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Ralph and Norton Play Pool In real life Jackie Gleason was an accomplished billiards player, but in this classic scene from The Honeymooners old Ralph is upstaged by Ed Norton on the pool table when Ralphie boy can't get the knack of using powder.

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Expert Tree Trimmer - Red Skelton Christmas Red Skelton had a 20 year television career beginning in 1951. But he started in radio where he created many of his most famous characters, like Clem Kadiddlehopper. In this early clip, Clem is hawking Christmas trees.

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Freddie the Freeloader - Red Skelton Christmas TV legend Red Skelton always considered himself something of a clown, and one of his favorite characters was the rascally tramp Freddie the Freeloader. Here Freddie battles the cold during Red's 1962 Christmas Special.

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Red Dances the Ballet - Red Skelton Christmas Early television's most famous clown, Red Skelton, performs his own version of 'Spectre de la Rose' with famed ballet dancer Roberta Lubell, getting plenty of laughs during the 1962 Red Skelton Christmas Special.

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Nat King Cole Performing Chestnuts Roasting The one and only Nat King Cole performs this classic Christmas song. How can you not love this warm song?

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Rosie Malfunction - The Jetsons The Jetsons think that Rosie the Robot is not quite herself these days. George heads over to a robot expert to determine to right course of action to help Rosie.

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New Character - The Jetsons New life was injected into the Jetsons franchise with the character of Orbitty. Orbitty helped to turn the focus of the show towards the characters of Judy, Rosie and Elroy, in the hopes to draw in a younger audience.

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You Got a Bet - The Doris Day Collection Check out a clip from the Doris Day Movie Collection. Never a false note singing, dancing, crying, or laughing. Doris made it all look so real. She always made you believe in her on-screen persona. A great keepsake for fans!

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Can't Pay Up - Doris Day Check out a clip from the Doris Day Movie Collection. The movies in this set give us a good representation of her dramatic and comedic skills as an actress. A great keepsake for fans!

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Nanette Arrives - The Doris Day Collection Check out a clip from the Doris Day Movie Collection showcasing Doris Day's versatility. She has proven her ability in drama, as well as musical comedy. This collection is a great keepsake for any Doris Day fan!

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Too Much Money - The Doris Day Collection Who doesn't like Doris Day? She's perky and cute and you can't keep from smiling when you watch her movies. Check out this clip from the Doris Day Movie Collection. A great keepsake for fans!

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Original Opening of Star Trek - 1966 One of the most famous openings of any television show has to be the Star Trek intro. The theme song is more than a cliche. Here is your chance to experience the thrill all over!

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Getting His Man - Sergeant Preston of the Yukon Sergeant Preston (Dick Simmons) and King are hot on the trail of murderous claim-jumper Matt Bascom (Paul McGuire). When cornered on the edge of a waterfall Bascom gets what's coming to him.

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Pulled from the Fire - Sergeant Preston of the... King and Sergeant Preston (Dick Simmons) move into action when a cabin belonging to Gus (Hal K. Dawson) is set on fire by the murderous claim-jumper Matt Bascom (Paul McGuire).

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King Gets Shot - Sergeant Preston of the Yukon King, Sergeant Preston's faithful K-9 companion, has been shot by murderous claim-jumper Matt Bascom (Paul McGuire). Sergeant Preston (Dick Simmons) will not rest until this villainous man is brought to justice.

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Pure Gold - Sergeant Preston of the Yukon Sergeant Preston (Dick Simmons) is on the trail of Matt Bascom (Paul McGuire), a murderous claim-jumper. It seems that Bascom has some valuable gold in his possession, but how he got it is what interests Sgt. Preston.

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The Bowie Bear Attack - The Adventures of Jim... After a long ride, Jim Bowie (Scott Forbes) stops to drink from a stream and that is where he runs into a rather troublesome bear. Bowie tries to avoid a fight, but soon things become a battle for survival.

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Protecting His Prisoner - U.S. Marshal Sheriff Frank Morgan (John Bromfield) and his prisoner, Mike Norris (James Best), are on the run from a relentless lynching party. As the vigilantes close in Sheriff Morgan has to hold them off until help arrives.

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Knife Fight - The Adventures of Jim Bowie Jim Bowie (Scott Forbes) gets himself into a bit of trouble with a local miscreant. Their scuffle ultimately becomes an intense knife fight, but thanks to the Bowie Knife things are quickly remedied.

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Looks Like Trouble - U.S. Marshal Sheriff Frank Morgan (John Bromfield) is investigating a murder and the townspeople believe that Mike Norris (James Best) is the murderer. Can the sheriff clear Norris before there's trouble?

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The Bowie Knife - The Adventures of Jim Bowie Jim Bowie (Scott Forbes) comes to see his friend Samuel Black (Walter Sande) to ask him if he would create him a special knife that would be tough enough to stop a bear.

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A Very Interesting Problem - Racket Squad A professor (Hugh Beaumont) claims to research clients family trees for a small monetary donation. Hubert Carver (George Meader) believes that this is a scam, but plays along so the police can build a case.

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Busting the Racket - Racket Squad Police Capt. John Braddock (Reed Hadley) arrives to put a stop to this confidence game. Braddock explains why it was necessary to let the con play out so the authorities had sufficient evidence for this case.

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Proceed With Caution - Racket Squad Hubert Carver (George Meader) heads to the police with information on a possible con game that is taking the town for all it's worth. Police Capt. John Braddock (Reed Hadley) insists that Hubert proceed with caution.

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The Adventures of Jim Bowie - Theme Song 'The Adventures Of Jim Bowie' was a television series that starred Scott Forbes as the titular character. This western series ran for two seasons and told the many adventures of Bowie and his infamous knife.

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Vigilante Justice - U.S. Marshal Sheriff Frank Morgan (John Bromfield) saves murder suspect Mike Norris (James Best) from the hangman's noose. The lynching party believes that Norris is guilty and they want to dispense their own brand of justice.

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150 Sci-Fi Classics If you have fond memories of growing up with Flash Gordon, One Step Beyond, Rocky Jones or Captain Z-Ro, then you've got to watch this video with a montage of some of these.

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Jet and Z-Ro Visit the American Revolution -... As soon as Captain Z-Ro leaves his time machine alone for a minute Jet gets his hands on it and tunes in the Revolutionary War! In this clip we get to see how they imagined the technology of the future in the 1950s!

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Intruder in the Vault - Thriller: Return of... This classic horror series from the 1960s featured stories of the bizarre and the macabre. In this episode starring John Newland, the disembodied spirit of an evil magician attempts to possess a recently deceased body.

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Return to Death - Thriller: Return of Andrew... John Newland, the host of One Step Beyond, stars in this creepy episode of Thriller from 1960. A group of would-be crusaders must destroy the remains of an evil magician in order to send his demonic familiar back to hell.

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Escape From Ophiucius - Rocky Jones, Space Ranger Even in the future the heroes still slugged it out with the bad guys on 1950s TV. In this episode of Rocky Jones, Rocky makes a daring escape on the planet Ophiucius, which looked suspiciously like Southern California.

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Z-Ro Takes a Space Walk - Captain Z-Ro Captain Z-Ro, who thrilled kids from 1951 to 1956, normally featured his time machine, the ZX-99. But this time Z-Ro, Jet and Micro are on a space mission when Z-Ro must go outside the ship to repair damage from a meteor!

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Return to Earth - Rocky Jones, Space Ranger After rescuing Professor Newton and Bobby from the planet Ophiucius, Rocky Jones and Winky begin their return to Earth. The special effects, which seem comical to us now, were cutting edge and very expensive for 1954.

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A Crooked Game - Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp (Hugh O'Brian) enters into a crooked card game to win back the money of a local kid. When Earp accuses the dealer of dirty playing he draws the best hand of all.

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The New Marshal - Wyatt Earp Now as the new town marshal, Wyatt Earp (Hugh O'Brian) is dispensing his own brand of justice to all that don't follow the law. In this clip he has his work cut out for him.

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Gunfight at OK Corral - Wyatt Earp In flashback, Marshal Wyatt Earp (Hugh O'Brian) tells the story of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. With the help of Doc Holliday (Douglas Fowley) the bad guys don't stand a chance.

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City Cowboys - Hey Mulligan Check out this clip from the classic television show Hey Mulligan where Mulligan shows off his skills and knowledge of a city cowboy. Unfortunately, the cowboy way does not come naturally to him.

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Promotion Rehearsal - Hey Mulligan Check out this clip from the classic television show Hey Mulligan where Mulligan is practicing his promotional speech for Mr. Brown when he finds comfort in a friend.

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An Odd Guest - Hey Mulligan Check out this clip from the classic television show Hey Mulligan where Mulligan's mother is helping him to entertain and prepare a meal for a special guest.

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New Producer - Hey Mulligan Check out this clip from the classic television show Hey Mulligan, where Mulligan is helping to plan and produce the Hi-Jinks show for his company.

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You The Executive - Hey Mulligan Check out this clip from the classic television show Hey Mulligan where Mulligan has settled in to relax and read his book, but encounters a few distractions.

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Bad Intervention - Hey Mulligan Check out this clip from the classic television show Hey Mulligan where Mr. Brown is trying to make a phone call home when he is interrupted by Milligans apology.

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Second Honeymoon - Bewitched Check out this clip from the beloved television show 'Bewitched' where Darrin (Dick Sargent) and Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) are on vacation and try to make it a second honeymoon.

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Special Tea Pot - Bewitched Check out this clip from the beloved television show 'Bewitched' where Samantha Stephens enlists the help of Esmeralda to help return an antique tea pot to her. Watch as it doesn't exactly go as planned.

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Darin’s Idea - Bewitched Check out this clip from the beloved television show 'Bewitched' where Darrin and Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) are discussing Darrins idea for the fishermans memorial.

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One Bad Bed Warmer - Bewitched Check out this clip from the beloved television show 'Bewitched' where Darrin and Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) are carting around a warlock in the form of a bed warmer.

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Witch Convention - Bewitched Check out this clip from the beloved television show 'Bewitched' where Darrin and Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) are off to the Witchs Convention with some unexpected surprises along the way.

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Another Demerit - Bewitched Check out this clip from the beloved television show 'Bewitched' where Hepciba, a very powerful woman, describes Darrin Stephens (Dick York) as a barely tolerable human and gives him another demerit.

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A Royal Guest - Bewitched Check out this clip from the beloved television show 'Bewitched' where Hepciba, a very powerful woman, pays a visit to Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) and Darrin Stephens (Dick York).

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TV Theme Show Quiz Here is a fun video. It is a quiz and it takes you back to yesteryear with some of the greatest television theme songs of all time. How many will you get right?

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Inspector Fadozzle - Howdy Doody In this clip from the popular childrens show Howdy Doody, meet Inspector Fadozzle and see what tricks he may have up his sleeve...

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Clarabell's Horn - Howdy Doody Clarabell the Clown was the mute partner of Howdy Doody. Clarabell, wore a baggy, striped costume, communicated by honking a horn for 'yes' or 'no.' Watch a clip featuring this classic clown.

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Let It Snow - Howdy Doody In this clip, the Circus Gang need it to snow before 6:00 so the mystery guest can visit the Peanut Gallery. Listen and watch as the gang try singing to get the snow to come.

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Dick Van Dyke Theme Song The Dick Van Dyke Show debuted on October 3, 1961and starred obviously Dick Van Dyke, and Mary Tyler Moore. Relive the past by watching the theme song from The Dick Van Dyke Show.

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A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own - Dick Van Dyke Rob takes a bite into his sandwich and breaks his tooth. Rob is obviously having tooth troubles but his colleagues misunderstand his pain, and think it's all part of the performance. Enjoy...

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Dilly Dally - Howdy Doody Children loved the characters on Howdy Doody, because they were a skillfully created, diverse collection of American icons. This clip features Dilly Dally, who wiggled his ears when he was frustrated.

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A Salute - Howdy Doody The Howdy Doody Show was one of the first and easily the most popular children's television show in the 1950s. Watch a clip from this classic show.

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Brain Storming - Dick Van Dyke Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) is the head comedy writer for New York TV variety series called The Alan Brady Show. Rob and his two coworkers, Buddy and Sally, who write material for the TV show.

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Animal Song - Howdy Doody A distinctive feature of the Howdy Doody show was the peanut gallery, on-stage bleachers seating about 40 kids. Each show began with Buffalo Bob asking, 'Say kids, what time is it?' Watch a clip from the show.

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Snap Crackle and Pop - Howdy Doody In show advertisements were part of the Howdy Doody broadcast. From ceral to butter, the Howdy Doody show was a popular place to pitch products. Watch a vintage commerical from Rice Krispies.

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Independence Day - Howdy Doody The Howdy Doody show was extremely popular for many baby boomers. The show was broadcasted from 1947 to 1960. Watch a clip from the show.

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Arizona Camping - Howdy Doody Howdy Doody was a pioneer in children's programming and set the pattern for many similar shows. Watch a clip from this television classic.

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Strongest Man - I Dream of Jeannie Check out this clip from the hit TV show "I Dream of Jeannie," where Jeannie (Barbara Eden) tries to restore Major Anthony Nelson confidence by over compensating his strength.

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Musical Genius - I Dream of Jeannie Check out this clip from the hit TV show "I Dream of Jeannie," where Jeannie (Barbara Eden) takes us back in time for a musical genius surprise for Major Anthony Nelson (Larry Hagman).

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Rain Maker - I Dream of Jeannie Check out this clip from the hit TV show 'I Dream of Jeannie,' where Jeannie (Barbara Eden) gets Major Anthony Nelson (Larry Hagman) into some trouble for making it snow.

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Two Too Many - I Dream of Jeannie Check out this clip from the hit TV show 'I Dream of Jeannie,' where Jeannie (Barbara Eden) tries to convince Major Anthony Nelson (Larry Hagman) to get married

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Our Good Spare - The Real McCoys As the McCoy family heads to their new ranch they get pulled over by the police. Grandpa Amos McCoy (Walter Brennan) makes a strong case that they are not breaking any laws, but the officer is just doing a good deed.

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The Real McCoys Theme Song This hilarious TV series, about a mountain family from West Virginia and then moved to California to became dirt farmers, starred Walter Brennan as Grandpa Amos McCoy and Richard Crenna as Luke.

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Being Followed - Passport to Danger While on assignment in Geneva, Steve McQuinn (Cesar Romero) uncovers an assassination scheme involving the Russians. McQuinn has the sense that someone is keeping tabs on him.

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A Shoe Shine - Passport to Danger Diplomatic Courier Steve McQuinn (Cesar Romero) stops to get a shoe shine from Nino (David Kasday). Nino tells McQuinn about his sister and that she may be in danger.

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To The Cemetery - Passport to Danger While in Rome investigating the leaking of classified documents from the American Embassy, Steve McQuinn (Cesar Romero) stumbles upon a German counterfeiting plot.

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Soldiers Demonstrate the Shotgun - Vietnam Drug use became rampant among U.S. soldiers during Vietnam, especially toward the end of the U.S. involvement when action became more infrequent. Here an Army squad leader demonstrates his method for smoking marijuana.

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The Real Mash - Vietnam While the TV show M*A*S*H was set in Korea, the attitudes of the doctors and staff of the Vietnam War medical units was the same; provide the best care possible to the wounded and have a little fun the rest of the time.

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Battle for Firebase Jerry - Vietnam American installations carved out of the Vietnamese jungle were called firebases. These were easy targets of the Viet Cong. The men of Firebase Jerry were attacked frequently as shown in this frightening, live footage.

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The Ho Chi Minh Trail - Vietnam The Ho Chi Minh Trail kept a steady flow of materiel into South Vietnam from Communist territories. This human transportation system was slow and inefficient, but it survived the French and the years of American bombing.

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Blood Test - I Dream of Jeannie The marriage hits a snag when Jeannie tells Tony she has green corpuscles instead of red, and Tony suggests she get a substitute to help her pass Dr. Bellows' blood test.

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Bachelor Party - I Dream of Jeannie Find out what happens when, Tony doesn't want a bachelor party and how Jeannie interrupts wedding traditions. Watch a clip from season 5 of I Dream of Jeannie.

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Jeannie Cream - I Dream of Jeannie Trouble ensues when Jeannie creates a face cream that turns Mrs. Bellows (Emmaline Henry) into a woman so young and beautiful that not even her husband recognizes her. Watch a clip from the episode.

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Slave Ship - I Dream of Jeannie Jeannie's Uncle Suleiman has sent Maj. Nelson to be a galley slave. In this clip find out why it is so hard for Jeanie to blink Maj. Nelson back home.

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Dog Charades - I Dream of Jeannie Djinn, Djinn the dog had powers just like his owner. In this clip, Djinn, Djinn makes himself invisiable, gets away from Jeannie and gives Maj. Nelson a hard time.

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Chop Sticks' - I Dream of Jeannie In this clip, Jeannie blink a little magic into the base piano to enable Maj. Nelson to play more than 'Chopsticks' for his superiors. Watch a clip from Season 5 of 'I Dream of Jeannie'.

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Combat on Thanksgiving - Vietnam War Soldiers at Vietnam tried their best at having their own Thanksgiving, but the celebration is short-lived. Watch this clip of Walter Cronkite explaining the hard reality of war.

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The Anti-War Movement Grows - Vietnam War The Vietnam War marked the first war to use a draft since the American Civil War to bulk up troop numbers. The war fought without volunteers angered the young generation to fight back in anti-war protests.

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The First Troops Arrive - Vietnam War In March of 1965, the first of American Troops arrived in Vietnam. 'The Living Room War' as it was called, was the first war to extensively involve television cameras.

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Seeds of Conflict - Vietnam War Walter Cronkite explains the seeds of conflict and early history of Vietnam leading up to the war.

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Lucy and Harpo Marx - TV Comedy Classics By the time I Love Lucy became popular The Marx Brothers were already venerable film stars. In this scene from an early episode of the show Harpo Marx makes a guest appearance and recreates and old movie scene with Lucy.

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Ralph and Norton Play Pool - TV Comedy Classics In real life Jackie Gleason was an accomplished billiards player, but in this classic scene from The Honeymooners old Ralph is upstaged by Ed Norton on the pool table when Ralphie boy can't get the knack of using powder.

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TV´s First Super Star: Milton Berle - TV... Milton Berle was TV's very first super star. He started on stage at age five and quickly became a child vaudeville star. He went on to sing, dance and tell jokes on Broadway, radio and eventually film and television.

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Your Nobody Til Somebody Loves You - Judy,... Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin sing 'Your Nobody Til Somebody Loves You' in this clip, which was the first and only appearance they did together.

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Sgt. Bilko and Harry Speakup The Phil Silvers Show, also known as Sergeant Bilko, was a staple on 1950s TV and turned Silvers into a star. For 143 episodes he schemed his way through the Army like in this clip where a chimp gets loose on the base.

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Steve Allen with Alan Young and Charlton Heston Steve Allen used slapstick to poke a little fun at the world. In this clip, watch skits featuring actors Alan Young and Charlton Heston

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Burns and Allen - What Made America Laugh In the 1920s newlyweds George Burns and Gracie Allen became America's favorite comic couple at the movies. George played the straight man while Gracie attracted the attention, flawlessly portraying the charming airhead.

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Ozzie Nelson Does a Handstand - What Made... The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, starring the real life Nelson family, was synonymous with ideal American family life. Ozzy portrayed an extremely tolerant dad, showing his boys how to do handstands inside the house.

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The Honeymooners: Blabber Mouth - What Made... Ralph's mother-in-law is pushing his buttons in this classic episode of The Honeymooners. Ralph has bet Alice that her mother will start an argument within three minutes without him having to say a word. Will she do it?

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Ritual Fire Dance - Liberace Liberace pays tribute to America's Indian heritage during his Thanksgiving Day special with The Ritual Fire Dance. The audience is also treated to a performance of Native American dancing by special guest Little Bear.

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Turkey in the Straw - Liberace Liberace performs an American classic in honor of Thanksgiving. Using the folk song Turkey in the Straw as his theme he plays the American standard in several different styles including classical and a swinging ragtime.

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Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 - Liberace Liberace portrays himself playing the famous Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with himself onstage with matching pianos. There is a noticeable lack of orchestral backup as Liberace plays the whole arrangement himself.

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John Strauss Polka - Liberace As the son of Polish immigrants, not to mention a native of Wisconsin, Liberace was a big fan of polkas. Here he plays a fast-paced polka by Johann Strauss with a little comic relief provided by his orchestra.

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Jack Benny and Liberace do The Jack Benny Theme... One of the most popular comedians in America was Jack Benny. In this special appearance on The Liberace Show, Jack and Liberace do a duet of Jack's theme song, 'Love in Bloom' punctuated by Jack's classic comedic pauses.

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Super Symptoms - Bewitched In the TV Series Bewitched, a witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces. Watch a clip from the show.

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Beanstalk - Bewitched Tabitha decides to run away from home by jumping into the story book Jack in the Beanstalk. Watch a clip from the classic television show, Bewitched starring Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York.

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Invisible Maid - Bewitched Darrin (Dick York) takes the afternoon off of work, only to be surprised by his maid Esmeralda (Alice Ghostley) who has made herself invisible. Watch a clip from this classic TV show.

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You're Pregnant - Bewitched In this clip from the classic TV show Bewitched, Dr. Bombay (Bernard Fox) drops by to check out Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) when she is having a few pregnancy related problems.

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Your Condition - Bewitched When Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) is about to have her second child, Darrin (Dick York) acts as if he is the one about to have a baby. Watch a funny clip from the classic TV show, Bewitched.

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My Favorite Martian Theme Song My Favorite Martian, starring Ray Walston and Bill Bixby, ran from 1963 to 1966. The short but memorable theme music let viewers know they were about to watch Uncle Martin get himself into another ridiculous predicament.

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Uncle Martin's Wisdom Tooth - My Favorite Martian For an advanced alien species poor Uncle Martin suffered a variety of bizarre ailments that regularly threatened his life. In this episode a toothache of his 'eye' tooth causes 'eye' problems for Martin: he can't see!

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The Disastro-Nauts - My Favorite Martian Will Uncle Martin finally make it back home? When a space mission to Mars is planned Uncle Martin competes with the humans to be selected as the astronaut. Look for a guest appearance by Gilligan's Island's Alan Hale, Jr.

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Miss Jekyll and Hyde - My Favorite Martian Uncle Martin has been trapped on Earth too long. A rare Martian vitamin deficiency is causing his powers to work on their own. Just one of the many mishaps that kept viewers watching My Favorite Martian for four seasons.

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Unidentified Flying Uncle Martin - My Favorite... Despite his superhuman powers, Uncle Martin's one distinctive Martian feature were his antennae which were supposed to retract. In this episode his antennae are stuck out, until Uncle Martin hiccups, jolting them loose.

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Cronkite Rememebrs - Women's Right to Vote On August 26th, 1920, long overdue legislation was finally put into effect and women's suffrage became law. The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified giving women the right to vote.

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Prohibition - Cronkite Remembers On January 16th, 1920, Prohibition, technically called the Volstead Act, was signed into law. Beer, wine and alcohol were officially banned by the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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Cronkite Remembers - The Wright Brothers On December 17th, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first powered airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The brothers made a total of four flights that day.

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Cuban Missile Crisis - Cronkite Remembers Let's go back to June of 1962 with Walter Cronkite to the Cuban Missiles Crisis which involved the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba.

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United Nations Formed - Cronkite Remembers Walter Cronkite takes us back to June 1945 when the United Nations was formed. The United Nations was formed to eliminate wars among nations and to provide a platform for dialogue.

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Cronkite Remembers - Vietnam Coverage Walter Cronkite covered many of the important news events for CBS, one being the Vietnam war. In this clip Walter talks about his coverage of the Vietnam War with some of the footage that was taken.

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Cronkite Remembers - Civil Rights Veteran CBS news broadcaster Walter Cronkite talks about the battle for civil rights. Since the early 1960s activists marched and protested to bring peace and equality to this nation.

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Robert Kennedy - Cronkite Remembers Veteran CBS news broadcaster Walter Cronkite talks about the political future of Robert Kennedy and the tragedy of his assassination after winning the California primary.

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Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin Bobby Darin scored another huge hit with the tune 'Mack The Knife'. Check out Darin's lively performs this classic song live in its entirety. He truly was an incredible entertainer.

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Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin One of Bobby Darin's most well-known song would have to be 'Beyond The Sea'. Here's Darin performing that very song live in 1973 which, coincidentally, was the same year that he died.

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Dream Lover - Bobby Darin Bobby Darin was an entertainer of unparalleled ability. Watch Darin perform his hit song 'Dream Lover' on a television broadcast. Hey, sing along if you want to!

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I Killed Him - Dragnet Stanley Johnstone (Sammy Ogg) confesses that he killed his best friend. Sgt. Joe Friday (Jack Webb) doesn't quite believe his story, but he's determined to find the other missing child.

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Questioning the Mother - Dragnet Sgt. Joe Friday (Jack Webb) and Officer Frank Smith (Herbert Ellis) take a minute to question Mrs. Johnstone (June Whitley Taylor) about the disappearance of her son Stanley.

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Pre-CSI - Dragnet In this scene from the episode entitled 'The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas' Sgt. Joe Friday (Jack Webb) and others have discovered something at the crime scene. Is it blood? A member of the crime lab will determine that.

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Dragnet Theme Song Composed by Walter Schumann, Dragnet has one of the most remembered theme songs of any television series. When you hear 'Dragnet' you can't help recall the famous, 'Da-Da-Dum-Dum'.

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The Prisoner and the Legal System The cult television series, The Prisoner, starred Patrick McGoohan as Number 6. This amazingly prescient video clip foreshadows the Patriot Act and how the courts system works in today's America.

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Looking For Work - Route 66 Route 66 is a series that is best remembered for its iconic Corvette convertible and its instrumental theme song, which became a major pop hit. Watch a clip from the show.

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The Swan Bed - Route 66 Route 66 was an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America. The show ran weekly on CBS from 1960 to 1964. Watch a clip from one of the episodes.

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Poison Carrot - Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny is in for a treat when a wicked witch has created a rather venomous vegetable for that wascally wabbit. Can Bugs resist the delicious flavor of his favorite snack?

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What's Up Duck? - Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck get a little lost on their way to the beach. Daffy thinks that the situation has improved when he discovers a cave of hidden treasures.

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Weird Al on Spike Jones You're in for a treat. Sit back and watch a musical comedy legend Spike Jones. Pluse Weird Al Yankovic discusses how Spike influenced his and others career, comedy and music.

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Bozo's Grand Entrance... Now Exit... Larry Harmon was Bozo the Clown to millions of kids. On July 3, 2008 he passed away. Watch this video and remember the loveable Bozo. See Bozo's grand entrance to start the show off.

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Bozo The Clown - Cartoon Bozo The Clown is one of the best-known clown character in the United States. In the late 1950's Bozo got his own cartoon. Watch a clip from this classic cartoon.

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James Brown - This Is A Man's World (1966) In 1966, James Brown sang on live television for the first time, This Is A Man's World. Check this amazingly soulful rendition of the R&B song and you might want to compare with the Pavarotti/Brown version!

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Ronald's First Apperance as The McDonalds Mascot Ronald McDonalds' first appearance in TV commercials was in 1963. The happy clown was portrayed by none other than Willard Scott. Watch this classic commercial.

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The Fight Manager - The Lucy Show In this episode of the 'Lucy Show' Lucy trains an ex-fighter, played by Don Rickles, for a comeback when Mooney won't lend him money to open a flower shop.

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The Star Maker - The Lucy Show Here's a short clip from the funny TV sitcom 'The Lucy Show' where Lucy tries to help Mr. Cheever's singing nephew, played by Frankie Avalon, break into show business.

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Three Stooges - Sing the ABCs Who ever thought Moe and Curly could sing? In this brilliant short from 1938 the boys play gas station attendants who are mistaken for professors at a women's college. Here they teach the girls how to swing the alphabet.

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Bonanza - Behind Bars Hoss (Dan Blocker)and Little Joe Cartwright (Michael Landon) are put behind bars. They just have to wait until the real Slade Boys are caught and then they're free, but if not they'll be hung.

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Bonanza - Sombody is Shooting After riding into town Hoss (Dan Blocker)and Little Joe Cartwright (Michael Landon) are mistaken for two wanted gunmen known as the Slade Boys. The townspeople unite to bring the two in custody.

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Bonanza - Drinks On Theme Two gunmen open fire on a group playing cards in a local saloon. After the card sharks are killed the identities of the gunmen are revealed. You won't believe your eyes! They look just like Hoss and Little Joe.

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Monster Inferno - Voyage To The Bottom of The Sea Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea was a 1960's television show based on the same name. Watch this clip from season three of the classic television show.

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The Outer Limits - Interrogations The Outer Limits was an show in which each episode is a self-contained story with a plot twist. The original show ran for two seasons from 1963 to 1965 in black-and-white. Watch the clip titled Interrogations.

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One Step Beyond - The Show Opening John Newland is your host for one of the first television shows that dealt with the supernatural. 'One Step Beyond' aired from 1959-1961 and was produced for three seasons totaling 96 episodes.

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One Step Beyond - The Earthquake Host John Newland introduces this episode of 'One Step Beyond'. In takes place in San Francisco and concerns a young bellboy who is going to get a little shaken up.

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One Step Beyond - Night Of April 14 Before the 'Twilight Zone' there was 'One Step Beyond'. The show's host John Newland talks about the eerie similarities between the tragedy of the Titanic and a story printed 14 years prior.

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The Beverly Hillbillies - Theme Song The 'Ballad of Jed Clampett' was written for The Beverly Hillbillies by Paul Henning and performed by bluegrass artists Flatt and Scruggs. It actually made it to 44 on the charts in 1962 and was a number 1 country hit.

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Jethro Finds A Pink Chicken - The Beverly... When the Clampetts finally make it to Beverly Hills they have no clue how to deal with affluent, urban living. In this hilarious scene from an early episode Jethro tries to explain the flamingo he saw by the cement pond.

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Jed, You're A Millionaire - The Beverly... Ol' Jed still doesn't understand exactly what the discovery of oil on his property means. Aunt Pearl explains it to him in this excerpt from the very first episode of The Beverly Hillbillies from 1962.

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Elly May Is All Growed Up - The Beverly... A gorgeous Donna Douglas played the tomboyish Elly May Clampett. Even though she was in her twenties when the show started she was supposed to be a teen, which explains the heartfelt talk Jed has with her in this scene.

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Jethro Is An Eatin' Man - The Beverly Hillbillies Pay attention because the malapropisms come thick and fast in this scene from an early episode. Ms Hathaway is eager to meet Jethro, the Eaton man, and Uncle Jed assures her that if Jethro is anything he's an eatin' man.

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Elly's Engagement Is Broken - The Beverly... Granny just about has Sonny Drysdale trapped into marrying Elly May. They're even doing a little boot-stomping to celebrate when Sonny realizes who the groom is and makes a hasty exit. Ol' Jed is quite a dancer.

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Granny Plans A Trap - The Beverly Hillbillies Now that they're settled in Beverly Hills the Clampetts figure it's time for Elly to marry. When the Drysdale's son Sonny seems reluctant to propose Granny tells Jed that every man that ever got git was git with a trap.

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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea - Giant Lizard... Didn't we see this in 'Journey To The Center of the Earth'? The crew of the Seaview encounter giant prehistoric life on one of their missions. A giant monster that lumbers through a less than realistic cardboard forest.

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David Hedison - The Flying Sub - Voyage To The... David Hedison, who played Captain Lee B. Crane on the show, discusses the enormous fan reaction to the unique ideas the show presented, even though the special effects used to bring them to life were extremely cheap.

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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea - An Ultimatum Based on the 1961 Irwin Allen film, the show became a fan hit and ran for four years. Many of the sets were reused from the film and the special effects were classic Allen budget jobs like you'll see in this clip.

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Big Valley - An Accident Audra Barkley, played by a very young-looking Linda Evans, discovers she has a love rival in this episode from the 1960s TV western 'Big Valley'. Her rival turns out to be a bit psychotic when she pulls a gun on Audra.

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Big Valley - Libby Mathews Jarrod is sent by the state to help mediate a land dispute. Injured and without his memory, he is taken in by the family involved in the dispute. This episode of 'Big Valley' guest stars Sheree North as Libby Matthews.

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Big Valley - Mother's Instinct Victoria and Audra Barkley are in a tight spot in this episode of 'Big Valley'. They are being held hostage in a church and any attempt to rescue them could get them killed. Linda Evans and Barbara Stanwyck star.

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How To Make Superman Fly Superman fans will love this video clip that explains the challenges the makers had in creating the mystique of Superman flying. And this is from the original series starring Kirk Alyn as Superman. It's a dream clip for any fan.

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Ozzie and Harriet - Chestnuts Roasting The television series, 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,' portrays Ozzie, Harriet, and their sons David and Ricky as fictional versions of themselves. Here is the family during one of their Christmas episodes.

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Ozzie and Harriet - Christmas, Bah Humbug! The most enduring family-based situation comedies in American television, 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,' show the Nelson family here wishing the audience a Merry Christmas.

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Ozzie and Harriet - You Have A Gift For Me The television series, 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,' was once the longest running live-action situation comedy on American television. Here is the family during one of their Christmas episodes.

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Amos n' Andy - Andy In Wyoming The 'cross country' trip while never leaving Central Park comes to a close as Kingfish convinces Andy that they are really in Wyoming, complete with wild Native Americans roaming near. Every clip is a gem!

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Amos n' Andy - The Mountain Lion Calhoun lends a hand to fool Andy into believing that there is a mountain lion near their trailer.

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Amos n' Andy - Andy In North Dakota Kingfish continues the hilarious 'cross country trip' in Central Park, this time convincing Andy that they found a 16-hour shortcut to North Dakota over night.

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Amos n' Andy - Andy In Kentucky In one of the most hilarious scenes in the series, Kingfish takes Andy to Central Park, convincing him that they are really in Kentucky. Hilarious!

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Amos n' Andy - Kingfish Sells His Car Kingfish sells his car to make up for spending the vacation money only to learn that Sapphire just got a trailer/camper to use on their vacation.

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Amos n' Andy - Sapphire Wants A Vacation Sapphire and Mama plan a vacation except Kingfish has spent all the vacation money.

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Amos n Andy - In the IRS Office Kingfish and Andy head to the IRS office and fear for their lives as a series of events implant worries in the two of them.

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Amos n' Andy - IRS Visits Kingfish After Andy loses their tax returns, the IRS comes looking for Kingfish and him as the try to hide out.

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Amos n' Andy - Kingfish & Andy Do Their Taxes It's tax time and Kingfish wants to save money by doing their own tax returns.

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Amos n' Andy - Kingfish Teaches French Kingfish scams Andy as he passes himself off as a French teacher to charge Andy for lessons so he can speak to his new French speaking gal.

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Amos n' Andy - Sightseeing In New York Andy goes sightseeing in NY and meets up with a beautiful woman who only speaks French. If you never saw Amos N Andy, you are in for a real treat as this is one of the greatest comedies of all time.

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Amos 'N Andy - Kingfish & Neighbor Kingfish is in for a surprise when he meets his new neighbor, who happens to be more of a mooch than him!

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Amos 'N Andy - Dr. Kingfish Kingfish tries to con Andy out of a rare coin worth $250 and plays doctor to further his scheme. Hilarious!

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Amos 'N Andy - Andy Finds A Rare Coin 'If the trouble is with my eyes, why does I have to take my pants off,'- Andy to Kingfish. Great comedy clip! If you don't laugh, check your pulse.

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Beethoven Emperor Concerto Renowned keyboard master Claudio Arrau interprets Beethoven's last piano concerto, Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, known as the Emperor Concerto. Arrau displays the virtuosity that made him a legend in his own lifetime.

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Preparing For Halloween - Ozzie & Harriet With Halloween approaching, the Nelson boys are excited about all the festivities. This spurs an amusing family discussion of how times have changed since Ozzie and Harriet were young.

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Family Reading Night - Ozzie & Harriet After Ozzie puts his foot in his mouth by suggesting a family reading night of Shakespeare, he tries his best to delay going through with the actual reading process. Only Ozzie can make Hamlet this funny.

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Ozzie Avoids Yardwork - Ozzie & Harriet Ozzie takes offense when his neighbor Thorny accuses him of not raking the leaves even though his accusation is true. Watch as Ozzie makes every attempt while talking to Harriet to avoid doing his part of the yardwork.

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The Odd Couple Theme Song The Odd Couple premiered in 1970 and ran through 1975. It was a comedy that thrived on contrast. Sit back and enjoy the theme song to the show.

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Banana Splits Theme Song The Banana Splits Adventure Hour featured a wild bunch of guys in costumes of scruffy, unidentifiable creatures. Fleagle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky graced our Saturday morning televisions in the late sixties.

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The Tomcat Club - Gidget In this clip Gidget tries to get a job at the Tomcat Club. When the lady taking applications tries to find out her age, Gidget has a hard time trying to lie.

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Let's Play Some Records And Dance - Gidget In this clip Gidget (Sally Field) entertains friends and when things are not going well she suggests they turn on some music and dance. Did you know that Francine was Gidget's real first name?

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Hurt.. Desperate ... & Bewildered - Gidget In this clip Gidget and her friends have a sleep over and try not to answer the phone when their boyfriends call. Will they be able to make it through the night and still have a good time? Watch and find out.

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A Whomping Maneuver - Gidget Gidget the TV series ran from 1965-1966. The show made a young Sally Field a star. In this clip watch as Gidget tries to get her sister back together with her husband.

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Your Mamma Wants You - Gidget When Gidget's father Russell Lawrence is out on a date, he is embarrassed when a police officer approaches them to let him know he has a phone call from his mother. That's one sure way to end a date!

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What's Everybody Staring At' - Gidget From the moment Gidget sets eyes on a cute Hawaiian surfer known as the Great Kahuna, she tries to do anything to get his attention. She's even excited when he asks her to come back and pick up his garbage.

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Follow That Scream - Gidget The classic TV series Gidget featured a young Sally Field in the starring role. In this scene from the second episode, Gidget causes her sister Anne to worry when she goes to a luau with Anne's husband John.

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Gidget Trailer Nobody made the scene in the 1960s like surfer girl Gidget and the one-of-a-kind Flying Nun. Both of these popular television series starred Academy-Award winning actress Sally Field.

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Gang Busters - Unsuspecting Murder Another crime series that takes its stories straight from the headlines. This documentary styled showed viewers the apprehension of criminals from actual FBI and police files.

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Public Defender - Behind Bars Public Defender Bart Matthews is given the case of a female prisoner that may not be who she claims she is. Now it's up to the 'Public Defender' to discover the truth.

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Dragnet - Interrogation While interrogating a suspect, Sgt. Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith learn the whole narcotics operation in town. Now the police are hot on the trail of the man that exposed the communities youth to illegal drugs.

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Dragnet - Marijuana A theater manager explains to Sgt. Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith what occurred when teens caused a ruckus at his place of business. The blame for the teen crime wave has also been discovered: Marijuana.

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Dragnet - Teenage Crime Wave The unforgettable music. The unmistakable voiceover. Dragnet follows Sgt. Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith and their investigations of crimes in Los Angeles. Friday talks of the latest crime wave involving teens.

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Sally Field - Looking Back At The Flying Nun In an interview with Sally Field she explains how Sister Betrille flew. We learn that it just wasn't as fun as it appears. Nope... it was scary and treacherous.

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Sally Field on Flying in The Flying Nun Sally talks about how she did not want to take the job in The Flying Nun and the series of events that led her to saying yes to the job.

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I Wish I Were A Bird - The Flying Nun Here you get to see Sister Bertrille (Sally Field) fly for the very first time. It's ironic because she reveals that she always wished she were a bird. It's a piece of TV history.

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Flying Nun - The Convert Carlos (Alejandro Rey) witnesses a 'vision'. Funny thing is the vision is Sister Betrille doing her flying thing. When she tries to explain he doesn't believe, so she must show him and that's when all hell breaks loose.

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Old Cars For New - The Flying Nun It's up to Sister Bertrille (Sally Field) to negotiate with Money Back Hernando for a used car. When you're watching, can you identify the nun who says 'it's a real clunker'? She plays Rosario in Will & Grace.

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Flight of the Dodo Bird - The Flying Nun The Flying Nun In this clip John Astin guest stars as Father Lundigan and he thinks the whole convent is bonkers because they are telling him that Sister Bertrille (Sally Field) can fly. John Astin's expressions are priceless!

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Polly Wants A Cracked Head - The Flying Nun The Flying Nun There trouble in the convent when Mother Superior finds that Sister Bertrille (Sally Field) is hiding a nasty-talking bilingual parrot.

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Get Me To Mecca On Time - I Dream of Jeannie Poor Jeannie. She is losing her powers, not to mention her foot and hand. And Dr. Bellows over hears a conversation he shouldn't. How will Tony get out of this one?

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Too Many Tony's - I Dream of Jeannie This time Jeannie's gone too far. In her desire to help Tony, she's orchestrated a wedding with Tony and Tony doesn't want any part of it. But Jeannie has created a Tony that is ready and willing.

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Americanization of Jeannie - I Dream of Jeannie She was trapped in a bottle for thousands of years, so Jeannie has some catching up to do. She wants to fit into the American society, but what's the best way to do this?

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Lady In The Bottle - I Dream of Jeannie Uh-oh, Major Tony Nelson is in hot water with his neighbor because Tony can't see over the fence and thinks Jeannie is on the other side. It's the neighbor and his wife and mayhem soon presents itself.

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Benny Hill - The Messenger Benny Hill became an icon with The Benny Hill Show. He used slapstick, mime and parody to create what he called 'live animation.' In this skit you'll see these techniques as Hill plays an English civil war era messenger.

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Andy Griffith - The Darlings The Darlings come to Mayberry and cause nothing but trouble for Andy. From the first moment they arrive in town, they break the law and force Andy to give them a warning.

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Dick Van Dyke - Donations For Insults Buddy can't help insulting Mel. Now insults will cost Buddy a quarter donation to charity thanks to Sally. Watch to see how charitable Buddy is feeling today.

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Andy Griffith Show Theme Song The Andy Griffith Show was an original piece of Americana. It represented a life that many people viewed as idyllic, but it was also genuinely funny. The theme song, 'The Fishing Hole' is still recognized 45 years later.

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The Andy Griffith - Dooley Whenever the Darling family appeared it was a very special episode of The Andy Griffith Show because they always managed to include a little rousing mountain music. In this clip Andy plays along for a recital of 'Dooley.'

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Gumby Finds Gold Gumby and Pokey are following their treasure map into gold country to find themselves some lost treasure. But Pokey gets scared they find themselves in Indian territory.

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Gumby's Chores When Gumby and his good pal Pokey decided to use robots to help with their daily chores, it started out as a good idea. But if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.

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Clutch Cargo - Pearl Diving Spinner, Joe and Paddlefoot tag along with Clutch Cargo on a pearl diving expedition. While diving, Clutch is unaware of a monster fish headed his way.

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Clutch Cargo - Mine Car Rescue Adventurer Clutch Cargo's friends, Spinner and Paddlefoot, are trapped in a runaway mine car. Can Clutch save them before it's too late?

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Clutch Cargo - A Visit From Snowshoe Clutch, Spinner and Paddlefoot are visited by Snowshoe. Clutch's old Eskimo friend informs them that danger is afoot.

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Clutch Cargo - Crocodile Attack Adventurer Clutch Cargo and company are searching for his old friend Perkins. The search may get cut short if the killer crocodiles have their way.

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You Are There - Louisiana Purchase Negotiations After much debate, Ambassador Livingston is finally able to negotiate with Barbe Marbois for the purchase of the Louisiana Territory. The two men come to reasonable terms, and the U.S. buys the land for $15 million.

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You Are There - Louisiana Purchase Debate The White House debates how to negotiate with Napoleon for the Louisiana Territory. President Jefferson doesn't think that the best option would be to go to war. He feels his men fear peace with Napoleon more than war.

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You Are There - Jefferson's Victory After conferring with Thomas Jefferson, Representative James Bayard breaks the deadlock in the House and casts the historical deciding vote. Thomas Jefferson becomes the third president of the United States.

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You Are There - Alexander Hamilton The Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, are determined to keep Thomas Jefferson from becoming the third President. Their plan is to vote Federalist Aaron Burr into office.

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Memorable Judy Garland Appearance on Jack Paar Garland was a frequent guest on Paar's show and this time with slurred speech tells a funny story about Marlene Dietrich. Classic!

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Dark Shadows - Barnabas Collins Game This classic commercial for the Milton Bradley Barnabas Collins game aired in the 60's.

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