[78-L] Kukla, Fran and Ollie

[David Lennick]

The one program in particular I meant was one where more time is devoted to 
pushing Jose and Amparo Iturbi's brand new recording of Rhapsody in Blue (on 45 
or 78) than to actual story line, which is linked to someone needing to study 
the piece. I don't remember any of those programs being that blatant, but they 
must have given in once in a while. KFO was what finally convinced my dad to 
buy a television set. He'd been on a tour adjudicating entries in a drama 
festival and saw his first episodes in a Windsor hotel. Next step was to 
Wasser's Radio-TV on McCaul Street, just a block away from where we lived, and 
where I watched Howdy Doody for a few consecutive afternoons before the set was 
finally delivered to our house. Big Admiral combination with a 3-speed 
turntable (and a tone arm that gouged the shit out of every record, especially 
when one got slightly delayed sliding down the spindle and landed on the arm 
which was starting to replay the previous disc) and a radio and a 9-inch 
speaker and a 17-inch picture. Pretty good stuff for 1950.

By the way, I named my rubber rabbit Fletcher. Now you know.

dl

On 12/19/2010 10:52 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
> On 12/19/2010 4:29 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>> Those of you (us) who got hooked on television in the early 50s will know why
>> this is somewhat momentous..although a few years ago I picked up a VHS with two
>> programs from around 1950 which were sponsored by RCA Victor, and both were 15
>> minute commercials for current Victor releases. Let's hope these at least have
>> some program content.
>
> I already have this set and have scanned thru it all and assure you the
> ad time is minimal but quite enjoyable.  When they are promoting their
> records they do perform some sample from it and that might be what you
> are considering commercial content.  The program that is a tribute to
> television is magnificent, as is the Mikado Rehearsal.  I can tell you
> that when I was a kid KFO sold me on getting the Alice In Wonderland set
> on 45s -- my first 45s in fact.   Still have the set but I still prefer
> Ginger Rogers on Decca.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>> On 12/19/2010 4:21 PM, Jazz Promo Services wrote:
>>> http://www.kukla.tv/
>>>
>>> Kukla, Fran and Ollie kinescopes from 1949-54 finally being available on DVD
>>>
>> dl
>
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