The Baughman Pedestal This little mobile pedestal was a real work horse from the 1950s till the 80s. Originally made by Baughman, Houston Fearless copied it as did other camera support makers including ITC. There was a hydraulic version and this one, the manual crank version for height adjustment. This is my RCA TK11/31 mounted […]
TeleTales #34…Speaking Of CBS Studio 50 Earlier today, we saw this same stage in the story of Elvis Presley’s first network television appearance on this day in 1956. Here’s a great shot of Ed Sullivan in the theater now named after him. Behind him is a scaffold with a camera up top, but with space […]
August 26, 1939…First MLB Game On TV + Other Sports TV Firsts The first ever Major League Baseball game was televised on August 26, 1939 on experimental station W2XBS, which is now WNBC. With Red Barber announcing, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds played a doubleheader at Ebbets Field. The Reds won the first, […]
Time-lapse…Building The Oscars Red Carpet Area[fb_vid id=”10152667232022061″]WATCH: Time-lapse captures crews building Oscars’ red carpet. Source
You know you have to do it…start whistlin’
Even though it looks like North Carolina,i understand it was filmed in the Los Angeles area.
Where I’m not sure.
Yes, was filmed in a park in L. A. (Griffith?). A lot of movie and TV shows have been filmed there. Beverly Hillbillies Robin Hood episodes come to mind. I believe the Star Trek episode with the Indians too.
Franklin Canyon res.. Just off of Cold water canyon and Mullholand
Fantastic photo
I love that show and still watch it.
Notice in the scene when Ronny Howard throws the rock….Andy kinda twitches his head as if to say….good one Opie….that mannerism was something Andy’s own father used to do!
One of the all time great TV shows. They just don’t make quality TV shows like this any more… Classic…..
Sweet.
Wow