As you look at these numbers, consider this. What cost $100,000 in 1975 dollars now costs $440,030. If you remember from a few days back, “Miami Vice” cost almost $1.3 million per episode when it debuted in 1984. Anyone have a chart like this for today’s shows? Enjoy and share. -Bobby Ellerbee
January 2, 1952…”Today” Show’s Full Staff Reports To Work at 4 AM To get everyone acclimated to their new early morning schedules and ready for the Monday, January 14 debut, all writers, talent, technical and production staffers were required to report for work at 4 AM on Wednesday, January 2, 1952. Their new home was […]
NBC’s Color Kinescopes…The Lenticular Color Film Process First, this Ernie Kovacs color clip is most likely NOT a lenticular color kinescope, but…it could be, and we will discuss that. This is a segment from the Ernie Kovacs “Saturday Color Carnival” show dated January 19th, 1957. It was also used in the NBC 50th Anniversay Special […]
Bob Hope’s First Every Color Special…Christmas 1965 Even though NBC had wanted him to do color shows earlier, Hope resisted because he was not only the star…he was the producer too, and color had higher production costs. This special with Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, Janet Leigh and Nancy Wilson was shot in Studio 1 at […]
Remember Pinkey Lee? I do! Pincus Leff (May 2, 1907 – April 3, 1993) was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Pee Wee Herman and Pee Wee’s Playhouse is loosely based on Pinkey Lee. I’m not sure but think this was done at KHJ. Anyone know?