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Donkees

(33,438 posts) Tue Dec 25, 2018, 12:45 PM Dec 2018

R.O. Blechman CBS Christmas Message (1966)

Can you believe that there once was a time when network television aired classy holiday interstitials like this ?
Designed by R.O. Blechman and animated by Willis Pyle. Beautiful , hand-drawn pen & ink drawings. Music arranged by Arnie Black.

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R.O. Blechman CBS Christmas Message (1966) (Original Post) Donkees Dec 2018 OP

Great artistry! 👩‍🎨 MaryMagdaline Dec 2018 #1

Oh! I remember this! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2018 #2

I also recall this PennyK Dec 2018 #3

I remember this. Thanks for posting it. nt Progressive Jones Dec 2018 #4

K&R (n/t) Jim Lane Dec 2018 #5

I remember it well mockmonkey Dec 2018 #6

MaryMagdaline

(7,939 posts)

1. Great artistry! 👩‍🎨

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Tue Dec 25, 2018, 01:18 PM

Dec 2018

Rhiannon12866

(250,692 posts)

2. Oh! I remember this!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2018, 01:23 PM

Dec 2018

Thanks so much for posting!

PennyK

(2,341 posts)

3. I also recall this

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2018, 02:42 PM

Dec 2018

CBS was the "classy' network.

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)

4. I remember this. Thanks for posting it. nt

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Tue Dec 25, 2018, 03:15 PM

Dec 2018

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)

5. K&R (n/t)

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Tue Dec 25, 2018, 11:47 PM

Dec 2018

mockmonkey

(2,964 posts)

6. I remember it well

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 03:11 AM

Dec 2018

There is another animation from 1986 where I have to believe the artist drew inspiration from the CBS one.

Not as classy.

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