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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Tue Jan 8, 2013, 01:24 PM Jan 2013

Memories: If you're under 40 you won't understand this and if you're over 60 you'll love it.

Memories of WNEW Channel 5 - New York! - YouTube

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Memories: If you're under 40 you won't understand this and if you're over 60 you'll love it. (Original Post) Playinghardball Jan 2013 OP

Always thought Whitefang would be a good username... HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #1

I Do Love It! In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #2

My parents had 3 channels until I moved out. liberal N proud Jan 2013 #3

And what there is... pipi_k Jan 2013 #5

you musta been rich SCantiGOP Jan 2013 #13

Emotional... pipi_k Jan 2013 #4

I remember most of those shows RebelOne Jan 2013 #6

56 here and I recall ALOT of them, even though I was in Illinois during their time! benld74 Jan 2013 #7

I grew up down the block from that studio. rug Jan 2013 #8

Was that Sandy Becker's channel? LiberalEsto Jan 2013 #9

It was, along with Sonny Fox and Soupy Sales. rug Jan 2013 #10

I remember nearly all those programs that aired from about 1964 on Art_from_Ark Jan 2013 #11

Remember almost all of this SCantiGOP Jan 2013 #12

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

1. Always thought Whitefang would be a good username...

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 01:31 PM

Jan 2013

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

2. I Do Love It!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 01:38 PM

Jan 2013

This one is for all the old timers like me. [img]

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liberal N proud

(60,344 posts)

3. My parents had 3 channels until I moved out.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 01:48 PM

Jan 2013

Then cable came in.

But it does seem that the more channels there are, the less there is to watch.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)

5. And what there is...

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 02:00 PM

Jan 2013

is 75% shit.

PS...my favorite has always been "I Love Lucy". No other comedy has come close to it, IMO.

SCantiGOP

(13,873 posts)

13. you musta been rich

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 05:26 PM

Jan 2013

We only had 2 channels. Both went off at midnight, and didn't sign on in the early 50's until noon on Sunday.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)

4. Emotional...

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 01:57 PM

Jan 2013

Laughed. Cried. Remembered with fondness...

thank you for sharing this.

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

6. I remember most of those shows

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 02:06 PM

Jan 2013

and would watch them faithfully.

benld74

(9,909 posts)

7. 56 here and I recall ALOT of them, even though I was in Illinois during their time!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 02:51 PM

Jan 2013

rug

(82,333 posts)

8. I grew up down the block from that studio.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 03:12 PM

Jan 2013

67th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue.

The building began as an opera house, became a bowling alley and finally the old Dumont network started a TV studio there.

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

9. Was that Sandy Becker's channel?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 10:21 PM

Jan 2013

I loved him when I was a kid.

rug

(82,333 posts)

10. It was, along with Sonny Fox and Soupy Sales.

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 10:31 PM

Jan 2013

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

11. I remember nearly all those programs that aired from about 1964 on

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 11:42 PM

Jan 2013

I am also very curious about the name of the Wonderama theme song. I don't remember watching that particular program, but I remember the theme song from a show hosted by Jim Backus that was broadcast in the summer of 1966 or 67.

SCantiGOP

(13,873 posts)

12. Remember almost all of this

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 05:25 PM

Jan 2013

Many of them I only saw when I was home sick from school.

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