Some of our neighbors had a color set, which tended to showcase one color at a time. Sometimes it had a strong red cast over everything, other times green. Later, I learned how to do color setups as part of my job at a TV shop, but it was too late to help them.
I bought my first color TV in 1971, just after I got my $25,000 Reenlistment bonus. Which since the biggest bill they could use was a Twenty, took a very very long time. Good thing I brought an empty briefcase, and they gave me an Air Police escort to the on base bank.I invested 15,000 in stocks and put $10K in checking, after the TV I bought 4 top of the line tires for my 1970 Z28 Camaro
I think we got ours around 72 or 73. I remember it well, it was a huge Magnavox in it’s own wood cabinet – thing must have weighed a ton. Then my parents had to go and ruin it by making us watch Carol Burnett and Lawrence Welk. (We WERE allowed to watch Wonderful World of Disney on it, so that was a plus.)
Welk attracted some attention at first by using alto flute and bassoon in his orchestrations, but the sameness after that made it a joke. Burnett (known as “the twin” since we were born on the same day) shows are still classics because of the writing of Ken and Mitsy Welch and the costumes of Bob Mackie. Sorry it was over your head.
Lyons Group, Inc. about 8 years ago
We didn’t get a color television set until September 1974…the start of the fall TV season.
MS72 about 8 years ago
got my first for the ’75 world series, at that time i rooted for Rose, Bench, Morgan, Concepcion …
biz.gocomics about 8 years ago
Our first color TV was 1969, just in time for the moon landing! (Unfortunately, I was only three at the time, and don’t remember a thing of it…)
JPuzzleWhiz about 8 years ago
“Who’s that girl?”
Find out in today’s comic at creators.com.
Toonerific about 8 years ago
It was sooo old that our favourite programmes were in colour ;-) (Might be too subtle for most…)
DDrazen about 8 years ago
The day we took delivery on our first color set, NASA obliged us and the news programs broadcast color film of one of the Gemini missions.(mind blown)
sbwertz about 8 years ago
Our first one was in 76.
Kip W about 8 years ago
Some of our neighbors had a color set, which tended to showcase one color at a time. Sometimes it had a strong red cast over everything, other times green. Later, I learned how to do color setups as part of my job at a TV shop, but it was too late to help them.
ChessPirate about 8 years ago
The first show I remember watching in color was “Bonanza”. The color wasn’t very good, really “smeary”…
craigwestlake about 8 years ago
We watched the first episode of Star Trek and bought a color TV from Sears the next day.
timbob2313 Premium Member about 8 years ago
I bought my first color TV in 1971, just after I got my $25,000 Reenlistment bonus. Which since the biggest bill they could use was a Twenty, took a very very long time. Good thing I brought an empty briefcase, and they gave me an Air Police escort to the on base bank.I invested 15,000 in stocks and put $10K in checking, after the TV I bought 4 top of the line tires for my 1970 Z28 Camaro
InquireWithin about 8 years ago
I think we got ours around 72 or 73. I remember it well, it was a huge Magnavox in it’s own wood cabinet – thing must have weighed a ton. Then my parents had to go and ruin it by making us watch Carol Burnett and Lawrence Welk. (We WERE allowed to watch Wonderful World of Disney on it, so that was a plus.)
hippogriff about 8 years ago
InquireWithin
Welk attracted some attention at first by using alto flute and bassoon in his orchestrations, but the sameness after that made it a joke. Burnett (known as “the twin” since we were born on the same day) shows are still classics because of the writing of Ken and Mitsy Welch and the costumes of Bob Mackie. Sorry it was over your head.
hcarpenter1 about 8 years ago
going back in time, things are not always what we remember