Wednesday Night TV: Captain Video - Video Ranger PSA

Tonight I have a Public Service Announcement (PSA) aired in the 1950's to combat racism. Captain Video aired on the DuMont Network in the 1950's. Perhaps we should air this PSA on TV nowadays!



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Wednesday Night TV: "Watch Mr. Wizard" (1954)

I remember watching these when I was a wee little lad. I suppose some of these shows are the reason that I took such an interest in science. This led to experimenting with my brother's chemistry set. Wow, all of those wonderful chemicals. They were begging to be mixed together. So.......I mixed them together and came up with the best looking purple a kid had ever seen. Better yet, using the scientific method (translate this as "best guess") I concluded that it was also the best spider killer ever devised by man; or so I thought. I know this because I threw the mixture on a spider that was crawling on the brand new white aluminum siding of our house at the time. It didn't kill the spider, but gee.....that sure was a pretty purple! Unfortunately, my father did not share my enthusiasm for my new discovery or..........the color.

Fortunately for me, the siding people were just finishing up with their installation and were able to take the newly "decorated" section out and cut-in new pieces. Yay for me! It just goes to show you that 7 - 8 year old boys don't think much past the present. You could say that they live for the moment. You know, that sounds like guys of all ages.

Anyway, so much for my reminiscing and philosophizing. Let's watch the video. It's a classic.



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BOGO Logos: B&W & Color

I was watching TV last night. It was hard to find anything to watch. This is what I found.

The last NBC logo is supposed to be "rare". I don't know why. it looks the same as the first NBC logo (#8 on the play list). I kind of miss the old logos. Especially the old NBC Peacock. I was really sad when they quite using the Peacock. You can watch the Peacock below.

I remember many of these, except the DuMont. DuMont was before my time or I was after their time.
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Which is Better...a Window or a Door?

I can remember when I was younger I would often hear, "Barry!!! You make a better door than you do a window!" Well, for those of you that do not know me I want to assure that I was not a carpenter in my younger days. At the time I did not know what the speakers meant. After all, I was just a kid. As I grew older and wiser, I came to learn just what they meant.

However, the meaning of the phrase was driven home quite well recently. I was in my favorite recliner and watching TV. When along comes Mr. Puss and plants himself right in front of the TV. And just in front of the TV, but right in front of the remote control sensor. One of the wonders of the 21st century brought to it's heels by a cat. I begin to politely request that Mr. Puss should remove himself from his desired location of rest. This doesn't work. I then begin to loudly proclaim, "Move cat! You make a better door than you do a window!" That didn't work either. All I got from Mr. Puss was a, "Are you talking to me?' look.

Now, I know exactly what is meant by "You make a better door than you do a window!" And I am sure that Mr. Puss will be around for sometime to make sure I do not forget any time soon.

PS...Peanut likes to remind me of the same concept while she lounges on the cable box. You see, she has the unique ability to place her tail at the precise spot on the cable box that is capable of blocking the remote signal to the box, thus bringing the entire concept of modern society to it's knees. Or at least the ability to use the remote for the cable.

In this picture you see Mr. Puss directly in front of the remote sensor. And look under the TV. That is Peanut placing her tail in the precise location to throw the cable box into the Dark Ages. Tabby is in the foreground. INTERESTING SIDE NOTE: The movie on the TV at the time is "Talk About A Stranger" (1952). The young boy on screen is Billy Gray a couple of years before "Father Knows Best" premiered. Also his character's name is Bud; just as it was in "Father Knows Best".



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