My memories of this show was watching how creative these people were and then it slowly started being put on the back burner when the show would be preempted by some stupid basketball or football game. You'd tune in every week and you'd have a 50/50 chance that the show might be on.
Can you imagine a local channel giving a half hour of their time for high school students today? Not a chance.
Yeah, after about 81 or 82 the show started to look like it was done at a bored rich kids house by bored rich kids who believe themselves to be on the same wavelength as "wacky creative types". It was obnoxious. Turns out the creator and guiding force of the show died in '77. Those of us who ended up in high school in the early 80's felt short shrifted. It's too bad there isn't stuff like this still around for kids (run by someone with creative control).
I grew up thirty miles away from South Bend, and watching BOC in the late-60s and early-70s was a Saturday afternoon ritual. "Bimbo" was a high point. "The Adventures of Flash Gherkin" and "Ending Egg Abuse" were other gems, but the best was the claymation food pouring into a huge mouth at intermission. Thanks for helping keep satire alive!
My memories of this show was watching how creative these people were and then it slowly started being put on the back burner when the show would be preempted by some stupid basketball or football game. You'd tune in every week and you'd have a 50/50 chance that the show might be on.
Can you imagine a local channel giving a half hour of their time for high school students today? Not a chance.
MGR1900 1 year ago
Bimbo says pimpin' ain't easy
BryanSmith66 2 years ago
Yeah, after about 81 or 82 the show started to look like it was done at a bored rich kids house by bored rich kids who believe themselves to be on the same wavelength as "wacky creative types". It was obnoxious. Turns out the creator and guiding force of the show died in '77. Those of us who ended up in high school in the early 80's felt short shrifted. It's too bad there isn't stuff like this still around for kids (run by someone with creative control).
prayfertrey 4 years ago
I grew up thirty miles away from South Bend, and watching BOC in the late-60s and early-70s was a Saturday afternoon ritual. "Bimbo" was a high point. "The Adventures of Flash Gherkin" and "Ending Egg Abuse" were other gems, but the best was the claymation food pouring into a huge mouth at intermission. Thanks for helping keep satire alive!
kollie7 4 years ago
awesome! I watched Beyond our control back in the late 70's/early 80's.
Wow. Thanks for posting this.
urbanhack 4 years ago
This is a very well done video. I enjoyed it, but I have always like stories about table lamps. Well Done!
Would love to see more from this goup.
Philmagic 4 years ago