My parents owned a restaurant/bar in a small town in 1963. I was 4. It all seemed so glamorous to me back then, and so happy too. I’d go back in a heartbeat.
@@FredFlix it all went away because we let it go away, I saw this nonsense coming on in the late 60s,, I grew up in the Bay Area, and I was at Golden Gate Park, and I was at the love-ins , with the flower children and all the nonsense and even then I was just 19 years old, a 67, and I saw this nonsense taking place and I said to myself, I don’t know where this is going, but it cannot be good,, this is the result. We’re living in now but we let it happen. We let it happen.
@@pauldemeester9298 To your points: "...but we let it happen. We let it happen." NO! Government insiders did it. Not private citizens. Individual private citizens didn't murder Kennedy, nor did we start the illegal wars that came after. There has been no Constitutional-mandated Congress Declaration of War against a country since Thu. Dec. 11, 1941 (Germany & Italy), and that is why they have been illegal and all failed since. The only thing that individuals changed were cultural changes, with the music tastes, tv programs, etc. Wars and political murders were from government people who hated Kennedy, MLK Jr., RFK, etc. The hard evidence contradicts the "official government version."
The intro of "The Outer Limits" scared the hell out of me as an eight year-old kid. The visuals, the music, the voice. I still find it intriguing. Just ten seconds and you know what is going to be on your television. Or not...
Wonderful job capturing the feel of what turned out to be the last days of post-WW2 innocence - which gives off an overall rather sad tone. My parents had graduated college earlier that year - and were struggling a bit. Dad did have several of those comics - probably a nice distraction. I was two years away from coming along - and ended up being one of the reasons Dad didn’t get drafted. Watching this particular snapshot in time, it’s interesting seeing how the average person had absolutely no idea what incredible cultural and political changes were about to hit the scene. How could they? Some changes were necessary- but I can’t help but feel we lost something in that process too. (A final note and statement of the obvious: Johnny Carson was a true talent!)
I was 12 months old, or rather, 1 year old in October 1963, I think I missed out on all that post WW2 innocence. I was not aware of Kennedy, or even our Canadian prime minister at the time, Lester B. Pearson, until maybe five or six years later. I wished I was born earlier, so I could have experienced the sixties a little better, but maybe it was for the best.
Very true, culturally and politically conservative for that peak era, between the end of the (illegal) Korean War (Jul. 1953) and Thu. Nov. 21, 1963. The war hawks and big government insiders took over on Nov. 22, causing massive disruptions, mass deaths, and political demonstrations from the illegal Vietnam War. No wonder it was all wasteful in deaths, vast expensive, and those young men died or injured for nothing. The 'money' was also corrupted with the end of minting silver dimes/quarters (1964; halves after 1970) and then the 'dollar' as a weight of gold also destroyed on Aug. 15, 1971. That ending of silver coins and dollar-gold link caused the inflation ever since.
Ahh... 1963 I remember it well... sort of... with a 10-year-old's memory and a cartoon inspired world view. One thing I do remember... monster movies of any sort scared the shit out of me. Outer Limits was a nightmare maker for me.
@@FredFlix Have you covered that month or is it forthcoming? Maybe something big planned for it? I'm actually not sure if I've seen too much of it on here before and I've been here seven years. I think you have a tendency to pivot toward the good memory things and not so many of the others that so often embody the '60s.
@@tracyisbest Tracy, I did a "Day in the Life' episode about Nov. '63, but I have yet to cover it in the AWK series. I probably will, but I'm in no hurry.
I was two and a half. We moved the next year so I remember the before and after. The cigarette commercials - charcoal filters? The Raleigh coupons joke was that you can save them up for an iron lung.
Wouldn't all of us who were old enough to remember as I did from 1958-63! Starting in Jul. 1953 to Nov. 1963, the best decade the U.S. ever enjoyed, or will, with the federal government then 1/10,000th the size of intrusiveness as it is now in 2024. "There never was a good war, or a bad peace." --Benjamin Franklin
One of your best nostalgia trips, Fred. Really takes me back, really makes me long for those days. The calm before the storm of the 22nd of the following month. How clearly I remember watching The Outer Limits and its opening narration.
Another cool video, thanks very much Fred! Lots of mansplaining back then, because men were 'boss' of their lives, families, and occupations. Woke meant what happened after a mug of strong, percolated coffee, bacon & eggs, and that first cigarette of the day. In most families, only the dad worked, he wore a suit and tie every weekday, was treated like a king when he got home, and he did the yardwork and household 'projects' on the weekends. The cost of living was low, especially in terms of housing, groceries, gasoline and utilities, kind of the opposite of today's world. Kids were given true, American freedom to play and learn. Moms were loved greatly for keeping the households running smoothly, handling home finances, economics, and saving for college and essentials, taking care of kids and dads, insisting on proper etiquette and decency, motivating families to get ready on Sunday morning for Sunday School at church, providing faith and hope. That was when America was really great.
@@misterwhipple2870 I haven't smoked since the 20th Century and I wish I never did. Sorry to break the news, but cigarettes were very common in the 1960s. Just to be real.
@@continentalgin I would be curious as to know why you ever started . . . doctors had been begging people to not start or to give it up since the early '50s and even earlier.
At 8:44 and on, JFK quotes ( more or less ) an old greek philosophy, underlining that true happiness is the full use of your power ( or abilities ) along lines of excellence ( for something good )!
Hearing the end of the 1963 World Series was nice. The play by play man was Ernie Harwell, hall of fame announcer for the Detroit Tigers. When I was a junior usher at Tiger Stadium (1983) he was coming off the field one day when I yelled "Hi Ernie!" He said "Hello fellas" when one of the others said, "Don't say hi to him Ernie, he's a Yankees fan!" Ernie stopped came back to me, putting out his hand he said, "I always have time for a Yankees fan." What a thrill that was, getting to shake his hand. It was the best summer job I ever had. Thanks for bringing that memory out Fred.
The Outer Limits is a great show,a truly 60's tv classic,1963 is a great year for pop culture Patty Duke debuts on ABC,and so is The Farmer's Daughter and The Fugitive,1963 is such a milestone in pop culture.
Fred, I had just started grade school and getting my first taste of the real world…ah innocence! (By the way, there’s nothing more tasty than a vanilla ice cream cone with charcoal granulated sprinkles)
I was 10 Yrs old ; I remember the afternoon Press conferences by Pres Kennedy. He was first to do this. Little did we know in about a month the unthinkable would happen. How I wish JFK had not been assassinated
@1:57, as stupidly silly as that character looks...STILL it was CREEPY! LARK & Raleigh cigs...I forgot those brands existed. 20:26, clever MAD magazine cover! Oooh la-la Sara Lee Brownies! I could finish a whole tray as a child (1970's) in a day! This was GREAT⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@@bryankolen7265 November 14th, 1963, 8 days old when Kennedy was assassinated. What a cool era to be born in, followed by a true nightmare. My parents were precinct captains for JFK, they had a signed copy of the inauguration speech, which always hung in our dining room. Incredible times!
I was pretty young ,but I remember how it was in October and November . Things really changed after November 22. . Just one month later that changed the world. It really seemed to change, strange enough.
good "timing " for ol Roger making cover of Time about a month later he might have had trouble making page 100 ! i know JFK had nagging health issues but pain from hair follicle loss not likely one of them
Another great video, Fred. I turned 10 this month and was in the 5th grade. The Outer Limits was one of my favorites, especially the opening and closing themes. My brother had the Jan and Dean Drag City album and may still have it.
Oh, boy, do I eremember that Yvette Moomoo cover. Every guy (age 15) I knew went crazy. Most of the rest you can forget, although I did accidentally catch Capt Kirk's first trip into Outer Space. To that end, where are the Westerns? The action shows?
That's the first time I've seen the Clay Man since I was a little kid. Kinda makes me wonder now what all the fuss was about... Looking back with the benefit of hindsight, watching the clips of JFK seems so eerie knowing that he only had a few weeks left to live. But I won't explore that conspiracy rabbit hole here Fred. Instead I'll thank you for another great batch of memories. Now on to next week's video!
Johnny's dance is good but the best dance from this era was on the Dick Van Dyke show where they do The Twizzle you can find that on here it's hilarious.
Freddie what year were you in then 3rd grade? I bet you were a cute lil thing huh? lol .....did your family have color tv yet? btw i can"t wait to try those lark cigarettes - they sound so smooth with that charcoal filter
Great as usual Fred. A personal note about "Lilies of the Field" (4:36): Although I'm a native Texan, we were living in Tucson, Arizona at this time (Dad was in the Air Force and was stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB). This movie was filmed just a few miles north of where we lived and we used to pass by the church often. The ending always gives me a chuckle, as Sidney Poitier drives away, towards the Santa Catalina mountains - except the road he is on ends about 5 miles up the road, into Sabino Canyon, with no exit. Oh well, that's Hollyweird I guess. Again, great video of a great time in my (and many others) life.
"Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs, was the #1 song for all of 1963, and #1 for 5 weeks (Oct. 12-Nov. 9). The song sold over 1 million copies, and received an RIAA certification for that, earning gold record status on Fri. Nov. 29, 1963. [Nov. 16: "Deep Purple" by the late Nino Tempo and (sister) April Stevens]. [Nov. 23-30: "I'm Leaving It Up To You" by Dale & Grace] [Dec. 7-28: "Dominique" by The Singing Nun] [Jan. 4-25, 1964: "There I've Said It Again" by Bobby Vinton] [Feb. 1-Mar. 14, 7 wks: BEATLEMANIA!]
The last bill JFK signed into law before his death was on October 31, 1963: The Community Mental Health Care Act, inspired by the horrific treatment of his sister Rose, meant to empty the vast "snake pit" mental hospitals and replace them with humane community-based care for the mentally ill. Another dream that died with JFK...
That LIFE cover leapt off the previews page, what with half the world’s orange on the surfboard and a few drops spared for Yvette Mimieux. (Anyone know the photographer? Search didn’t turn it up for me).
That gremlin of Twighlight Zone...😮 The Outer Limits and The Fugitive... Yes, I ruined one of my father's Lark cigs to see the charcoal in the filter. Was I the only kid to do that? 🤔 OK, I loved this, Fred-ssi. 💜🤟
I once sawed open a Contac pill and poured it out onto a cookie sheet, and counted the Tiny Time Pills. There were NOT six hundred of them! There were only one hundred and eighty.
Martha there's something wrong with our television. No George it's The Outer Limits just sit down and relax. How can I relax when the horizontal and vertical are all screwy? That's the show dear they control the horizontal and the vertical. What kind of a crazy show is this? They screw up your television set.
Hi Fred: Thanks for reminding us that 1963 was generally a crappy year for movies. The Johnny Carson footage was great though. Completely baked Sara Lee? Isn't the best way to enjoy them (in more ways than one,) Also could you imagine letting your kid stand up in the front seat of a car today?
I noticed that this video has all 3 songs you used for your 11/22/1963 video ("Sugar Shack", "Deep Purple", "My Boyfriend's Back"). It makes me wonder if you'll do a similar video for November 1963, not your personal recollections (which you already did) but clips from the month. A lot went on before the assassination, but it obviously affected most everything after.
You know, Jon, I didn't even realize I used the same songs for both videos, which were made a few years apart. I went to the billboard charts both times and picked the same three, which were my favorites on the list. As for Nov. '63, I don't know what 'm going to do yet, if I cover it a all. What more could I add?
Wow... I was born on 14 November 1963, 8 days before Kennedy was assassinated, what an utterly different world it was. And yesterday Karmalluh Harris was anointed to queen 👑 status, meaning if you have any doubts about her, you are a rayycisss!!! Lord take me back 60 years, I want off this train!!!
The only doubt I have is about your spelling ability. "Karmalluh?" I can tell that you are too weak and brittle to take a president candidate who doesn't fit your narrow profile. Makes me glad I'm not that way.
A New Kind of Love is a real stinker of a movie. I bought a streaming copy and it was such a disappointment. I think they thought it would be another Funny Face crossed with Gigi. As much as I liked Joann Woodward, she is not winsome or even “charming.”
Okay, brain fart time. What is the title of that song being used at 3:50? I remember hearing it a lot when I was young, but I can't remember the title.
I was 7yrs old I still remember these TV shows and the music. Sweet memories of being a kid, life was perfect.
I was 6yrs old.
I was 8 yrs old in 1963. I wish l can go back there.
My parents owned a restaurant/bar in a small town in 1963. I was 4. It all seemed so glamorous to me back then, and so happy too. I’d go back in a heartbeat.
14 yrs old... family of 11... Safe streets,downtown,schools,beaches,11-22-63,1st time mom and dad cried up to then,vibes like 9-11🌀
Remember it well, we saw a lot of grownups cry that day.
Great music, this is wonderful,, I’m really enjoying this,, life was so wonderful and normal in those days,,
I wish I had appreciated it more, Paul. Never thought it would all go away.
@@FredFlix it all went away because we let it go away, I saw this nonsense coming on in the late 60s,, I grew up in the Bay Area, and I was at Golden Gate Park, and I was at the love-ins , with the flower children and all the nonsense and even then I was just 19 years old, a 67, and I saw this nonsense taking place and I said to myself, I don’t know where this is going, but it cannot be good,, this is the result. We’re living in now but we let it happen. We let it happen.
@@pauldemeester9298 Yes we did, Paul.
@@pauldemeester9298 To your points: "...but we let it happen. We let it happen." NO! Government insiders did it. Not private citizens. Individual private citizens didn't murder Kennedy, nor did we start the illegal wars that came after. There has been no Constitutional-mandated Congress Declaration of War against a country since Thu. Dec. 11, 1941 (Germany & Italy), and that is why they have been illegal and all failed since. The only thing that individuals changed were cultural changes, with the music tastes, tv programs, etc. Wars and political murders were from government people who hated Kennedy, MLK Jr., RFK, etc. The hard evidence contradicts the "official government version."
Now THIS is how to start a fun Saturday!!! Thank you Fred, you put a smile on my face once again 😊
I'm happy about that, Bridget.
The intro of "The Outer Limits" scared the hell out of me as an eight year-old kid. The visuals, the music, the voice. I still find it intriguing. Just ten seconds and you know what is going to be on your television. Or not...
The National Lampoon did a parody of it: Do not bother to adjust your signal. The problem is in your set.
Wonderful job capturing the feel of what turned out to be the last days of post-WW2 innocence - which gives off an overall rather sad tone. My parents had graduated college earlier that year - and were struggling a bit. Dad did have several of those comics - probably a nice distraction. I was two years away from coming along - and ended up being one of the reasons Dad didn’t get drafted.
Watching this particular snapshot in time, it’s interesting seeing how the average person had absolutely no idea what incredible cultural and political changes were about to hit the scene. How could they? Some changes were necessary- but I can’t help but feel we lost something in that process too. (A final note and statement of the obvious: Johnny Carson was a true talent!)
Thanks for your thoughtful comment, Chris.
@@FredFlix Thanks, Fred.
Absolutely correct born in 1960 the beginning of so much turbulence ahead some good some very bad.
I was 12 months old, or rather, 1 year old in October 1963, I think I missed out on all that post WW2 innocence. I was not aware of Kennedy, or even our Canadian prime minister at the time, Lester B. Pearson, until maybe five or six years later. I wished I was born earlier, so I could have experienced the sixties a little better, but maybe it was for the best.
We didn't know it at the time but we had reached the end of the 1950's.
Very true, culturally and politically conservative for that peak era, between the end of the (illegal) Korean War (Jul. 1953) and Thu. Nov. 21, 1963. The war hawks and big government insiders took over on Nov. 22, causing massive disruptions, mass deaths, and political demonstrations from the illegal Vietnam War. No wonder it was all wasteful in deaths, vast expensive, and those young men died or injured for nothing. The 'money' was also corrupted with the end of minting silver dimes/quarters (1964; halves after 1970) and then the 'dollar' as a weight of gold also destroyed on Aug. 15, 1971. That ending of silver coins and dollar-gold link caused the inflation ever since.
Ahh... 1963 I remember it well... sort of... with a 10-year-old's memory and a cartoon inspired world view. One thing I do remember... monster movies of any sort scared the shit out of me. Outer Limits was a nightmare maker for me.
Fred.....
In a few short weeks ........
The end of innocence ...never to be the same again........
How very true, Rick.
@@FredFlix Have you covered that month or is it forthcoming? Maybe something big planned for it? I'm actually not sure if I've seen too much of it on here before and I've been here seven years. I think you have a tendency to pivot toward the good memory things and not so many of the others that so often embody the '60s.
@@tracyisbest Tracy, I did a "Day in the Life' episode about Nov. '63, but I have yet to cover it in the AWK series. I probably will, but I'm in no hurry.
Thank you for this beautiful gem - I was 6 years old in '63!🙂😯💙💜🖤💯💥👍🤍!
You're welcome, Frank.
I was two and a half. We moved the next year so I remember the before and after. The cigarette commercials - charcoal filters? The Raleigh coupons joke was that you can save them up for an iron lung.
That Iron Lung joke is GOOD! I'm stealing it!
@@misterwhipple2870 Sure!
i would rather live in those days than 2024
Wouldn't all of us who were old enough to remember as I did from 1958-63! Starting in Jul. 1953 to Nov. 1963, the best decade the U.S. ever enjoyed, or will, with the federal government then 1/10,000th the size of intrusiveness as it is now in 2024.
"There never was a good war, or a bad peace." --Benjamin Franklin
Me too I was 4 years old in 63. I vaguely remember certain things but it would be fun to go back for a visit.
WOW! Johnny Carson could DANCE!
Frank Sutton WAS Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter!
And sing!😊
The man could sing, dance, do stand-up, and do magic tricks. All we ever saw was him being a talk show host.
Thank you. Fred as always, a great video. I was a 8 yr old kid. Thanks for the memories.
You're welcome, usmc.
I was born in 63. I really enjoy these time capsules. Thanks for the way back machine Mr Peabody!!
You're welcome, Sherman.
Same here. I was probably about six weeks old.
COOL to see how it was when I was 2 months old!
I was 2-3 months old . Born late july
Had a rough day at work but came home to listen to some good music. Thanks.
Glad I could help, Debbie.
One of your best nostalgia trips, Fred. Really takes me back, really makes me long for those days. The calm before the storm of the 22nd of the following month. How clearly I remember watching The Outer Limits and its opening narration.
I was right there with you, Robert.
Today's kids narrowly missed having to say the same thing about Donald Trump sixty years from now.
@@misterwhipple2870 Yep.
Another cool video, thanks very much Fred! Lots of mansplaining back then, because men were 'boss' of their lives, families, and occupations. Woke meant what happened after a mug of strong, percolated coffee, bacon & eggs, and that first cigarette of the day. In most families, only the dad worked, he wore a suit and tie every weekday, was treated like a king when he got home, and he did the yardwork and household 'projects' on the weekends. The cost of living was low, especially in terms of housing, groceries, gasoline and utilities, kind of the opposite of today's world. Kids were given true, American freedom to play and learn. Moms were loved greatly for keeping the households running smoothly, handling home finances, economics, and saving for college and essentials, taking care of kids and dads, insisting on proper etiquette and decency, motivating families to get ready on Sunday morning for Sunday School at church, providing faith and hope. That was when America was really great.
Great comment, CN!
You had me until "cigarette".
@@misterwhipple2870 I haven't smoked since the 20th Century and I wish I never did. Sorry to break the news, but cigarettes were very common in the 1960s. Just to be real.
@@continentalgin I would be curious as to know why you ever started . . . doctors had been begging people to not start or to give it up since the early '50s and even earlier.
At 8:44 and on, JFK quotes ( more or less ) an old greek philosophy,
underlining that true happiness is the full use of your power ( or
abilities ) along lines of excellence
( for something good )!
Another Fantastic instalment! These will be great in a dedicated playlist (year by year)!
Thanks, Borella.
I turned 17 in '63😊
1963. I was a year old and in training pants. Needless to say, I was a year old when JFK was shot.
Hearing the end of the 1963 World Series was nice. The play by play man was Ernie Harwell, hall of fame announcer for the Detroit Tigers. When I was a junior usher at Tiger Stadium (1983) he was coming off the field one day when I yelled "Hi Ernie!" He said "Hello fellas" when one of the others said, "Don't say hi to him Ernie, he's a Yankees fan!" Ernie stopped came back to me, putting out his hand he said, "I always have time for a Yankees fan." What a thrill that was, getting to shake his hand. It was the best summer job I ever had. Thanks for bringing that memory out Fred.
Wow, beautiful comment, Doug.
The Outer Limits is a great show,a truly 60's tv classic,1963 is a great year for pop culture Patty Duke debuts on ABC,and so is The Farmer's Daughter and The Fugitive,1963 is such a milestone in pop culture.
IMHO the 60s was the best decade of TV ever.
Fred, I had just started grade school and getting my first taste of the real world…ah innocence! (By the way, there’s nothing more tasty than a vanilla ice cream cone with charcoal granulated sprinkles)
Yummy!
I'm glad you include the comic book covers. Particularly the Marvels. A big part of my childhood.
Mine as well, Tom.
@@FredFlix Yeah, I got that impression. Thanks for replying.
Thank you so much for another wonderful video.
You're welcome, Jan.
Those The Outer Limits openings are still scary!!
“Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs!” cried out my husband (correctly) at the opening bars of “Sugar Shack.”
He's good, Leslie!
@@FredFlix In all respects, Fred! 😊
A month before the world changed.
I was there, living in Reseda, Califormia. " Sugar Shack" is a great choice
I was 10 Yrs old ; I remember the afternoon Press conferences by Pres Kennedy. He was first to do this. Little did we know in about a month the unthinkable would happen. How I wish JFK had not been assassinated
I was born in july 63 interesting to see life when i was a baby😊 my mother smoked Raleighs and saved the coupons. And used vo 5. Cool video Fred
Thanks, RJ.
@1:57, as stupidly silly as that character looks...STILL it was CREEPY! LARK & Raleigh cigs...I forgot those brands existed. 20:26, clever MAD magazine cover! Oooh la-la Sara Lee Brownies! I could finish a whole tray as a child (1970's) in a day! This was GREAT⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
LARK became the preferred brand of The Beatles, some little known trivia for you. They liked to drink rum and coke and smoke LARK.
@@continentalgin THANKS!!! Having been a Beatles fan, I forgot that was their brand of choice!...and jelly babies! ✌🏻😄
Thanks, Louis.
Fred as always WELL done to throw in the hits of that month!
Thanks, Keith.
I was born October 11th 1963.😊
I was born October 14th 1963.
@@bryankolen7265 November 14th, 1963, 8 days old when Kennedy was assassinated. What a cool era to be born in, followed by a true nightmare. My parents were precinct captains for JFK, they had a signed copy of the inauguration speech, which always hung in our dining room. Incredible times!
I ❤ these videos
Thanks, stargirlzx.
Maybe we are about to recoup the sweetness amd innocence we used to have. Oh, I miss it.
I was born 3 months later in January 1964.
I was pretty young ,but I remember how it was in October and November . Things really changed after November 22. . Just one month later that changed the world. It really seemed to change, strange enough.
50 years ago but it seems like yesterday. How very odd. Good video.
Thanks, superbug.
good "timing " for ol Roger making cover of Time about a month later he might have had trouble making page 100 ! i know JFK had nagging health issues but pain from hair follicle loss not likely one of them
I was a baby. But until now I never noticed the dark circles under his eyes.
The world would change in a few weeks, and we are still paying the price today.
❤❤❤❤ it wow awesome my friend Fred thank you so much
You're welcome, friend Brenda.
Another great video, Fred. I turned 10 this month and was in the 5th grade. The Outer Limits was one of my favorites, especially the opening and closing themes. My brother had the Jan and Dean Drag City album and may still have it.
Oh, boy, do I eremember that Yvette Moomoo cover. Every guy (age 15) I knew went crazy. Most of the rest you can forget, although I did accidentally catch Capt Kirk's first trip into Outer Space. To that end, where are the Westerns? The action shows?
Happy Weekend, Fred!😊
Thanks, Angela.
Excellent. Thanks.
You're welcome, Bob.
Awesome Fred! Thanks.
You're welcome, W1RMD.
I didn't know America yet....(I was born Nov. of 63).....but I was Learning Fast!!!
That's the first time I've seen the Clay Man since I was a little kid. Kinda makes me wonder now what all the fuss was about...
Looking back with the benefit of hindsight, watching the clips of JFK seems so eerie knowing that he only had a few weeks left to live. But I won't explore that conspiracy rabbit hole here Fred. Instead I'll thank you for another great batch of memories. Now on to next week's video!
Thanks, Ernest.
It was most definitely a better world.
Thanks Fred 👍
COMMENTS harken back to JFK,AMERICA forever changed.
Johnny's dance is good but the best dance from this era was on the Dick Van Dyke show where they do The Twizzle you can find that on here it's hilarious.
As long as you get to drool over Mary Tyler Moore . . . DAMN that woman was HOT!
I was ,6 and sugar shack was my favorite song.
Freddie what year were you in then 3rd grade? I bet you were a cute lil thing huh? lol .....did your family have color tv yet? btw i can"t wait to try those lark cigarettes - they sound so smooth with that charcoal filter
I don't know about cute but I graduated 3rd grade in 1963. We didn't get a color set until 1967 (second family on the street).
QUINN MARTIN, REALISTIC
Great as usual Fred. A personal note about "Lilies of the Field" (4:36): Although I'm a native Texan, we were living in Tucson, Arizona at this time (Dad was in the Air Force and was stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB). This movie was filmed just a few miles north of where we lived and we used to pass by the church often. The ending always gives me a chuckle, as Sidney Poitier drives away, towards the Santa Catalina mountains - except the road he is on ends about 5 miles up the road, into Sabino Canyon, with no exit. Oh well, that's Hollyweird I guess.
Again, great video of a great time in my (and many others) life.
Good story, FCB, and thanks.
"Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs, was the #1 song for all of 1963, and #1 for 5 weeks (Oct. 12-Nov. 9). The song sold over 1 million copies, and received an RIAA certification for that, earning gold record status on Fri. Nov. 29, 1963. [Nov. 16: "Deep Purple" by the late Nino Tempo and (sister) April Stevens]. [Nov. 23-30: "I'm Leaving It Up To You" by Dale & Grace] [Dec. 7-28: "Dominique" by The Singing Nun] [Jan. 4-25, 1964: "There I've Said It Again" by Bobby Vinton] [Feb. 1-Mar. 14, 7 wks: BEATLEMANIA!]
Thanks Sir Fred! I was still a wee lad at this date, but some things just keep on going.
You're welcome, Tom.
Too bad that UA-cam videos can't be nominated for Emmy awards.... Or can they?
I wish....
Surprised to see rock and roll still on the charts.
Talk show hosts can sing and dance to that level?
Carson could.
at 10.:31, upper right page of "Movieland", fantastic pic of Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko , aka NATALIE WOOD ^^^^ and again at 16:15
The last month of democracy
2 top tier Sci-fi shows on TV that year: The Outer Limits & The Twilight Zone.
Thank You, FredFlix. 👽
You're welcome, Luis.
I was in my first months of kindergarten.
THE BEATLES ARE COMING.
The last bill JFK signed into law before his death was on October 31, 1963: The Community Mental Health Care Act, inspired by the horrific treatment of his sister Rose, meant to empty the vast "snake pit" mental hospitals and replace them with humane community-based care for the mentally ill. Another dream that died with JFK...
The Outer Limits was sci - fi king.
The Twilight Zone was variety king.
That LIFE cover leapt off the previews page, what with half the world’s orange on the surfboard and a few drops spared for Yvette Mimieux. (Anyone know the photographer? Search didn’t turn it up for me).
That gremlin of Twighlight Zone...😮 The Outer Limits and The Fugitive... Yes, I ruined one of my father's Lark cigs to see the charcoal in the filter. Was I the only kid to do that? 🤔
OK, I loved this, Fred-ssi. 💜🤟
You're welcome, Mercedes.
I once sawed open a Contac pill and poured it out onto a cookie sheet, and counted the Tiny Time Pills. There were NOT six hundred of them! There were only one hundred and eighty.
@@misterwhipple2870 I almost did that myself too. But got scared my mom found out. 🤭
Martha there's something wrong with our television.
No George it's The Outer Limits just sit down and relax.
How can I relax when the horizontal and vertical are all screwy?
That's the show dear they control the horizontal and the vertical.
What kind of a crazy show is this? They screw up your television set.
@@moviesgalore9947 on a Zenith or Philco television no doubt!
Hi Fred: Thanks for reminding us that 1963 was generally a crappy year for movies. The Johnny Carson footage was great though.
Completely baked Sara Lee? Isn't the best way to enjoy them (in more ways than one,)
Also could you imagine letting your kid stand up in the front seat of a car today?
No, but we did it then, gittes.
I noticed that this video has all 3 songs you used for your 11/22/1963 video ("Sugar Shack", "Deep Purple", "My Boyfriend's Back"). It makes me wonder if you'll do a similar video for November 1963, not your personal recollections (which you already did) but clips from the month. A lot went on before the assassination, but it obviously affected most everything after.
You know, Jon, I didn't even realize I used the same songs for both videos, which were made a few years apart. I went to the billboard charts both times and picked the same three, which were my favorites on the list. As for Nov. '63, I don't know what 'm going to do yet, if I cover it a all. What more could I add?
My Boyfriend's Black And I'm Gonna Be In Trouble . . .
👍🌞🖖
I wonder what percent of the US population smoked back in 1963? What percentage of those who did are still around today?
Where's Elvis ?
First
Sugar Shack has got to be one of the worst songs of all time.
Sorry but different taste, have loved that song for years, never gets old, " pour some sugar on me was a tribute " Def Leppard?
@@nexttime960 I'm with you, nexttime.
Are TV shows still sponsored by. Companies?
The networks still have them.
JFK DAYS,RIP
1 mo before JFK was killed.
Wow... I was born on 14 November 1963, 8 days before Kennedy was assassinated, what an utterly different world it was. And yesterday Karmalluh Harris was anointed to queen 👑 status, meaning if you have any doubts about her, you are a rayycisss!!! Lord take me back 60 years, I want off this train!!!
The only doubt I have is about your spelling ability. "Karmalluh?" I can tell that you are too weak and brittle to take a president candidate who doesn't fit your narrow profile. Makes me glad I'm not that way.
This is a special because it focuses on a special era of history?
No, it's a special because it's not part of the regular series, which covers 1976 (and also 1968), month by month.
I’ll have to definitely check out ‘76. I don’t remember ‘63 or ‘68 but I was definitely around for ‘76. I was 13.
Two Chubby Checker shows for segregated audiences
@@Beedubyayardee I saw that too...
No .. not here in America. Everything was equal.
A New Kind of Love is a real stinker of a movie. I bought a streaming copy and it was such a disappointment. I think they thought it would be another Funny Face crossed with Gigi.
As much as I liked Joann Woodward, she is not winsome or even “charming.”
Agreed, I included it for the Sinatra song.
Okay, brain fart time. What is the title of that song being used at 3:50? I remember hearing it a lot when I was young, but I can't remember the title.
Deep Purple by April Stevens and Nino Temple. My fault for not running the record sleeve.
@@FredFlix Thank you.
@@FredFlix Deep Purple is from the '20s and was last remade by Donny and Marie Osmond in 1973.