First TV show you ever watched (and can recall)

[filfoster]

My earliest TV memory was a local morning variety show called 'The Paul Dixon Show', about 1956. I was 3.
Of course I remember seeing the annual broadcast of The Wizard of Oz and those flying monkeys scared the poop out of me until my teens.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

New Years Eve TV broadcast celebrating the arrival of 1951. I was 3 1/2.
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[Retro Spectator]

The first TV show I can recall watching was Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. I don't remember exactly how old I was, but I was probably either 2 or 3 years old. I also remember writing him two letters, both which received kind replies from Fred Rogers himself.

 

[Smithy]

"The Wombles" or "Play School", mid 70s.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Walter Cronkite. I wouldn't go to bed at night until "Rockite" told me a story.

 

[HudsonHawk]

The first show of which I have real memories is Gunsmoke. It was favorite show for many years.

On a side note, the flying monkeys still scare the poop out of me.

 

[Dragon Soldier]

Probably Romper Room on UTV.

 

[Stanley Doble]

I can remember watching Jack LaLanne's exercise show with my mom. As the show was on at 10 in the morning, this must have been before I started school in 1957.

Was also a big I Love Lucy fan, and this was a couple years earlier, possibly 1956 or 55. I would have been 4 or 5 at the time.

 

[rjb1]

Soupy Sales - "Lunch with Soupy" - in his original show in Detroit. ~1953 -1954, I think

 

[Greyryder]

Would be either reruns of the 60s Spider-Man cartoon, or Scooby Doo.

For live action, Emergency! and CHiPs.

 

[LizzieMaine]

I can remember watching Jack LaLanne's exercise show with my mom. As the show was on at 10 in the morning, this must have been before I started school in 1957.

I was transfixed by Jack LaLanne. He was on at 630 in the morning here, but I would get up early just to watch -- not to see him, but to see his dog.

 

[Renault]

Howdy Doody

 

[Ernest P Shackleton]

my best guess would be one of these:
The Carol Burnett Show
H.R. Pufnstuf
MASH
Sanford and Son
Green Acres
Captain Kangaroo

 

[Stearmen]

The first show of which I have real memories is Gunsmoke. It was favorite show for many years.

On a side note, the flying monkeys still scare the poop out of me.

I think Gunsmoke also, or maybe Ed Sullivan. And, Flying Monkeys are just so wrong!

 

[lolly_loisides]

Apart from childrens tv shows (Play School, King Leonardo, Crusader Rabbit, Adventure Island) the very first movie I remember watching on tv was Charles Chavel's In the wake of the Bounty (1933) it was the screen debut of Errol Flynn.

 

[Gregg Axley]

Family Feud or The Price Is Right.

 

[Dixie_Amazon]

Captain Kangaroo
Romper Room
Bonanza (with my dad)
Secret Storm (with my mom)

 

[dh66]

Yeah, I can remember Capt. Kangaroo pretty well.

I also remember watching the television broadcasts of the local wrasslin' matches with my dad on Saturday nights.

A movie on t.v. called "Killdozer" scared the bejeebers out of me.

And +2 to the flying monkeys. I remember when that was a big deal annual event on one of the three channels we had, and of course the folks watched it every year.

 

[Worf]

Crusader Rabbit & Rags - Cartoon
Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse - Cartoon

I've always been part of the "Animation Nation" I suppose.

Worf

 

[filfoster]

Yeah, what was it with Jack Lalanne? I also remember watching him! Howdy Doody for sure. Also Saturday mornings with Roy Rogers.
Glad to see others traumatized by flying monkeys!

Did anyone else get up early and just watch the test pattern until programming began?