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It's What's Happening, Baby! (1965)
glorious time capsule
I'm so THANKFUL this was one that escaped the ignominious fate of the kinescope process, the monochrome videotape looked the part of clear video as it did back in the day. The performances were, even if (many) lip-synced, shot in the present (then, in the late spring) and were present in reality, judging by the sweat on many of the performers. A few of the tracks were even in stereo! (obviously a sweetening as part of the video restoration process). I would have loved to be in that ford factory when those girls were dancing around the place. Murray the K was a phenom, wasn't he? Who today does what he did? This video IMHO belongs in my collection and many other folks' collections who love the golden oldies and have more than a bit of a wish to relive the glory days.
The Twilight Zone: The Night of the Meek (1960)
sublime
Ranks up there IMHO, with the best of O-Henry. This story deserved a lot more $$$$ for production values, but the economy of the production notwithstanding, it is a classic, one for the ages. The bonus is that this one was shot on videotape, giving it an eerie fluid liveness not matched by most of the other episodes. I often wonder, though, what jackie gleason could have done with the Henry Corwin role, even though art carney certainly was well-suited for it.