October 3, 1960…”The Andy Griffith Show” Debuts On CBS
This is a very rare shot of the opening sequence being filmed in Los Angles. Go ahead…whistle the theme song…I know you know it. Enjoy! -Bobby Ellerbee
John Vassos and RCA ‘Television’ If you look where Milton’s hand is, you are also seeing the hand of one of America’s first industrial designers…John Vassos. The ‘Television’ and ‘Color Television’ badges that adorn all the early RCA cameras and telecine equipment was designed by Mr. Vassos. The classic look and style of the TK40/41 […]
I’m proud to share with you an exclusive look behind the scenes at Conan’s TBS program from our friend Bruce Oldham. The cameras used on Conan’s version of Tonight were almost identical to those you’ll see here on Stage 15 at Warner Brothers. Camera rehearsals are a couple of hours before the afternoon tape session, which […]
Jerry Lewis and The Laughing Cameraman…1967 From NBC Burbank, here’s a great bit with Jerry singing “Witchcraft” and a professional laugher behind a crane mounted TK41. There is another version of this with the TK41 on a pedestal done on another episode of his NBC show. If anyone has a link to that, please share […]
Pierino Ronald “Perry” Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) Perry Como had a career spanning more than half a century. He recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. “Mr. C.”, as he was nicknamed, sold millions of records for RCA and pioneered a weekly musical variety television […]