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Posted on August 14, 2022July 29, 2022

Malibu U Opening (September 1, 1967)

Watch the opening credits to the September 1, 1967 episode of Malibu U on ABC, hosted by Rick Nelson.

Posted on August 7, 2022July 29, 2022

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial “Sears Family Theater Presentation” Promo

Watch a promotional spot for the network television premiere of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on CBS, from November 1991.

Posted on July 31, 2022July 29, 2022

The Bob Newhart Show WBIR-TV Promo Card (9/3/1977)

Watch a brief promo card for The Bob Newhart Show on WBIR-TV (Channel 10) in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Posted on July 1, 2022July 1, 2022

“Lost” TV Case Study: Tuesday, October 20, 1964 (CBS)

This case study examines the status of CBS network programming from Tuesday, October 20, 1964 including Captain Kangaroo, As the World Turns, Art Linkletter’s House Party, The Red Skelton Hour, and The Doctors and The Nurses.

Posted on July 1, 2022June 29, 2022

1976 Episode of Sesame Street, Unseen for Almost 50 Years, Resurfaces Online

A 1976 episode of Sesame Street featuring Margaret Hamilton has resurfaced online nearly 50 years after it aired. The episode was never lost, however, and the circumstances of its release are murky and potentially illegal.

Posted on July 1, 2022June 30, 2022

Watch Unidentified Television Footage from a 1970 8mm Home Movie

Image from a black-and-white home movie of a nuclear explosion on a TV set.

Watch a brief segment from one of my family’s 8mm home movies that includes unidentified TV footage from 1970.

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