Flashback Friday to 1968 - 1969
Those were the days when parents wouldn't have to worry about their kids going out to play for hours at a time. They felt it was safe. We would go out after lunch and come back in time for supper, then go right back out until it was dark.
T.V. -- We had 4 channels, abc, cbs, nbc and UHF. My parents' favorite channel was cbs..so that's the channel we usually watched.
Shows at night we watched:
The Smothers Brothers Show
These guys always made me laugh. Tommy (left) was always the silly one, Dick was the straight guy.
It was a variety show, music, comic skits, other acts, like jugglers, musicians, animal acts. It was just fun and funny.
I didn't realize how many times they were threatened with cancellation because of their political humor. Finally, that is what ended the show.
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show came on Sunday nights. I remember the Beatles' first live appearance in the United States was on that show.
June 20, 1948, to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. Ed was responsible for making debuts for many bands, singers, entertainers a road to success.
HR Puffnstuf
Mayor H.R. Pufnstuf and the other residents of Living Island try to help young Jimmy, shipwrecked and led to their island, escape the evil clutches of Witchiepoo, a zany witch who wants to steal Jimmy's talking flute for her collection of magical objects. But even as Jimmy tries to keep his talking flute out of Witchiepoo's evil grasp, he is also trying to find his way back home.
I had such a crush on that boy, Jack Wild! It was my favorite Saturday Morning Show!
CBS was our favorite, partly because of the programming, mainly because it was channel that came in the best. NBC was snowy, ABC was ghosty and UHF was full of lines.
That's my Flashback Friday!
