Category Archives: Television 1960s

‘Do You Want To Know A Secret/If I Fell’ episode airs on ‘The Beatles’ cartoon series 50 years ago this hour (Oct 2 1965)


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.

Donovan makes American TV debut on ‘Shindig!’ 50 years ago this hour (Sep 30 1965)


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)

Sonny & Cher, Komazuru Tsukushi perform on ‘Ed Sullivan’ 50 years ago this hour (Sep 26 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)

‘The Beatles’ cartoon series debuts on ABC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 25 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.

‘Get Smart’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 18 1965)


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(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)

‘The Wild Wild West’ series debuts on CBS-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 17 1965)


Video: 'The Wild Wild West Full Episode Season 1 Episode 1 - The Night of the Inferno' (Sept. 17, 1965)

(Friday, September 17, 1965, 7:30-8:30 p.m. EDT)The Wild Wild West, a television series conceived as “James Bond on horseback” about Secret Service agents James West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin), premiered tonight on CBS-TV.

‘The Dean Martin Show’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 16 1965)


Video: 'Dean Martin Show & Frank Sinatra - FIRST episode. part I'

(Thursday, September 16, 1965, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT)The Dean Martin Show, a TV variety-comedy series hosted by entertainer Dean Martin, premiered tonight on NBC-TV. Continue reading ‘The Dean Martin Show’ series debuts on NBC-TV 50 years ago this hour (Sep 16 1965)