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In the fifties TV was new and we were under 10.  I recall is being allowed to watch the 1pm afternoon movie, Carousel, if was sick and home from school.

Our local TV stations were few but we got to know them well.

In the 1950s

1954-  Calgary got its first TV station, CHCT-TV, Channel 2. The images were in black and white. It later was called CICT-TV and was Channel 7.

1958- CFCN TV – the first independent TV station in Canada. It had syndicated cartoons like The Lone Ranger and Superman

There were a few kids’ shows  we liked

Howdy Doody

Lassie                                                                   

Leave it to Beaver

As we grew older there were 50s shows we enjoyed with our parents.

Donna Reed                                                                       

Father Knows Best                                                          

George Burns and Gracie Allen

Maverick                                                                             

Perry Mason                                                                     

Roy Rogers

The Danny Thomas Show                                             

The Honeymooners

The Lone Ranger

1951 – Search for Tomorrow- CBC

1957 – Perry Mason

1958 – 77 Sunset Strip

1951 – Dragnet

1958 – Peter Gunn

1956 –  As the World Turns

1955 – Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955 – Wireless remote control device using light beam to track channels

1960s TV

We were entering our teen years. Yes there were little kid programs but we were usually feeling too In the 1960s, mature for them

Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood                          

Sesame Street

In the 1960s we had local shows of:

Mr. Dressup,  Chez Helene

1. – the Buckshot Show with Ron Berge. This program was very popular with little kids, but by this time we were not little kids. We were 18, so the memories we have of it are not very strong.

We did however at my house really enjoy these shows in the evening. Afternoon soap operas were watched by some adults.

Andy Griffith

Batman                                               

Bewitched

Carol Burnett Show

1960 – Coronation Street

1963 – General Hospital

1966 – our TV stations started transitioning to color broadcasting.

1968 – Days of our Lives

1967 – Mannix

1968 – Columbo

1971 – Cable TV came to Calgary

Dick Van Dyke                                   

Dr. Kildare

Gilligan’s Island                                

Hawaii Five -O                                  

Hogan’s Heroes

I Dream of Jeanie

Ironside
Get Smart                                                                                           

Marcus Welby, MD
Alfred Hitchcock Presents            

Star Trek                                              

The Beverly Hillbillies                      

The Brady Bunch

1971 – Calgary got cable TV