Category: Television

Footage from the past

A few days ago, the C-SPAN network announced it put all of its video archives online, dating back more than 20 years. The archive, which contains more than 160,000 hours of video, will be a boon for muckrakers. But considering that C-SPAN also gave plenty of air time to historians, I thought maybe some Route … Continue reading Footage from the past

More commercials from “Route 66”

As promised, here are more television commercials from the 1961 season of "Route 66." It's amazing to encounter Chevrolet models of which I was unaware.

Commercials from “Route 66”

Someone has compiled all of the commercials that aired during the 1961 of the original "Route 66" television drama. You'll see ads for Milk of Magnesia, "instant flaking action" Bayer Aspirin, and a whole fleet of Chevys. You'll even see an ad that features Frontier City, which is still off Route 66 north of Oklahoma … Continue reading Commercials from “Route 66”

From the Mother Road to the Holy Land

Here's a video about Route 66 that appeared last month on an Israeli television program titled "Roim Olam," or "Watching the World." The narration is in Yiddish Hebrew, but I think most will easily follow what's going on. Eyal Tavor, an Israeli TV reporter who filed the story, said this in an e-mail: In autumn … Continue reading From the Mother Road to the Holy Land

Memories of a previous Route 66 festival

In recent days, RQV Outdoor Movies has posted video shot during the 2003 International Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill. It includes interviews with "Route 66: The Mother Road" author Michael Wallis and "Route 66" TV show co-star Martin Milner, a few years before he became too ill to make public appearances. According to a … Continue reading Memories of a previous Route 66 festival

UPDATED: “Route 66” TV show app has an identity problem

About 10 episodes from the original "Route 66" television series were recently released as iPhone and iTouch applications. Each full episode in the app costs 99 cents, and includes a few screen shots. It gives you the option of watching the episode on a full screen on your iPhone or iTouch that crops a bit … Continue reading UPDATED: “Route 66” TV show app has an identity problem

Mr. Food heads southwest

Mr. Food takes a brief culinary cruise down the Mother Road in New Mexico, and gives out the ingredients for the Southwestern Breakfast Bake. This link takes you to a video, along with the text.

From one toke to one take

Jim Motavalli, a columnist for The Daily Green alternative-energy magazine, tells about the fascinating background of Tom Shipley. Shipley works as a video producer at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla. According to the article, among Shipley's favorite work is documenting students' efforts at building vehicles for the North American Solar Car … Continue reading From one toke to one take

A Humbler fumble

As the Super Bowl fast approaches, here's a fascinating Super Bowl ad from 1970, for the Pontiac GTO Humbler built by General Motors. Longtime roadie Mark Potter, who's done a lot of impeccable research about Route 66 and classic cars, said the ad aired only one time. He explained why in a comment on his … Continue reading A Humbler fumble