Dutch Wheeler Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 It is interesting to pause this video along the way and see all of the westerns that were popular in the late 50's through the mid 60's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Interesting! The TV shows, from 1951 to 1962, I never got to see. No TV in the part of Northern Canada where I lived and we only got the CBC Radio, Northern Service. When Pards mention shows from that era, I'm never too sure what they're talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 On 5/22/2020 at 6:31 AM, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: Interesting! The TV shows, from 1951 to 1962, I never got to see. No TV in the part of Northern Canada where I lived and we only got the CBC Radio, Northern Service. When Pards mention shows from that era, I'm never too sure what they're talking about. They were black and white moving pictures in a small box...They even had sound you could hear.... Texas Lizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Thanks Dutch; it’s hypnotic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patagonia Pete Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 56 minutes ago, Texas Lizard said: They were black and white moving pictures in a small box...They even had sound you cold here.... Texas Lizard +1 edit: AND ... Looking for Gunsmoke of course ... I noticed that they slid down in the standings rapidly 61-63 ... completely disappearing until 67 where the series rose swiftly again to the top. Soooooo ... I went and checked and found out that Burt Reynolds was on from 63-65!! Gee ... thought he always did a great job ... In 66 and 67 Thad Greenwood and Newley showed up ... ha!! Wow!! Did Burt really do that to the show's popularity??!? Wow ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Very surprised that Red Skeleton was not on that list. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I found it interesting that during the early 1950s, the numbers were small, compared to the middle 1960s. I suspect that was due to the fact that TV sets were not available in large numbers, to the masses yet. A lot of things were not yet available to the masses, due to wartime economy issues in the mid 1940s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 We got TV in 1956, the shows then were Tug Boat, Ed Sullivan, Dragnet, Roy Rogers, Sea Hunt, Wild Bill Hickok, Father Knows Best, The Honeymooners, Lassie, Perry Mason, Howdy Doody. The Millionaire, Our Miss Brooks, December Bride, My Little Margie, Soldiers of Fortune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 1 hour ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: Very surprised that Red Skeleton was not on that list. OLG Watch again it was as high as # 5 for a time in 1955 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highwall Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 I still watch Gunsmoke every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: Watch again it was as high as # 5 for a time in 1955 It runs so fast that it's hard to follow. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Angus McPherson Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Interesting how many of those I used to watch from the '50's thru the '80's and how few I give a darn about after ~2000. I only noticed three after 2000 that I ever thought were worth my time. Angus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 For me it's NYPD Blue. Then Gunsmoke, All in the Family and today Blue Bloods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 15 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: Watch again it was as high as # 5 for a time in 1955 It was as high as 2 & 3 in '65- 66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patagonia Pete Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 16 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: It runs so fast that it's hard to follow. OLG When you run the video ... click on the little "settings" wheel at the bottom of the video and set the playback speed to 25% ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 16 hours ago, Highwall said: I still watch Gunsmoke every day! Me too. I like the OLD 30 min ones the best. If I had my way all the shows would be 30 min. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Wow! Thanks, Dutch!! I called my wife over to the computer and watch the moving chart. We got to talking about memories of what we liked to watch and the people we watched the shows with. A walk down memory lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highwall Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Capt. James H. Callahan said: Me too. I like the OLD 30 min ones the best. If I had my way all the shows would be 30 min. JHC Agreed! The black and white ones were better too. Shows like Paladin, Cheyenne, Maverick, Wanted dead or alive, Rawhide, Track Down, Wyatt Earp, Johnny Ringo, Hop-along Cassidy, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and Wild Bill Hickok. I'm sure I've missed a few but those were the golden days of TV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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