On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 2:41:54 PM UTC-5, K.M. Richards wrote: > > There's a reason for the Nelsons being fuzzy; Cozi fills some program > slots with public domain programming (they also have copies of the ten > existing kinescopes of the early Burns and Allen shows that had been done > live, before George and Gracie went to pre-filming in season three); those > are the slots that affiliates can pre-empt for their own programming. > > My recollection is that they also have the 1953 syndicated Sherlock > Holmes, several Red Skelton Shows, and the Beverly Hillbillies episodes > that fell into PD. > > The Ozzie & Harriet and Beverly Hillbillies PD episodes also run on RTV > and IIRC Burns & Allen PD eps also run on the LPTV network America One. >> >> > > That explains it. The poor picture quality on The Red Skelton Show didn't bother me - I expect 1950s variety shows to look grainy, having seen my share of Jackie Gleason episodes. But I really noticed bad quality on Ozzie and Harriet, Beverly Hillbillies, and a 1940s Jimmy Durante movie. -Tim
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