Retro Flip Wilson

Flip Wilson at Retro Comic Spotlight

Toons Before CGI

Retro Comic Spotlight

Wow, the things that can get right past your firewall. Love 'em or hate 'em, these babies were the original kings and queens of stand-up.

Sitcom: The Hidden Dictionary Definition

Half-hour situation comedy aired at prime time showing fictitious families, friends, coworkers and neighbors abusing one another for the perverted amusement of viewers and fans.

Laughs From The Past: Henny Youngman

Laughs From The Past: Bill Dana

Laughs From The Past: Jonathan Winters

Watch this video on the Jonathan Winters page at Retro Comic Spotlight

Old TV Crime Dramas I’d Like to See Again

Hawaiian Eye, Highway Patrol, Hong Kong, Mannix, Naked City, Route 66, Peter Gunn, 77 Sunset Strip, Sky King, Surfside 6, The Name of the Game

Old Game Shows I’d Like to See Again

I’ve Got a Secret, Name That Tune, Queen for A Day, To Tell the Truth, 21, Video Village, What’s My Line?, You Bet Your Life

Old Variety Shows I’d Like to See Again

Carol Burnett, Ed Sullivan, Dean Martin, Gary Moore, Hee Haw, Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Milton Berle, Perry Como, Red Skelton, Steve Allen

Old Sit Coms I’d Like to See Again

Barney Miller, Burns & Allen, Car 54, Fair Exchange, Mr. Peepers, Newhart, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Life of Riley, The Honeymooners, Taxi, WKRP.

Going Tubeless

I stopped watching live television in 1995. I figured I’d seen enough lame sitcoms, sleazy dramas, stupid miniseries, weekend teen movies and commercials by then.