Television Time Machine

Popular 50’s series, complete with commercials!

In his one-hour oral history interview, actor Jack Larson speaks in great detail about the role for which he is most associated, that of Daily Planet cub reporter “Jimmy Olsen” in the 1950s TV series The Adventures of Superman. He discusses the ways he played the character, the kinds of comedy and stunts he did [...]

Opening titles to the 70s Childrens TV show Rupert the Bear.

You can tell summer has arrived here in France because the signs are all around us. First up there are the obvious ones – such as the weather and the dress code. Of course the latter, especially in the nation’s capital, can still turn into something of a catwalk as this year’s chic hits the [...]

Why is there a WhenTvWas.Com? Until the advent of radio and television, history is made for books. With the ability to capture world events in sound and picture as they occur, the curious no longer need to rely on the words of others to gain access to the knowledge of actions past. You want to [...]

Britain’s favourite TV soap and the world’s longest running drama, Coronation Street, has boosted interest in the island of Malta, according to a UK based Malta holidays guide.

This video shows a RCA color tv set, the 21-CT-7855U, made in 1956, with a metal cone color picture tube. The tv set is fully restored and after more than half a century still in working condition. The tv set displays the NBC “peacock” color presentation logo of the 1960’s.

Fans all around the world are all waiting for the conclusion of Supernatural TV series such as these seldom achieve such a cult following. There was a time when Heroes had such a phenomenon. However, in recent seasons, Heroes has again and again, failed to deliver riveting and un-recycled material. The show really pulls of [...]

It’s always lame when football players guest star on TV. They can’t act, so they get about 2-3 words to say per line. Here, it’s Ed “Too Tall” Jones of the Dallas Cowboys and he shows up just in time to catch Arnold’s death-defying magic act. Watch hundreds of free full-length streaming movies and TV [...]

Mystery guest segment of the classic game show What’s My Line? with actor and comedian Danny Kaye, in the second of his four appearances as the mystery guest on the show. Guests Tonight Show host Johnny Carson and Phyllis Newman and regulars Bennett Cerf and Arlene Francis appear on the panel. The program first aired [...]