I had a flashback about the bad old days of local tv (before cable
and satellite), and I recalled how awful the choices were back then.

Does anybody remember the Gene Carroll show at noon on Sundays? It
was the local version of the Ted Mack Amateur Hour. I remember that
we would make a mad dash home after church to watch that show (I
think it was on WEWS TV). What a laugh it was to watch Gene
introduce the talent before they came on the show. Those were the
days!

Also, I remember the flaming redhead Dorothy Fuldheim on the local
news (probably on WEWS TV also). She was a legend back then.

How about Ghoulardi (on Channel 8?). He had some ghoulish second or
third rate horror movies every Saturday night. And I actually looked
forward to his show every week. I watched his show on my 7 inch
black and white tv that I think I got for my birthday. That tv was
about 2 feet square and probably weighed about 80 or 90 pounds. But
it was real groovy at the time. I don'r recall the brand name but it
might have been a Crosley or a Dumont. It had a whole lot of tubes
in it. That tv really threw off the heat. That was great in the
winter but not too swift in the summer.

I don't remember when we got our first color tv. I just remember
going to Bud Powley's and Jimmy Amstutz's stores and being amazed
that the tv's they were selling were in color. And all I had was a
crummy black and white tv. I guess I should just count my blessings
that I had a tv at all.

What other local tv shows were there back then? Let me know what
else we watched back then.

Just mesmerizing...

The Weaselmeister