Bowling Is Fun 1952

Bowling Is Fun is a very early bowling TV show. This video is mastered from a very rare film print known as a Kinescope. These were made by aiming a film camera at a TV monitor. This was the only way to save a live show before video tape. Fred Wolf does a great job dealing with the contestants who compete for silver dollars and lots of cheezy prizes.

[@JMRSplatt]

"You know bowling is a lot life life boy, 'We all work to stay out of the gutter'". so true.

[@ComicManGus]

INCREDIBLE!!!!! I GREW UP BOWLING IN SIOUX FALLS (SPORT BOWL, SUBURAN LANES, EASTWAY BOWL - ALL STILL AROUND!) - THESE UPLOADS ARE TERRIFIC! THANK YOU!

[@NipkowDisk]

Very nice to see this preserved. Enjoy seeing the very first AMF 82-30s with the 3930 chassis. These are indeed the very earliest ones not only because it's from 1952, but at 28:08 you can see the distributor rest at the 10-pin instead of the 7-pin.

[@LaptopLarry330]

I noticed that this kinescope was a local program on WXYZ Detroit, Michigan, but I noticed an ABC Television Network ID at the end of the program. I believe that this program was only on the network for the 1952-53 television season. It was more of a game show, than competitive bowling.

[@charleslaughton8092]

Really enjoyed watching this! Thanks for posting & Happy New Year 2018.