This and AS THE WORLD TURNS were my mother's favorites growing up...as a kid, I couldn't be bothered--but Carol Burnett likes AMC, so it had to be okay. And as I got older I could appreciate that Phoebe Tyler was in CITIZEN KANE.
Both those show are gone now...but my mother is still here.
That's George Fenneman in the "Future" ad- Groucho Marx's longtime emcee for "You Bet Your Life". There is a color clip of Jeff and Mary from the mid 70s that exists, it was shown on an AMC anniversary show a few years back.
I have a few audio tapes of AMC from 1971. I had met Deborah Solomon in 1973 at MIT when she was a guest of Prof. Ed Diamond's. Deborah had moved to the Boston area and was interested in becoming a newscaster. When Ed introduced her to the class, I turned to look at her (She was sitting in the back of the classroom.), and called out, "Oh, wow! You used to play Sydney Scott on 'All My Children'!" (She had also played Amanda Holmes on ATWT, but I wasn't aware of that at the time!)
Absolutely amazing to see any AMC from this vintage, particularly that's not a B&W kinescope (since us nuttier fans have all seen the five B&W kinescope episodes from 1970-71)
Poprcorns? Never heard of those! And ain't it funny that the Diet 7 Up commercial is aimed at the girls. Drink this. Get thin. Your husband will love ya. LOL. I guess guys didn't diet then?
@Freeflyur It's a relatively recent thing that they target men with diet drinks and food--and even then they've been careful about it (one reason there's Diet Coke AND Coke Zero is Coke felt there was a belief that men, particularly straight men, saw it as unmanly to drink Diet Coke
@EricMontreal22 And they're targeting men even more with that "Dr. Pepper 10," and the catch phrase "It's Not for Women" As a middle-aged man, I drink what's in the bottle or can, not exactly falling for catch phrases or claims, it's soda pop, not a statement conjured up by a ad agency.
@EricMontreal22 There WERE guys who drank diet soda back in the day.,..remember Lucky Vanous? He was the guy who had a Diet Coke every morning at 11:30 as a break from his landscaping work, and all the girls in the adjacent office stopped to watch. Of course, he wasn't wearing a shirt, and whether the soda was the cause or effect of that admiration was never really clarified.
Can you upload the rest of this 1971 episode of All My Children with all original commercials intact?
Do you also have from the same day of June 25, 1971 complete One Life to Live and General Hospital episodes? How about the ABC game shows of Let's Make a Deal, Newlywed Game, and Dating Game from the same June 25, 1971 day?
@kresblain I didn't think U-Matics came out until 1972, and of course they weren't meant for home use. How many people had these and other pre-Beta machines at home for recording TV? I've seen something else from 1971 that was recorded on an open-reel machine.
@eyeh8nbc That's a very good question. I'll tell you this much, now that you mention it.. the U-matic format was actually a few short months shy of being introduced to the public when this footage was recorded. It would most likely have originated on an open-reel quad VTR recording direct from WLS-TV. There were seldom few consumers that had one those early VCRs back then. At least 15-20%, IIRC.
Where did you find this? This is great! Do you have more from that day, it would be neat to see clips from the other shows, especially the game shows.
This and AS THE WORLD TURNS were my mother's favorites growing up...as a kid, I couldn't be bothered--but Carol Burnett likes AMC, so it had to be okay. And as I got older I could appreciate that Phoebe Tyler was in CITIZEN KANE.
Both those show are gone now...but my mother is still here.
tomservo56954 1 month ago
So that's what Jewel looked like 40 years ago? Ha! Reminds me of my late grandmother (may she rest in peace).
barber747 3 months ago
Psssst, Howard: You're on fire!
The late Bob Ridgely for Pop-r-corns
I recall testing out the "acrylics" of Future floor wax with a hammer once. Mom wasn't pleased.
PeerlessPaavo 3 months ago
JUNE 25 1971 IS THE last episode of the daytime soap " a world apart" and june 25 1999 is the last episode of another world
travis082185 5 months ago
That's George Fenneman in the "Future" ad- Groucho Marx's longtime emcee for "You Bet Your Life". There is a color clip of Jeff and Mary from the mid 70s that exists, it was shown on an AMC anniversary show a few years back.
Avatar610 5 months ago
I have a few audio tapes of AMC from 1971. I had met Deborah Solomon in 1973 at MIT when she was a guest of Prof. Ed Diamond's. Deborah had moved to the Boston area and was interested in becoming a newscaster. When Ed introduced her to the class, I turned to look at her (She was sitting in the back of the classroom.), and called out, "Oh, wow! You used to play Sydney Scott on 'All My Children'!" (She had also played Amanda Holmes on ATWT, but I wasn't aware of that at the time!)
Soapluvva 6 months ago
Absolutely amazing to see any AMC from this vintage, particularly that's not a B&W kinescope (since us nuttier fans have all seen the five B&W kinescope episodes from 1970-71)
EricMontreal22 6 months ago
Poprcorns? Never heard of those! And ain't it funny that the Diet 7 Up commercial is aimed at the girls. Drink this. Get thin. Your husband will love ya. LOL. I guess guys didn't diet then?
Freeflyur 6 months ago
@Freeflyur It's a relatively recent thing that they target men with diet drinks and food--and even then they've been careful about it (one reason there's Diet Coke AND Coke Zero is Coke felt there was a belief that men, particularly straight men, saw it as unmanly to drink Diet Coke
EricMontreal22 6 months ago
@EricMontreal22 And they're targeting men even more with that "Dr. Pepper 10," and the catch phrase "It's Not for Women" As a middle-aged man, I drink what's in the bottle or can, not exactly falling for catch phrases or claims, it's soda pop, not a statement conjured up by a ad agency.
cr3861 3 months ago
@EricMontreal22 There WERE guys who drank diet soda back in the day.,..remember Lucky Vanous? He was the guy who had a Diet Coke every morning at 11:30 as a break from his landscaping work, and all the girls in the adjacent office stopped to watch. Of course, he wasn't wearing a shirt, and whether the soda was the cause or effect of that admiration was never really clarified.
tomservo56954 1 month ago
Can you upload the rest of this 1971 episode of All My Children with all original commercials intact?
Do you also have from the same day of June 25, 1971 complete One Life to Live and General Hospital episodes? How about the ABC game shows of Let's Make a Deal, Newlywed Game, and Dating Game from the same June 25, 1971 day?
heine71 6 months ago
@heine71 AFAIK, this was all that was taped on the trail end of the original Umatic, following the "A World Apart" finale from that day.
kresblain 2 months ago
@kresblain I didn't think U-Matics came out until 1972, and of course they weren't meant for home use. How many people had these and other pre-Beta machines at home for recording TV? I've seen something else from 1971 that was recorded on an open-reel machine.
eyeh8nbc 2 months ago
@eyeh8nbc That's a very good question. I'll tell you this much, now that you mention it.. the U-matic format was actually a few short months shy of being introduced to the public when this footage was recorded. It would most likely have originated on an open-reel quad VTR recording direct from WLS-TV. There were seldom few consumers that had one those early VCRs back then. At least 15-20%, IIRC.
kresblain 2 months ago
Where did you find this? This is great! Do you have more from that day, it would be neat to see clips from the other shows, especially the game shows.
gsnfan 6 months ago
THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!! I never thought I'd see early AMC in color! Ahhhh!!!
jaetee83 6 months ago
This is wonderful. Not only early AMC, but superb quality print!
Who is that woman with Ann? That actress looks familiar to me.
Wow, Nicholas Pryor as Linc. I wonder why he didn't work out?
CarlD2 6 months ago in playlist More videos from saynotoursoap
Excellent. Oh how I miss hearing that opening theme music.
munecojim 6 months ago