We were the first family on our block to have a color TV. It was gigantic. Lots of neighbors came over to see it. This would have been about 57-58. We would look for shows on TV Guide that had a “C” for color. Otherwise you watched in black and white anyway.
Man, the 50’s were the good ol’ days.
I had a very similar experience except we didn't get our color television until just in time for the 1960 NFL Championship Game. Any movie that was broadcast in color was a must. The Yankee games from Boston were the first baseball games we got to see in color and the basketball games from Cincinnati were also in color as was the Senior Bowl! This was in the NYC Metro Area. I suppose others had fewer choices.
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“We would look for shows on TV Guide that had a “C” for color.”
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I actually recall TV Guide dropping the “C” when almost every show was in color. They replaced it with “B&W” to designate the shows that weren’t in color.
We were the first family on the block to have a color tv, too. I actually won an RCA color console tv in a coloring contest sponsored by our local NBC station in 1965. I was 10 years old and in 6th grade. It was the coolest thing ever! And yes, everyone came over to watch it.