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1950s TV Show Intros - Part 1Apr 22, 2012 A compilation of openings/intros from 1950s united states television series. Includes some famous shows, some once-famous shows, and some shows that were obscure then & now. 
1950s TV Show Intros/Openings - Part 4May 15, 2012 Here is another video containing the openings & intros to various 1950s television series. Includes some famous shows, some obscure shows, and some shows you can't believe even exist! 
Beat the Clock: 1950s TV Game Show EpisodeMay 07, 2012 thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com Beat the Clock is a game show which has aired on American television in several versions since 1950. Contestants were required to perform tasks (called "problems") within a certain time limit which was counted down on a large 60-second clock. If they succeeded, they were said to have "beaten the Clock"; otherwise, "the Clock beat them". The show had several sponsors over its run, with the most longstanding being the electronics company Sylvania. Substitute hosts on the original version included Bill Hart (1951), John Reed King (1952), stunt creator Frank Wayne (1953), Bob Kennedy (1954), Win Elliot (1955), and Sonny Fox, who became Collyer's permanent substitute from 1957 to 1960. Collyer was referred to in the introductions as "America's number one clockwatcher", and the fill-in hosts were each named "America's number two clockwatcher". The show had several female on-air assistants. The original hostess was Roxanne (née Delores Evelyn Rosedale), who used only her first name as her professional name. Roxanne was replaced by Beverly Bentley in August 1955. Bentley's departure in 1956 coincided with Hazel Bishop's sponsorship and a period of having no main assistant (see production changes below). She reappeared as one of the models on the original version of The Price Is Right for its entire run. The announcer for the show's run on CBS was Bernard ("Bern") Bennett until 1958. In October 1957, Beat the Clock ran a contest inviting ... 
Beat the Clock: 1950s TV Game Show EpisodeApr 19, 2012 thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com Prizes varied depending on the era of the show and the sponsor at the time. During Sylvania's tenure as sponsor (which began in March 1951), consolation prizes for losing the $100 Clock were usually a Sylvania radio which was brought out. $100 Clock prizes included Michael C. Fina silverware sets, a collection of four Knapp-Monarch small kitchen appliances, or a Hoover upright, among others. $200 Clock prizes included International-Harvester refrigerators, air conditioning units (usually in the summer), a Tappan range/oven, a James dishwasher, Speed Queen washers and dryers (for some reason, they were only offered separately) and small Sylvania TVs. All of these prizes, except the Sylvania radio, were shown on "art cards" and not actually brought out on the show. The Jackpot Prize during Sylvania's tenure was always a Sylvania television set. Sometimes a hi-fi stereo/phonograph (with "famous surround sound") was included with the television, and it was noted that the Jackpot Prize was "worth more than $500". A notable (and often pointed out) feature of Sylvania's TVs at the time was the "halo light", which was an illuminated "frame" around the image which was supposed to have made watching the image easier on the eyes, similar to Philips' "AmbiLight" feature on television sets today. The sets, as was the style at the time, were freestanding pieces of furniture that sat on legs on the floor with a speaker mounted below the screen ... 
1950's Television: "The Honeymooners" on DuMont Television NetworkMay 18, 2012 1950's Television: A early "Honeymooners" sketch with Jackie Gleason, Art Carney and Pert Kelton. This sketch aired on the DuMont Television Network, before Jackie Gleason moved to CBS-TV. 
Early 1950s Commercial for WheatiesMay 04, 2012 "The Breakfast of Champions" "You Better Eat Your Wheaties" What sparks a champion sparks you: Wheaties. "There's a whole kernel of wheat in every flake." Builds up your wheat power. Pittsburgh Pirates' left fielder Ralph Kiner demonstrates how to power up. Taken from a old episode of "The Trouble with Father" Wheaties began to be advertised on Minneapolis' WCCO radio station on December 24, 1926, with the first-ever commercial jingle. Its lyrics were sung to the tune of the then-popular "She's a Jazz Baby" Wheaties began its association with sports in 1927, through advertising on the southern wall of minor league baseball's Nicollet Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the contract, Wheaties sponsored the radio broadcasts of the minor league baseball team, Minneapolis Millers, on radio station WCCO and Wheaties was provided with a large billboard in the park to use to introduce new slogans. The first such slogan on the new signboard was penned by Knox Reeves, of a Minneapolis advertising agency. When asked what should be placed on the sign for Wheaties, Reeves sketched a Wheaties box on a pad of paper, thought for a moment, and wrote "Wheaties-The Breakfast of Champions". Throughout the 1930s, Wheaties increased in popularity with its sponsorship of baseball broadcasting, and by the end of the decade, nearly a hundred radio stations carried Wheaties sponsored events. During these events, athlete testimonials about Wheaties were used to demonstrate that Wheaties was indeed ... 
1950's & 60's TV CommercialsMay 19, 2012 Here is a compilation of classic TV commercials from the 50's and 60's. 
1950's TV AdMay 19, 2012 Why have one car when you can have two? Ran across this while working on another video: www.youtube.com 
1950 TV Show Intros with StatsMay 14, 2012 (1)Your Hit Parade (2)The Jack Benny Hour (3)Whats My Line (4)The George Burns & Gracie Allen show (5)The Cisco Kid (6)Beulah (7)Beat The Clock (8)You Bet Your Life 
1950 Zenith "Porthole" TelevisionMay 14, 2012 Here's a restored 1950 Zenith TV playing clips from various 1950's TV shows. 
1950s TV Show Intros - Part 2Apr 22, 2012 A compilation of openings/intros from 1950s united states television series. Includes some famous shows, some obscure shows, and some shows you cannot believe have any surviving episodes. Including comedies, dramas, childrens shows and others. 
1950's Johnny Otis ShowMay 19, 2012 With Mel Williams, Marie Adams, Lionel Hampton and more. So cool!!!! If you like classic music, check out my concert posters at www.kardboardkid.com If you are gonna subscribe to me, also subscribe to my other channel, "TheKardboardkid". 
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