1954 TV show intros Part 1 of 3

(1)Annie Oakley
(2)Captain Midnight
(3)Medic
(4)Its A Great Life
(5)Flash Gordon
(6)People Are Funny

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• tv
• baby boomers
• intros
• opening
• credits
• Annie Oakley
• Gail Davis
• Captain Midnight
• Richard Webb
• Medic
• Richard Boone
• Its a Great Life
• Michael O'Shea
• William Bishop
• James Dunn
• Frances Bavier
• Flash Gordon
• Steve Holland
• People Are Funny
• Art Linkletter

[jeffreyrbuse]

When Flash comments on the planet dead ahead why does he look th left?

[alleycat62021]

LOL dyslexic I guess!

[RayPointer]

@2agray There were westerns on several nights. At this time they were on Saturdays and Sundays. I remember seeing ANNIE OAKLEY on Sunday afternoons along with THE LONE RANGER. This would have been around 1955/56 to my memory.

[terentii]

I always thought "People are Phoney" would have been a much better title....

[terentii]

@elc1960 Nowadays, Capt. Midnight ("A private citizen who has never ceased battling his country's enemies!") would be thrown into Federal prison as a vigilante and mercenary! :-(

Does that segment of "Flash Gordon" remind anyone else of the opening of "The Doomsday Machine" on "Star Trek"?!?

[2agray]

Wow. 54 was a dud year! Annie Oakley? Did we really watch that? But boy were the western popular.  What was western night? Friday night? Saturday night was all the variety shows I think.

[MegaJGYoung]

Captain Midnight also refers to the male phallic part.

[elc1960]

Check out Sid Melton ("Alf Munro" on "Green Acres") in that clip of "Capt. Midnight". And "Flash Gordon", directed by the immortal Gunther V. Fritsch. (Who??)  Art Linkletter - R.I.P.

[birdnerder]

Thanks for this priceless post!