Remember When: Cold War Toy Commercials

Remember When: Newsreels

A few Hollywood Newsreels:

Remember When & Music Thursday

This week, we are combining our two features into one........ in honor of Elvis Week in Memphis Tennessee

This first one, from 1957, more closely resembles today's music videos than any other musical segment from film and television in the 1950's (or 60s and 70s for that matter).

Here's Jailhouse Rock


And Hound Dog from the final ever Milton Berle Show, this one was so controversial and shocking in 1956, it may have had a hand in NBC canceling the show after 8 long, hugely successful years. Notice about mid-way, a woman in the audience appears rather disgusted, if not stupefied, by his performance.



Below is the famous Ed Sullivan telecast where Elvis could only be photographed from the waist up. This was in response to the firestorm started with the Milton Berle Show and two previous appearances on Ed Sullivan. The firestorm created and the ensuing censorship was the same magnatude of the Janet Jackson / Justin Timberlake incident during the Superbowl halftime show.



And grown up Elvis at his best. This one is terrific.

Blast from the Past: Movie Intermission

Blast from the Past: Zoom Premiere, 1972

Blast from the Past: PBS's Mulligan's Stew

Blast from the Past: PBS's BIG BLUE MARBLE

Blast from the Past: Electric Company

Blast from the Past: Electric Company "Signage" ca. 1973

Blast from the Past: PBS logo, 1979

Blast from the Past: Reading Rainbow "Thunderstorms 1988"

Blast from the Past: Children's Television Workshop

Blast from the Past: PBS's Reading Rainbow Premiere, 1983

Blast from the Past: 1936 Johnstown PA Flood Newsreel

UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL CAPTURES TOWNS PANIC DURING FLOOD IN 1936.

Blast from the Past: 1950 (Then again, times have changes)

Then again, maybe times have changed. This probably would not be allowed today........

Blast from the Past: 1933 Universal Newsreel, Farmer Makes Music

A FARMER MAKES MUSIC WITH HIS HANDS, 1933. AS MUCH AS THINGS CHANGE IN THE WORLD, MUCH ALSO STAYS THE SAME........

Blast from the Past: 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

RARE FOOTAGE FROM THE THOMAS EDISON COMPANY OF THE DEVESTATING 1906 SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE, CONSIDERED BY MOST AS THE "EARTHQUAKE OF THE CENTURY."

Blast from the Past #3: WHBQ - 1979 - GAS HIKE NEARS $1

Blast from the Past #2: WMC 10pm News-10/3/83

Blast from the Past #1: 1972 Election Night Coverage