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TV Time in the 1950s - A Photo Album of Life in America #Video


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The 1950's signaled a change away from the golden age of radio and into a world of moving pictures with the development of the home TV set. The number of TV's rose from 6,000 in 1946 to nearly 12 million by 1951. See if you recognize any of these TV's or shows.

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  • BA Added Thanks Mel for the memories.
  • Jo Added Hey Mel. I sure did enjoy this video..... Thanks so much.....
  • Doug Added That was cool. I love history, and that was truly historic. Question is, can we imagine life without a t.v., computers, or a cell phone? The answer is no for the majority of us. Look how far we have come in electronic world.
  • Nance Added I do remember those days. I was born in 1935 so many memories.
  • carol segal Added We had one of the first television sets because my father owned a furniture store.
  • iotus2 Added Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Amos 'N Andy, The Lone Ranger, Gunsmoke, Howdy Doody...Remember them all. Thanks, Mel.
  • Kate Added Was born in 45, but didn't see much I remembered. Would have liked to see more of the shows that were popular
  • Tom Linton Added WOW! Before my time
  • Randy Ferguson Added We didn't get a TV until I was in the 8th grade when I was 13. So, I missed out on a lot of these shows. Cousins and friends had them, so I got to watch theirs once in a while, but not very often.
  • Charlie G. Added OUR FIRST TV WAS A USED 16 INCH PHILCO ( MUCH LIKE THE ONE IN THE VIDEO ) . WE COULDN'T AFFORD A NEW ONE . I REMEMBER THAT JACK BENNY'S HALF HOUR WAS CALLED
    " THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM " . ALL THE OTHERS WERE REFERED TO AS SHOWS .
    GREAT MEMORIES - THANKS MEL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Peg Added Remember it well. And everything went off the air at midnight
  • Kathy Added Many memories in that clip.......enjoyed it.
  • Patricia Yager Delagrange Added I don't remember much of this since I was too young but I remember we had a t.v. and that was so cool.
  • Mary Jane Added Brought back some memories, thanks Mel!
  • Paul Added Enjoyed that. Remember so well. Thank you Mel