Behind the scenes at NBC Burbank, 1963 With TK60s
Speaking Of Bob Hope…NBC Burbank Studio 1, Behind The Scenes
Short but sweet. Here is a 2 minute video clip from what I think is the beginning of an episode of ‘Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater’ from 1963. We’ll see great shots of Studio 1 (Carson’s home base) and oddly, a TK60 with a TK41 behind it.
Studios 1 and 3 are next to each other in the front of the building (the two original studios) and 2 and 4 were on the right side of the building. 1 and 3 were built as black and white studios (for later color conversion) and 2 and 4 were built as color studios. I think by ’63, Studio 3 had gone color, leaving 1 as a black and white studio.
I think the TK60 scene actually inside Studio 3 and is being taken with a Studio 1 TK60 (next door) for live insert. I don’t know why, but maybe the Studio 1 opening had a lot of intense set changes that made it necessary. I don’t know how else to explain it. do you?
This ‘Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater’ show ran from ’63 till ’67 inside various formats. Usually, Hope introduced the show which was either a video tape or film drama anthology type presentation and was paid $25,000 for the intro. Other versions include ‘Chrysler Presents A Bob Hope Special’ in which Bob starred with guests and was paid $500,000 to produce. To save money, Hope usually opted for a black and white show, unless NBC was pressing him for a color show, which they began doing in ’64.
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Aliquippa • Behind the scenes at NBC Burbank, 1963.
Behind the scenes at NBC Burbank, 1963.
Hope was a ‘thrifty’ producer and did not start his color programs until 1966.
When I first starting watching this clip I said “what great video quality”! Once I saw the RCA TK 60A camera, I knew why! This makes me want to get my TK-60 running again!