charles-smythe
Apr 25, 2015, 9:01 PM
THROWBACK THURSDAY 1962
Cost of living:
•Medium family income $6,000 per year
•Minimum hourly wage $1.25
•New house $15,000
•Gallon of gas .25¢
•New car $2,500
•Federal/State/Local taxes 20%
•Pack of chewing gum .05¢
•Candy bar .05¢
•Ice cream bar .15¢
•Soft drink .10¢
•Fast food hamburger .20¢
•1st class postage stamp .04¢
•Pay phone (local call) .10¢
*•Color TV set $400
•Daily newspaper .10¢
*•Refrigerator $500
•Tennis shoes $5.00
•Doctors office visit $5
•Movie ticket .50¢
•Popcorn at the movie.20¢
•45 rpm record $1.00
•Record album $3.00
Lucy...you've got some splainin' to do!
TV highlights of '62:
•03/30/1962 - The NCB talk show, "The Jack Paar show" has it's last episode on this day.
•05/31/1962 - "Tell It To Groucho" last airs on CBS-TV.
•June 1962 - "The Alfred Hitchcock show" last aires and has a total of 268 episodes.
•09/11/1962 - "McHales Navy" debuts on ABC. Show would run until 8/20/1966 with 138 episodes.
•09/17/1962 - The popular CBS/NBC situation comedy, "Father knows best ends. It had 203 episodes.
•09/22/1962 - "The Andy Williams show", a musical/variety show, aires. Show ended on 7/17/1971.
•09/23/1962 - ABC's 1st color TV series aires-"The Jetsons". There were 24 episodes and the last one was on 9/8/1963.
•09/25/1962 - "Bachelor father", a situation comedy ends with 157 episodes to it's credit.
•09/26/1962 - "The Beverly Hillbillies debuts on CBS-TV. 274 episodes were made before it's last show on 9/7/1971.
•10/02/1962 - "Here's Johnny!" Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show on NBC-TV with guest star, Joan Crawford. Johnny hosted until May 22, 1992 and had a total of 4531 episodes!
•10/2/1962 - "Combat", a war drama aires on ABC-TV. This show ran until 8/29/1967 and finished with 152 episodes.
•10/01/1962 - Lucy Show premieres.
•12/20/1962 - Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams show.
•12/31/1962 - "Match Game" debuts on NBC with host Gene Rayburn.
TV sayings: Meet George Jetson...
Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed...
Here's Johnny!
Top singles of '62:
•Big Girls Don't Cry (The Four Seasons)
•Duke Of Earl (Gene Chandler)
•Good Luck Charm (Elvis Presley)
•Hey! Baby (Bruce Channel)
•I Can't Stop Loving You (Ray Charles)
•Peppermint Twist (Joey Dee & The Starliters)
•Roses Are Red (Bobby Vinton)
•Sheila (Tommy Roe)
•Sherry (The Four Seasons)
•Soldier Boy (The Shirelles)
*Seems refrigerators have been able to get a good asking price for decades and color tvs can be bought for cheaper with better quality.. and remotes!
Cost of living:
•Medium family income $6,000 per year
•Minimum hourly wage $1.25
•New house $15,000
•Gallon of gas .25¢
•New car $2,500
•Federal/State/Local taxes 20%
•Pack of chewing gum .05¢
•Candy bar .05¢
•Ice cream bar .15¢
•Soft drink .10¢
•Fast food hamburger .20¢
•1st class postage stamp .04¢
•Pay phone (local call) .10¢
*•Color TV set $400
•Daily newspaper .10¢
*•Refrigerator $500
•Tennis shoes $5.00
•Doctors office visit $5
•Movie ticket .50¢
•Popcorn at the movie.20¢
•45 rpm record $1.00
•Record album $3.00
Lucy...you've got some splainin' to do!
TV highlights of '62:
•03/30/1962 - The NCB talk show, "The Jack Paar show" has it's last episode on this day.
•05/31/1962 - "Tell It To Groucho" last airs on CBS-TV.
•June 1962 - "The Alfred Hitchcock show" last aires and has a total of 268 episodes.
•09/11/1962 - "McHales Navy" debuts on ABC. Show would run until 8/20/1966 with 138 episodes.
•09/17/1962 - The popular CBS/NBC situation comedy, "Father knows best ends. It had 203 episodes.
•09/22/1962 - "The Andy Williams show", a musical/variety show, aires. Show ended on 7/17/1971.
•09/23/1962 - ABC's 1st color TV series aires-"The Jetsons". There were 24 episodes and the last one was on 9/8/1963.
•09/25/1962 - "Bachelor father", a situation comedy ends with 157 episodes to it's credit.
•09/26/1962 - "The Beverly Hillbillies debuts on CBS-TV. 274 episodes were made before it's last show on 9/7/1971.
•10/02/1962 - "Here's Johnny!" Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show on NBC-TV with guest star, Joan Crawford. Johnny hosted until May 22, 1992 and had a total of 4531 episodes!
•10/2/1962 - "Combat", a war drama aires on ABC-TV. This show ran until 8/29/1967 and finished with 152 episodes.
•10/01/1962 - Lucy Show premieres.
•12/20/1962 - Osmond brothers debut on the Andy Williams show.
•12/31/1962 - "Match Game" debuts on NBC with host Gene Rayburn.
TV sayings: Meet George Jetson...
Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed...
Here's Johnny!
Top singles of '62:
•Big Girls Don't Cry (The Four Seasons)
•Duke Of Earl (Gene Chandler)
•Good Luck Charm (Elvis Presley)
•Hey! Baby (Bruce Channel)
•I Can't Stop Loving You (Ray Charles)
•Peppermint Twist (Joey Dee & The Starliters)
•Roses Are Red (Bobby Vinton)
•Sheila (Tommy Roe)
•Sherry (The Four Seasons)
•Soldier Boy (The Shirelles)
*Seems refrigerators have been able to get a good asking price for decades and color tvs can be bought for cheaper with better quality.. and remotes!