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Hi, I thought now I would pass along something cool to view. A collection of fictional shows that were watched over a number of years ago. The thing was, most of these were replaced just after a year of first-run broadcast. You and I always enjoyed reruns whenever possible, right? For in many ways, we were no different than your neighbour with the fish bowl. Perhaps you have never seen these before, or barely remember them now? All which is okay on here. Better to be amused than defensive when thinking back on your habitual life from years ago, way before when color took over your living room.
A plugged in RCA television with good reception gave you hours of entertainment, assuming a larger role in your family life with your wife or husband.
Do you remember any of these programs? Back in the day, they were all broadcast with sponsorship minded advertisers ready to sell you something handy.
All these clips are not family oriented entertainment. Many of them were shown after children were fast asleep.
Years later, we can enjoy them in different forms, just like this now. Only this time with fondness for what was classic television.
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Added: 27th November 2009
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Did you know that she was born in mid-winter of the year after 1941. The New Yorker is full of skills, and adapted well to many things related in her field, with going forward in the year right after 1960 with her own work, and exchanging ideas with her bright colleagues. That'll do it.
And by this time, she was bringing a lot of herself to us throughout our lives with one number after another. Let's try, 118 numbers. Seems that even these days, she continues with what she does best, remaining with a working relationship with nothing that would be called somewhat average material, especially being brought out due to her commitment to pleas from her followers. Are you one? How do you describe being at the top consistently? She's in no way a dabbler. But being totally straightforward with what was right for her early in her life. She is more than likely to be remembered as a great woman for her accomplishments. You no doubt would say that after painstakingly(?) going through what she accomplished over many years. It's overwhelming.
Would you be the sorta person who can appreciate the artistry behind her? I think so. She has never been accused of being not good enough. Never. She's someone who has well established herself from days past, with no difficulty at all, but with a lot of thought that seems to come easy.
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Added: 12th April 2012
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Leo Sayer - You make me feel like dancing (1976)
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Added: 28th November 2009
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Allen Hoskins became part of Hal Roach's Our Gang troupe in 1922 before he was two years old. At first Hoskins' Farina character was androgynous; in some films he's a male, in others he's a female. Farina soon evolved into a fully male character--and one of the most popular of the late silent and early talkies period. Often dressed in a bizarre array of mismatched gaudy clothes, Farina's character was the stereotypical 'pickaninny.' By the time his tenure as Farina on Our Gang ended in 1931, Hoskins was the top-salaried performer, earning $250 per week. Hoskins briefly had a vaudeville act with his sister, but gradually drifted away from show business. 'I prefer jobs where I eat regularly,' he quipped. Hoskins served in WWII, rising to the rank of sergeant. Late in Hoskins' life he worked tirelessly with the disabled and mentally ill. Like his fellow black Our Gang performers, Hoskins was annoyed at the political correctness that caused the series to be heavily edited for TV in the early 1970s. While acknowledging that blacks were steroetyped in the Our Gang comedies, he pointed out that whites were too: There were the stereotypical fat kids, bullies, nerds, freckle-faced kids, and pretty blondes. He was also quick to point out that in an era when much of America was segregated, the racially mixed Our Gang kids played, socialized, and went to school together. Hoskins died of cancer a month before his 60th birthday in 1980.
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Added: 29th November 2009
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During 1972 to 1973, both of 'em went into the studio together for a project of materializing duets. Surprisingly, both never
got on well as they were too different in the way they worked within a proper setting. It was an upsetting time in the Californian studio as Mrr. M seemed to "smoke-up" before workin'.
Miss R. complained, she would not have any of that around her as she was an expectant mother at the time.
She refused not recording together in the same area for the sessions. Yet, when you heard the finished work, Miss D. sounds like she is singing along with him in one-studio harmony. This has happened before to other artists when schedules are not matched-up for various reasons.
It was one of three hits brought out from the seperate sessions that B. Gordy of Motown took some part in. Ever seen Diana & Marvin's effort? The seventies release was recently updated with four additions for long-time fans of the entertaining collaboration.
The tune was composed by Pam Sawyer and Gloria Jones. These 2 famous songwriters are responsible for numerous compositions that were recorded on rock,soul, and hit pop albums by a variety of artists. Too many, especially in the seventies. One of them was "Love Hangover", a chart hit that Sawyer had worked on for Diana and The 5th Dimension. That one changed her image overnight. The 5th Dimension released it as well, but not with the same reaction that as the disco favorite. From then on, "Love Hangover" affected her career.
Mainly a huge success overseas, Diana and Marvin's October 1973 release rose the chart more in Britain, actually two times, the duets arrived again on the 1981 album and single charts. In America, the January 1974 "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" single only reached number nineteen on the all-important Billboard chart. Rather odd for a duet that is so great. It's admittedly strange to see it did better in the United Kingdom than in America. I do recommend this album just for the amount of creativity that went into its production.
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Added: 1st December 2009
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Remember them? I meant to talk about these clean-cut group of boys yesterday, but anyways, here is a 1966 clip that was shown on the farewell of "Hullaballoo", which was televised 4/11/66 on NBC.
The nation-wide program was a direct copy of the teen-attended "Shindig" show.
This sixties telecast had all the cool acts at the time; all who were being popularized by the medium of television.
Singer Paul Anka introduces the group here with the enthusiasm of what was the 1960s.
With their success playing at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, the group were about to receive the finest management that was not at all common.
You may not be aware, The Cyrkle was not just another American band from the mid-60s. This group had certain pro's in the business behind them.
This clip of their most famous hit "Red Rubber Ball", became a number two hit on the Billboard chart marker for this unusual reason.
Musicians Don Dannemann on guitar and lead vocals, bassist and backup vocalist Tom Dawes were the two responsible for getting their act together in the "Keystone State" known as Pennsylvania. It was the moment Brian Epstein got involved that things eventually changed, Brian immediately became interested in getting a contract together with the four members.
Brian's business partner Nathan Weiss, had attended a Atlantic City show with the band performing.
At the time, the boys were know as The Rhondells.
He obviously saw the potential in them with their 1965 concert.
He took over entirely with "making them over" to something that would be a record-hit selling group.
Weeks later, musican John Lennon gave some input to Brian's new discovery, Lennon suggested that the new name should be spelt in a different manner.
In 1966, a decision was made for The Cyrkle to join the Beatles for their American tour.
The Dodger Stadium show was an eventful moment for the Cyrkle as it gave them the chance to expose their sound to a great deal of the teen audience. The band owned a great deal of debt for the opportunity that night. The group though was part of a few other acts picked to open the eventful concert.
A favorite from the era, The Cyrkle's 1966 song "Red Rubber Ball," landed on the number two position that year on the vinyl single selling chart.
A cool fact about this was that Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel and Bruce Woodley of The Seekers helped in creating this composition for the band. Nothing may of happened if it weren't for Simon. At some point, Paul passed along the song to The Cyrkle when the boys were the opening act for for Simon and Garfunkle.
Their record company, Columbia now had a hit on its hands, this was thanks to the creative output given to the boy group.
The Cyrkle would return to the charts with "Turn-Down Day," as a follow-up in 1966.
The group recorded one more album, and a soundtrack for a risky adult flick called "The Minx", which came out during 1967. It was not well received by critics due to its poor subject matter. The Cyrkle went for a psychedelic sounding soundtrack album filled with harmonies, clearly presented as a departure from The Cyrkle's familiar sound.
Soon after, more 45's came out, but the group felt like breaking-up. Their past success was hard to match, which was just at the end of the year of 1967.
Following-up, members of the group remained in the business by going into television commercial territory.
Two of the guitarists became popular jingle composers.
One of them was for Alka-Seltzer. It was Tom Dawes who had turned out the "plop plop fizz fizz" tune for the company. The other, Danneman as well wrote popular jingles that kept advertisers happy with positive sales.
Danneman wrote for Swanson Foods and the Continental Airlines Corportation commercials.
Both were successful with their television advertising careers.
Also to Danneman's credit was the famous 7Up Uncola tune.
Together, their jingle ability was proven to be second to none in the business of selling products to consumers. Bandmates did do one last benefit show where they had originally formed, that was back in 1986 in Easton, Pennsylvania.
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Added: 2nd December 2009
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One of the most recognizable characters in the Our Gang comedies was William (Buckwheat) Thomas who was a troupe member from 1934 until the series concluded in 1944. Thomas recalled his mother taking him to a tryout at age three--where he was quickly added as a minor character. He was being groomed to replace Stymie as the Gang's black character. Like Farina before him, Buckwheat's gender was a bit of a mystery at first, but he eventually grew into a male role. His trademark 'Otay!' was part of his garbled-English shtick. His wardrobe usually consisted of a striped shirt, a floppy hat, and pants held up by just one suspender. Thomas made an easy transition out of showbiz. He worked as a film laboratory technician for years and also served in the Korean War. (His gravestone wrongly lists him as a WWII veteran.) In August 1980 he was moved to tears after he was given a standing ovation by fans at an Our Gang reunion. Two months later Thomas died suddenly of a heart attack at age 49. Remarkably, Buckwheat got plenty of posthumous fame. Comedian Eddie Murphy had an ongoing Buckwheat-impersonation routine on Saturday Night Live. In 1990, the ABC news program 20/20 aired a segment about a man working in a Tempe, Arizona grocery store who claimed to be Buckwheat. The network was flooded with calls from knowledgeable Our Gang fans who pointed out that the real Buckwheat had died a decade earlier. An angry Spanky McFarland appeared on television to denounce the fraudster, a man named Billie English who had been masquerading as Buckwheat for 30 years. The producer of the 20/20 segment was summarily fired for his shoddy research. Buckwheat's son sued ABC for negligence.
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Mary Ann Jackson was the main female character in the Our Gang series during its transition period from silent movies to talkies. Jackson joined the troupe in 1928 at age six. She came from a family with plenty of acting experience. Jackson's mother was a stage actress while her older sister had roles in some D.W. Griffith films. Jackson herself had movie experience dating back to 1925. Our Gang Director Robert McGowan preferred casting children with no acting experience in order to project natural child-like behavior, but he made an exception in Jackson's case. Jackson was a tomboyish 'plain Jane' character who was vastly different from all the female Our Gang leads that came before and after her. She had the ability to both deliver a wisecrack and elicit pathos. Jackson's last Our Gang appearance came in 1931. She then abruptly quit the business at age eight, seldom acting again. Jackson died of a heart attack at age 80 in 2003.
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Added: 4th December 2009
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How many of you recall this big hit from 1985?
Can I see a show of hands? This classic went top ten in America, and further up the chart in England. Frankly speaking, how was this tune able to reach so far up? For the most part, over exposure on the three lettered big-time channel. The clip was being watched across America, and various stations at all hours. The big channel had became alike a fad in a short time.
Remember the character Murdoc on the television program "MacGyver"? That was musician Michael Des Barres; he and singer/writer Holly Knight composed and sang this two years earlier, in a 1983 theatrical film, but nothing really happened with the actual recording on the charts. A little later, both composers hit pay-dirt when it was brought to this Californian "New Wave" act. When eventually presented on television, the trendy male singer shown in the clip had no idea that it would be a smash-hit.
He had been painting walls in a house, and just managed to look over at the television screen at the right time. Surprised, he mentioned to the owner that it was him on the channel. After a number of times shown, the singer saw the result of the synthesised clip being broadcast on the channel. The cool song has been shown repeatedly on television since 1985; and the iconic 80s tune got featured in various movies, especially used as a background score for a number of different programs over the years. Following the featured single since, the original group broke-up, but had hit the charts again with another tune. How is that if the band disbanded? A decision was made to continue with various other musicians, including actress Cynthia Rhodes, a talented woman who had married to singer Richard Marx. Soon after, the newly formed version of the group had a semi-hit single, but soon quit all-together when the album was not doing much on the charts. Actually the album could not be compared to the original efforts of the 1985 album.
Eventually, all original musicians successfully regrouped back to their early 80s line-up. But with a catch, they only return occasionally for appearances.
Most original and later band members have remained in lucrative positions within the entertainment industry.
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Added: 5th December 2009
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Remember these kind of 1960s commercials put together for us viewers. Seeing them now, well, it's a real nice treat. This was shown between 1960-1964.
This kind of commercial is specific programming produced and paid for by the featured business company we see now. These products when broadcast may be viewed more than 900,000 times on their commercial-run, like on the network that began with a big C for instance.
As long as the program is popular, it is guarenteed to be undeniably thought of later.
These kind of commercials would make the funds
for "privately owned" tele-networks to continue broadcasting yearly without interuptions.
This short ad is much more enjoyable than the lengthy 30 minute infomercials we are seeing nowadays.
Advertising works for the pervasive viewers who are undeniably sold on a jingle or image. The more attractive it is to the audience, the more successful the campaign is for the marketer of the commercial.
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Added: 8th December 2009
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