3AM EST- 12 Midnight PST on election night, 1960, and a weary Vice President Richard Nixon delivers a rambling half-concession speech to his supporter

The beginning to the CBS broadcast of Game 7 of the 1978 NBA finals: Brent Musberger recaps the first six games, Rick Barry and John Havlicek deliver

Christmas Eve, 1983, and from the beautiful Kingdome in downtown Seattle, its NBC's opening to the 1983 AFC Wild Card Game between the Seattle Seahwak

The closing credits to one of Ernie's ABC Specials. Something of a lost art considering networks now want the time to plug their upcoming shows. My

The New Casper Cartoon Show debuted on ABC in 1963, and stayed on Saturday mornings until 1969. Here's the opening title sequence, which was heavily

Here we see the show opening, a segment spoofing Walter Cronkite's show "Twentieth Century" (you probably have to be over 45 to understand the gag)

From the late 50's onward, Ernie Kovacs was sponsored by the makers of Dutch Masters cigars. A match made in heaven, (even though Ernie only smoked H

Better known as The Bullwinkle Show, this is the original opening when it ran on ABC in 1959. Surprise- the actual title was "Rocky the Flying Squirr

Here's a snippet of Password from late November 1966 with Angie Dickinson and Frank Gorshin. Lee Vines announces, and of course Allen Ludden hosts

The closing to "The King and Odie Show" a.k.a. "King Leonardo and his Short Subjects". The show's theme explains the plot: royal intrigue in the coun

Among the classics depicted are ads for Budweiser, a Telly Savalas narrated ad for Schlitz, Mabel Black Label for Carling, and the first Alex the D

From 1966 when the Cap'n was in his prime- fighting pirates instead of Soggies. Jay Ward Productions did the animation, and Daws Butler voiced the Cap

The long opening to the Linus the Lionhearted cartoon which aired on CBS from 1964-1966. The show starred characters which originated as mascots for

the Sunshine Bands "(Shake,Shake,Shake) Shake Your Booty".

I usually don't post full cartoons, but the odds of ever seeing So-Hi on TV or DVD are virtually zip. So-Hi (named for his height, not his personali

I don't remember the original What's My Line, it came on way past my bedtime. I do remember the syndicated version that aired in the 70's. But here

My dad drove a Kaiser automobile- and for the record the company made an economy model called the "Henry J."

My favorite opening to the Avengers, from the 1964-1965 season. I love the narration and the description of Emma as a "talented amateur"

Basil Rathbone really gets into his role

The first commercial (done by Bill Melendez, BTW-that explains why the kids look like they come from Charlie Brown's neighborhood) introducing a new G