1950 Gillette razor classic TV commercial with baseball stars Pee Wee Reese and Roy Campanella.

"Cue card king" Barney McNulty recounted his first break working for The Ed Wynn Show, and then working on such shows as: Burns and Allen, The Frank Sinatra Show, The Alan Young Show, Days of Our Lives, and The Carol Burnett Show, among many other. The interview also allowed Mr. McNulty to fondly recall the pleasure of working with Bob Hope for over 40 years. [More] [Less]

Performer Sid Caesar talks about his beginnings in television with "Admiral Broadway Revue" and "Your Show of Shows".

First Five Minutes of The classic episode The Wedding with George Burns and Gracie Allen. Download this and other classic TV and Film titles at orbitmedia.eu

In this 11-part (each 30-minute part is posted separately) oral history interview, director Hal Cooper talked about breaking into TV at the Du Mont network following his service in World War II. Among the Du Mont shows he discussed were the children's programs Television Baby Sitter and The Magic Cottage. He talked about his work directing 1950s soap operas including such series as Search for Tomorrow and Portia Faces Life. He detailed his work as an associate producer/ director of Gilligan's Island and his long tenure on I Dream of Jeannie. Among the numerous other series from the 1960s that Cooper talked about include: Gidget, That Girl, Mayberry R.F.D., Death Valley Days, and The Courtship of Eddie's Father. Cooper spoke extensively about the groundbreaking '70s sitcom Maude for which he served as an executive producer and director. He also talked about such '70s programs as The Brady Bunch, Free Country, and The Odd Couple. Cooper also discussed his later efforts on the series Love, Sidney; Gimme a Break; and Dear John. B-roll consisted of photos from I Dream of Jeannie, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Brady Bunch, and Maude. Visit channel playlists for all segments or go to tvinterviewsarchive.blogspot.com [More] [Less]

"You Bet Your Life" with Groucho Marx. This May 1955 show features Albert Hall, a very entertaining contestant.

Famed 1950s television personality and original host of NBC's TODAY show, Dave Garroway, hosts this brief clip introducing the 1953 Corvette. To buy vintage commercials, TV shows, westerns, serials and classic movies on DVD and VHS, visit Captain Bijou's website, www.captainbijou.com.

Actress Florence Henderson discusses her early years and influences.

1960's Children's TV show host

TV Inventor Widow Elma Farnsworth discusses how Philo makes an appearance on "I've Got a Secret", vows to always fight for "the little people".

May 13, 1994 - a surprise walk-on apperance by retired Johnny Carson. This was Johnny Carson's last appearance on television.

This ten minute clip is drawn from the famous 1950s game show, and it's quite surreal. I don't use the word surreal loosely: the special guest is Salvador Dali.

1958

Perry Como guest stars on Bing Crosby's TV Show in the first of 2 shows where Perry and Bing took turns and appeared on each others TV shows and 'Recorded an album together'! In this segment, Perry and Bing cut the first side of their album together. Then, they discuss cutting the second side on Perry's TV Show two weeks later and they listen to playback of the first side of the album to close the show. Originally Aired on February 29, 1960. [More] [Less]