Early Color TV Shows

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Instructions: When color television arrived, it changed everything! How much do you remember about the first shows broadcast in living color?

1.
Which network was the first to regularly broadcast shows in color, thanks to its parent company RCA?
A
CBS
B
NBC
C
DuMont
D
ABC
2.
Which Western series was one of the first TV programs broadcast entirely in color starting in 1959?
A
Gunsmoke
B
Bonanza
C
Rawhide
D
Have Gun – Will Travel
3.
What famous NBC announcement preceded many color broadcasts in the 1960s?
A
'Now in brilliant color!'
B
'In living color!'
C
'Color by RCA!'
D
'The following program is brought to you in living color on NBC!'
4.
Which colorful animated family debuted in prime time on ABC in 1960?
A
Jonny Quest
B
The Flintstones
C
Top Cat
D
The Jetsons
5.
Which Walt Disney anthology show helped promote color TV in American homes?
A
The Mickey Mouse Club
B
Disney Parade
C
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
D
Disneyland
6.
What was NBC's iconic color mascot, a bird that spread its colorful tail feathers?
A
The NBC Peacock
B
The NBC Rooster
C
The NBC Eagle
D
The NBC Parrot
7.
Which 1960s spy series starring Robert Culp and Bill Cosby was shot in exotic color locations worldwide?
A
Mission: Impossible
B
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
C
Secret Agent
D
I Spy
8.
By what year did all three major US networks broadcast their entire prime-time schedules in color?
A
1965
B
1963
C
1968
D
1966
9.
Which fantasy sitcom about a genie benefited greatly from color broadcasting when it debuted in 1965?
A
Bewitched
B
My Favorite Martian
C
I Dream of Jeannie
D
The Munsters
10.
Which beloved 1960s sitcom about a magical witch started in black and white before switching to color?
A
I Dream of Jeannie
B
The Addams Family
C
My Favorite Martian
D
Bewitched
11.
Which science fiction series that debuted in 1966 made spectacular use of color with alien worlds and uniforms?
A
The Outer Limits
B
Lost in Space
C
Star Trek
D
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
12.
The first color TV sets were extremely expensive. Approximately how much did an RCA color set cost in 1954?
A
$500
B
$1,000
C
$5,000
D
$2,000
13.
Which musical variety show hosted by Perry Como was among the earliest regular color broadcasts?
A
Your Hit Parade
B
The Perry Como Show
C
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
D
The Lawrence Welk Show
14.
Which 1960s adventure show set in Africa used its colorful location filming as a major selling point?
A
Flipper
B
Tarzan
C
Gentle Ben
D
Daktari
15.
Which classic sitcom about a shipwrecked group on a tropical island was filmed in color from its 1964 debut?
A
McHale's Navy
B
Gilligan's Island
C
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
D
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Answer Key

Question 1

B. NBC

Question 2

B. Bonanza

Question 3

D. 'The following program is brought to you in living color on NBC!'

Question 4

B. The Flintstones

Question 5

C. Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

Question 6

A. The NBC Peacock

Question 7

D. I Spy

Question 8

D. 1966

Question 9

C. I Dream of Jeannie

Question 10

D. Bewitched

Question 11

C. Star Trek

Question 12

B. $1,000

Question 13

B. The Perry Como Show

Question 14

D. Daktari

Question 15

B. Gilligan's Island

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