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Marta's Blog: The Neighbor's TV

My name is Marta Selbryth, well it was Selbryth before I married. I want to take you back to my growing years which were filled with so many differences from my present ones. Join me!

The Neighbor's TV

My first opportunity to watch TV came when I was eight and crossed the street to my neighbor's home. I became a regular in their living room at 4:55 to watch the black and white test pattern for the five minutes before the Howdy Doody show began.

Butch and I watched Buffalo Bill, Howdy and Clarabell, the Clown with rapt attention. We wanted to sit in their peanut gallery and maybe be chosen to be a brief part of the show. (We had no idea that the show was not happening somewhere in our hometown of Bremerton.)

We also watched Kookla,Fran and Ollie then relinquished the single channel to Butch's parents so they could watch the evening news. Besides, why did we care what was happening around the United States when we could scurry outside and play pirates on the upturned wheelbarrow.

By the time I moved to Billings to begin my dancing career my interests had grown. After Mrs. B. got her first TV during the Christmas of 1957,I occasionally sat with her, Shorty and James to watch a Perry Como special or Playhouse 90. Most of my evenings I spent practicing in the basement space Mrs. B. allowed me to use. In all cases, my evenings were free of Carol. That girl was hard to take!
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Published on June 19, 2014 11:17 Tags: early-tv