KBHK Channel 44 [San Francisco] - Ending of Popeye and Opening of The Banana Splits (1978)

[@someguy4911]

Thanks for posting some childhood memories. I grew up during that time watching Channel 44 after school and listening to the great Dr. Don Rose and all of his funny sound effects.

[@Optimalillusion]

Not only was I a kid on the 70s, but this was one of the mainstays of our cartoon diet, along with the afterschool programming on KTVU channel 2. Of course it was all just keeping us occupied for 1970s Saturday Morning mayhem on the affiliates. RIP "Dr" Don. Mornings on KFRC got us ready for school.

[@Bolt1194]

Neat Star Wars commercial 9:52 - I grew up in the bay area being a child of the 70's . Us kids never missed the three stooges, the little rascals, Tom and Jerry, Charlie and Humphrey, (some on channel 2) which also featured "Creature Features" a staple! Thanks for the video, channel 44 was a gem.

[@micmac99]

This was one of my cartoon stations growing up in Oakland, but the adults in the house usually had the TV tuned to the Mike Douglas Show on CBS affiliate KPIX at this time of the day.

[@silverado2004]

Dr Don Rose and Captain Cosmic Bob Wilkins.Thank you both for the wonderful memories.Rest in eternal peace.😉👍

[@cw9627]

Oh how I miss these days and the sounds of Dr. Don Rose on channel 44 thanks to youtube I can go back in time and visit the good ole day's

[@tvtimetravel]

I was living in the Bay Area that time, and this was my favorite TV station there! Loved that Dr. Don Rose!

[@NeluThat70sKid]

Randy Hansen Dr. Don always was a total nutjob.

[@tvtimetravel]

@@NeluThat70sKidThat's what made him so popular! He also did some charitable humanitarian work.

[@leemartin1417]

I watched every afternoon after school and looked forward to cartoon time and the friendly, funny voice of dr. Don Rose. Channel 44 reminds me of him. Hoping more tv cuts are shown. He was part of my childhood then

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

please more from this area SAN FRANCISCO SAN JOSE because I was a part of this as a small child remember too well!!!! THANK YOU

[@maynardsmoreland]

I grew up with Channel 44 in the 70s, Thanks for the memories!

[@vividwatch47]

I always remember KBHK Channel 44 for "Capt. San Francisco", "Big Time Wrestling" (which was from actually from KTXL Channel 40 Sacramento), "Astro Boy", "The Three Stooges" and "Speed Racer".

[@Beatles01able]

I must have died and gone to Heaven. For those of us who grew up on KBHK in the late 70's, this is PRICELESS! I didn't think I'd ever see a clip like this again. So many memories....

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

do you remember radio station commerecials

[@allenalexander4249]

Beatles01able to

[@terrybardy2923]

I grew up with this channel! Thank you!

[@davenyx9249]

I bounced between ch 44 and ch 2 for most of the 70s. Fun times.

[@veelalynne]

Dr Don Rose!!!!!!

[@miz_logo_lee]

This was my childhood though a couple years later.

[@Beatles01able]

DR. DON ROSE!!!!❤️

[@waynekrumbach]

I seen the Banana Splits when it aired on WGN Chicago back in 1990.

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

From November 1️⃣9️⃣, 1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣0️⃣, to September 1️⃣3️⃣, 1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣1️⃣, on WGN/UV (Ind.) at 7️⃣ a.m. Central Time on a daily basis, Wayne, even though THE BANANA 🍌 SPLITS AND FRIENDS SHOW 📺 didn't air 💨 locally in the Chicagoland area. Instead, Channel 9️⃣/WGN-TV 📺 (also Ind.) in Chicago aired 💨 WAKE ⏰, RATTLE & ROLL at 7️⃣ a.m. Central Time, followed by THE BOZO SHOW 📺 at 7️⃣:3️⃣0️⃣ a.m. Central Time, which ran for an hour, also on a daily basis.

[@NeluThat70sKid]

The last time I remember watching the Banana Splits was back in 1982 on Ch. 32 FOX/WFLD. To my knowledge, I don't know how it could still have been in syndication during the 1980's, which is downright bizarre. But it wasn't until 1994 when I went to my local college campus during spring break, checked out the TV at the student union, which had no students (like I said, this was during spring break) and there it was, the Banana Splits playing on USA Network Cartoon Express. My family, that is, my parents, sister, and I, didn't have cable at the time, so this was the only way I could check it out. And what a fun nostalgic trip it was 😊😊😊😊❤👌☮👍👍👍👍

[@MrOttopants]

I loved the Banana Splits.

[@525Lines]

The first director of the Chicago Bozo show worked on the Banana Splits.

[@jamesmcclelland1414]

So did I.

[@JohnnyBeane]

I used to watch KBHK TV 44 in the early 90's. Think it became UPN in 1995.

[@presidentevil9951]

it didn't BECOME UPN. it was an independant channel and that became UPN affiliate in 1995, at least until UPN went OOB. it is now a KBCW and it is affiliated with CW (even though it is OWNED by CBS???) WTF?

[@JoshuaOne9-d3z]

Good old days 70’s and to mid 80’s when 44 was better than channel 2

[@silverado2004]

KBHK TV 44 and KTVU Channel 2.Man,I loved them both.Channel 2 had Captain Cosmic with Bob Wilkins.Loved Creature Feature on 44 as well.Wonderful memories indeed.

[@JoshuaOne9-d3z]

P.O.E T.V yes those were fun times is kids in the 70’s & 80’s when those to independents stations had great strong programing

[@milesprower6426]

My childhood

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

They totally botched the ending of that Popeye cartoon by ending too soon before the reveal. They also couldn't manage to start the Banana Splits without cutting off the beginning. Having said all of that, I really miss KBHK TV 44, and Dr. Donald D,. Rose.

[@christophercotton9048]

I should also note that KBSC 52 (now KVEA Telemundo 52) was a Field Communications station for the Los Angeles SoCal region based out of Glendale/La Crescenta-Montrose on Grand Central Dr. just west of San Fernando Road.

[@disneyfan8178]

Actually, Field Communications never owned Channel 52. What the two stations had in common, was until the mid '70's both 52 and 44 were owned by Kaiser Broadcasting. When Kaiser sold both stations, 44 was sold to Field Communications, while 52 was sold to Oak Broadcasting.

[@christophercotton9048]

@@disneyfan8178 both stations had the same fonts that the Field Communication stations used for their station IDs and etc.

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

wheres comedy classics opening with the rhree stoonges it was on here before where is it it has scenes from hot stuff

[@pamusso1466]

Dr. Don Rose was the voice of the Storm Troopers in the first Star Wars film.

[@moxie96]

yes! that's what was on my sister's set when I was moved in the room with her at age 6mos! popeye was either at 1pm or 2 and that maybe was in before or after, I do not remember seeing it on or I fell asleep

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

do you haveone comedy classics?

[@525Lines]

The only Popeye cartoons worth showing anyone is the first maybe 20 ones done in the early 30s. Those are the ones to watch. The later ones are weak.

[@OofusTwillip]

If a Popeye cartoon doesn't have the "sliding doors" opening titles, it's not worth watching.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Thank you!

[@Whtxombi]

The black and white ones were masterpieces. I recall one when he was a life guard and when he swam, the background moved in 3d. BTW: How are you doing these days Doctor Forrester?

[@525Lines]

Evil as ever! The multiplane was nice but the gags and the mumbling were the best.

[@staticmunk7777]

in manchester Washington state channel 11 showed these shows especially banana splits I was very small but I do remember a lot sound was often staticy though hehe I didn't mind any

[@StukInBuf]

@staticmunk7777(open): I recall pretty much the exact same things, albeit on 11Alive in New York, as I was living in Brooklyn at the time.

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[@staticmunk7777]

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[@staticmunk7777]

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[@doloreshuntoon7698]

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[@tratikowimbush745]

Just a snottie nose Little kids we were