Video: 'Topo Gigio sings "Funiculi-Funicula" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, October 10, 1965, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Topo Gigio performed “Funiculi-Funicula” on tonight’s live edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City.
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoon TV Series - Episode 3 - Please Mr. Postman, Devil in Her Heart'
(Saturday, October 9, 1965, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — Ringo loses 15 rings he bought with all of the Beatles’ spendings and they are expecting a telegram from manager Brian Epstein for more money on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC.
Video: 'The Monkees - "Here Come The Monkees" (Broadcast Pilot) [Full Episode]' (Oct. 7, 1965, at 21:33)
(Thursday, October 7, 1965) — Michael Nesmith, who answered a Screen Gems advertisement seeking “Folk & Roll Musicians-Singers for acting roles in new TV series” that would eventually become The Monkees, auditioned today on the set of The Farmers Daughter TV show. Continue reading Michael Nesmith’s screen test for ‘Monkees’ series filmed 50 years ago today (Oct 7 1965)
Video: 'The Who - I Can't Explain'
(Saturday, October 2, 1965, 7:30-8:00 p.m. EDT) — English rock band The Who made its American television debut tonight on ABC’s “Shindig!,” performing “I Can’t Explain” on tape from London.
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoon Ep 2 of 39 Do You Want to Know a Secret and If I Fell'
(Saturday, October 2, 1965, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — The Beatles take a much needed vacation to Dublin, Ireland, on this morning’s episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC.
Video: 'Donovan - Catch The Wind (Shindig)'
(Thursday, September 30, 1965, 7:30-8:00 p.m. EDT) — British singer-songwriter Donovan made his American television debut tonight on ABC’s “Shindig!”, performing “Colours” and “Catch the Wind.” Continue reading Donovan makes American TV debut on ‘Shindig!’ 50 years ago this hour (Sep 30 1965)
Video: 'I GOT YOU BABE SONNY AND CHER'
(Sunday, September 26, 1965, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Sonny & Cher performed three songs, including “I Got You Babe,” “Where Do You Go?” (Cher solo) and “But You’re Mine, tonight at CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City, on tonight’s live edition of the CBS television variety series The Ed Sullivan Show. Continue reading Sonny & Cher, Komazuru Tsukushi perform on ‘Ed Sullivan’ 50 years ago this hour (Sep 26 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles Cartoons TV Series - Episode 1'
(Saturday, September 25, 1965, 10:30 a.m. EDT) — The Beatles are in Transylvania rehearsing in a haunted house with “monstrous” visitors on the debut episode of The Beatles, a weekly cartoon television series on ABC that featured recordings by The Beatles but not their voices.
Video: 'Introduction and title theme of The F.B.I. S01E01 - "The Monster"' (Sept. 19, 1965)
(Sunday, September 19, 1965, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) — The F.B.I., a scripted television series based on F.B.I. cases and starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. as Inspector Lewis Erskine, premiered tonight on ABC-TV.
Video: 'mr big max and 99 meet mr big.avi'
(Saturday, September 18, 1965, 8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT) — Get Smart, a comedy television series that satirized the secret agent genre starring Don Adams, Barbara Feldon and Edward Platt, premiered tonight on NBC-TV. Continue reading ‘Get Smart’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 18 1965)
