Happy 70th Anniversary Howdy Doody!

First off, the earliest known recording, from April, 1948!

Howdy wins the Presidency (and a new marionette takes it place)!

Next, the 10th Anniversary Show from 1957!

The FINAL program... IN LIVING COLOR!

The 70's reboot!

And now, the 40th Anniversary Special!

And lastly, a webcast interview with one of the few souls who knew Buffalo Bob ran a liquor store!

100 years of stop

I accidentally called it "stop-action" instead of "stop-motion" in front of Danno once and he told me no one would know what I was talking about.

The Unchained Goddess (1958)

I am NOT going to watch It's a Wonderful Life this year, if I can help it. So, in its stead, enjoy this other Frank Capra classic, staring Richard "It Came from Outer Space" Carlson.

Fun fact: The discovery of the jet stream went largely unnoticed because it was published in Esperanto. Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton?

Creepy animation starts at 2:20.

Visit our SNACK BAR!

I dare anyone to waste 5 hours today on this!

A Tribute to Playhouse Pictures

A little something for the old-schoolers!

ENJOY!

Thanks to Mike Kazaleh and others for sharing the love!

Highway Hearing (1956)

I was looking for the Tex Avery cartoon The House of Tomorrow, because I wanted to listen to the kitchen sequence (narrated by Don Messick). Don't ask me why. I was actually reading about Ghostbusters and wound up here.

Anyway, the roomie came home and told me about how the "winter storm" was keeping all the cars off the road, as there was zero traffic during his drive. Then I found this short, so there it is. The universe is funny.

One Step Beyond (1959)

Before the Twilight Zone--before The Outer Limits--there was One Step Beyond. It was a series that specialized in stories of "the uncanny".

More importantly, it gave us the title for this song:



Oh, 80s. You're so wacky. Let's try that opening theme again with the theremin.



Yeah! It's the closing credits for "Outer Limits"! Big surprise. Let's see what else they have going on.

More...

So, I heard that new "Carrie" movie came out. How is that?

Owl and Fred Jones

UPA style animation about Mister Jones' eating habits.

The Tell Tale Heart (UPA, 1953)

"True, I'm nervous... very, very dreadfully nervous...
but why will you say that I'm mad?"

Confidential file. Barbiturates 1955

What a downer, man.

Atomic Research: Areas And Development 1953

Aquarium Wonderland 1955

Barbara's New Shoes 1955

Car Theft 1956

Behind The Scenes At The Supermarket 1958

So that's where all that food comes from.