tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post8350082698956867273..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: September 20, 1969Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-86926977258556602842017-09-30T09:12:59.722-04:002017-09-30T09:12:59.722-04:00I am late getting to this, but about the original ...I am late getting to this, but about the original "Football Follies": among the universe of nine-year-old sports-obsessed boys, of which I was a member, "Football Follies" was considered the greatest thing ever. And although NFL Films did many, many additional editions over the years, the original (with voices provided by Mel Blanc, IIRC) is still the best, and worth seeking out. jabartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856624710742851189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-42297437121071926222017-09-27T10:08:05.708-04:002017-09-27T10:08:05.708-04:00I know - I didn't really have to include it to...I know - I didn't <i>really</i> have to include it to make the point, but it was too good to pass up. That really is Amory at his best.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-29955109197515042602017-09-27T10:06:09.064-04:002017-09-27T10:06:09.064-04:00Ugh. Now fixed - thanks.Ugh. Now fixed - thanks.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-28946346096577591802017-09-26T11:40:35.339-04:002017-09-26T11:40:35.339-04:00I have to admit I very much miss the variety show ...I have to admit I very much miss the variety show format on television. Shows like the Ed Sullivan show and Hollywood Palace offered us a chance to see a variety of music, comedy, and novelty/circus acts you don't get to see much of nowadays.<br /><br />George EversonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-54085275725446015232017-09-26T00:03:20.279-04:002017-09-26T00:03:20.279-04:00Cleveland Amory's takedown of Eddie Fisher is ...Cleveland Amory's takedown of Eddie Fisher is so perfect it should be studied by schoolchildren. David Hofstedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-51817627316200131222017-09-25T15:35:23.837-04:002017-09-25T15:35:23.837-04:00"Countess from Hong Kong" was from 1967 ..."Countess from Hong Kong" was from 1967 not 1957.Joe Blowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13527037454595102690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-20191112969454137282017-09-24T05:30:45.870-04:002017-09-24T05:30:45.870-04:00The Royal Family special also aired on the evening...The Royal Family special also aired on the evening of Sunday 21 September 1969 in Australia. National broadcaster ABC carried the show. Commercial networks were also offered the program but the TV Times listings I have on hand don't acknowledge it... must have been a late change to their schedules if they ended up also showing it. <br /><br />Very unusual for us to have a program broadcast almost in sync with the US, although with timezones the show actually aired in Australia some hours ahead of USA.Television.AUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903689901203419868noreply@blogger.com