Old Television Shows
 

I still remenisce about the golden age of television. Shows like Red Skelton, Burns and Allen, Jack Benny, etc, etc, etc.

I loved Barney Miller and Taxi. Great casts. Must watch tv was The Sopranos.

What was your favorite old show and why?

I love remembering old tv shows. Red Skelton was great - silly but funny. As a child I remember one called Winky Dink and You. You put a plastic screen over the tv screen and drew on the screen - like a bridge over a stream so Winky Dink could get across. Also, in CT there was the Salty Brine show out of Providence, RI. Salty Brine and his collie (Jeff?) and he showed Popeye cartoons. Nice memories.

Some great old shows. I loved Barney Miller and shows with great ensembles like Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore shows. But one show I'll never forget was My World And Welcome To It starring William Windom. It was based on William Faulkner's humor and I think it (the humor) went over the heads of a lot of audiences since it didn't last long.

I can remember watching "The Milton Berle Show" (1948-1956) even though I was pretty young at the time. He was hilarious but I've forgotten most of what I saw. One thing I remember was when he stepped on a small square area then suddenly started to sink. (supposedly quick sand) I was in stitches from his reactions as he slowly completely sunk into that square.

My favs were:

Kukla, Fran and Ollie

Sheri Lewis and Lamb Chop

Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney

Howdy Doody

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy

Captain Kangaroo

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Salty's show was on at our house every day. Really enjoyed.


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Wow, My World and Welcome To It!!! Hadn't thought of that show for many years. It was actually based on James Thurber, who was the Will Rogers (as a writer) of the mid-twentieth century. How about That was the week that was It was where I first discovered Tom Lehrer the former Harvard Professor who sang bittingly satirical songs about current events. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f72CTDe4-0]Tom Lehrer - The Vatican Rag - YouTube[/ame]

I don't know why but the link doesn't show up in my original message, but does in a quote???

How about:

Name That Tune.

You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marks. He said the funniest joke I ever heard.

Various westerns.
 

I am a big fan of the old westerns as well as the newer ones like Deadwood, Hell on Wheels, and even Copper. Copper is set in 1864 New York City so it is not really a western but has a lot of the themes you expect in a western without the element of horses, cows, cowboys, etc.

The older westerns I liked were Have Gun, Will Travel; The Rifleman; Gunsmoke; Centennial; Lonesome Dove, etc.

You used the wrong Youtube address. See my post from yesterday where I explained this problem to another poster:

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...009-post4.html

I once got lucky and guessed a song in one note while watching that show. Also, watching Kathy Lee singing (before she married Gifford) was a visual delight!

Thanks for the tip Sky! :beer3:

That was great!!! :D

I lived for Saturday morning ---

SKY KING , MY FRIEND FLICKA, Whirly-Birds (spelling) Fury, The Lone Ranger

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