First color program you ever saw?

[oldtvman]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

The 1st color set we had was a rather dreadful Sears oddball 17" or so mini-console...It had a rectangular-ish screeen, Sonny Clutter had one on his site several years ago, it was sposed to be the 1st rectangular set. Anyhow, it would frequently "Tear up" before the Sears repair guy got outta the driveway good...My dad replaced it w/one of the 1st Porta-Colors in fall '65 or early '66...Little guy was a TROUPER...It was on, frequently 12-18 hrs a day, 7 days a week..Say what you will about Porta-Pottys, OURS was tough as nails....We finally replaced it w/a Trinitron in '72 or '73....

As soon as I saw the ad for the Ge porta-color I went to the local tv store and bought one I still have the set today. For what it was it was an amazing little tv for the time.

[Steve D.]

I first viewed a color show in 1954. It was "Life with Father" on CBS. It was telecast live from CBS TV City in Hollywood. I remember how small the screen was compared to the b&w sets on display. It was the first west to east coast series to be telecast in color. The TV store I watched the program on was about a mile from CBS TV City. The first color set we had in our home was an RCA CTC-5 Aldrich model.

-Steve D.