serge@rna.UUCP (01/19/85)
I remember It's About Time! Here in NYC we have the Museum of Broadcasting which you may want to check out. You can choose from their library of old TV material and view it on their premisis. Non members are limited to 1 hr of viewing. Bring a freind and you each can get an hour. Demand is high so you have to get there early to reserve time. Call them for the details.
john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) (01/28/85)
About a week ago, I got into a discussion about television with someone a bit younger than I. The discussion turned to "classic" 60's stuff including "My Favorite Martian", "It's About Time" (God, am I the only one who remembers that one?), and "My Mother, the Car". Needless to say, my friend had not only never seen, but had never even heard of these shows. What I was wondering was whether there is some part of the country where "My Mother, the Car" is being shown in syndication? I think a whole generation is missing a true viewing experience. -- John Ruschmeyer ...!vax135!petsd!moncol!john Monmouth College ...!princeton!moncol!john W. Long Branch, NJ 07764 Kirk: You ought to sell a manual of instructions with these things. Cyrano: If I did, Captain... what would happen to the search for knowledge?
lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) (01/29/85)
It's no longer in syndication, but I can offer the theme: Everybody knows in the second life, We all come back sooner or later. As anything from a pussy cat, To a man eating alligator. Now you all may think my story, Is more fiction than it's fact. But believe it or not my mother dear, Decided she'd come back, As a car. She's my very own, Guiding star. A 1928 Porter. That's my mother dear. She helps me through everything I do, And I'm so glad she's here. My mother the car. My mother the car. --Lauren--
jaffe@topaz.ARPA (Saul) (01/30/85)
> About a week ago, I got into a discussion about television with > someone a bit younger than I. The discussion turned to "classic" > 60's stuff including "My Favorite Martian", "It's About Time" > (God, am I the only one who remembers that one?), and "My Mother, > the Car". > > Needless to say, my friend had not only never seen, but had > never even heard of these shows. > > What I was wondering was whether there is some part of the > country where "My Mother, the Car" is being shown in syndication? > I think a whole generation is missing a true viewing experience. I am not entirely sure of my facts on this so please no flames. Anyway, it is my recollection that sometime in the 70's one of the Vice Presidents of one of the networks (I think CBS) ordered that all the films stored in their warehouse be burned to make room for newer films (shows). The three shows you mentioned were all owned by CBS and may have been caught in this huge bungle. Recently, I heard that several shows that were burned are shown in syndication. I guess they were sold before the fire (and so the stations had prints) or new prints were made from old ones in the hands of collectors/independant stations. I sure hope that these shows can be revived if they were indeed burned. They were some of my favorite shows from my childhood. And yes I do remember "It's About Time". The lead was played by Joe E. Ross (I believe) who used to be on the old Phil Silvers show as Sgt. Ritzik(sp?), Ernie Bilko's perfect patsy. -- Saul Jaffe Systems Programmer Rutgers University ARPA: Jaffe@Rutgers UUCP: Jaffe@Topaz
oz@rlgvax.UUCP (THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ) (02/09/85)
If you would like a sure fire way to determine how young someone is, just say to them "It's about time..." If they respond with "It's about space" and then you both say "It's about two men in the strangest place" then you are fine. If they look at you like you are crazy, just tug on your Nehru jacket, bet your bippy, say to them "Sorry about that Chief" and go out and talk to your 1929 Porter (?) OZ seismo!rlgvax!oz