For those of us that remember watching (1953-57), ‘Winky Dink’ was a Saturday morning show that we all loved. Host Jack Barry would draw on a glass plate and at home, we could draw the same picture on the screen with our “Magic Window”. At about the 2 minute mark, you’ll get to see the kit many of us had at home to draw along. A sheet of clingy plastic and crayons.
David Letterman…First Monologue, First Show February 1, 1982, Late Night premiered with a cold opening featuring Larry “Bud” Melman delivering lines as an homage to the prologue of Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein, followed by Letterman coming out on stage behind a group of female dancers – the peacock girls. After a brief monologue, the very first […]
Compatible Color TV Announcement…December 19, 1953 ‘Your Show Of Shows’ was NBC’s top rated show and that’s where they chose to make this announcement on Saturday night, December 19, 1953. The decision had come down from the FCC that Thursday afternoon and capped a multi year court battle which pitted the CBS backed Field Sequential […]
August 1960, Boston’s Fenway Park This TK41 is shooing from center field in a test of their ability to colorcast Red Sox baseball. This is just after WHDH moved into it’s new all color facility and there is an RCA color truck here as well as a support unit just in case. This game may […]
The One And Only…Paul Lynde! 50 Zingers here! Enjoy! Peter Marshall: Will a goose help warn you if there’s an intruder on your property? Paul Lynde: There’s no better way! Peter Marshall: In “Alice in Wonderland”, who kept crying “I’m late, I’m late?” Paul Lynde: Alice, and her mother is sick about it. Peter Marshall: […]
I remember seeing this and the fun of “interacting”…
More than a few of us used crayons right on the screen without the “magic window.” I hope the statute of limitations has expired for this transgression…
A few years later Jack Berry would be at the center of the Quiz show scandal with the show 21.
I sure did have my Winky Dink kit.
Amazingly, I still have my “Winky Dink” boxed kit!
drew on my folks TV without the plastic sheet 🙂
Too poor–used Saran Wrap!