him the steps and moves to the latest dance craze.

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Shindig: A Special Retrospective (1991) Stars Jewel Akens Florence Ballard Fontella Bass (archive footage) Fontella Bass The Beatles The Blossoms James Brown Glen Campbell Aretha Franklin Zsa Zsa Gabor Jack Good (archive footage) Jerry Cole Rick Derringer Jackie DeShannon Pam Freeman as Self - 'Shindig' Dancer (as Pam Freeman-Csiki)

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Shindig! Show Special, broadcast in 1991. Featured guests include: Donna Loren, The Turtles, Rick Derringer, Jackie Wilson, Fontella Bass, Jackie DeShannon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Buffalo Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Lesley Gore, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Darlene Love & The Blossoms, The Isley Brothers, Roy Head, Sir Douglas Quintet, James Brown, The Temptations, Jewel Aikens, Martha & The Vandellas, Bobby Sherman, Diana Ross & The Supremes, host Jimmy O'Neill, producer Jack Good and many more.

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[Wiseguy]

The New Temperatures Rising Show aka Temperatures Rising (1972-1974) Stars Cleavon Little Nancy Fox Joan Van Ark

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Set at the Capital General Hospital in Washington D.C., follows the adventures of the no-nonsense chief of surgery Dr. Vincent Campanelli and his all-nonsense staff.

American sitcom that aired for two seasons on the ABC network (1972-74). Originally it starred James Whitmore, Cleavon Little, Joan van Ark, Reva Rose, and Nancy Fox. In an attempt to boost the show's ratings (it aired opposite MAUDE) the entire cast except for Little was dropped for the second season and Paul Lynde added in along with a new group of supporting players. The new format didn't work and, after being placed on hiatus in January 1974, the show returned the following summer with yet another cast line up: Joining Lynde and Little were Alice Ghostley, Barbara Rucker, and the returning Nancy Fox. By this time it was too late and the series was canceled permanently. Presented here is "Operation: Bingo", the series' pilot and debut episode which first aired on September 12, 1972. Featured in the episode are Jack Albertson as a curmudgeonly senator (a role he reprised in a later episode) and David Bailey as a young doctor (who reputedly was supposed to be a series regular but was dropped after this episode).

Set at the Capital General Hospital in Washington D.C., follows the adventures of the no-nonsense chief of surgery Dr. Vincent Campanelli and his all-nonsense staff. American sitcom that aired for two seasons on the ABC network (1972-74). Originally it starred James Whitmore, Cleavon Little, Joan van Ark, Reva Rose, and Nancy Fox. In an attempt to boost the show's ratings (it aired opposite MAUDE) the entire cast except for Little was dropped for the second season and Paul Lynde added in along with a new group of supporting players. The new format didn't work and, after being placed on hiatus in January 1974, the show returned the following summer with yet another cast line up: Joining Lynde and Little were Alice Ghostley, Barbara Rucker, and the returning Nancy Fox. By this time it was too late and the series was canceled permanently. Presented here is "Operation: Bingo", the series' pilot and debut episode which first aired on September 12, 1972. Featured in the episode are Jack Albertson as a curmudgeonly senator (a role he reprised in a later episode) and David Bailey as a young doctor (who reputedly was supposed to be a series regular but was dropped after this episode).

I wish Antenna TV would pick up this series. They seem to have good runs of one- and two-season shows. Not sure of how much I watched of this back in 1972-74.

Or maybe Decades could show it as they showed When Things Were Rotten. Better than showing the same year of Dark Shadows over and over,

 

[Mysto]

Richard Crenna, a young MIchael Keaton and Bernadette Peters.

This picture has nothing to do with the TV show and is placed here for Jeff.

All's Fair - 1976-77

 

[Jeff Flugel]

The Yank (1960) Pilot Stars James Drury John Sutton L.Q. Jones Don Megowan Donald Losby Jack Pennick George Graham Harry Townes John McIntire Chuck Hamilton Tex Holden Rod McGaughy Sid Troy

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Pilot for the A.J. Fenady proposed companion series to The Rebel (1959-1961), called The Yank, which was never aired.

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This is a badass pilot, also available on Timeless/Shout's The Rebel set. Kind of a shame it didn't go to series...but things worked out OK for James Drury.

 

[Jeff Flugel]

So how about you guys. Any memories of local kids shows. If you can post video. If you can't, post images. If you can't can't post memories.

The only local kids show from the Seattle-Tacoma area that I can clearly remember, Marv, was The J.P. Patches Show, which ran from 1958 - 1981 (more info here). Patches (real name Chris Wedes) even got a name check as one of Krusty the Clown's birthday buddies on The Simpsons episode "Radio Bart".