Bringing you classic television shows submitted by Internet Archive users since July 9th, 2007. (We also have lots of classic television commercials in the Prelinger collection .) If you'd like to add to this collection, please upload public domain classic TV shows to the Community Video collection and put the subject keyword "classic tv" on them. If you'd like, post to the forum at the bottom of this page to let us know they're up, and we'll move them over.
Classic TV commercials and public service announcements (PSAs) uploaded by archive.org users. If you'd like to add to this collection, please upload public domain classic TV commercials or PSAs to the Community Video collection and put the subject keyword "classic tv commercial" or "classic PSA" on them. You can also post to the Classic TV Forum letting us know about your upload, and we'll move it over as soon as we have a moment.
Topic: classictv
4.4M
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Aug 10, 2011
08/11
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Internet Archive
The 9/11 Television News Archive is a library of news coverage of the events of 9/11/2001 and their aftermath as presented by U.S. and international broadcasters. A resource for scholars, journalists, and the public, it presents one week of news broadcasts for study, research and analysis. Television is our pre-eminent medium of information, entertainment and persuasion, but until now it has not been a medium of record. This Archive attempts to address this gap by making TV news coverage of...
Topics: september 11, 911, 9/11
Vintage commercials, promos, PSAs, idents, bumpers, interstitials, & production slates! They range from the 1940s to 2000s, and includes material from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.
Topics: television, commercials, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 1940s, 2000s
Television Ads from recorded television programming primarily in US markets.
Topic: Television Ads
Collection of political ads. Visualization of 2016 election ads in select US television markets: /details/tv?markets Also viewable through PoliticalAdArchive.org .
A generalized collection of television shows in the Thai language or from Thai television stations.
AdViews is a digital archive of thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. These commercials were created or collected by the ad agency Benton & Bowles or its successor, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B). Founded in 1929, Benton & Bowles was a New York advertising agency that merged with D'Arcy Masius McManus in 1985 to form DMB&B. Major clients included are Procter & Gamble, Kraft, Schick, Vicks, and Post, among others. The...
Topics: commercials, classic, duke, adviews
Classic television programming. I believe the episodes I uploaded are public domain, though I could be mistaken on that. Includes shows from the United States of America, United Kingdom, and Australia. Shows range from the 1940s to 1970s.
Topics: classic tv, television, Emperor, 1950s
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Oct 23, 2010
10/10
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mvbirth
movies
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favorite 76
comment 13
mvbirth
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 13 reviews )
Topic: mvbirth
PoliticalAds Library collection
A collection of Japanese television shows, usually with only a small number of episodes online. As shows gain larger libraries, they will recieve larger collections.
PoliticalAds Library collection
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movies
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favorite 274
comment 16
Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver (portrayed by Jerry Mathers) and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. The show has attained an iconic status in the United States, with the Cleavers exemplifying the...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 16 reviews )
Topics: Leave It to Beaver, Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers
Source: torrent:urn:sha1:3dae33e9e6c5e9c03d0b7ea42d8eea97b2bcd1be
Public domain commercials from the '50s-'80s uploaded by user "Vinnie Rattolle," with an emphasis on celebrities and animation.
Topics: Classic TV Commercials, Vinne Rattolle
PoliticalAds Library collection
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movies
eye 531,021
favorite 13
comment 0
News/Business. (2001) Jack Welch; Richard Hack; Tracey Ullman; Leland Gregory; Mark Bittman. (CC) (Stereo)
Topics: Today, Television Program
Source: Antenna > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +874639360 V08556-22.mpg; cat V08556-26.mpg; cat V08556-30.mpg; cat V08546-02.mpg; cat V08546-06.mpg; bytes V08546-10.mpg 0 141017087
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favorite 114
comment 12
Classic Television Commercials
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 12 reviews )
Topic: Classic Television Commercials
PoliticalAds Library collection
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417K
movies
eye 417,027
favorite 8
comment 0
News/Business.
Topics: CNN Live at Daybreak, Television Program
Source: DISH Network > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +437489664 V08528-24.mpg; cat V08528-28.mpg; cat V08528-32.mpg; bytes V08527-04.mpg 0 306846719
A teacher takes her students on a corn-field trip to meet Tony the Tiger in this 1976 cereal commercial.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: 1970s, 70s, Kellogg's Cereal, Cereal, animation, Tony the Tiger, Thurl Ravenscroft
PoliticalAds Library collection
PoliticalAds Library collection
This is part of the larger TV News Archive . The project explored the public interest values of a digital library of 2014 political TV advertising, centered in the Philadelphia metro region. Media & Money The Internet Archive is presenting searchable online libraries of the Philadelphia-region’s political advertising, television news, and a wide range of related web and social media content leading up to the 2014 election. We partnered with the Sunlight Foundation , Philadelphia’s...
Topic: tv
372,463
372K
Oct 21, 2009
10/09
by
NBC
movies
eye 372,463
favorite 17
comment 1
Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
favorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain
PoliticalAds Library collection
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movies
eye 333,832
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comment 0
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (D) and Donald Trump (R) debate at a town-hall meeting at Washington University in St. Louis. Half the questions are slated to be asked by citizen participants. Martha Raddatz and Anderson Cooper moderate.
Topics: clinton, russia, donald trump, donald, isis, mr. trump, syria, mosul, aleppo, iraq, bernie sanders,...
Source: Comcast Cable
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movies
eye 318,628
favorite 13
comment 0
Series/Special. (2001) Joan Rivers; Camut Band; child inventors. (CC) (Stereo)
Topics: Live With Regis and Kelly, Television Program
Source: Antenna > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +740476928 V08546-05.mpg; cat V08546-09.mpg; bytes V08546-13.mpg 0 137990143
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movies
eye 314,932
favorite 0
comment 0
News/Business.
Topics: Noticiario Hechos, Television Program
Source: Dish Network > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +320580608 V08387-26.mpg; cat V08387-29.mpg; cat V08387-32.mpg; bytes V08558-03.mpg 0 963215359
PoliticalAds Library collection
PoliticalAds Library collection
Shows, events and televised entertainment in Vietnamese or from Vietnamese Television Stations.(Some items are works from other countries subtitled in Vietnamese.)
PoliticalAds Library collection
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215K
Oct 23, 2010
10/10
by
mvbirth
movies
eye 215,089
favorite 5
comment 0
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203K
movies
eye 202,909
favorite 1
comment 0
News/Business.
Topics: 9 Eyewitness News at 9am, Television Program
Source: Antenna > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +743600128 V08546-03.mpg; cat V08546-07.mpg; bytes V08546-11.mpg 0 141139967
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eye 187,869
favorite 25
comment 2
The Lucy Show ep Lucy meets John Wayne
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: The Lucy Show, Classic TV
187,312
187K
movies
eye 187,312
favorite 0
comment 0
From PAS9 58w
Topics: Japan, Television Program
Source: Free to air C-Band satellite > FutureTel NS320 > bytes V08551-06.mpg 128855040 901550079
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184K
Apr 9, 2008
04/08
by
Jack Chertok
movies
eye 184,171
favorite 59
comment 16
Pilot for the Lone Ranger TV Series. September 15th 1949.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 16 reviews )
Topics: Lone Ranger, Tonto, Western, Jay Silverheels, Clayton Moore
PoliticalAds Library collection
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Episode of the popular 50's TV series "You Bet Your Life" starring Groucho Marx. Complete with DeSoto commercials.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 14 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV, Groucho Marx, 50's Television, Fifties
PoliticalAds Library collection
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Feb 8, 2016
02/16
by
Bernie 2016
movies
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favorite 0
comment 0
Praised as one of America's best mayors, who governed as a pragmatist. A practical and successful legislator. Bernie Sanders. Passed more roll-call amendments in a Republican congress than any other member. Primary care access for millions of Americans. Protected social security. Cracked the gridlock with John McCain to strengthen veterans health care. Bernie Sanders. A consistent, principled, and effective leader. Building a future to believe in. I'm Bernie Sanders, and I approved this message.
Topics: Health Care, Social Security, Veterans, Bernie 2016, Bernie Sanders, JOHN MCCAIN, REPUBLICAN...
Source: https://archive.org/details/KVVU_20160206_060000_FOX5_News_at_1000pm#start/1675.5/end/1704.9
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Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain
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movies
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favorite 58
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Beverly Hillbillies Ep01 The Clampetts Strike Oil
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 11 reviews )
Topics: Beverly Hillbillies, Classic TV
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Jul 28, 2009
07/09
by
NBC
movies
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favorite 10
comment 4
Set in Nevada in the 1860s, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his nickname...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Classic TV, Classic Television, Westerns, Color, Public Domain
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A eight minute episode of BatMan to introduce Bat Girl. The ratings at this were low and Yvonne Craig as Bat Girl was there to boost the ratings. This "episode" was shown to the "suits" of 20th century fox and never aired. I figure it's PD.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 5 reviews )
Topic: Bat Man-Bat Girl-comics-20th Century Fox-Unaired Pilot
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movies
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News. (CC)
Topics: Need to Know, Television Program
Source: Bell ExpressVu > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +56311808 V08515-09.mpg; bytes V08515-13.mpg 0 528492543
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Mar 7, 2015
03/15
by
BBC 4, UK
movies
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BBC UK Documentary 2015, India's Daughter, crime happened on 16th Dec 2012 in Delhi, Jyoti Singh
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: India's daughter, Jyoti Singh, crime report
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Series/Special.
Topics: Chelovek v prohodnom dvore, Television Program
Source: Dish Network > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +520823808 V08527-06.mpg; cat V08527-10.mpg; bytes V08527-14.mpg 0 176773119
PoliticalAds Library collection
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Set in Nevada in the 1860s, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his nickname...
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Classic TV, Classic Television, Westerns, Color, Public Domain
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movies
eye 148,951
favorite 98
comment 5
1960 Presidential Campaign Election Commercials John F Kennedy, Richard M Nixon
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 5 reviews )
Topics: Presidential Campaign Ads, John F Kennedy, Richard M Nixon, Election Commercials, 1960, Classic TV
147,879
148K
Mar 9, 2011
03/11
by
Duke University Libraries
AdViews is a digital archive of thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. These commercials were created or collected by the ad agency Benton & Bowles or its successor, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B).
Topics: commercials, advertising, duke university
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movies
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comment 0
News/Business. (CC)
Topics: Burden of Proof, Television Program
Source: DISH Network > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +346268672 V08527-24.mpg; bytes V08527-28.mpg 0 45545471
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comment 1
Set in Nevada in the 1860s, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his nickname...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Classic TV, Classic Television, Westerns, Color, Public Domain
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favorite 10
comment 3
Set in Nevada in the 1860s, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his nickname...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Classic TV, Classic Television, Westerns, Color, Public Domain
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Jackie Gleason on segment of the popular 50's TV series "Cavalcade of Stars", doing a sketch called "The Honeymooners", which was later turned into a sitcom. "Cavalcade of Stars" started in 1949 and quickly became one of the most popular shows on The DuMont Television Network. Jackie Gleason was the 3rd and most popular host of the series. "The Honeymooners" started as a series of sketches, and later became a classic CBS sitcom still shown in syndication...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
Topics: Jackie Gleason, The Honeymooners, Cavalcade of Stars, 50's TV, 1950's Television, Classic TV,...
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Jun 12, 2016
06/16
by
Priorities USA Action
movies
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favorite 0
comment 0
Topics: Disability, Candidate Biography, Priorities USA Action, Donald Trump
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QUYQUd0Qh8
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Oct 25, 2009
10/09
by
NBC
movies
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favorite 7
comment 1
Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain
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Oct 25, 2009
10/09
by
NBC
movies
eye 131,503
favorite 11
comment 1
Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain
C8 (pronounced [se ɥit]) is a French free-to-air television channel, owned by Canal+ Group. The channel was originally launched in 2012, replacing Direct 8. It was previously owned by Bolloré Group. D8 was rebranded C8 on 5 September 2016.
A 1954 commercial for RDX diet pills. Yes, this kind of snake oil also existed in the 1950s.
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Advertising, Advertisement, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Diet Pills, RDX, 1954
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Sep 30, 2009
09/09
by
NBC
movies
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favorite 11
comment 1
Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain
123,121
123K
Mar 9, 2011
03/11
by
Duke University Libraries
AdViews is a digital archive of thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. These commercials were created or collected by the ad agency Benton & Bowles or its successor, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B).
Topics: commercials, advertising, duke university
An early 1953 commercial for Lucky Strike cigarettes, consisting of a close-up of a woman (Dorothy Collins) pitching the product. (this commercial may have also aired in 1952)
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, Advertising, Advertisement, 1950s, 50s, Fifties, Lucky Strike, 1953
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119K
Jul 31, 2007
07/07
by
Sheldon Reynolds
movies
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favorite 68
comment 7
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "The Case of Lady Beryl" Originally aired October 25, 1954. Lady Beryl admits to a crime she did not commit. Holmes not only reveals the true murderer, but Lady Beryl's motive for lying about the crime.
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 7 reviews )
Topics: Sherlock Holmes, classic television, Sheldon Reynolds, mystery
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119K
Oct 23, 2009
10/09
by
NBC
movies
eye 119,019
favorite 13
comment 3
Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain
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117K
Oct 24, 2009
10/09
by
NBC
movies
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favorite 7
comment 5
Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common. The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his...
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 5 reviews )
Topics: Bonanza, Westerns, Classic TV, Classic Television, Color, Public Domain
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117K
movies
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comment 0
News/Business.
Topics: 9 Eyewitness News at 5pm, Television Program
Source: Antenna > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +220928000 V08553-19.mpg; bytes V08553-23.mpg 0 693226495
IN JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES!!! (Aka SHIN GOJIRA - meaning "TRUE GODZILLA") YES!!! This IS that Godzilla movie that had a LIMITED theatrical release last October. I was SO HAPPY to finally have obtain a copy of this movie. All I can say about it is... WOW!!! The special effects is extremely superb. Shinji Higuchi is the director of sfx for this film. He's known best for his work on the 1990's Gamera trilogy. I've decided to include this movie STRICTLY for the G-Fans who are...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 9 reviews )
Topics: Godzilla, Kaiju, Giant Monsters, Mass Destruction, Metamorphosis, Evolution, Japan, Trains, Tanks,...
A 1956 commercial for the Kodak Signet 40 camera, which used 35mm film.
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Classic TV Commercial, 1950s, 1956, Kodak, Camera
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Beverly Hillbillies Ep13 Home For Christmas
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Beverly Hillbillies, Classic TV
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comment 0
News. International issues.
Topics: BBC World News, Television Program
Source: Bell ExpressVu > FutureTel NS320 > bytes V08591-16.mpg 138265600 907855871
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From NSS806 40.5w
Topics: Iraq Satellite Channel, Television Program
Source: Free to air Ku-Band satellite > FutureTel NS320 > tail -c +481886208 V08558-16.mpg; bytes V08558-19.mpg 0 180682751
