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#1960sTV

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Will McKinley<p>Tonight in 1964 —&nbsp;Gloria Swanson celebrated her 65th b’day w/ her first and only appearance on THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR.</p><p>“Behind the Locked Door” evokes SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950), with a grim Noir twist courtesy of writer Henry Slesar.</p><p>Watch: <a href="https://play.xumo.com/tv-shows/the-alfred-hitchcock-hour/XM0LMMJR7WJ701" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">play.xumo.com/tv-shows/the-alf</span><span class="invisible">red-hitchcock-hour/XM0LMMJR7WJ701</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GloriaSwanson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GloriaSwanson</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BOTD</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AlfredHitchcock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlfredHitchcock</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>Tonight in 1961 — John Fiedler starred on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.</p><p>"Incident in a Small Jail” delivers one of the most deliciously dark endings I've seen on a HITCHCOCK, courtesy of writer Henry Slesar.</p><p>Watch:<br><a href="https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/a65aab9b79cf5b069c80a0f81b4a6839" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/</span><span class="invisible">a65aab9b79cf5b069c80a0f81b4a6839</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AlfredHitchcock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlfredHitchcock</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AlfredHitchcockPresents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlfredHitchcockPresents</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>Tonight in 1961 — Claude Rains starred on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.</p><p>Hitchcock himself directed "The Horseplayer," reuniting w/ his Oscar-nominated NOTORIOUS (1946) star.</p><p>Written by Henry Slesar w/ a typically perfect twist ending. </p><p>Stream it free here: <a href="https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/68adbccbe0d3519db3acae450303b895" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/</span><span class="invisible">68adbccbe0d3519db3acae450303b895</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AlfredHitchock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlfredHitchock</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AlfredHitchcockPresents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlfredHitchcockPresents</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>Tonight in 1965 — MR. MAGOO’S DOCTOR FRANKENSTEIN aired on NBC.</p><p>Jim Backus stars in this surprisingly dark, beautifully animated adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel.</p><p>Produced by UPA for the series THE FAMOUS ADVENTURES OF MR. MAGOO. Watch on Internet Archive: </p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/1965-the-famous-adventures-of-mr-magoo-mr-magoos-doctor-frankenstein-sd-4-k-ai-u" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/1965-the-f</span><span class="invisible">amous-adventures-of-mr-magoo-mr-magoos-doctor-frankenstein-sd-4-k-ai-u</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MisterMagoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MisterMagoo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JimBackus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JimBackus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Animation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animation</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>"I’m ambivalent about my career. I like it the way it is, because it doesn’t interfere with my life." — Barbara Feldon (in 1976)</p><p>Agent 99 is 92 today.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GetSmart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GetSmart</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BarbaraFeldon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BarbaraFeldon</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>A 1966 commercial for CAP’N CRUNCH produced by Jay Ward (ROCKY &amp; BULLWINKLE).</p><p>The iconic cereal mascot was created by Allan Burns (1935-2021), co-creator of THE MUNSTERS and MARY TYLER MOORE.</p><p>Burns was a writer for Jay Ward Productions, which did the ads for Quaker Oats from 1963-84. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RockyAndBullwinkle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RockyAndBullwinkle</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>Today in 1951 — WATCH MR. WIZARD debuted on NBC. </p><p>Don Herbert hosted this Peabody Award-winning science series until 1965 – and again on Nickelodeon in the 1980s. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MrWizard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MrWizard</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1950sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1950sTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MrWizardsWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MrWizardsWorld</span></a></p>
AlsoPaisleyCat<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mklopez" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mklopez</span></a></span> </p><p>This is news!</p><p>Akiva Goldsman to head up 3 reboots of mid-60s science fiction classic television shows.</p><p>I adored Time Tunnel and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.</p><p>Land of the Giants never quite caught my interest but it’s definitely got monsters.</p><p>Given the level of investment in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and Lost in Space, we can expect these to be high end projects.</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ScifiTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScifiTV</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scifi</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/1960s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960s</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Television</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/TimeTunnel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTunnel</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoyageToTheBottomOfTheSea</span></a> <br><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Monsterdon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monsterdon</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Monsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monsters</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a></p>
Anne Fisher<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TIL?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TIL</a> what "Rompers" are.<br> <br> I'm old enough to remember the 1960's kid's TV show "Romper Room," but never knew what the name referred to, until I came across this 1920 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FamilyPhoto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FamilyPhoto</a> of my Uncle Everett Fischer and his twin brother John Lewis in their "Rompers," or playclothes.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/History?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HistoricalPhotos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistoricalPhotos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Fashion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fashion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HistoricalFashion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistoricalFashion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Playtime?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Playtime</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ChildrensClothes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChildrensClothes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Genealogy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Genealogy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FamilyPhotos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FamilyPhotos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Rompers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rompers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/1960sTV?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#1960sTV</a>
Will McKinley<p>Tonight in 1966 — BATMAN debuted on ABC. </p><p>59 years later, Adam West and Burt Ward remain the most enduring dynamic duo. 💥</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Batman66" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Batman66</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>Tonight in 1968 — THE UNDERSEA WORLD OF JACQUES COUSTEAU debuted on ABC. </p><p>Rod Serling narrated this Emmy-winning documentary series. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JacquesCousteau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JacquesCousteau</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960s</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nostalgia</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>Tonight in 1963 — Mutual of Omaha's WILD KINGDOM debuted on NBC. </p><p>Zoologist Marlin Perkins hosted the nature series for 22 years.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a></p>
Andi Brooks<p>I'm a big fan of The Prisoner, so delighted to find this original novelization under the tree.</p><p><a href="https://toot.community/tags/ThePrisoner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThePrisoner</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://toot.community/tags/CultTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CultTV</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://toot.community/tags/PatrickMcGoohan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PatrickMcGoohan</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://toot.community/tags/DangerMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DangerMan</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://toot.community/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://toot.community/tags/BritishCultTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishCultTV</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://toot.community/tags/No6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>No6</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>"We were trying to think of who could play Endora. And Elizabeth and I were in New York, at Bloomingdales, and we ran into Agnes Moorehead. And I thought, ‘My God. There she is!’” <br>— William Asher, BEWITCHED director/producer</p><p>Agnes Moorehead (1900–1974) was born on this date. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bewitched" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bewitched</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>Tonight in 1961 — Anne Francis guest starred on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.</p><p>The soon-to-be star of HONEY WEST plays a neglected housewife who dallies with a cop in this Noir-ish tale from Henry Slesar.</p><p>Slesar’s crime-with-a-twist style would reach its apex as head writer of THE EDGE OF NIGHT.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AlfredHitchcockPresents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlfredHitchcockPresents</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>The Jupiter 2 launched on this date in 1997. </p><p>John and Maureen Robinson led a crew that included their children (Judy, Penny, and Will), Don West, and saboteur Dr. Zachary Smith. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LostInSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LostInSpace</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>It was an honor to moderate a panel at the Sleepy Hollow Film Festival celebrating DARK SHADOWS and the centenary of star Jonathan Frid (who played Barnabas Collins). </p><p>I interviewed cast members Donna Wandrey, Marie Wallace, and Sharon Lentz on stage, joined by Mary O'Leary, producer/director of DARK SHADOWS AND BEYOND — THE JONATHAN FRID STORY. </p><p>Mary and I worked with Jonathan Frid in the 1980s, so it was a real full-circle moment.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DarkShadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkShadows</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>Tonight in 1960 — THE BUGS BUNNY SHOW debuted on ABC in primetime.</p><p>It moved to Sat mornings in 1962 and aired until 2000 on ABC/CBS — the longest-running morning children's program in network TV history.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BugsBunny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugsBunny</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a></p>
“Madly Odd!”<p>It was one of the best non-stop duo improvisations I ever saw in my entire life. Dean Martin was the epitome of perfection as the STRAIGHT MAN. Jonathan Winters probably the greatest co <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>1960sTV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>comedy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeanMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DeanMartin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JonathanWinters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JonathanWinters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Improvmic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Improvmic</span></a> in all of Americas history.</p><p><a href="https://madlyodd.com/dean-martin-jonathan-winters-improv/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">madlyodd.com/dean-martin-jonat</span><span class="invisible">han-winters-improv/</span></a></p>
Will McKinley<p>Tonight in 1960 — THE FLINTSTONES debuted on ABC. </p><p>Hanna-Barbera’s first prime-time cartoon was produced in color, but the first two seasons aired in black and white!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheFlintstones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheFlintstones</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1960sTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1960sTV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClassicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassicTV</span></a></p>
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