The America We Knew: April 1965

[@ricklaino6385]

Always look forward to these nostalgic looks back....... Thanks Fred......!!!

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Rick.

[@YouTubeWatcher-ip4cm]

I miss being a 7 year old in 1965. Loved the music you used in this one, Fred! Brings back a lot of great memories!

[@FredFlix]

Thanks, YTW.

[@Rippypoo]

I was seven at that time, too. My 2nd grade teacher's name was Mrs Gilbert. That was a great time for me.

[@Wolfinger1935]

Can you imagine renting a room for 50¢? The 60s were certainly a Swingin' Time! I was only 6...but I remember a lot of the commercials. Thanks again Fred. You are giving us all a great gift.

[@FredFlix]

That's nice of you to say, Wolfinger.

[@jamesstark8316]

I bought the Herb Alpert album just for the cover. Naughty 13 year old. Thanks for the video - as always.

[@JamesWS-r5s]

Great song by the Moody Blues. Petula Clark always stands out for me during this era in my early childhood. I remember hearing her songs over the radio. I can just feel this era when I hear her voice.

[@cmgraham]

Same. Every time I hear “Downtown” I’m 6 again!

[@JeffPattawi-Gamlin]

I've always loved the kind of orchestral pop that Petula performed. Downtown is great, and Don't Sleep in the Subway is a personal favorite, though I like quite a few of hers. And yes, it was good to hear Go Now by the Moodies. I was fortunate enough to hear Denny sing it live at the City Winery in Chicago, less than a year before he passed away. Got to meet him after the show and got a picture with him, as well. He seemed like a nice guy. Sad to see him go.

[@ScarlettEmeraldASMR]

Just found your channel by accident. I'm absolutely loving your videos. I was born in 84, so it's always fun to see how things were before then. Excellent 👌👌

[@FredFlix]

Thank you, SE. It's good that you're curious about the culture before you were born.

[@cyclenut]

I was two and a half. I remember much. Marry Poppins and other movies and the music. Thanks. I love the time capsules.

[@Stacey7742]

I was five. Mary Poppins was the first movie I ever saw in a theater.

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, cyclenut.

[@perrybarton]

3:57 Released on the Smash label in the US. My brother had the 45. 😎

[@Violetvance1965]

Thank you for the memories! 😊 I was 9 in 1965.

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, VV.

[@earthlingjohn]

9 years old till after labor day ... used to joke that each year for my birthday I would get a new teacher at school :)

[@Stacey7742]

Roger Miller brings back a lot of memories. My mom bought his album and we listened to it all the time.

[@Lizmarie1965]

Love these..in April 1965 I was cooking in the oven until November!!

[@mark-xx1lt]

Thanks Fred for another great video. Thanks for including the clip from the Academy Awards that year. It was fun to look back at these celebrities.

[@FredFlix]

Sure thing, Mark.

[@judyjones5089]

❤❤❤❤ Thanks again for Your hard work in helping us all to enjoy memories.

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Judy.

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

WOW!! this was GOOD!! Thanks Fred - fabulous as always!

[@FredFlix]

I appreciate that, Nunetc.

[@Borella309]

Currently FredFlix's 1960's series has 47 videos with a running time of 13 hours, 5 minutes, and 18 seconds! FredFlix is creating an absolute masterpiece with this America We Knew series! The depth, detail, and month-by-month storytelling make it feel like a full-scale documentary mini-series on the 1960s - easily on par with anything you'd see from major networks. The amount of time and passion that’s gone into this is incredible. By the time it's done, this will be THE definitive chronicle of the decade. Bravo, Fred! Can't wait to see eFF-ing more!

[@FredFlix]

Wow, that's the best "review" I've ever received. I may have to copy it and frame it! It helps to validate all my efforts and hopes that what I do with this series matters! Ultimately, I'm going to cover every single month of the '60s and go all the way through to the mid-80s and back to the mid-50s. So it will recount 30 years of American life. You'll have to tell me how many hours that will be. Thank you, Borella!

[@tinydancer62]

Thank you for sharing this. I turned 3 on April 2, 1965.

[@ultimatevintagefan7747]

Turned 3 on April, 8th!

[@tinydancer62]

@ultimatevintagefan7747 Hi, birthday neighbor!

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, TD.

[@ultimatevintagefan7747]

@@tinydancer62 Hi!

[@tinydancer62]

@@ultimatevintagefan7747 We're at the tail end of the Baby Boomers 😊

[@debbiedunn4477]

I was 6 yrs old then. Sure was fun 3:52 back then. Enjoyed this music you played for this. Love the Beach Boys!

[@FredFlix]

Thanks, Debbie.

[@bridgetmccracken1381]

Wonderful video Fred, thank you so much!!!!

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Bridget.

[@endtheliesnow5906]

I love the 60s. FredFlix brings back the memories. Thanks!

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, ETLN.

[@Ij-jan]

Another great video. Thank you very much.😊

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Jan.

[@Dorthy-wx9fq]

I was 4 years old in this year. But the music and news reports are really good. Thanks, Fred.

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Dorthy.

[@gittes98]

That Oscar ceremony is the first one I ever watched and haven't missed once since. What an impressive line-up of Best Picture nominees, one of the best ever. Thanks as always Fred.

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, gittes. They certainly don't make movies like that anymore.

[@marshaharris4268]

15 and one year away from my first car. A Buick Special red convertible. The payment was 32.00 a month. Of course my grandparents helped me with insurance. What a great time to be alive. Thanks Fred. You never disappoint ❤

[@FredFlix]

I appreciate that, Marsha.

[@dma124]

LOVE all your videos, Fred! ❤️ I would go back to these days in a heartbeat!

[@michaelrochester48]

Hearing a Petula Clark song just makes me just a little bit happier

[@peternighswander9629]

I never get tired of Petula

[@BillyT531]

April, 1965...a special time in my life. The music, all it, especially the British Invasion, Motown. Dad surprising my mom with a new Mustang Convertible on her birthday in April. Discovering "girls"... My Schwinn "Stingray" bike.

[@dwightpowell6673]

I discovered I like boys.

[@ernestcruz6316]

The late Denny Laine, the original lead singer of The Moody Blues, doing a cover of a song originally recorded by Bessie Banks. A few years later he would join Paul McCartney's band Wings. Thanks as always Fred!

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Ernest.

[@Yograce2]

My dad got a brand new GTO that spring. I turned 10 in May 1965.

[@jehobden]

Nice job again, Fred! 4:54 - About a year ago I discovered a Shangri-Las song that I hadn't heard before, "Long Live Our Love", on a Jan. 1966 HULLABALOO episode, which I claim as my favorite song from that group now. I don't recall the song here, but I remember both their hit songs "Leader of the Pack", which went to #1, and "Remember", which got to Top 5 or so. Lead singer Mary Weiss died last year, leaving just her older sister, Betty, as the only survivor of the band now. :( 6:16 - I hope the Fruit Stripes commercial was broadcast in color. I always loved the colors & flavors of that gum. 9:26 - I know you've written about 12 cent comic books before. I think they cost at least a quarter or 30 cents by the time I was buying them in the mid-1970s. 15:06 - I didn't know Linda Evans could sing. This was just a few years after she was Linda Evanstad & appeared as a girl with a crush on Bentley Gregg, played by her future tv husband, John Forsythe. 15:58 - I think my parents had that Herb Alpert album. I didn't think it was a bit older than I was. 20:08 - Army Archerd was "on the red carpet" for the Oscars for decades. I remember when he & his wife Selma competed with other celebrity couples on TATTLETALES in the 1970s.

[@FredFlix]

Thanks, Jon. I'll have to check out that Shangri-La song.

[@BrendaProffitt-z4y]

❤❤❤this awesome Fred these are great tunes thank you so much

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, friend Brenda.

[@judyjones5089]

I turned 13 that month, overseas, and all of us couldn't wait to get back stateside!

[@azmike1]

So emotional as usual. Thanks! What a great year. I was 10.

[@davidbaise5137]

I know I comment all the time, but Fred. This was really something to not miss. The GTO had the tiger in the engine, not just the tank. And that Petula Clark song - very unusual. All her stuff is good. Thanks Fred!

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, David. Yes, this one has a lot and I'm happy YT let all the songs pass through.

[@vburch4458]

This is great stuff brings back memories keep it coming

[@FredFlix]

Will do.

[@user-Brad37Ford]

Cool show Fred , usually see a good movie I never knew about !! 👍👍

[@FredFlix]

Thanks, Brad.

[@rolfsinkgraven]

A very nice 22 minutes, loved watching it.

[@FredFlix]

Thanks, Rolf.

[@garytafolla2845]

Another great video to trigger my memories. I can just feel living through that time. Maybe that's because I did. Lol. I was 8 years old then, and was turning 9 years old on the following May 3rd. Keep up these great videos, Fred. I really enjoy them. 😊

[@FredFlix]

Will do, Gary.

[@MidKid61]

In March of '65 the National Hockey League's president Clarence Campbell announced that the league will add six new cities by 1967. About a month later the Montreal Canadiens defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4 games to 3 to win the Stanley Cup.

[@lesliegmn3927]

With the dreadful Los Angeles fires in the news today, the hundreds of Midwestern tornado casualties in 1965 reminds us that such tragedy is nothing new.

[@antsforall]

Loved that Fruit Stripe Gum! All the way into the 1970's or whenever they stopped making it... It had a super strong sugar fruit flavor, that I knew would run out very fast, so I usually bought 2 packs, and it was all gone in about 10 minutes and I was left with a big ball of flavor-less rubber in my mouth, then straight to the trash..lol Thanks, Freddie!

[@FredFlix]

They could make a movie about the flavor of Fruit Stripe and baseball cards gum: Gone In 60 Seconds.

[@ernestcruz6316]

Fruit Stripe gum was officially discontinued in 2024.

[@ScarlettEmeraldASMR]

It was even around in the early 90s 😊

[@steveprestegard5151]

2:16 Palm Sunday tornadoes. At one point the entire state of Indiana was in a tornado warning.

[@garywright313]

I had that exact Monster World magazine issue too . That was the first issue I had ever owned . 😄

[@merce10554]

I definitely remember that Mad issue at home, seeing all the Oscar nominated movies plus "The Pawnbroker". Ah, "Whipped Cream and other Delights", "I know a place". And "Dig, dig, Shindig". 🎵🎶🎵 Mr. Johnson I choose to skip. Lovely, Fred-ssi. 💜🤟

[@FredFlix]

I don't blame you re LBJ, Mercedes-ssi.

[@merce10554]

​@@FredFlix IKR. 🤗

[@tomklock568]

Thanks so much Fred. By gum.

[@FredFlix]

I do buy gum, Tom.

[@ScarlettEmeraldASMR]

​@@FredFlix😂

[@hiridavidfeign]

RIP Fruit Stripe Gum.

[@ScarlettEmeraldASMR]

We even had that in the early 90s ❤

[@michaelrochester48]

That issue of TV guy talking about the growth of cable television. I am rather interested in that article. Talking about cable television in 1965. I really like to know about this.

[@lesliegmn3927]

As a kid in ‘65, I believed cable TV would require coins like a jukebox. An anti-cable print ad featured a weeping boy who said he “didn’t have a dollar-and-a-half to watch the football game.”

[@sherylcrawford8201]

I became a teenager in 1965.

[@earthlingjohn]

R.I.P. to all who perished in the storms 2:42 and equal sorrow for this Corvette :(

[@elifoust7664]

Moody Blues.....

[@gregggoss2210]

Their first album, not their best though.

[@jimster46]

I turned 12 April 9, 1965

[@jameswilhoite8150]

Que tooth paste what ever happened with a name like that 😂 TY Fred Another masterpeice

[@FredFlix]

Thanks, James.

[@Dadsezso]

I've forgot many things in this life but haven't forgot the Palm Sunday tornadoes that hit where we lived in northern Indiana. We were terrified and spent the entire day and night in the basement. There were over 20 tornadoes that touched down in our area but fortunately none of them affected us directly.

[@FredFlix]

Wow!

[@NickvonZ]

I was in diapers! I was born and lived in Baltimore at the time.

[@banjo1241]

My first glance at the thumbnail, I thought it was Hank Kimball! lol

[@jlthomps1]

Another good one.

[@FredFlix]

Thanks, jlthoms1.

[@2nostromo]

A pack of marlboros in New Zealand costs about NZD54... or about 35 usd. I quit, but still miss them

[@Borella309]

I quit 5 years ago - I think for the first year, I could still go a smoke (though I'd finally beaten the cravings), by around year 2 did not miss them (and I'd smoked for 30 years) - now, I'm at the point where I don't miss them (or even think about them) at all, more preferred I wished I'd never wasted my money on them. Stay quitted - the missing them bit will fade and go away in time as well!

[@2nostromo]

@@Borella309 Thanks for that. Truth? I am way too poor to pay that kind of money... the gov here knows the tweeks and levers that work... there is only one. It called Taxes (Grin)

[@steveprestegard5151]

T-minus 2 months and (I’m sure my mother was) counting until the birth of her very large baby.

[@tinydancer62]

@steveprestegard5151 I was born 3 weeks late. My poor mom.

[@cag19549]

Wonder if she got to the point where she was saying, "get this thing out of me!"😂

[@cag19549]

​@@tinydancer62I was, too, but my mother smoked so I only weighed 7 pounds! 🫢

[@steveprestegard5151]

@ probably because I was large and late.

[@jashary15]

"In Harm's Way"-Early Pole dancing.

[@luisreyes1963]

The only ones who wanted to get further involved in Vietnam were the John Birchers & Defense industry. On a lighter note, my big brother was born that month. Thanks, FredFlix. 😁

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, Luis.

[@peternighswander9629]

Love the Belforte rap at 11:49

[@steveprestegard5151]

15:18 the Moody Blues’ first charting song sounds nothing like any song of theirs after this.

[@michaelrochester48]

Before they became a symphonic, psychedelic trippy rock group that we all love

[@cag19549]

I think that's true of most groups that have been around a while. My favorite song of theirs is "Candle of Life"

[@dennisdeleo74]

In-Fred-ible times, Mother Nature on another rampage, “only”400 soldiers lost in ‘Nam…the innocence of our country was reflected in our music…haven’t heard the“Yipes Stripes” song in 60 years…and the GTO! Fred, when Sinatra introduced his new young girlfriend to his mother, it probably went like this, “Mama-Mia” 😂!

[@FredFlix]

Good one, Dennis!

[@michaelodonnell9756]

I remember Fruit Stripe gum during the 70s. I wonder if the still make that.

[@ernestcruz6316]

Officially discontinued last year.

[@gregggoss2210]

Oh Fred, you interrupted Ben Casey! Now I'll never know how that episode turned out. Especially since METV doesn't show anything besides MASH and Andy Griffith. 👍

[@cag19549]

And Hogan's Heroes

[@FredFlix]

I wish they would show Ben Casey, Medical Center, The Defenders...well, the list is endless.

[@LNSmithee]

@@FredFlix I’ve never heard anyone with programming authority say this, but it’s always been my experience that decades-old medical dramas are too distractingly archaic to be entertaining. They appear ancient to people who’ve never known a world without CAT scans, ultrasound, or things as simple as dental implants. “Emergency!” escapes this distinction since the action isn’t limited to what happens in the OR.

[@FredFlix]

@@LNSmithee I think you're right, LNSmithee.

[@asimplehorseman4648]

LBJ said everything but the truth, "war is profitable", 'that' is the bottom line. I hate war hawks. 65' was a great year in the automotive world. "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain". Thanks Fred!

[@FredFlix]

You're welcome, ASH.

[@earthlingjohn]

Moody Blues 15:17 👍👍

[@cag19549]

Should I be depressed that I remember 1965? 😂

[@ScarlettEmeraldASMR]

No😂 you're lucky 😊 I'd love to be around back then!

[@bettyir4302]

@19:58 George Hamilton's date was Dean Martin's daughter, Claudia. Weird the announcer didn't say who she was.

[@Bob12369]

Any way to donate other than PayPal ?

[@FredFlix]

That's about it, Bob. Though you did donate your good intentions to the universe. That vibe actually counts.

[@Bob12369]

@@FredFlix What a sweet comment, Fred. Thanks.

[@thetraveler2561]

I sure miss Beech-Nut cherry stripe.

[@jamesrogers47]

I was barely three.

[@benjaminwilson4558]

You know Fred,I take back what I commented before ?! NASA should have encased you on to Voyager 2 !!! 😊

[@FredFlix]

As long as I can bring all my stuff!

[@elifoust7664]

Buckle Up

[@peternighswander9629]

My Fair Lady was an ok film. Not great. Dr Strangelove or Becket were far more entertaining and deserving of the prize

[@FredFlix]

Agreed!

[@RobertR3750]

Wow, the "Shangrilas" were bad......poor singing. LBJ sounded ridiculous trying to defend American involvement in Vietnam. That Herb Alpert album cover was so famous. Great look back, Fred.

[@FredFlix]

Thanks, Robert.