Looked like it came from a Black and White print to me. Because it's definitely not In Living Color. BTW Who is Joey Bishop?This was WAY before my time, I remember zero things about cigarette commercials.Now I understand, 1963 was the year I was born and not very many people had color television 48 years ago, But there's one thing I remember that peacock and that harp music announcing NBC in living color. My parents watched NBC all the time I mean I remember it when I'm about five.
@Sheri451 The show was telecast in color, one of the very programs at that time that was presented in color. The reason that my clip is black and white is because it is a kinescope archival copy. Netwiorks made kinescope copies of programs for various reasons, but they were black and white 16mm prints. Had you seen this at home when it aired, and you had a color set, it would have been in color.
@saynotoursoap Lots of people have only black and white copies of programs in color from the early and even late 1960s. I don't believe we even had color TV until around 1966.But I sure would like to go back to the early 1960s before Kennedy was assasinated, I love watching Mad Men and I love the way people dressed then. And the music too.
I know Joey Bishop made it possible for the first season to never be shown, but I'd like to be the judge of how good or bad it is. I wish I could see all the episodes of the first season, but alas, the closest I'll ever get to seeing the first season is seeing its' pilot that was on The Danny Thomas Show. Anyway, thanks for posting this and please don't take this off.
Yes, but only when it expanded to a 90 minute format (a la "THE VIRGINIAN") in the 1963-'64 season, 'revue'. ABC and Universal thought the shift to color would benefit both of them- but after a season of lackluster ratings, they decided it would revert to its original hour-long length AND black and white filming {ABC had only a limited amount of resources for color programming- about two or three programs every week} in the fall of '64...then cancelled at the end of that season.
Producer Milt Josefsberg (previously one of Jack Benny's key writers) later wrote for [and was script consultant on] "THE LUCY SHOW" and 'HERE'S LUCY"; film editor William Martin was later supervising film editor on "I DREAM OF JEANNIE".
This is from the episode "Joey's Lost What-Cha-Ma-Call It" [October 26, 1963], originally in "Living Color". "Norman Brokaw" {:19} was a powerful agent with the William Morris Agency (second only to then-chairman Abe Lastfogel), currently chairman of the company [they packaged Joey's show]. Veteran actor/voice-over Allen Swift is the announcer in the first Newport ad...as was the custom, Joey and some of the cast did an "integrated" commercial for the sponsor at the end of the program...
Originally, the first season (the one Joey permanently withheld from rebroadcast) was co-sponsored by American Tobacco [Pall Mall] and Procter & Gamble. In seasons two and three, the primary sponsor was Lorillard Tobacco {York, 1962-'63; Newport, 1963-'64}...who put up the extra money for the show to be filmed [and shown] in color. However, when Joey moved to CBS in 1964, they weren't scheduling ANY color shows, and insisted he revert to black and white. The show was cancelled in 1965.
Looked like it came from a Black and White print to me. Because it's definitely not In Living Color. BTW Who is Joey Bishop?This was WAY before my time, I remember zero things about cigarette commercials.Now I understand, 1963 was the year I was born and not very many people had color television 48 years ago, But there's one thing I remember that peacock and that harp music announcing NBC in living color. My parents watched NBC all the time I mean I remember it when I'm about five.
Sheri451 5 months ago
@Sheri451 The show was telecast in color, one of the very programs at that time that was presented in color. The reason that my clip is black and white is because it is a kinescope archival copy. Netwiorks made kinescope copies of programs for various reasons, but they were black and white 16mm prints. Had you seen this at home when it aired, and you had a color set, it would have been in color.
saynotoursoap 5 months ago
@saynotoursoap Lots of people have only black and white copies of programs in color from the early and even late 1960s. I don't believe we even had color TV until around 1966.But I sure would like to go back to the early 1960s before Kennedy was assasinated, I love watching Mad Men and I love the way people dressed then. And the music too.
Sheri451 5 months ago
Several episodes from season one, with commercials, are "floating" around collectors' circles, 'jeprice'. You'd have to KNOW someone to see them...
fromthesidelines 8 months ago
I know Joey Bishop made it possible for the first season to never be shown, but I'd like to be the judge of how good or bad it is. I wish I could see all the episodes of the first season, but alas, the closest I'll ever get to seeing the first season is seeing its' pilot that was on The Danny Thomas Show. Anyway, thanks for posting this and please don't take this off.
jeprice08 9 months ago
Yes, but only when it expanded to a 90 minute format (a la "THE VIRGINIAN") in the 1963-'64 season, 'revue'. ABC and Universal thought the shift to color would benefit both of them- but after a season of lackluster ratings, they decided it would revert to its original hour-long length AND black and white filming {ABC had only a limited amount of resources for color programming- about two or three programs every week} in the fall of '64...then cancelled at the end of that season.
fromthesidelines 9 months ago
Producer Milt Josefsberg (previously one of Jack Benny's key writers) later wrote for [and was script consultant on] "THE LUCY SHOW" and 'HERE'S LUCY"; film editor William Martin was later supervising film editor on "I DREAM OF JEANNIE".
fromthesidelines 9 months ago
This is from the episode "Joey's Lost What-Cha-Ma-Call It" [October 26, 1963], originally in "Living Color". "Norman Brokaw" {:19} was a powerful agent with the William Morris Agency (second only to then-chairman Abe Lastfogel), currently chairman of the company [they packaged Joey's show]. Veteran actor/voice-over Allen Swift is the announcer in the first Newport ad...as was the custom, Joey and some of the cast did an "integrated" commercial for the sponsor at the end of the program...
fromthesidelines 9 months ago
Originally, the first season (the one Joey permanently withheld from rebroadcast) was co-sponsored by American Tobacco [Pall Mall] and Procter & Gamble. In seasons two and three, the primary sponsor was Lorillard Tobacco {York, 1962-'63; Newport, 1963-'64}...who put up the extra money for the show to be filmed [and shown] in color. However, when Joey moved to CBS in 1964, they weren't scheduling ANY color shows, and insisted he revert to black and white. The show was cancelled in 1965.
fromthesidelines 9 months ago
@fromthesidelines Why even Wagon Train went the same way around that time!
revueguy 9 months ago