According to Jim Backus, CBS Network Executive Perry Lafferty had a pen mounted and displayed on a piece of mahogany with the inscription on a brass plate, which read, 'this is the pen that cancelled Blondie.'
The 14th unaired episode is on this channel 🙂 - Run Bunny Run. The episode partially-filmed at the time of cancellation was Dagwood's Private War. I'd love to see the rushes for that.
Mike Judge needs to make a deal with the folks at King Features Syndicate for a crossover series in which Mr. Dithers opens up a branch office in Arlen, Texas, and Dagwood got put in charge of the branch office, at least Dithers would be relieved to have gotten him out of his sight.
Should I start Google searching for the 1968 TV commercials? I've already realized that the 21st century will be much different compared to the past 20th century.
I feel so weirdly unnerved by this Maybe it has to do with the washed out look of everything, or the strange eeriness of the intro, but something about it makes me feel so unnerved
@@calsarchivalchannel I think that was typical of the critical response of the time. Might also have to do with the quality of the recovered video. Thanks for watching!
I was also in the mood of figuring this out: Did Ted Turner colorized this? There were certain movies and TV shows Ted Turner had colorized. I can also tell that the children: Alexander and Cookie weren't high school teenagers just as yet in these episodes. I already know that this is a 1968 release.
@blondie1968 I'm not kidding you. That's what Ted Turner did. He definitely colorized the first season of Gilligan's Island episodes. He even colorized the 1943 movie dedicated to Eric Knight, which is called Lassie come home. 🙄
@@georgeshelton6281I wouldn’t be stunned if Ted Turner made a colorized version at some point. But I don’t think he’d necessarily prioritize a sitcom that aired for half a season in 1968 for color restoration.
@user-wi6sh6vh8u given the recent recovery of other episodes, I'm hopeful that it's out there... somewhere. In someone's attic or in a yard or estate sale.
I remember watching this, then suddenly it was off the air and I always wondered why.
There were many factors as to why the show was cancelled, but poor ratings and a critical mauling were arguably the frontrunners.
According to Jim Backus, CBS Network Executive Perry Lafferty had a pen mounted and displayed on a piece of mahogany with the inscription on a brass plate, which read, 'this is the pen that cancelled Blondie.'
To bad you can't get all 13 episodes, the 14th was unaired.
The 14th unaired episode is on this channel 🙂 - Run Bunny Run. The episode partially-filmed at the time of cancellation was Dagwood's Private War. I'd love to see the rushes for that.
The one where Dagwood comes unwrapped
Dagwood Bumstead. 😶
Inventor of the infamous "Dagwood" sandwich.
I already know that the Blondie comic strip series is still going on strong.
Hank Hill would be proud to consume one of those sandwiches, as would Shaggy of “SCOOBY-DOO”.
Mike Judge needs to make a deal with the folks at King Features Syndicate for a crossover series in which Mr. Dithers opens up a branch office in Arlen, Texas, and Dagwood got put in charge of the branch office, at least Dithers would be relieved to have gotten him out of his sight.
Originally telecast on December 12, 1968.
Should I start Google searching for the 1968 TV commercials? I've already realized that the 21st century will be much different compared to the past 20th century.
Sounds like a good idea.
Thursday night. A bad time for airing a sitcom in 1968. Obviously it looks like they were up against “THE BIG VALLEY”, ratings wise that is.
Apparently so.
Definitely.
Let's face it, Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake WERE Blondie and Dagwood !!!!!!!
Hard to beat the original movie series.
Do you think if the 1968 show had more time, it would have eventually got into a rhythm and elevated beyond what we see here?
And a one season run on NBC with both Singleton and Lake.
Possibly.
Well there's something you don't see every day. Mrs. Dithers is played by [Mr. Dither's wife].
I feel so weirdly unnerved by this
Maybe it has to do with the washed out look of everything, or the strange eeriness of the intro, but something about it makes me feel so unnerved
I'm very glad at least ONE episode of this survived, but it still feels like I'm peering into an alternate universe where everything is so off
@@calsarchivalchannel I think that was typical of the critical response of the time. Might also have to do with the quality of the recovered video. Thanks for watching!
Talk about having bats 🦇 in the belfry?
Please some one post The Bruce Lee episode,
Apologies, to the best of my knowledge, it no longer exists.
Puzzling.
Unless it’s hidden in an unknown location, and will require undercover detective work by the Pinkertons to possibly find it.
I was also in the mood of figuring this out: Did Ted Turner colorized this? There were certain movies and TV shows Ted Turner had colorized. I can also tell that the children: Alexander and Cookie weren't high school teenagers just as yet in these episodes. I already know that this is a 1968 release.
Not colorized, simply prints color-faded and degraded by age. Peter & Pamelyn were twelve and nine years of age, respectively, I believe.
@blondie1968 I'm not kidding you. That's what Ted Turner did. He definitely colorized the first season of Gilligan's Island episodes. He even colorized the 1943 movie dedicated to Eric Knight, which is called Lassie come home. 🙄
@@georgeshelton6281I wouldn’t be stunned if Ted Turner made a colorized version at some point.
But I don’t think he’d necessarily prioritize a sitcom that aired for half a season in 1968 for color restoration.
For starters, this was already filmed in color. So therefore, Ted Turner couldn’t have possibly colorized this series under the circumstances.
At least you got their proper ages noted.
I won't mince words; this is a lousy transfer. I have the 16 millimeter print of this episode, which could be utilized for a much better quality copy.
Should get it transferred then. I could help.
Would love to see this properly transferred.
Possibly.
Good luck.
Perhaps, you should seek out the help of someone who’s friends include the widow of singer Buddy Holly?
Do you have the Bruce Lee episode?
No, to the best of my knowledge, it does not exist.
Not yet!
And all the more reason to send in the Pinkerton Detective Agency on an undercover investigation to prove otherwise.
@user-wi6sh6vh8u given the recent recovery of other episodes, I'm hopeful that it's out there... somewhere. In someone's attic or in a yard or estate sale.
What’s the caractère Bruce Lee was playing, in that series ?
A Japanese Karate instructor called Yoto.
Interesting question.
Heaven help McHale.
This is horrifying.
Any show occasionally gets a bad script slipped through and green-lighted now and again.
The show seemed oddly dated and old fashioned for 1968.
Agreed! That was one of the more prevalent criticisms of the time and played a role in Blondie's early demise.
They definitely should have gotten actress Chris Noel as a Teenaged Cookie with Paul Petersen as Alexander.
Awful show
Should I have mentioned it to the actress Mariska Hargitay that I just saw the want ad about finding the perfect mate in this Blondie episode? 🤔
You want an awful show, watch “ROSEANNE”!
Possibly the worst sitcom ever.
CBS did not give this show a fighting chance. What can you expect from CBS anyway?
So hard to believe this was helmed by Munster veterans Joe Connelly and Norman Abbott.
Not bad at all
Try and watch _"My Mother The Car"_ instead. That was insanely stupid.
Supertrain says "Hold my Bud Lite."