Thank you, Carol Burnett, this is still a valuable resource today! Attached is part of a musical Ed Townsend wrote encouraging the 12 step program to addicts. Have posted a few of the tracks in his memory and hoping his sister Helen will release the three years of videos he recorded to help his befallen brothers and sisters for their love!
The other thing: The "From WQED Pittsburgh" logo display shown at the beginning pre-dated the one used later in the decade with the birds-eye views of the Pittsburgh skyline, to the strains of French-horn dominated music. The logo itself was also displayed on the station's 1970's test pattern.
@Aspergian - Funny you should ask. The Pittsburgh Press had a review of this special in their Oct. 18, 1974 issue; they noted that it would air on WQED and nationally on Oct. 21; and I checked Google News Archive which showed this airing on Oct. 21, 1974 (at 7 P.M. as a "Special of the Week") on WNET Newark/New York, WMVS Milwaukee and elsewhere. I did notice there was no copyright notice at the end credits; probably WQED's copyright post-dated its original air date.
my daddy's a recovering alcoholic. has been since i was 8. but i still remember feeling like those little kids, sometimes fearing for me, my mom's, or my sister's lives. it's been 11 years, but it's scary to know that any day he could go back out if he wanted.
The whole program was really deep. My father is a former alcoholic, and my uncle is an alcoholic. So for have been a "victim" as stated before. It really hits home.
I really wish embedding wasn't disabled, I'd be proud to display these videos on my MySpace profile.
Thank you, Carol Burnett, this is still a valuable resource today! Attached is part of a musical Ed Townsend wrote encouraging the 12 step program to addicts. Have posted a few of the tracks in his memory and hoping his sister Helen will release the three years of videos he recorded to help his befallen brothers and sisters for their love!
molinmusic 1 year ago
I wish my dad had seen this. He was an alcoholic for decades and cirrhosis finally took his life earlier this year.
ladyhardyfan 1 year ago
The other thing: The "From WQED Pittsburgh" logo display shown at the beginning pre-dated the one used later in the decade with the birds-eye views of the Pittsburgh skyline, to the strains of French-horn dominated music. The logo itself was also displayed on the station's 1970's test pattern.
wmbrown6 1 year ago
Actually, from what I've read, this special was originally aired on Oct. 21, 1974.
wmbrown6 1 year ago
@wmbrown6 Where did you see that? The copyright date read on the back of the videocassette box: c1975 WQED Pittsburgh.
Aspergian 1 year ago
@Aspergian - Funny you should ask. The Pittsburgh Press had a review of this special in their Oct. 18, 1974 issue; they noted that it would air on WQED and nationally on Oct. 21; and I checked Google News Archive which showed this airing on Oct. 21, 1974 (at 7 P.M. as a "Special of the Week") on WNET Newark/New York, WMVS Milwaukee and elsewhere. I did notice there was no copyright notice at the end credits; probably WQED's copyright post-dated its original air date.
wmbrown6 1 year ago
Correction: WNET aired the show at 8 P.M. WMVS' was 7 P.M. Time zone differences.
wmbrown6 1 year ago
I'm in Al-Anon. It works!
luvgjb4evr 1 year ago
my daddy's a recovering alcoholic. has been since i was 8. but i still remember feeling like those little kids, sometimes fearing for me, my mom's, or my sister's lives. it's been 11 years, but it's scary to know that any day he could go back out if he wanted.
leftiesrox 1 year ago
This is the very best of Carol Burnett. Thank you so much!
marlis44 2 years ago
Sad what Children go through.
AAFellowship 2 years ago
ah, morgan freeman! you slay me!
emobangs67 4 years ago
I have been involved in programs such as alateen. Programs like these save lives!
TheChristianFairy 4 years ago
I hope these kids who did the drawings didn't fall down the slippery slope of alcoholism like their parents did.
tim32984 4 years ago
The whole program was really deep. My father is a former alcoholic, and my uncle is an alcoholic. So for have been a "victim" as stated before. It really hits home.
I really wish embedding wasn't disabled, I'd be proud to display these videos on my MySpace profile.
PsYcHoFaB 4 years ago
I've enabled embedding, so feel free to display these videos on your MySpace profile.
Aspergian 4 years ago