I was 1 year old in 1963. We lived in a area that we couldn't recieve ABC from Lynchburg VA. Only in 1975 when we got cable could we see ABC shows .

The theme music here was indeed “Absolute Zero” from the KPM music library based in the U.K. (APM Music in the U.S.). It was written by Laurie Johnson, most famous for writing the theme to “The Avengers”, the U.K. spy series from the 1960s along with many other television shows and movies. This theme was also sampled for some “Ren and Stimpy” cartoon segments, and other television shows and movies. Oddly enough, the music seemed to be intended to be “easy listening/space” music, for a relaxing romantic evening, not a tense theme for a horror movie show. But of course WITI added in the wolf howl at the beginning, not in the original cut, and the discordant chords in it make the listener uneasy enough that it was a good choice for Nightmare Theater.

16:26 - Arrid - Carolyn Mignini, who played Cathy, on "Captain Kangaroo" in the 1970s & 1980s.

6:30 - Figurines - If liquid diets are such torture, and don't work long-term, why do people still think they're a permanent solution?

Anacin

A great time of life when White Male Supremacy was unquestioned and challenged-and made the world work well. Look at what we have today.

Thank you so much for including the sponsors from the original ABC airing

Funny how the part about democrats involved in election fraud is missing. Some things never change.

What the hell are they doing to that poor monkey at 27:22?

Back when you had to get up to change the channel. If the knob came off, needle nose pliers always worked.

It sure was convenient the aliens couldn’t close their pinky fingers.

This is the 2nd design of NET's "House" (🏠) logo, introduced on April 17, 1960. It's the same design as before, but there's a lot of changes to this logo. First, the font for the phrase "NET" has changed to Venus Bold. Then, like the previous logo, it's spaced out & releases from the "southern border" (⬇️) of the house. Next, the roof (♜) is thicker, connecting to the end of the "T". Finally, like the previous logo, the antenna (📡) remains the same. NET's "House" (🏠) logo is skipped (⏭️) sometime in November of 1964, when the "Burning Globe" logo takes over. (Warning: be careful in that ident, because there's fire in that ident. The fire might burn everything. If you touch the fire, it'll burn you & that'll pay over $5.75 if you call 911. It's too dangerous to have a fire in everywhere.) (Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKuTaGmMhtODj7Msi=uiohJWBBGJ15rVgF)

Amazing to see Kurt Russell as a pre-teen around the 5:00 mark

Suzanne Plechette... Man, that eye makeup is scary !!!

Such a great piece, I was an am in the Civil War an this was a great seires , I am now 76

5:00 From jewelry to donuts 😂

3:20 He'd go on to fire Dick Jones.

Advance Party...

Gorgeous looking cars.

Friends older brother had a 74 and he told us if we squeezed his nose one more time he would stomp us in the ground and I believed him! 😀

back when the press was for the people

Parents owned a 74 Grandville with a 455 under the hood...that was a fun, luxurious and fast car!...flip that air filter cover over and let her growl!...

Was living in Madison in '74 after graduating college in '71. Had no money so TV was a major form of entertainment. Really enjoy this flashback.

That Grand am was one ugly car

These shows would have been in their 10th episode around the time of the JFK assassination. For seniors .... the other landmark day pre 9/11

Didn't know Colgate-Palmolive made a furniture polish. Also, a rare commercial appearance from pre-MASH David Ogden Stiers.

7:00 Boy do I ever remember that Friday line up. My fav night of TV.

I hope y'all will reply to this David Ogden Stiers in the Listerine commercial this was three or four years before he played Major Charles Emerson Winchester the third on the CBS sitcom M*A*S*H* and the voice over was Peter Thomas who was the voice over in so many commercials and hosted Forensic Files he lived to an old age either 94 or 97 years old

My favorite car company.

Vaseline person is 📺 magic garden Wpix11

I had a 77 that I just loved, should have kept it longer.

1974 was not exactly the go!den age of the beautiful automobile.

we were,10 years young, back then!!/. " 45" miles away from.... Madison! /. in beaver dam wisconsin!

I wonder what the Pontiac would be looking like today had they not cut that brand?

04:51 Marcia McBroom -model /actress Beyond the Valley of the Dolls - for Ultra Brite 10:02 Louise Shaffer -soap actress between gigs on Where the Heart Is and The Edge of Night - for Unicap M vitamins. 22:35. Augusta Dabney -character actress and ex-wife of Kevin McCarthy - for Sony TV

We watched this one in elementary school every year from 1st - 3rd grade in the early 80’s.

I was 14 in 1974 and this flashback is kinda weird, it doesn't seem that long ago, before Internet, we were naive but had real mysteries. I remember thinking how computers you just press a button, I've avoided tech as much as possible, even today.

The Judge at 21:25 is my ggg grandfather Judge Noah Davis en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Davis_%28judge%29?wprov=sfla1

I was born & raised in Madison. These truly bring back wonderful memories! I wish my parents could see these - they would be blown away. Thank you so much!

13.55 I don't believe it. The esteemed David Ogden Stiers. Awesome. RIP DOS

Sun. 10/27/74

5:58 - Sinarest - Looks like it might have been animated by Cliff Roberts, who did the "I've Got a Mind" segments for the early years of "Sesame Street". The style is very similar.

I've always remembered that.

13:49 Peter Thomas Sr did the voice over for that commercial:)

If you have some commercial breaks from Wausau stations WSAW (7) or WAOW (are these the correct call letters for Channel 9?) from this same (mid-1970s) era, I'd appreciate that. Thanks.

2:22 - Carmelita Pope for Pam cooking spray. 3:22 - Norman Fell for American Express. 3:54 - Bo Swenson for Wood Crafter furniture polish. 6:30 - Dick Tufeld does the voiceover in that promo for ABC's Tuesday Movie of the Week (The Mark of Zorro). 12:49 - Euell Gibbons for Post Grape-Nuts. 13:19 - Johnny Olson does the voiceover in that game show spot for B.F. Goodrich Fixer tires. 13:49 - David Ogden Stiers as Darby Dawg, the country DJ in that ad for Listerine. 17:27 - Dick Tufeld again, this time on the voiceover for ABC's Wednesday Movie of the Week (Death Cruise). 19:29 - Lauren Hutton is among the models in that Revlon Touch & Glow commercial. 21:02 - George Montgomery for Pledge furniture polish. 21:32 - TV spot for The Towering Inferno. 22:03 - Debbie Reynolds for Singer sewing machines. There are a number of other recognizable faces in various commercials as well, but I don't know their names. They're people you saw all the time on TV shows and commercials in the '70s.

Nice block of vintage October 1974 commercials from Wisconsin TV, Hope you have more in the future!

This is it! This is it! Oh my gosh, I didn't just imagine it all these years! Such a memorable tune... and show! The episode about Harriet Tubman was my favorite and profoundly affected me. I wish we could watch this series again.

I love the promos..except the plug for The Jerry Lewis Show..I hate the zoois.

I loved this series as a kid and it helped spur my interest in history. I don't believe I've ever seen this episode before today. Like many of the Great Adventure stories, it is accurate in spirit more than in details. With the ongoing deconstruction of American history, Pratt today is seen more as a villain than a hero because he pushed for forced assimilation of not only Indians, but all immigrants to America. He understood the alternative would mean marginalization and the creation of a permanent underclass. Looking at the chronically poor status of public housing, generational welfare, and reservation life, I would say he was right.