Regarding the US in particular, some context… This occurred at the tail end of the era where the Silent Generation created Boomers (those of which would later go on to effectively destroy and rob the US’s economy of its principles to the point where modern working/middle class doesn’t stand a chance of leaving their parent’s homes by 30). Since this transition happened prior, things were 10x better economically and a large amount of people were able to purchase new color televisions easily unless they were in the small minority of impoverished folks.
I love how the German one was so not-German, the button clearly did nothing cos the camera switched to being colour before he pressed it 🤣bet the camera operator got some angry German words expressed in his direction when they saw it
I lived in Alabama in the late 60's. We did not get color broadcasts until 1969 or 1970. The networks made a big deal about everything being in color, but our local stations still broadcast in black and white.
@@cheman579 I'm seeing things very red, white, and blue. I first saw color TV in 1960 (World Series at a neighbor's house), but Wikipedia says many countries throughout the world didn't get it full time until the 1970s or even 1980s. How about Cuba? "Started in 1958 as the second country in the world to have color telecasts in Havana's channel 4. Ended in 1959 as a result of the Cuban Revolution under Fidel Castro; returned in 1975 ..."
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I love how Australia made it a fun joke show instead of the regular formal stuff
True enjoyment 😉 👏
i reckon those french folks were having a blast
Probably because they were 17 years late so it was already a joke.
Australia: let's have fun with this thing!
France: eh, okay
I wonder how many people had a color TV in anticipation of the change?
Regarding the US in particular, some context… This occurred at the tail end of the era where the Silent Generation created Boomers (those of which would later go on to effectively destroy and rob the US’s economy of its principles to the point where modern working/middle class doesn’t stand a chance of leaving their parent’s homes by 30). Since this transition happened prior, things were 10x better economically and a large amount of people were able to purchase new color televisions easily unless they were in the small minority of impoverished folks.
This must've been super neat to witness watching live.
Indeed
Especially on a colo(u)r television set!
I love how the German one was so not-German, the button clearly did nothing cos the camera switched to being colour before he pressed it 🤣bet the camera operator got some angry German words expressed in his direction when they saw it
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Funny, I thought exactly the opposite way. Of course it had to be a red buzzer in Germany. It couldn't have been different.
He pressed the wrong button. That was the nuke launch button.
Germany not synchronised? (button and switch) Who would believe that...
Aunty Jack the best.
I lived in Alabama in the late 60's. We did not get color broadcasts until 1969 or 1970. The networks made a big deal about everything being in color, but our local stations still broadcast in black and white.
None of these compare to the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy opens the door to go into Munchkin Land.
Maybe I'm missing something, but it took Australia until 1975 to get color?
Upside down colour isn't easy.
To be fair Australians only just stopped being British prisoners around then so it makes sense, prisoners won't have had TVs after all
@@cheman579 I'm seeing things very red, white, and blue. I first saw color TV in 1960 (World Series at a neighbor's house), but Wikipedia says many countries throughout the world didn't get it full time until the 1970s or even 1980s. How about Cuba? "Started in 1958 as the second country in the world to have color telecasts in Havana's channel 4. Ended in 1959 as a result of the Cuban Revolution under Fidel Castro; returned in 1975 ..."
Australia did not have the greatest technology since they started filming Mad Max in 78.
France was a bit underwhelming... :D
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