tel♥vision

lover of all things television, especially the old(er) stuff.

[oldshowbiz]

Fun in Theory

[arlenefrancisandwhatsmyline]

Just Arlene saying things everyone else would get in trouble for in 1960s television 😉

Epsiode from March 19, 1967 with Ursula Andress as the mystery guest and Gypsy Rose Lee as guest panelist

[tvfanboy]

[themaidofdishonor]

Betty White on Her Legacy, Memories and Her Recipe for Living a Long, Happy Life 

Seated in a suite at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel Air, White beams with her signature dimpled smile and radiates the indestructible, relentless wit that made her a TV sweetheart for decades. A self-proclaimed optimist, she says her thousand-watt outlook on life is “pretty much the same” as it has always been. “I know it sounds corny, but I try to see the funny side and the upside, not the downside. I get bored with people who complain about this or that. It’s such a waste of time.”

The six-time Emmy winner has been working in show business consistently for more than 75 years, and hers is the longest television career of any female entertainer in history.

Does she have any tricks or tips for living happily and healthfully for more than nine decades? Indeed: “Enjoy life,” she says. “Accentuate the positive, not the negative. It sounds so trite, but a lot of people will pick out something to complain about, rather than say, ‘Hey, that was great!’ It’s not hard to find great stuff if you look.”

She also loves vodka and hot dogs, “probably in that order.”

[teluvision]

In case you were wondering, Lamb Chop has the best acting resume of all time.

[asktheangels]

[fadedsignals]

Here is how the “CBS Evening News” covered the February 26, 1979, total solar eclipse in the northwestern United States and central Canada.

[whosplayerthree]

[wittyandpretty]

Arlene in the 30s.

Up for purchase: http://www.cleansweepauctions.com/

[tonightweredrinkingfromthebong]

[carazelaya]

Friendly reminder this show was filmed in front of a live studio audience in one take.

[peculiaraura]

And that all sitcom laugh tracks are taken from this show because the laughter was so sincere.

[coyotescorner]

friendly reminder that this show was fuckin awesome

[theodorepython]

And most of the people who were recorded laughing are dead now. When you hear people laughing in sitcoms today, it’s the recorded laughter of dead people.

[adultgaywad]

Well that escalated quickly

[mymompickedthisurlss-deactivate]

imagine how cool it would be if your legacy was the sound of your laughter. your happiness.

[naamahdarling]

good save

[wittyandpretty]

Trailer for “That Certain Something”, a documentary of Arlene Francis by Jackie Sanders.

There have been a few screenings, but it hasn’t been widely released because of licensing issues. For those of us who haven’t seen it, this is the next best thing! Enjoy!❤️❤️❤️

[oldshowbiz]

What’s My Milwaukee Line

[wittyandpretty]

16 years since the world lost this woman.

Hope she’s having a jolly good time up in paradise right now.

Arlene Francis October 20, 1907 - May 31, 2001

[joelmccrea]

it’s also important to note that debbie reynolds made several abortive attempts at building a film history museum and was met with apathy and contempt from the industry at every turn, making her the devoted steward of classic hollywood at a time when Old Shit was widely derided by the public and the suits buying up the backlots were dumping props and costumes by the ton, and that were it not for her efforts–made alone and at great cost–many crucial artifacts from the studio era would be disintegrating in a basement underneath some fucking minions billboard

[teluvision]

One of the greatest mistakes of Hollywood. But thank god for Debbie.

[wittyandpretty]

Thought it would be appropriate to launch on Queen Arlene’s birthday.

Hello all!

[oldshowbiz]

what’s my line

[comedynerdsunited]

Comedy Time Warp: Steve Allen and Johnny Carson Try to Prank Call Jack Paar

[teluvision]

I wonder how many times three Tonight Show hosts have been recorded together.