Although this episode was the 4th to air in season 1, it was actually the first regular episode ever shot. Posted here is the first of the two page schedule with the second page below in Comments. Rehearsals stared on Thursday and the show was filmed at 8PM on September 8, 1951. The show title […]
1951: Coast To Coast Television Now Possible On September 4, 1951,President Harry S. Truman’s opening speech before a conference in San Francisco is broadcast across the nation, marking the first time a television program was broadcast from coast to coast. The broadcast, via then-state-of-the-art microwave technology, was picked up by 87 stations in 47 cities, […]
The Final Night & Johnny’s Last Monologue This video is a behind the scenes look at the last show, May 22, 1992. Below is the text of Johnny’s last monologue. “Around the studio, we are still on an emotional high from last night; we have not come down yet. I want to thank Robin Williams […]
Let’s Twist! 1960, Dick Clark’s Beechnut Show on ABC from The Little Theater in New York City In the first 10 seconds or so, Dick Clark intros Chubby Checker while standing in front of a TK10 on a Houston Fearless 30B stage crane. I was 10 when this song came out and played this record […]