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Classic TV uploaded by HappySwordsman

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Public domain commercials uploaded by user with username HappySwordsman, with emphasis on 1950s/1960s commercials. This also includes videos compiled a particular theme ("1950s commercials (misc)" series, etc) Most of these are taken directly from the shows they originally aired in, and most of these shows have also been uploaded in the section Classic TV uploaded by HappySwordsman. The commercials uploaded include filmed commercials as well as live commercials.
Topics: tevlevision, commercials, 1950s, 1960s, Emperor

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Classic television programming uploaded by user with username HappySwordsman, with emphasis on 1950s programming, but also a small amount of late-1940s and early-1960s programming. Virtually all programming in this section is public domain, though if I made any mistakes in regards to copyright, please let me know. Most of the programming in this section is from the United States, though there is a small amount of British programming in this section, and a tiny amount of Australian TV.
Topics: classic tv, television, Emperor, 1950s

Classic Television Commercials

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Classic Television Commercials
( 12 reviews )
Topic: Classic Television Commercials

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Classic TV Commercials uploaded by Vinnie Rattolle

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Public domain commercials from the '50s-'80s uploaded by user "Vinnie Rattolle," with an emphasis on celebrities and animation.
Topics: Classic TV Commercials, Vinne Rattolle

"You Bet Your Life" With Groucho Marx

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Mar 1, 2008 03/08

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Episode of the popular 50's TV series "You Bet Your Life" starring Groucho Marx. Complete with DeSoto commercials.
( 15 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, Groucho Marx, 50's Television, Fifties

1960 Presidential Campaign Election Commercials

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Mar 15, 2008 03/08

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1960 Presidential Campaign Election Commercials John F Kennedy, Richard M Nixon
( 3 reviews )
Topics: Presidential Campaign Ads, John F Kennedy, Richard M Nixon, Election Commercials, 1960, Classic TV

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Sugar Rice Krinkles

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AdViews is a digital archive of thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. These commercials were created or collected by the ad agency Benton & Bowles or its successor, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B).
Topics: commercials, advertising, duke university

1954 Commercial for R.D.X. weightloss pills

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Aug 21, 2013 08/13

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A 1954 commercial for RDX diet pills. Yes, this kind of snake oil also existed in the 1950s.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Advertising, Advertisement, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Diet Pills, RDX, 1954

1956 Commercial for Kodak Signet 40 camera

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Sep 17, 2013 09/13

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A 1956 commercial for the Kodak Signet 40 camera, which used 35mm film.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1950s, 1956, Kodak, Camera

1953 Commercial for Lucky Strike cigarettes

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Aug 21, 2013 08/13

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An early 1953 commercial for Lucky Strike cigarettes, consisting of a close-up of a woman (Dorothy Collins) pitching the product. (this commercial may have also aired in 1952)
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Advertising, Advertisement, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Lucky Strike, 1953

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Enter the Lone Ranger

Apr 9, 2008 04/08

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Pilot for the Lone Ranger TV Series. September 15th 1949.
( 14 reviews )
Topics: Lone Ranger, Tonto, Western, Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore

1959 Commercial for Black Flag insect bomb

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Oct 15, 2013 10/13

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A 1959 commercial for Black Flag "insect bomb" (fly spray). "Black Flag Dead".
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1950s, Advertising, Advertisement, Fly Spray, 1959

Sugar Rice Krinkles

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Post: Sugar Rice Krinkles, 1960s (dmbb02005)

Mar 21, 2011 03/11

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Food and Beverage
( 4 reviews )
Source: 9cf81367-2674-422c-96d7-151d3a0f4ab

Sherlock Holmes - The Case of Lady Beryl

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Jul 31, 2007 07/07

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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Case of Lady Beryl" Originally aired October 25, 1954. Lady Beryl admits to a crime she did not commit. Holmes not only reveals the true murderer, but Lady Beryl's motive for lying about the crime.
( 6 reviews )
Topics: Sherlock Holmes, classic television, Sheldon Reynolds, mystery

Classic TV Commercials uploaded by Vinnie Rattolle

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Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes Cereal

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A teacher takes her students on a corn-field trip to meet Tony the Tiger in this 1976 cereal commercial.
( 1 reviews )
Topics: 1970s, 70s, Kellogg's Cereal, Cereal, animation, Tony the Tiger, Thurl Ravenscroft

1961 Commercial for Sani-Flush

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Mar 9, 2013 03/13

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A 1961 commercial for Sani-Flush, which almost shows a toilet.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1960s, 60s, Sixties, Old, Toilet, Not edible, 1961, Cleaner, Cleaning

Batteries not Included "a Collection of Vintage Toy Commercials

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Jun 12, 2009 06/09

by Jon Behrens

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Batteries Not Included is a film that I put together early this year, after I made the film I did not know what to do with it because it is so much different than the Experimental art films that I am most known for doing. I decided to release this film on the internet and I thought the best place to do this would be right here on the Internet Archives. About the Film: Almost as long as I have been a filmmaker I have also been a film collector. I have for many years wanted to assemble a...
( 21 reviews )
Topics: Toy Commercials, vintage television commercial, Third Eye Cinema, Classic TV, pop culture

Classic commercial for Wheaties

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A classic commercial for Wheaties. Sound quality is below my usual standards.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Wheaties

1962 Commercial for Fresh deodorant

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An amusing and humorous commercial for the now-defunct Fresh deodorant. The commercial spoofs the female stereotypes of the era.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1962, Deodorant, 1960s, 60s, Secretary, Comedy, Female, Gender roles

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Bonanza - The Trail Gang

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Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain

1960 Commercial for ''Off'' insect repellent

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A 1960 commercial for "Off" insect repellent.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1960s, 60s, Sixties, Advertising, Advertisement

Beverly Hillbillies Ep01 The Clampetts Strike Oil

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Feb 28, 2008 02/08

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Beverly Hillbillies Ep01 The Clampetts Strike Oil
( 9 reviews )
Topics: Beverly Hillbillies, Classic TV

This Is Your Life Laurel And Hardy

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Apr 20, 2008 04/08

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This Is Your Life Laurel And Hardy This is The only time they appeared together on live television.
( 4 reviews )
Topics: This Is Your Life, Laurel and Hardy, Classic TV

1950 Commercial for Camel cigarettes (Ad 2)

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Another 1950 commercial for Camel cigarettes. This one features a jingle. It just amazes me that we can watch a commercial from over 60 years ago.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Advertising, Advertisement, 1950

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Post Cereals

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1962 Commercial for Green Mint mouthwash

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An obnoxious 1962 commercial for Green Mint mouthwash. Helen isn't being invited to parties because she has bad breath...
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1960s, 60s, Advertising, Advertisement, Obnoxious, Annoying, Mouthwash, 1962

1962 Commercial for Salem cigarettes

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A 1962 commercial for cancer-causing Salem cigarettes.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Causes Cancer, 1962, 1960s, Cigarette, Cigarettes

Jackie Gleason on "Cavalcade of Stars"

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Jackie Gleason on segment of the popular 50's TV series "Cavalcade of Stars", doing a sketch called "The Honeymooners", which was later turned into a sitcom. "Cavalcade of Stars" started in 1949 and quickly became one of the most popular shows on The DuMont Television Network. Jackie Gleason was the 3rd and most popular host of the series. "The Honeymooners" started as a series of sketches, and later became a classic CBS sitcom still shown in syndication...
( 7 reviews )
Topics: Jackie Gleason, The Honeymooners, Cavalcade of Stars, 50's TV, 1950's Television, Classic TV,...

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Black Brigade

Feb 14, 2007 02/07

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This well done TV Movie, starring Richard Pryor, Rosie Greer, Billy Dee Williams, and Stephen Boyd, depicts racist attitudes toward black soldiers in World War Two. Richard Pryor gives a fine performance as does the rest of the cast.
( 4 reviews )
Topics: action, drama, World War Two, Richard Pryor

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Utica Club Beer

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1953 ''Live'' Commercial for Kix Cereal

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A "Live" 1953 commercial for Kix Cereal. This is taken directly from an episode of "Ding Dong School", which can also be downloaded on the internet archive. The host of the show, who to an extent had creative control, insisted that only products that were beneficial to children could be advertised on the program. This is a long commercial, but there were only two commercials during the entire 30-minute broadcast. See complete broadcast here: Ding Dong School
Topics: Cereal, Food, Edible, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Classic TV Commercial, Classic Television, Live...

Dragnet - Episode # 18 The Big Seventeen w/commercials

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Sergeant Friday investigates the destruction of a movie theater by a gang a teenagers! The cops find a small box containing marijuana and put two-and-two togetherâ¦the reefer is making the kids go wild! Turns out that teenage Johnny is pushing weed, yellow jackets, goof balls and "H." His friend tells the policeâbut it's too late...Johnny takes a hot shot and ODs!
( 23 reviews )
Topics: dragnet, drugs, classic television, film noir, crime
Source: 16mm sydication print

Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Cunningham Heritage

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Jul 31, 2007 07/07

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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Case of the Cunningham Heritage" Originally aired October 18, 1954. Holmes unravels the mystery surrounding the death of Mr. Cunningham, a gentleman whose fiancée was found by his body with a knife in her hand. This television episode marks the first filmed meeting between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Based on "A Study in Scarlet" and very loosely "The Adventure of the Reigate Squires/Puzzle."
( 7 reviews )
Topics: Sherlock Holmes, classic television, Sheldon Reynolds, mystery

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No Time For Sergeants

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No Time For Sergeants chronicles the comedic misadventures of a country bumpkin named Will Stockdale, brilliantly protrayed by Andy Griffith, who is drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II and assigned to the United States Army Air Forces. Andy Griffith went on to play the same character in the Broadway version and in a movie of the same name, which he became famous for and made him a star. No Time For Sergeants The U.S. Steel Hour March 15th, 1955 Starring: Will Stockdale......Andy...
( 6 reviews )
Topics: US Steel Hour, Public Domain, Classic TV, Andy Griffith, Kinescope, Live TV, Live Television,...

Classic Aunt Jemima Commercial (1967)

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Nov 24, 2009 11/09

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An old, classic commercial for Aunt Jemima pancakes from around 1967. With jingle, but has poor color-quality.
( 2 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, Television, Commercial, Commercials, Advertising, 60s, 60's, 1960s, 1960's, Sixties,...

1954 Commercials for Welch's Family Wine

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Three 1954 commercials for Welch's Family Wine, a "kosher" wine. I don't normally upload live commercials, but due to the rarity of these 3 commercials I decided to upload them as separate files (they come from the sole surviving episode of "On Your Way", which can also be downloaded from the Internet Archive).
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Classic TV Commercials, Live Commercial, Live Commercials, Old, Wine, Booze,...

Fifties Advertising: UNIVAC Computer Commercial (5 February 1956) (Ad 2 of 2)

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Another curious example of 1950's advertising, in this case a promo for the UNIVAC computer, produced by Remington Rand. This commercial interestingly aired on the CBS Television Network on 5 February 1956, during a light panel show.
( 4 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, Television, 50s, 50's, 1950s, 1950's, Fifties, Commercial, Advertising, Computer,...

Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview (filmed in 1971 --> first aired 1994)

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An old interview of Bruce Lee. The episode was filmed in 1971 and got losed, in 1994 they found it and aired the episode as a tv special under ''Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview''. All American pictures made before 1989 without a copyright renewel fell in the public domain,Because this interview was lost for so long it never gotten a copyright renewel. So it is automaticly public domain.
( 3 reviews )
Topics: Bruce Lee, Documentary, Martial Arts, Interview, Pierre Berton, Television

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Bat girl-Unaired pilot

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A eight minute episode of BatMan to introduce Bat Girl. The ratings at this were low and Yvonne Craig as Bat Girl was there to boost the ratings. This "episode" was shown to the "suits" of 20th century fox and never aired. I figure it's PD.
( 3 reviews )
Topic: Bat Man-Bat Girl-comics-20th Century Fox-Unaired Pilot

1952 Commercial for Kellogg's Shredded Wheat

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A 1952 commercial for Kellogg's Shredded Wheat.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Television, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Advertising, Advertisement, 1952

Classic Commercial for Post's Sugar Crisps

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A Classic 1950's Commercial for Post's Sugar Crisps. Cheap, but cute. DISCLAIMER: This video does not represent the quality of major Hollywood cartoons of the time. Nor does it represent the quality of major Tele-cartoons of the time ("Clutch Cargo" didn't air until several years after this commercial, so it doesn't count. Then again, "Clutch Cargo" was already crap by the standards of it's time). Heck, it stinks by the standards of most advertising cartoons of the time....
( 3 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, Television, 50s, 50's, 1950s, 1950's, Fifties, Vintage, Classic Commercial, Classic...

A 5th Classic Commercial for Coca-Cola (20/January/1955)

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A 5th Classic Commercial for Coca-Cola, this time from 20/January/1955. This charming commercial aired LIVE on NBC-TV. This commercial also features jingle. The complete telecast can be found elsewhere on the Internet Archive.
( 3 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, Television, 50s, 50's, 1950s, 1950's, Fifties, Commercial, Commercials, Advertising,...

1957 Commercials for the Edsel

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Mar 11, 2012 03/12

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Aired 1957, here's three commercials for the ill-fated Edsel car (1958 model year?), which despite some innovative features ended up being a major commercial failure. The car is considered a sought-after classic today. This was back when a 60-minute show often had less than 10 minutes of commercials, but the commercials were often all for the same company!
Topics: Edsel, Car, Automobile, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Flop, Flops, 1957, 1958, Commercial, Commercials,...

The Video Cellar Collection

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"The Three Stooges" Failed Pilot

Feb 8, 2009 02/09

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This is a failed pilot for a "Three Stooges" TV show. The concept of the show was that the Stooges would try a new profession each show. In this episode they are interior decorators. Features Moe, Larry and Shemp
( 9 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, The Three Stooges, Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, Failed Pilot, Kinoscope

Tales of Tomorrow #9: The Crystal Egg

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Dec 20, 2007 12/07

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From the live tv anthology series Tales of Tomorrow. After a customer is overly eager to buy a crystal egg, an antique shop owner does the only logical thing: takes it to the chairman of Cambridge's physics department (played by Thomas Mitchell, Uncle Billy from It's a Wonderful Life), who discovers the egg's secret. From a story by H. G. Wells More info at the IMDB. Upload courtesy of Inventing Situations. Hopefully in the public domain.
( 6 reviews )
Topics: H. G. Wells, scifi, live tv, television, tv, tales of tomorrow, Thomas Mitchell

Classic Car Commercial: 1955 DeSoto

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Jan 23, 2009 01/09

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A classic car commercial for the 1955 DeSoto. Partially animated.
( 3 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, Television, 1950s, 1950's, 50s, 50's, Fifties, Commercial, Commercials, Advertising,...

Beverly Hillbillies Ep02 Getting Settled

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Feb 28, 2008 02/08

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Beverly Hillbillies Ep02 Getting Settled
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Beverly Hillbillies, Classic TV

1952 Commercial for Chesterfield cigarettes

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Sep 22, 2013 09/13

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A 1952 commercial for Chesterfield cigarettes. The picture quality is bad, but not as bad as the commercial itself...terrible, just terrible.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Terrible, 1950s, Advertising, Advertisement, Cigarette, Cigarettes, 1952,...

"Mister Ed" - Ed the Beneficiary

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Feb 27, 2008 02/08

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"Mister Ed" episode 'Ed the Beneficiary', which for unknown reasons has entered the public domain. The show was about a Man who was friends with a talking horse.
( 12 reviews )
Topics: Mister Ed, Classic TV, 60's Television

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Hasbro

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Sherlock Holmes - The Case of Harry Crocker

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May 9, 2011 05/11

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Sherlock Holmes - Season 1, Episode 9
( 4 reviews )
Topics: Sherlock Holmes, Mystery, Classic TV, 1950s

1959 Commercial for Timex watches (Ad 4)

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Jul 9, 2012 07/12

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A 1959 commercial for Timex watches.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Watch, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Timex

Classic Coca-Cola Commercial from 1954

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Jul 19, 2008 07/08

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Classic 50's Commercial for Coca-Cola, originally broadcast 1954.
( 5 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, 50's TV, 1950's TV, 1950's Television, 50's Television, Fifties Commercials, Coke,...

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1958 Commercial for Bulova Senator watch

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Jun 13, 2012 06/12

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A 1958 commercial for a watch called the Bulova Senator.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Advertising, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Bulova

Andy Griffith The Bighouse

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Feb 27, 2008 02/08

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Andy Griffith Episode, The Bighouse
( 6 reviews )
Topics: Andy Griffith, Classic TV

1954 Commercial for the RCA ''Master 21'' television set

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Nov 6, 2013 11/13

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A 1954 commercial for the "big screen" RCA "Master 21" TV set, with a 21-inch screen....for $199.95, which was a lot of money in those days.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, RCA, RCA Victor, Advertising, Advertisement, Television...

1954 Episode of "The Pinky Lee Show" (Classic TV)

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May 7, 2008 05/08

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1954 episode of "The Pinky Lee Show", a kids program. Very fast-paced.
( 10 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, Television, Kinescope, Rare, 16mm Film, Kids TV, Live TV, Retro TV, Rare TV, Vintage...

Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Belligerent Ghost

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Aug 3, 2007 08/07

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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Case of the Belligerent Ghost" Originally aired November 15, 1954. Watson is quite flustered after a man in distress dies in his care...only to find himself attacked by the very same dead man on Watson's way back home to Baker Street! So what does this have to do with daVinci's "Madonna on the Rocks" painting allegedly being stolen?
( 4 reviews )
Topics: Sherlock Holmes, classic television, Sheldon Reynolds, mystery

Bonanza - Day Of Reckoning

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Oct 2, 2009 10/09

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Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
( 2 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain

Classic Commercial for Du Mont Laboratories Television Sets

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Jan 23, 2009 01/09

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A classic commercial for Du Mont Laboratories Television Sets. I took this from an episode of "School House" that somebody uploaded. Note: While the TV network can be spelt DuMont, the owner of the Network which produced TV sets is correctly spelt Du Mont, as that was the spelling perferred by the founder of the company.
( 3 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, Television, 40s, 40's, 1940s, 1940's, Electronics, Electric, Du Mont, Wally Cox, Old,...

Shasta soda commercial - Frankenstein

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Nov 19, 2009 11/09

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Soda commercial featuring everyone's favorite famous monster!
( 2 reviews )
Topics: commercial, Shasta, Frankenstein

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A Guest For The Gallows

May 17, 2008 05/08

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The Adventures Of Robin Hood ep 06 A Guest For The Gallows
( 3 reviews )
Topics: The Adventures Of Robin Hood, Classic TV

1959 Commercial for Handy Andy cleaner

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May 27, 2012 05/12

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A 1959 commercial for a general cleaning product (walls, floor, etc etc) called "Handy Andy", which the commercial promotes as containing "No smelly kerosene".
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Cleaner, Cleaning, Television

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A Gun For Christmas

Feb 23, 2008 02/08

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A Gun For Christmas from the 1950's series Dragnet
( 8 reviews )
Topics: Dragnet, Classic TV

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Pampers

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The Space Adventures of Flash Gordon

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Jul 22, 2008 07/08

by Wenzel Lüdecke

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This is the final episode of the one and only season of the original Flash Gordon television series from the 1950's. In this episode Flash learns that the survivors of the underworld kingdom that he thought he had destroyed in episode 35, "The Earth's Core," seek revenge on the "surface people.
( 10 reviews )
Topics: The Space Adventures of Flash Gordon, Classic TV, 1950's, Sci-Fi

1960 episode of 'Queen for a Day'

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Aug 31, 2008 08/08

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One of the few surviving episodes of "Queen for a Day", from 1960. One of the strangest shows ever to air on TV. Please note that most shows of the 60's were MUCH BETTER than this.
( 21 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, Television, 60's, 60s, 1960's, 1960s, Sixties, Camp, Campy, Plan 9 from Outer Space,...

Sherlock Holmes - The Case of the Texas Cowgirl

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Aug 2, 2007 08/07

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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Case of the Texas Cowgirl" Originally aired November 8, 1954. Minnie O'Malley, a cowgirl in a travelling rodeo, seeks help from Sherlock Holmes--to remove a dead body from her hotel room! Strangely, Holmes seems to be more than happy to comply. Suspects range from a Blackfoot Indian, the owner of the rodeo Bison Jack, and a meek salesman across the hall. Easily the most ridiculous episode of the entire series.
( 2 reviews )
Topics: Sherlock Holmes, classic television, Sheldon Reynolds, mystery

1956 Commercial for Frigidaire Refrigerator

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Mar 2, 2013 03/13

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A 1956 commercial for a Frigidaire refrigerator.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Refrigorators, Refrigerator, Frigidaire, Advertising,...

1954 Commercial for Rybutol (Ad 1)

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Jul 8, 2012 07/12

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A 1954 commercial for Rybutol vitamins.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Rybutol

1949 episode of the TV series "Captain Video"

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Jan 13, 2008 01/08

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Rare 1949 episode of the TV series "Captain Video and His Video Rangers". The show is about a "Space Captain" and his "Video Ranger" who must the galaxy from the evil Dr. Pauli. . The show was live, which would explain the missed cues. Most episodes are presumed lost. The series was never liked by TV critics, though proved popular with children. Later seasons had improved writing. However, as corny as the show was, it did prove influential on later series....
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Topics: Captain Video, Captain Video and His Video Rangers, Camp, Low Budget, Live TV, Classic TV, DuMont...

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Dragnet: The Big Actor

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Friday and Romero investigate the theft of narcotics from a Catholic Hospital. Season 1, Episode 2 (1952) Last appearance by Barton Yarborough, who had died in late December 1951.
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Topics: Classic TV, Dragnet

Classic TV Commercial for a UNIVAC computer

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Jan 26, 2009 01/09

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A classic Television commercial for a UNIVAC computer. This commercial is from a 5 February 1956 CBS-TV telecast. It also promotes CBS-TV's weather service. Pretty cool commercial if you ask me.
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Topics: Classic TV, Television, 50s, 50's, 1950s, 1950's, Fifties, Computer, Computers, Vintage, Retro,...