Category Archives: Television 1960s

Pete Seeger censored on ‘The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 10 1967)

1960s, Cold War, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s, U.S. Presidents, Vietnam War


Video: 'Pete Seeger - Wimoweh & Flowers Gone'

(Sunday, September 10, 1967, 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The CBS television network censored tonight’s second season premiere of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour by editing out the performance of Pete Seeger’s antiwar song “Waist Deep in the Big Muddy”, taped Sept. 1, 1967, citing the closing verse as a direct insult at President Lyndon Johnson. Continue reading Pete Seeger censored on ‘The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 10 1967) →

The Young Rascals, Petula Clark perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 10 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'The Young Rascals - How Can I Be Sure'

(Sunday, September 10, 1967, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — The Young Rascals performed “How Can I Be Sure” and Petula Clark sang “Cat in the Window” on tonight’s 20th season premiere of the CBS television variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading The Young Rascals, Petula Clark perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 10 1967) →

‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In’ debuts on NBC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1967)

1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'Time Life Presents: The Best of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (Full Show)' (pilot referenced with video at 10:10 and 25:19)

(Saturday, September 9, 1967, 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT) — Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, an American sketch comedy television program starring Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, premiered tonight on NBC as a pilot. Continue reading ‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In’ debuts on NBC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 9 1967) →

The Beatles begin recording ‘Flying’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles - Ariel Instrumental [Flying] (Take 8)'

(Friday, September 8, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-2:45 a.m. BST) — The Beatles began recording the instrumental (featuring chants by Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr) “Flying” (originally titled “Aerial Tour Instrumental”), one of the few songs credited to all four members of the band, today at EMI Studio 3 in London for their next television film and record project. Continue reading The Beatles begin recording ‘Flying’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 8 1967) →

‘The Flying Nun’ series debuts on ABC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1967)

1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'Flying Nun,The (Intro) Pilot (1967)'

(Thursday, September 7, 1967, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT) — The Flying Nun, an American sitcom about the misadventures of a nun who can fly and her convent and neighbors, premiered tonight on ABC, starring Sally Field as Sister Bertrille. Continue reading ‘The Flying Nun’ series debuts on ABC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1967) →

The Beatles resume work on ‘Blue Jay Way’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles - "Magical Mystery Demos" 1967-1968 outtakes' (Sept. 7, 1967, at 22:25-26:07)

(Thursday, September 7, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-3:15 a.m. BST) — The Beatles recorded overdubs for George Harrison’s “Blue Jay Way” today at EMI Studio 2 in London for their next television film and record project. Continue reading The Beatles resume work on ‘Blue Jay Way’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1967) →

The Beatles work on three tracks at EMI Studios 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles - I Am The Walrus (Anthology 2 [Disc 2])'

(Wednesday, September 6, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-3:00 a.m. BST) — The Beatles recorded overdubs for “I Am The Walrus,” recorded a piano demo for Paul McCartney’s “The Fool on The Hill” and the rhythm track of George Harrison’s “Blue Jay Way” today at EMI Studio 2 in London for their next television film and record project. Continue reading The Beatles work on three tracks at EMI Studios 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 6 1967) →

‘The Prisoner’ series debuts on CTV in Canada 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1967)

1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'The Prisoner — 01 — The Arrival [CZ titulky]'

(Tuesday, September 5, 1967, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT) — The Prisoner, a British television series that combines spy fiction with elements of science fiction, allegory and psychological drama, premiered tonight CTV in Canada. Continue reading ‘The Prisoner’ series debuts on CTV in Canada 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1967) →

The Beatles begin recording ‘I Am The Walrus’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles - "Magical Mystery Demos" 1967-1968 outtakes' (Sept. 5, 1967, at 9:31-15:28)

(Tuesday, September 5, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. BST) — The Beatles held their first recording session since the death of their manager Brian Epstein on Aug. 27, 1967, today at EMI Studio 1 in London, recording the first 16 takes of John Lennon’s surrealist masterpiece “I Am The Walrus” for their next television film and record project. Continue reading The Beatles begin recording ‘I Am The Walrus’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1967) →

‘The Fugitive’ finale airs on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1967)

1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'The Fugitive S04E30 The Judgment Part 2'

(Tuesday, August 29, 1967, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — The final episode of The Fugitive, an American drama television series about a physician (David Janssen) who escapes custody after he is falsely convicted of his wife’s murder and searches for the real killer, a “one-armed man,” aired tonight on ABC. Continue reading ‘The Fugitive’ finale airs on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 29 1967) →