What I watched: An episode of the early children's show Kukla, Fran and Ollie. The series starred the titular Fran Allison, with all other roles being played by series creator and puppeteer Burr Tilstrom. "Getting Ready for Christmas Shopping" was directed by Lewis Gomavitz and aired on Friday, November 17, 1950 at 7:00 PM on NBC. Video is available on the
It's a "long Christmas" in the sense that when the stations that couldn't (or wouldn't) take the live feed from Chicago, the kinescopes could take up to three weeks to reach them, so they have to get a running start for everybody to get at least one holiday episode before the holidays. Of course, it's because of that supply chain that we have any of these at all.
It's a "long Christmas" in the sense that when the stations that couldn't (or wouldn't) take the live feed from Chicago, the kinescopes could take up to three weeks to reach them, so they have to get a running start for everybody to get at least one holiday episode before the holidays. Of course, it's because of that supply chain that we have any of these at all.