Color TV - 1960s

TV Odd Shaped Screen

In the 1960s Grandma and Grandpa were the first people I knew who had color TV.  At that time there were not many programs were telecast in color and NBC was the only network, everything else on TV was in black and white.

NBC Famous Peacock

So it was major event when a color program was going to be on TV.  On Sunday Night everyone would gather around the TV to watch Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom and right after the main event of the evening; Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color.

 

Us kids always looked forward to any cartoons but Grandpa loved the shows about animals or Daniel Boone, whereas Grandma liked the shows such as Pollyanna (she really enjoyed the family being together more than anything).  Grandpa would sit in his chair and did not like if people would talk during the programs.  It seems odd today that something like color would be so exciting when now there is High Definition TV with hundreds of channels to choose from.  Now it is an oddity to watch a show in Black & White.  This simplicity is what makes memories so special.