television has grown faster than a teenager, and now it is time to grow up. the tv was the center of the house. i don t remember a time without tv. by 1960, essentially every household in america had a television. it was a new way of bringing the world to you. when something big happened on television, it really did happen to the entire country and impacted the entire country at the same time. keep an awakened eye on the world. suddenly television was the main event. everything else changed, even the way in which you went about the business of getting someone elected president. david, will you hit the one-minute button, please. 30 seconds and the cut, please. in 1960, the nixon/kennedy debate was a first in television. a lot of people were watching that night, and it introduced a lot of people to kennedy. would you let me see the tight shot on camera one, please? can you hear me now speaking? is that about the right tone of voice? good evening. the
scripts out of the drawers. they change the things around. maybe it doesn t work on green acres, but with many of these shows, and that s why night after night, you turn on these serials, and they all seem as if they came out of the same bread box. back then you had lots and lots of copycats. you have the addams family and then the munsters, and you have bewitched. and then i dream of jeannie. if one person is doing this fantastical hit, we re going to do that. now, is that considered a crime? i m afraid not. there aren t any laws to protect us against bad tv shows yet. so you re safe. thank you. what i m surprised by are some of the shows that i can t even imagine the pitch meetings for, like hogan s heroes. it s a story about american prisoners of war in a nazi concentration camp, which doesn t sound like it s a funny comedy. why don t they trust us, schultz? that shows you how weird the 60s was right there. there is another one of our fine shows for th
even imagine the pitch meetings for, like hogan s heroes. it s a story about american prisoners of war in a nazi concentration camp, which doesn t sound like it s a funny comedy. why don t they trust us, schultz? that shows you how weird the 60s was right there. [ applause ] there is another one of our fine shows for this year. pit stop! [ laughter ] the moving story of an effeminate race car driver who was really an astronaut for the mafia. [ laughter ] 9:30 eastern time, 8:30 central time, quarter after 2:00 pacific time. [ laughter ] hey google.
back then, you had lots and lots of copy cats. you had the adams family and then you had the muensters. you have be witched and i dream of genie. imitation is a serious form of television. if one is a hit, we ll do that. is that a crime? i m afraid not. there aren t laws to protect us against bad tv shows yet, so you re safe. thank you. what i m surprised by are some of the shows that i can t even imagine the pitch meetings for. like hogan s heroes. it s a story about american prisoners of war in a nazi concentration camp which doesn t exactly sound like it s a funny comedy. why don t they trust us, schultz? that shows you how weird the 60s was right there. there s another one of our fine shows for this year. pit stop. the moving story of an efeminite
works. but it s a great show. it s a great platform for people who have something to say. the point is they take these scripts out of the drawers. they change the things around. maybe it doesn t work on green acres, but with many of these shows, and that s why night after night, you turn on these serials, and they all seem as if they came out of the same bread box. back then you had lots and lots of copycats. you have the addams family and then the munsters, you have bewitched. and then i dream of jeannie. if one person is doing this fantastical hit, we re going to do that. now, is that considered a crime? i m afraid not. there aren t any laws to protect us against bad tv shows yet. so you re safe. thank you. what i m surprised by are some of the shows that i can t even imagine the pitch meetings for, like hogan s heros. it s a story about american prisoners of war in a nazi concentration camp which doesn t