Network Tv was terrific back then. We only had 5 channels but almost everything was really good (including commercials) - those channels wanted to keep us watching & kepg up fierce competition with eachother.
My folks bought one of those Zenith "portable" TV's. I had it until 2005 when the on/off button finally failed. I donated it to a TV repair shop. The thing nust have weighed about 95 pounds.
The Midnight Special was great, although I missed so many of them when they were broadcast. I worked at my families fast food restaurant during most of the 70's. I always had the Saturday shift from 5PM till 1AM and by the time I got home it was either over or just finishing up. I was SO disappointed many times when I saw who had been on. It was really rare to be able to see your favorite bands like that on TV back then.
I remember that show well. Most, not all, but a lot of the performances were lip synced of the record. I always preferred Don Kirschner's Rock Concert which was on opposite Midnight Special on a different network.
I think that I had one of the coolest teachers when I was a freshman in high school in 1972-73. I had study hall where he was the teacher in charge. He would record "The Midnight Special" and let us watch it if we did not have any homework to do. Great memories!
I feel your pain. Athough to be fair, many people in my family worked for G.E.'s once "arch-rival", Westinghouse Electric, and in "the day" It was verboten for anyone in our family to even CONSIDER buying a G.E. product,LOL. ( a Chevy/Ford or Coke/Pepsi "thing" going back to the whole Edision/Westinghouse rivalry!) It's truly sad to see what happened to BOTH proud seemingly invincible companies that BUILT the electrical/electronic world we live in. wind up forgotten shells. Sad. 😢
Things aren't really that different. I mean, you had the Watergate Scandal and Nixon was still in office, the gas shortage, and the end of a questionable war?
Can I join in in repeating what you said, Debbie? Fred's videos constantly amaze me on where he gets these rare treats from "the good old days," and his terrific editing in splicing them all together in a batch highlighting a specific year or type of tv programming.
Holy Christ, I haven't seen that girls club commercial since WAY BACK. I completely forgot about that one. Where the hell you dig up these gems Fred ? WOW , talking about a blast from the past !
@@jpolar394 OMG!! I couldn't believe when I came to comment I quickly laid eyes on your comment and you spoke the very words in my head. I would have been very young at the time of airing of this commercial and think it ran perhaps through 1975, 1976 at latest. I was intensely fixated the second this part of video started - memory wheels were turning & kicking up THICK dust, lol! The end CLINCHED it for me - "Be a girl...be a girl" - then the goosebumps hit me like a sack of bricks. Felt surreal, very exhilarating - knowing the last time I heard that and sang along was likely 44 or so years ago.
@@Dani92670 ......Yes indeed, Fred hit a nerve with that commercial, as you can read in the comments. I seem to remember that commercial being aired during Yankee games. There's another one that seems to be in the back of my mind which also aired a lot during the same time. It was either The boys club, The 4 H clubs, or the NYCPAL. The commercial also had a catchy tune to it. Maybe with a little luck, Fred can go into his majestic time tunnel and dig it up. It was like the commercial for " Don't cross the street in middle of the block " By the way, that commercial sounds like it was sung by Jonee Mitchell for the girls club.
@@FredFlix On the Girl's Club commercial (3:24), do you have one in your fabulous time tunnel for a Boys Club commercial, Fred? Equal time, you know! ;) I don't know if I ever saw that girl's club commercial now from the early '70s, or not! I might have, but it could have been a "one-and-done" I saw 46 years ago, if it showed during the (Watergate Senate hearings) Summer of '73, when I was in Miami Beach! At the end it shows a New York City address, so it could have been shown nationwide a couple of times, but more frequently in the NYC metro area. Just a commercial that was rarely seen then by most people outside of the NYC metro area, I'm guessing, and I'll bet there are others you might have buried in your "time tunnel vault."
@@freeguy77 No, I remember that commercial very clearly, and I didn't grow up anywhere near New York. As I recall, a lot of organizations had their headquarters in NYC back then.
I was 5. But I remember most of those. I remember my Grandpa got a new car that year. Us kids were not allowed to ride our big wheels near it, haha. I have that car now.
6:35 I imagine the downside to being married to a girl with ESP is that she'll say "Not tonight, I have a headache" before you can even ask the question.
Search, finally someone remembers Search; got the complete series, it was a show that had definite possibilities, rotating leads, with solid acting, good show. Girl with something extra, sweet lighthearted show, had Jack Sheldon on it if I remember correctly, The Magician, another short lived but full of potential series; Bix always brought his own earnest style in everything he did. Good stuff, Fred. Always a pleasure to remember when you have another way back video. Thanks pal.
@@FredFlix Yeah, heartbreaking, all the way around. The poor man man knew tragedy intimately. I do believe that he was well respected if not loved by all that knew him. You watch The Magician or The Incredible Hulk, you are watching the man personally. There was such pathos to his life, yet people were better for knowing him.
That Inchworm toy was originally manufactured by Hasbro for Romper Room. I'd forgotten that at some point they just put their own imprint on it and eventually discontinued the Romper Room brand, presumably shortly before the Romper Room shows themselves started disappearing from TV.
I had a Green one (1971), it was handed down to me when I first got my license. We used to call it the frog. lol We took it in for the rear explosion recall, they put a plate behind the gas tank.
@@Pyridox Ha! "The Frog". They did have a side profile that resembles a frog, especially if it was green. They were fun to drive too, Rick and they got great mileage.
THANKS FRED! GREAT STUFF! THANKS A MILLION! PEOPLE DONT SEEM TO KNOW HOW GREAT TV WAS BACK IN THOSE DAYS! PLUS THE ACTING WAS STILL GREAT WITH BETTER LOOKING PEOPLE! EARL OF EL BARRIO, NYC, NY 12/10/19. 9:37PM
The Saturday Night Massacre - a time long ago when a Republican AG and his Deputy, both appointees of the Republican President, had integrity and decency.
@J Smith I suggest you reconsider what integrity and decency are and how William Barr doesn't know the definition either. But your mind is probably made up and I wouldn't want to confuse you with the facts.
Barbara Eden ("I Dream of Jeannie"), at 2:07, was then 42, advertising for Christmas seals. On August 23, (2019) she celebrated her 88th birthday. She is the last survivor of her main cast of co-stars from her 1965-70 tv series that included Larry Hagman ("Tony"), Bill Daily ("Roger"), who died a year ago on Sep. 4, 2018; just 5 days after his 91st birthday, Hayden Rorke ("Col. Bellows"), and sometimes seen Emmaline Henry ("Mrs. Bellows"), who was the first to die, at only 50, in Oct. 1979 of a brain tumor.
The Zenith TV at the beginning looks like the one my parents bought in 1970. Our first color TV. It served them well for 14 years until the picture tube finally went. The repairman was only called three times during that span. This is a memory jogger. I forgot the Jackson Five did a commercial for Post cereals until now.
I remember the J5 Alpha Bits commercial. At the time the back of the box had a J5 record on it. You just cut it out and put it on the turntable. I forget which song it was, anyone?
FredFlix you're my hero--I was 12 years old in '73 and thanks to you, got to be 12 again in 2020. Man I loved this (esp that Girls Club ad, I haven't seen that in 40+ years)! Thanks Fred, just.... awesome stuff.
Fred, Thank you very much for this channel. I subscribed a few days ago and have watched a number of your videos. It's become my favorite channel!! Keep up the great work!!
At 3:04 is William Ruckelshaus, the deputy Attorney General, who was fired for refusing to dismiss the Special Prosecutor, Archibald Cox. Ruckelshaus passed away this past Nov. 27 (2019), at 87.
What a year that was for TV! As a newly turned adult, everything was in a changing mode for me, and television was certainly showing me the way. New Ideas "In". Old ideas seemed passe to me. Most of those programs were exciting enough, however, to keep me home nights. Thank you Fredflix, for another look at that time!
Such a great compilation, I could go on for 5 or 6 paragraphs describing all the memories this brought back. CBS had all the best shows. I remember watching Chase with Mitchell Ryan every week. The Six Million Dollar Man, The Midnight Special, The Magician, School House Rock, Johnny Carson at the height of his popularity. It was a great time to be 12. Thanks, Fred.
Tony Franciosa had quite a second career on TV. But he was best in “A Face in the Crowd,” a cautionary tale about the impact of TV. The other big-impact performer in that 1957 flick was a guy named Andy Griffith.
Oh my gosh, at 2:43, John Chancellor talks about Watergate, “what may be the most serious Constitutional crisis in the nation’s history.” Chickenfeed compared with what we’ve got now!
@@FredFlix this was 1967 before his football career, he was doing his final credit work for graduation from U of M. and was a teacher there for one semester. I should have pointed that out. By the way Fred always look forward to your videos!👍👍
Oh no he didn’t but you did ! Bust out with the soul train wow takes me back to being a kid and watching this and just being amazed ! The clothes the dancing. I remember there was a Asian girl with long hair on there and I wanted to be her!!! So taking me back to being a tween going on twenty!
Terrific! You're the man, Fred. Lol. Thank you. I love when you show us something we forgot and we get that, "Oh yeah, now I remember" moment. Took my mind off the fact that I just burned the skin off my pinky with a hot glue gun. OUCH.
"Careful,Steve, Grip it!!!, Hold on!" Made me laugh harder than a man of a "certain age" should at that line. To be fair, I probably laughed just as inappropriately at this very ad in 1973! 😜
"This is Don Cornileus wishing you peace -- love -- and soul......"
✌ 💕✊
Yesss. :)
Network Tv was terrific back then. We only had 5 channels but almost everything was really good (including commercials) - those channels wanted to keep us watching & kepg up fierce competition with eachother.
Over 45 years later, Schoolhouse Rock still rocks. Some of the best educational television ever created. 🙂
A big AMEN to that!!!
It's 50 year's now
My folks bought one of those Zenith "portable" TV's. I had it until 2005 when the on/off button finally failed. I donated it to a TV repair shop. The thing nust have weighed about 95 pounds.
OMG- The Magician with Bill Bixby.... i loved that show!
The Midnight Special was great, although I missed so many of them when they were broadcast. I worked at my families fast food restaurant during most of the 70's. I always had the Saturday shift from 5PM till 1AM and by the time I got home it was either over or just finishing up. I was SO disappointed many times when I saw who had been on. It was really rare to be able to see your favorite bands like that on TV back then.
I worked the late shift in mid '70s and often rushed home only to catch the National Anthem.
I remember that show well. Most, not all, but a lot of the performances were lip synced of the record. I always preferred Don Kirschner's Rock Concert which was on opposite Midnight Special on a different network.
& Most importantly NO LIPSYNCING👏🌟
I think that I had one of the coolest teachers when I was a freshman in high school in 1972-73. I had study hall where he was the teacher in charge. He would record "The Midnight Special" and let us watch it if we did not have any homework to do. Great memories!
Oh man I own 8 midnite special dvd . I hear u
I was 7 years old in 1973. Every Saturday, Soul Train was a must watch which outshined American Bandstand very quickly.
AFX was better than XLerator and became my favorite toy of all time.
Soul Train was fantastic. I still watch it on YT.
Wow..my dad worked for GE for 30 yrs. retired with a pension, HC for life. So sad to see this company in the state it's in,
I feel your pain. Athough to be fair, many people in my family worked for G.E.'s once "arch-rival", Westinghouse Electric, and in "the day" It was verboten for anyone in our family to even CONSIDER buying a G.E. product,LOL. ( a Chevy/Ford or Coke/Pepsi "thing" going back to the whole Edision/Westinghouse rivalry!) It's truly sad to see what happened to BOTH proud seemingly invincible companies that BUILT the electrical/electronic world we live in. wind up forgotten shells. Sad. 😢
Awesome Fred, takes me back.....simpler time were enjoyable back then even though we were in the Cold War, times are so different now.....
You said it, Jett.
I'll take those days over these gladly
@@debbiedunn4477 Same here
Things aren't really that different. I mean, you had the Watergate Scandal and Nixon was still in office, the gas shortage, and the end of a questionable war?
Just wanted to let you know that you do a great job of bringing back the memories Fred. Thanks
I appreciate that, Debbie.
Can I join in in repeating what you said, Debbie? Fred's videos constantly amaze me on where he gets these rare treats from "the good old days," and his terrific editing in splicing them all together in a batch highlighting a specific year or type of tv programming.
Fred...this was nostalgia on steroids. Thanks for sharing.
Happy to do it, Larry.
Wow what a wonderful time. When boys were boys and girls were girls and there was no confusion.
Yeah, but there was Patricia Anne Morgan and Christine Jorgensen. So, that's not entirely true.😊😊😊😊
Great commercial collection - thank you for the terrific memories.
You're welcome, J Chow.
I turned 16 in 73. I remember a lot of what was on tv. I do remember Midnight Special, especially.
The Girl With Something Extra.... That really has a whole different connotation these days
Bruce Jenner? Ooops, I mean Caitlyn Jenner.
@@heedmywarning2792
Or, if rumors are true, a certain former first lady of the USA
These are so surprisingly addictive!
22 minutes of memories . . . Priceless
Glad you liked it, DI.
From the Polaroid to the console Zenith tv, as always, the best memories of my childhood, Fred. Thank you, my friend.
I'm here for you, Lori.
FredFlix thanks, Fred.
Nice stuff Fred. I was just entering 7th grade at this point. A new school, new teachers, new friends ( and enemies ). Wish I was back there again.
7th grade was good, Gregg.
I too started 7th grade that fall too. Small world isn't it? LOL
@@herbbluntman2287 Actually, I was one year into college.
Thanks for this, I was six in 1973 and I remember watching a lot of this. And it's jogging my memory of what I don't. 😊
You're welcome, Dave.
I was 10 in 73
It is so fun & interesting to see these commercials!!!!! Thank you for this post!!!
I was in 11th grade in 73. Ah the memories are flowing. My whole life was ahead of me, what a great year it was! Thanx for bringing it all back!
You'e welcome, Sharon.
My favorite year!
Holy Christ, I haven't seen that girls club commercial since WAY BACK. I completely forgot about that one. Where the hell you dig up these gems Fred ? WOW , talking about a blast from the past !
I have a working time tunnel, J Polar.
@@jpolar394 OMG!! I couldn't believe when I came to comment I quickly laid eyes on your comment and you spoke the very words in my head. I would have been very young at the time of airing of this commercial and think it ran perhaps through 1975, 1976 at latest. I was intensely fixated the second this part of video started - memory wheels were turning & kicking up THICK dust, lol! The end CLINCHED it for me - "Be a girl...be a girl" - then the goosebumps hit me like a sack of bricks. Felt surreal, very exhilarating - knowing the last time I heard that and sang along was likely 44 or so years ago.
@@Dani92670 ......Yes indeed, Fred hit a nerve with that commercial, as you can read in the comments. I seem to remember that commercial being aired during Yankee games. There's another one that seems to be in the back of my mind which also aired a lot during the same time. It was either The boys club, The 4 H clubs, or the NYCPAL. The commercial also had a catchy tune to it. Maybe with a little luck, Fred can go into his majestic time tunnel and dig it up. It was like the commercial for " Don't cross the street in middle of the block " By the way, that commercial sounds like it was sung by Jonee Mitchell for the girls club.
@@FredFlix On the Girl's Club commercial (3:24), do you have one in your fabulous time tunnel for a Boys Club commercial, Fred? Equal time, you know! ;) I don't know if I ever saw that girl's club commercial now from the early '70s, or not! I might have, but it could have been a "one-and-done" I saw 46 years ago, if it showed during the (Watergate Senate hearings) Summer of '73, when I was in Miami Beach! At the end it shows a New York City address, so it could have been shown nationwide a couple of times, but more frequently in the NYC metro area. Just a commercial that was rarely seen then by most people outside of the NYC metro area, I'm guessing, and I'll bet there are others you might have buried in your "time tunnel vault."
@@freeguy77 No, I remember that commercial very clearly, and I didn't grow up anywhere near New York. As I recall, a lot of organizations had their headquarters in NYC back then.
Thank you! How I wish this was my today and not my yesterdays. Such a wonderful period in time that I miss so much! Thanks again!
You're welcome, HHH.
I was 5. But I remember most of those. I remember my Grandpa got a new car that year. Us kids were not allowed to ride our big wheels near it, haha. I have that car now.
The weather inside a Pinto? I'd say about 10,000 F if you got rear ended.
So good to know girls identified as girls in 1973! I sure did, and still do 😁
TV was soooo much better in the 70s and 80s
6:35 I imagine the downside to being married to a girl with ESP is that she'll say "Not tonight, I have a headache" before you can even ask the question.
"ME TOO" on steroids. Can you imagine getting slapped with a harassment lawsuit for just a manly thought?
@John Bold And that's why I keep telling you to stop wearing a ballet tutu to Starbucks.
Thank you so much Fred, I’m addicted to these videos! So many memories!! You’re so appreciated ❤️
Wow bring back the memories pretty awesome happy holidays to you and to all thank you
You're welcome, friend Brenda. Have a Merry Xmas.
@@FredFlix you too my friend Fred
Thanks, Fred! I was almost home for a moment.
You're welcome, Banjo 12.
Lots of Fred's videos give me that feeling too, Banjo. Isn't it great? :-)
Herb Bluntman yes sir, it is!
Search, finally someone remembers Search; got the complete series, it was a show that had definite possibilities, rotating leads, with solid acting, good show. Girl with something extra, sweet lighthearted show, had Jack Sheldon on it if I remember correctly, The Magician, another short lived but full of potential series; Bix always brought his own earnest style in everything he did. Good stuff, Fred. Always a pleasure to remember when you have another way back video. Thanks pal.
You're quite welcome, stendec. Feel sorry for Bixby with the death of his young son and the suicide of the mother.
@@FredFlix Yeah, heartbreaking, all the way around. The poor man man knew tragedy intimately. I do believe that he was well respected if not loved by all that knew him. You watch The Magician or The Incredible Hulk, you are watching the man personally. There was such pathos to his life, yet people were better for knowing him.
@@stendec-dd3he Nicely put.
I love this old stuff! I turned 2 in December of that year. 😊
I'm not far ahead I'm February good memories right
@@dragon-lf9ow yes, they sure are good memories! I definitely remember watching Super Friends a few years later. 😊
Damn Barbara Eden was a fine looking woman!
She's not anymore? 😂😂😂😂
I remember as a kid I cut school and watched them film a Kojack fight scene under the FDR drive. Good times.
Thanks for the trip back to 1973 FredFlix:)☮
That Inchworm toy was originally manufactured by Hasbro for Romper Room. I'd forgotten that at some point they just put their own imprint on it and eventually discontinued the Romper Room brand, presumably shortly before the Romper Room shows themselves started disappearing from TV.
Fred,you are the best! I AM 56 ,and live everything from the past! Feed great music,commercials ,and shows!!! Have a healthy,happy ,holiday season!!!
I appreciate that a lot, David.
I keep comparing the years between then and now and realize how fast time is flying by
Soul Train has some great music.
Love seeing these channeling videos from the 60s & 70s, especially this one being “groovy” Fred!
Thanks, Emily.
Joan Crawford: "Pap tests for everyone... except Christina!!!"
And keep her away from wire hangers!😂😂
Fred you hit it out of the park man!!!!
Thanks, Angelo.
For some reason, I actually recall that Girls' Clubs PSA. Must have been the catchy song.
Thanks, FredFlix. 👧
Thanks again for taking me back to when I was 8 years old. I remember all of this.
You're welcome, Dr Phibes.
ahh The Polaroid.. helping ex-husbands keep the house since 1972 :)
Thanks for this..takes me back to my childhood! You can tell it's a different era when the promo line for a cop show involves purse snatching!!!
...and today, if they show a purse snatching, it's a man carrying the purse.
We had no idea what was coming.
@@HymanHitlerstein that is why an 'off the shoulder' number is so much better than a clutch! :)
You didn't need a rear window defroster, the Ford Pinto had an exploding fuel tank.
The rear window defroster kept your hands warm while pushing it around. 🚑
Lol... BBQ on wheels
LOL Thanks, so funny. :)
And the Gen 1 Hondas just had the back window pop out when you hit a bump!
I love these! Could watch them all day! Thank you so much Fred! Your variety is palate pleasing!
That's food for thought, Chantelle.
@@FredFlix lol! You are a clever one my friend!
Your doing a great job of bringing the classics,thank you Fred.the classics will never go away.and the classics will
never go away.
Ernest Borgnine was the best! Thanks for the vid Mr. Flix!
You're welcome, Lou.
Loved my "blue" Pinto!
That's the same color my dad bought in '71. Pinto hatchback runabout. It was a great car.
I had a Green one (1971), it was handed down to me when I first got my license. We used to call it the frog. lol We took it in for the rear explosion recall, they put a plate behind the gas tank.
Yeah, .....I believe mine was a 71 or 72.....also handed down from my dad!......A lot of fun to drive!
@@Pyridox Ha! "The Frog". They did have a side profile that resembles a frog, especially if it was green. They were fun to drive too, Rick and they got great mileage.
Thank you for uploading these.
You're welcome, HMW.
Kinda' makes me feel like I'm getting older? Lol, I am!!!!!
Best to ya',,,,!
THANKS FRED! GREAT STUFF! THANKS A MILLION! PEOPLE DONT SEEM TO KNOW HOW GREAT TV WAS BACK IN THOSE DAYS! PLUS THE ACTING WAS STILL GREAT WITH BETTER LOOKING PEOPLE! EARL OF EL BARRIO, NYC, NY 12/10/19. 9:37PM
You're right, Earl. The actors back then stood apart. Now, just average people can have shows.
Diana Rigg had her own show?! I don't remember some of these shows, but I do remember ALL the ads!
Wow - I was 10 so I watched alot of tv(2 young 2 go out). I'm in tears 4 some reason ~so much time has passed~I love watching , though~ty🎍
The Saturday Night Massacre - a time long ago when a Republican AG and his Deputy, both appointees of the Republican President, had integrity and decency.
@J Smith I suggest you reconsider what integrity and decency are and how William Barr doesn't know the definition either. But your mind is probably made up and I wouldn't want to confuse you with the facts.
My senior year of high school. There wasn't crap to watch.
Still nothing to watch today, but a lot more of it.
@@BillLaBrie Now you have the option of streaming if there's nothing on the tube!
Well, today you have options!😊😊😊😊
@@123451248ify More crap from which to choose.
@@Nezmund 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks, Fred! I was 8 years old...thank you for this much needed stroll back to a quieter time.
You're welcome, sentforth5.
Barbara Eden ("I Dream of Jeannie"), at 2:07, was then 42, advertising for Christmas seals. On August 23, (2019) she celebrated her 88th birthday. She is the last survivor of her main cast of co-stars from her 1965-70 tv series that included Larry Hagman ("Tony"), Bill Daily ("Roger"), who died a year ago on Sep. 4, 2018; just 5 days after his 91st birthday, Hayden Rorke ("Col. Bellows"), and sometimes seen Emmaline Henry ("Mrs. Bellows"), who was the first to die, at only 50, in Oct. 1979 of a brain tumor.
Oh, to be able to revisit this, my 16th year! It was the BEST time, best friends, best music, best memories...
Love that Billy Preston song
The Zenith TV at the beginning looks like the one my parents bought in 1970. Our first color TV. It served them well for 14 years until the picture tube finally went. The repairman was only called three times during that span.
This is a memory jogger. I forgot the Jackson Five did a commercial for Post cereals until now.
Fred, Thank you for always taking me on a trip back in time! Appreciate all you do to bring us these memories! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thank you, M Butwin.
echoing what Debbie said below. These videos are great nostalgia, even if some of the memories are bittersweet. Thanks, Fred.
You're welcome, Scott.
Keep it coming, Fred. Happy New Year! 💗
Same to you, Jennie.
The Saturday Night Massacre! I won't forget that night.
RIP Diana Rigg
I remember the J5 Alpha Bits commercial. At the time the back of the box had a J5 record on it. You just cut it out and put it on the turntable. I forget which song it was, anyone?
AND...Don't forget to weigh down the tonearm with a nickel or two! 😜
You just get better and better
Aw, thanks, Lisa.
FredFlix you're my hero--I was 12 years old in '73 and thanks to you, got to be 12 again in 2020. Man I loved this (esp that Girls Club ad, I haven't seen that in 40+ years)! Thanks Fred, just.... awesome stuff.
Glad you enjoyed it, Douglas.
Fred,
Thank you very much for this channel. I subscribed a few days ago and have watched a number of your videos. It's become my favorite channel!! Keep up the great work!!
I appreciate it, Doug, and welcome aboard.
FF You're A Best Mess..All make Me laugh & B4 SNL We Never went out b4 watching the Midnight Special..😄..Tku!
We didn't know how good we had it, Princess.
A great one again with some hilarious moments :-)
Glad you liked it, Rolf.
More Memories, thank you.
You're welcome, James.
50 years ago Fred..... how can that be ?
Love your videos Fred .
Thanks, Newman, from indoors.
At 3:04 is William Ruckelshaus, the deputy Attorney General, who was fired for refusing to dismiss the Special Prosecutor, Archibald Cox. Ruckelshaus passed away this past Nov. 27 (2019), at 87.
Well that brought up a lot of memories and a lot of names , people and jingles I'd long forgotten about. Thanks Fred!
You're welcome, Bob.
What a year that was for TV! As a newly turned adult, everything was in a changing mode for me, and television was certainly showing me the way. New Ideas "In". Old ideas seemed passe to me. Most of those programs were exciting enough, however, to keep me home nights. Thank you Fredflix, for another look at that time!
My pleasure, James. Nice comment.
"Barnaby Jones...a Quinn Martin production...starring Jed Clampett...and the Catwoman!"
Lots of gems in this one Fred! Nicely done. Quite a few I forgot, and some I just don't remember!
Thanks, Boffin.
Great accurate introduction into the 1973 television production, Sir 😉😊!
Such a great compilation, I could go on for 5 or 6 paragraphs describing all the memories this brought back. CBS had all the best shows. I remember watching Chase with Mitchell Ryan every week. The Six Million Dollar Man, The Midnight Special, The Magician, School House Rock, Johnny Carson at the height of his popularity. It was a great time to be 12. Thanks, Fred.
You're welcome, Herb.
I remember the Saturday Night Massacre watching along with my dad
Tony Franciosa had quite a second career on TV. But he was best in “A Face in the Crowd,” a cautionary tale about the impact of TV. The other big-impact performer in that 1957 flick was a guy named Andy Griffith.
Good one xilFderF. I love this stuff. 👍🏼
xiM, sknahT
Nice try...
Oh my gosh, at 2:43, John Chancellor talks about Watergate, “what may be the most serious Constitutional crisis in the nation’s history.” Chickenfeed compared with what we’ve got now!
You said it, only this time he's not going anywhere.
*Sigh.*
The guy who scored the redskins touchdown was my 9th grade civics teacher Mike Bass, willow run high school. Good times
That's amazing, Jeff. If he made the money they make today, he wouldn't have had to teach civics.
@@FredFlix this was 1967 before his football career, he was doing his final credit work for graduation from U of M. and was a teacher there for one semester. I should have pointed that out. By the way Fred always look forward to your videos!👍👍
@@naturalobserver6130 Thanks, Jeff.
I turned 9 that November. I remembered all shown in the video. Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome, Deneen.
Loved this. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to enjoy it. :)
Was going to watch this earlier but You Tube censored you Fred.
Zenith T.V. sets were the best made back in the day.
Thanks for the video Fred.
You're welcome Gary. They forced me to cut most of the Kojak and $6 Mil themes.
Oh no he didn’t but you did ! Bust out with the soul train wow takes me back to being a kid and watching this and just being amazed ! The clothes the dancing. I remember there was a Asian girl with long hair on there and I wanted to be her!!! So taking me back to being a tween going on twenty!
Terrific! You're the man, Fred. Lol. Thank you. I love when you show us something we forgot and we get that, "Oh yeah, now I remember" moment. Took my mind off the fact that I just burned the skin off my pinky with a hot glue gun. OUCH.
You know how many times I warned you about that, Michelle!
@7:45 CBS did have the best programs in those days. Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, All In The Family, Mash, etc..
Great post!!
"Careful,Steve, Grip it!!!, Hold on!" Made me laugh harder than a man of a "certain age" should at that line. To be fair, I probably laughed just as inappropriately at this very ad in 1973! 😜