Channel 5 first aired the classic
Superman series, thanks to
advance publicity, our news camera
and a good crowd of fans showed up at
Love Field to greet the entire cast
star, George Reeves, who actually looked
like Clark Kent had some
difficulty convincing the youngest people
he really was Superman.
But these two guys know for sure.
Another syndicated show was the Western
Annie Oakley, starring Gayle Davis.
Gayle was in town for the stock show and
also visited our legendary teenage
Downby and host Tom Malarky,
because these live programs were never
meant to be rerun.
There was no need to record them.
That oversight, typical of all stations
at the time, is why no teenage downbeats
shows are known to exist except for
this short news film and one untypical
videotape.
Well, I'll tell you very truthfully,
Mr. Howard, I'm sure I speak
for all the men that they're going to
spend a great deal of time at the beach
this summer if this is any indication
of what they have in store for them.
And once again, we'd like to thank Wally
Williams for furnishing the suits.
And certainly we want to thank you, Miss
Howard and the Howard School and Molly,
for furnishing such beautiful girls.
They truly look lovely.
Let's have a nice hand for them.
All of them are giving.
Teenage Downbeat was our own version of
an expanded American Bandstand,
a place where stars could appear, perform
and promote a new record, a new movie
and even new fashions.
Now we're going behind the scenes.
One of our earliest programs for kids was
Kitty's Playhouse, a daily one
hour live broadcast
in these home movies.
You can see the playhouse set and the
special magic carpet that flew the
children to storybook land.
Kiddish Playhouse became Kitty's
Wonderland in 1955.
Johnny Hay did drawings, puppets and
voices.
Classic Warner Brothers cartoons were
shown, birthdays celebrated,
and another memorable character appeared
our friend The Talking Clockface here.
And I think maybe he has something
that he wants to tell you today.
So suppose we open our ears
and just listen to what?
The talking box.
I listen very closely to you
and you think you know what he said
today.
I know today our talking
clock was telling us to share our
stories, share our time, share
our time.
Bobby Peters jamboree was another early
show for kids of all ages.
Bobby was a band leader at the Hotel
Texas and joined Channel 5 in 1950.
He quickly became our first real
personality with his Saturday program
of comedy, skits, music and vaudeville
routines.
The kids loved him both on TV and at
his personal appearances.
But off camera, Bobby was
urged to say children should be seen
not at.
Many of our early shows were weekly
country music programs with mostly local
talent, the Saturday Night Barn
Dance Show was popular for years and so
were the Flying X Ranch boys.
None was recorded, but we did find
the body start to show a typical
Channel 5 production apparently made as a
pilot episode.
That is all the
my in the cut off.
Oh, let me be
your teddy bear.
Early days, I'll be ready.
I won't have to hesitate.
And when they are
buying.
In.
Even a.
Giving a.
Along with our regular news and public
affairs programing, we produced thousands
of hours of talk and information shows
the Charlie Rose Show lasted two years
and was also seen on other stations
around the country.
You'll recognize Ambassador George Bush,
a man who wants to be president.
Governor Reagan comes to you and he said,
George, look,
the answer is no. Next question.
I want you to be my vice president.
The answer is no. I am in this right.
Keep in my sights set on this
and this alone.
Today, as we have for over 15
years, Channel 5 continues hosting
the Dallas Fort Worth area.
Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon
for Muscular Dystrophy
and the Children's Hour.
It keeps on taping.
For 25 years now, it's been a weekend
fixture on Channel 5, first with
Johnny. Hey, then Bud Can Isel
and I had a two year run.
And for the last 18 years,
I know
it's just been me and the kids
have gone with.