Grindhouse Previews #1: Exploitation film trailers (mostly 70s era) FredFlix 2026-09-24 | Grindhouse Previews #1: Exploitation film trailers (mostly 70s era)
The America We Knew: June 1976 FredFlix 2024-06-24 | The next consecutive edition of The America We Knew will be the Bicentennial two-parter on July 4th. In the meantime, I will post a special or two plus other videos.
Retro Replay #8: American Movie Classics (promos from the 1980s) FredFlix 2024-06-22 | Back before Turner Classic Movies, this was the go-to channel for uncut, commercial free, old-school Hollywood gems, hosted by Bob Dorian and Nick Clooney (George's father). Nowadays, AMC has become unrecognizable.
The America We Knew SPECIAL: March 1968 FredFlix 2024-06-19 | Oops! The Star Trek clip is from March of '69. (I'll try to do better!) To see the corrected video, here is the link:youtube.com/watch?v=Nz5gG9c499AI have also added a short Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea clip to the new video.PS: At the 12:30 mark you'll see a commercial with Lauren Hutton (and a brief shot of Alex Rocco) but at the end of the ad it looks like a different actress. I don't know, you tell me.
The America We Knew SPECIAL: February 1968 FredFlix 2024-06-19 | Peggy Fleming skates to Olympic glory, the Great Vegetable Rebellion is previewed on "Lost in Space" and Walter Cronkite makes a statement about the Vietnam War. Look for another 1968 video today!
The America We Knew: May 1976 FredFlix 2024-06-17 | Tim Conway at the Emmys is priceless. In my "magazine section," one or two British imports may have sneaked in.
The America We Knew SPECIAL: May 1970 FredFlix 2024-06-14 | Oops: The Circus magazine depicted is clearly not from 1970. My bad. And PS: Due to copyright issues I had to use a live version of American Woman by The Guess Who.
The America We Knew: April 1976 FredFlix 2024-06-12 | Re-posted with corrections. Many aborted attempts to get this through the copyright cops. This version is shorter than originally intended because I had to drop two songs. But I think the end result is OK.
The America We Knew: March 1976 FredFlix 2024-06-10 | Another nostalgic journey through our shared cultural past, specific to the month of March.
The Prime Time of Our Lives: The 1961-62 Network TV Season FredFlix 2024-06-08 | Shows not previously featured in this series, including Surfside Six, Bachelor Father, Matty's Funday Funnies and Bronco.
The America We Knew SPECIAL: January 1971 FredFlix 2024-06-07 | Re-experience the last cigarette commercial, the Partridge Family, Super Bowl V, Elvis at the Jaycee Awards and William Shatner ... bowling?This is the second of many special editions that will pre-date the current time line of the ongoing series.
The America We Knew: February 1976 FredFlix 2024-06-05 | Samplings of movies, music, TV, news, sports and technology from two generations ago.
The America We Knew: January 1976 FredFlix 2024-06-03 | The Bicentennial Year is launched with celebration and hope.
Video Vault #50: More TV treasures once lost in time and space FredFlix 2024-06-01 | Most (if not all) of the clips are from the '50s & '60s.
The America We Knew: December 1975 FredFlix 2024-05-30 | A Charlie Brown Christmas is repeated (but only for the 10th time), the Hail Mary NFL play, a look back at the year 1975 and much more. That's the way, uh-huh uh-huh, we like it.
The America We Knew: November 1975 (the first 10 seconds will give you chills) FredFlix 2024-05-27 | Another nostalgia-wrapped romp through our shared cultural past. Coming Thursday, we'll finish out 1975 with the December video. Then on to '76 and beyond. Plus special volumes will take us back to 1971, '72 and '73.
When Magazines Mattered: TV GUIDE 1966 (Every cover, with music) FredFlix 2024-05-25 | Note: These are not in order.
The America We Knew: October 1975 FredFlix 2024-05-23 | Big month for events such as the Thrilla in Manilla, Carlton Fisk's Game 6 home run in the World Series, the debut of (the real) Saturday Night Live, and my 21st birthday.
The America We Knew: September 1975 FredFlix 2024-05-20 | Squeaky, Starsky, Hutch, Bowie, Barbarino, Kotter, Condor, Dog Day, Rocky (Horror) and Saturday Night Live starring...Howard Cosell???
The America We Knew SPECIAL: October 1970 FredFlix 2024-05-18 | First season of Monday Night Football, Janis Joplin's death, Reds/Orioles World Series, Winn-Dixie and cigarette commercials!
The America We Knew: August 1975 FredFlix 2024-05-16 | Get down tonight with Charles Bronson, drive-in movies, Garanimals, TV Guide listings and Quaker Oats...oops, I mean Warren Oates.
The America We Knew: July 1975 FredFlix 2024-05-13 | Another fast-paced chronicle of our shared cultural history, limited only by what I could find, what I could use, and what I could remember.
Video Vault #48: Another time travel trip through clips, cars and stars FredFlix 2024-05-11 | Mostly 1950s and '60s.
The America We Knew: June 1975 (a nostalgic chronicle of our shared cultural history) FredFlix 2024-05-09 | "Jaws" puts the bite on the box office, plus this breaking news: Elvis and John Lennon are still alive!
The America We Knew: May 1975 (a twice-weekly chronicle of our shared cultural past) FredFlix 2024-05-06 | Politics, periodicals, pictures, promos, players and Pam!
The Prime Time of Our Lives: The 1960/61 TV Season (shows not previously featured in this series) FredFlix 2024-05-04 | Note: Michael Shayne, Peter Loves Mary, and Shirley Temple were all on NBC rather than ABC. I was consulting an old TV Guide when I made the video and, as you know, it listed all the local station channel numbers (such as 4 and 5 rather than ABC or NBC), and I got those few mixed up in my brain. Thanks to Barry Putterman for pointing this out.
The America We Knew: April 1975 (a twice-weekly chronicle of our shared cultural past) FredFlix 2024-05-02 | This one came up a little short due to some copyrighted material I had to edit out. But I added a clip from "Hollywood Squares" that was tagged "spring 1975." Not specifically April but it's close enough.
The America We Knew: March 1975 (a twice-weekly chronicle of our shared cultural past) FredFlix 2024-04-29 | Because of copyright issues, I had to substitute the standard studio version of "Have You Never Been Mellow" by Olivia Newton-John with a live performance from 1977.
TV Dialing 1950s Commercials #2: Reflections of what we watched, what we bought and what we thought FredFlix 2024-04-27 | Lots of cool "lost" jingles" in this one.
The America We Knew: January 1975 (a weekly chronicle of our shared cultural past) FredFlix 2024-04-22 | From Switchblade Sisters to Super Bowl IX. Note: "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown" premiered on Jan. 28, 1975.
The America We Knew: December 1974 (a weekly chronicle of our shared cultural past) FredFlix 2024-04-15 | It seems everybody was kung fu fighting, shooting golden guns and laughing at Frankie's monster.
The Best of Mayberry ROCKS! (10 short mash-ups with classic rock songs) FredFlix 2024-04-10 | I saved the best for last (at about the 8:00 mark)
The America We Knew: November 1974 (a weekly chronicle of our shared cultural past) FredFlix 2024-04-08 | Elton's got John and Mike's got Moscow. (Don't ask; just watch.) Plus the usual commercials, trailers, top-40 songs and more. Some viewers have asked why these videos aren't longer. The main reason is I'm limited by what's available. I have to find clips that are specific to the month. If I see a commercial online that is tagged "1974" but not "November 1974," I can't use it. I'm also limited (only slightly) but copyright restrictions. Also, I don't want to repeat the same old "yeah, the economy and the energy crisis and the Cold War are bad" images, for fear of redundancy. Having said all that, as the months progress more material will become available (especially after wider use of VCRs). I know this because I'm already way ahead, and future videos will be so long they'll have to broken into two or three parts. I promise you it's going to be awesome and the end result will be the best series by far I've ever run on YouTube.
Not Necessarily The Best Of FredFlix #8 FredFlix 2024-04-04 | Note: To clear up any confusion, at about the 5:40 mark I talk about NBC not being available until 1962. That was true in my town, until we finally got an NBC affiliate in '63 (and our TV set was a black and white model).
The America We Knew: October 1974 (a weekly chronicle of our shared cultural past) FredFlix 2024-04-01 | Ali-Foreman, the World Series, Top-40 songs, Sinatra's live TV concert and some new fall shows.
Video Vault #44: More rare commercial tie-ins, bumpers and other clips (mostly 50s & 60s) FredFlix 2024-03-28 | Dates are listed when known.
The America We Knew: September 1974 (a weekly chronicle of our shared culture nearly 50 years gone) FredFlix 2024-03-25 | Formerly The World We Knew.
The Prime Times Of Our Lives (Phase 2, Part 3): The 1959-60 Network TV Schedule FredFlix 2024-03-21 | In Phase 1 of this series, we looked at the U.S. TV schedule on particular nights. But a lot of shows were missed. Phase 2 will cover those shows as we spotlight entire seasons from 1957-58 through 1973-74 in 18 chapters.
The World We Knew: August 1974 FredFlix 2024-03-18 | NOTE: Starting next week, The World We Knew will become The America We Knew: Same format, all USA (As if it wasn't 99 percent all-American anyway!) Forthcoming episodes will begin to increase in length as the proliferation of VCRs allows for a more detailed record of a culture that is nearly 50 years gone.
The World We Knew: July 1974 (A fast-paced chronicle of the sights and sounds of the 70s) FredFlix 2024-03-18 | Another two-for-one day for this series, so look for Aug. '74 as well. (Note: In this video I had to use live versions of Gordon Lightfoot's Sundown and Hues Corporation's Rock the Boat in order to get past the copyright cops.)
The World We Knew: June 1974 (more moments, music and memories of our shared cultural past) FredFlix 2024-03-13 | Look for the May 1974 edition of The World We Knew, which will also be posted today.
The World We Knew: May 1974 (another chronicle of our shared cultural history) FredFlix 2024-03-13 | The June 1974 edition of The World We Knew will also be posted today.
My Spider Sense: What it was like reading Amazing Spider-Man #13 in 1964 FredFlix 2024-03-11 | What is was like reading Spidey comics 60 years ago. (With barely adequate narration by yours truly.)
The World We Knew: April 1974 (Episode 3 of this weekly chronicle of our shared cultural history) FredFlix 2024-03-07 | 50 years ago (almost): A mix of moments, music and memories.
TV Dialing 1970s Commercials #5: Reflections of what we watched, what we bought and what we thought FredFlix 2024-03-04 | FredFlix: The World We Knew
The World We Knew #2 (NOW WEEKLY): March 1974 FredFlix 2024-02-29 | From 50 years ago: News reports, TV tidbits, music, movies and more. Each week, this series will be an informative but mostly entertaining chronicle of our shared cultural history from the mid-70s onward. A new episode will be posted every Thursday.
Retro Replay #5: TNT (promos from the 90s on Turner Network Television) FredFlix 2024-02-19 | Note: FredFlix will hibernate for the next 10 days. When I return March 1, my new series, The World We Knew, will go from monthly to WEEKLY. Plus there will still be the usual assortment of nostalgic nuttiness.
Video Vault #45: More fun clips from our shared pop culture past FredFlix 2024-02-08 | FredFlix: The World We Knew
