7 Saturday Morning Kids TV you forgot

7 Saturday Morning Kids TV you forgot

We know you love the huge library of Saturday Morning Television programmes on here, but how abour rediscovering a few you may of forgotten. Today we put together a list of 7 Saturday Morning Kids TV programmes you may well of forgotten...so enjoy our list of memories and please feel free to let us know about any ...

The Tommy Seven Show

Tommy Seven Show

The Tommy Seven Show reviewed by Kevin Butler Local:WABC TV Ch.7 NYC Weekday evenings and afternoons Monday:September 12,1960-Friday May 24,1963 Saturday Afternoons: Saturday April 29,1961- Saturday July 15,1963 Host/Performer:"Tommy Seven" (The Sad Face Tramp Clown): Ed Bakey. In the fall of 1960..WABC TV Ch.7..The NYC flagship station of The ABC TV Network aired it's last local kids tv show. Former Baltamore,Md. entertainer:Ed Bakey..who at the time was ...

Top of the Form

Top of the Form

Top of the Form was produced bt the BBC in the UK. Its a programme that began on Saturday 1 May 1948, as a radio series and eventually made it onto the television as a childrens programme. The Childrens quiz series ran from 1962 to 1986 with various presenters including Bob Holness famous for his quiz Blockbusters ...

The Johnny Andrews Show

The Johnny Andrews Show Picture

The Johnny Andrews Show reviewed and remembered by Kevin Butler Local: WOR TV Ch.9 NYC Weekday mornings: Monday October 1,1962-Friday December 29, 1962. Host/Performer: Johnny Andrews Puppeteers: Paul Ashley and Chuck McCann Following his brief stint with WRCA TV Ch.4 NYC's "Family"..Singer/musician and storyteller Johnny Andrews would host this weekday morning program for kids on WOR TV Ch.9.He would engage ...

Starfighter Jet Car

Starfighter Jet Car

The Starfighter Jet Car was an awesome Corgi car released in the early 70sFor use in the plaground it was superbFor use in the home - Mum's loved it as it had a rubber nose that absorb all shocks without chipping the skirting board paint.Any one else remember this classic corgi car ? Apparently this was ...

Popcorn Theater

Popcorn Theater

Popcorn Theater reviewed by Kevin Butler Local: WABC TV Ch.7 NYC Saturday mornings: Saturday September 8,1956-Saturday December 1,1956 Host/Performer:"Popo The Clown" (the name of the actor..who played "Popo The Clown" is unknown) In the fall of 1956..the heads of WABC TV Ch.7 in NYC created and produced a saturday morning children's variety tv series..that featured the talents of a sad ...

The Eddie Lawrence Show

The Eddie Lawrence Show with"The Chuck McCann Show" and "The Mighty Hercules Cartoon Show"

The Eddie Lawrence Show! reviewed by Kevin Butler Local: WPIX TV Ch.11 NYC Weekday evenings: Monday September 9,1963-Friday November 16,1963 Host/Performer: "The Old Philosopher": Eddie Lawrence Seeing the success of comedy performers..who were able to entertain adults,teens and kids with their characters and skits on shows on competing stations. The station execs at WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC decided to ...

Discovery

Discovery - ABC Sunday Morning Kids Show - 1960s

Discovery by Kevin Butler During the early 1960's..FCC Commishoner:Newton Minow wanted to change the outlook of children's tv shows by having the networks create,produce and present quality educational programs. NBC, ABC and CBS tried their own educational shows..but the one that became the most successful is ABC TV's newsmagazine and travelogue for young people: "Discovery!". Debuting on ABC's weekday afternoon scheduale in ...

Flower Power

Flower Power

Flower power was a major change in Fashion during the late 1960s and early 1970s So what exactly was Flower power? Due to the growing opposition to the Vietnam war in the mid sixties, war protests took place amongst the young with the aim of keeping the protest peaceful. The Hippies dressed with doves and colours being ...