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A Sid Hix cartoon showing a man carrying a briefcase labeled Internal Revenue Dept. speaking to a receptionist at a TV station office. The receptionist looks startled, while in the office the station manager watches nervously from behind his desk. The caption reads, “Just tell him it’s the man from uncle!” Text at bottom right identifies the source as BROADCASTING, February 27, 1967 p116.

#OTD 59 years ago, Broadcasting magazine printed this Sid Hix cartoon playing on the name Uncle Sam & former hit, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., which was fading in the ratings & would vanish in less than a year. #StarTrek was a candidate to fill its 1967–68 timeslot, but NBC put Laugh-In there instead.

Boston Globe, February 26, 1967.

"You have not written about Star Trek since its opening show. What do you think about it?"—Donna

(I think that it was unfortunate in its choice of an opening episode, but that it has improved immeasurably since then. It is exceptionally well produced and written).

San Francisco Chronicle, February 26, 1967.

SCIENCE OFFICER Spock (Leonard Nimoy), a man incapable of emotion, falls in love for the first time with Jill Ireland on Star Trek, Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in color on Channels 4 and 3.

It takes two to tango, and she and Gene tangoed while he was still married to Eileen. She wasn't faultless.

Surely not 1964.

Looks AI or AI-processed.

Musical compositions, films (and their audio tracks) are 95 years.

What app is that?

Writing for Television - Conversations with Rod Serling

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeAk...

Hartford Courant, February 12, 1967

AIDS ENEMY: Madlyn Rhue portrays spacecraft crew member Marla who is torn between duty & love when her lover attempts to seize control of the Enterprise in his quest for world power in "Space Seed" on the NBC colorcast of "Star Trek" Thursday from 8:30 - 9:30p.m.

#OTD 1967 item.

One wonders from whence these "news" items originated.

We sent you one.

You are not of the body.

Monster Times 1, no. 26 (September 1973), 15.

At the recent ST-Equicon speculation ran the full spectrum from delighted anticipation to utter dread. A few Trekkies are so utterly horrified by the prospect of the animated series that they are already readying petitions to protest its very existence.

Exhibitors Herald-World, February 9, 1929. Texas Guinan was the real-life nightclub manager who was the inspiration for the name of Whoopi Goldberg's Star Trek character.

It was just a concept for a big window that made no logical sense.

Hey! We'd love to talk to you about this, as we've been researching the various marches. Please ping us!

Nichelle Nichols in a Star Trek publicity photo circa 1966

Charles Washburn and Nichelle Nichols on the Star Trek set circa 1967

When Lt. Uhura appeared in the #StarTrek 1966 debut, she was boldly going where no Black woman had gone before—as a continuing network TV character in an aspirational future where skin color didn’t matter.

Learn how this. happened & why it matters ➡️ www.facttrek.com/blog/uhura

#BlackHistoryMonth

It appears that Blish was simply being Blish and making changes. This drew the ire of Fontana.

Note to self: Richard and Linda Thompson's "For Shame of Doing Wrong" is capo 2 with a D-C-G-D progression, and This Mortal Coil's "Song to the Siren" is capo 3 with a G-D-C-Em progression. If I remember those details, I will definitely *not* botch either song at the open mic tomorrow night.

"Gooseneck" viewer in the first Star Trek pilot compared to the AT&T Picturephone 1. At over $100 per 10 minutes in inflation-adjusted US Dollars, let’s hope Picturephone rates dropped by the time Spock used it to call Captain Pike.

AT&T Picturephone 1 on display at San Francisco International Airport on January 27, 2026. Photo by Maurice Molyneaux

AT&T Picturephone 1 & 2 on display at San Francisco International Airport on January 27, 2026. Photo by Maurice Molyneaux

"Mister Spock here. We're intercepting a follow-up message, sir. There are crash survivors on Talos."

The gooseneck viewers from the first pilot resemble the 1964 AT&T Picturephone 1, as encountered by the Fact Trek landing party at #SFO.

More ➡️ www.facttrek.com/blog/fliptop

Yep. "The Bubble" came out, sans Shatner, 2.5 months after Trek premiered. Shatner had previously worked on the Obler-written 1960 TV adaptation of "Night of the Auk". catalog.afi.com/Catalog/movi...

Adam West's credit in the title sequence for the 1963-filmed pilot, Alexander the Great.

Show title in the title sequence for the 1963-filmed pilot, Alexander the Great.

Nov. 6, 1963 Variety report of Shatner's on-set injury while filming the 1963-filmed pilot, Alexander the Great.

Speaking of #Batman…before it or #StarTrek, #AdamWest played co-star to #WilliamShatner in the very expen$ive TV pilot ALEXANDER THE GREAT. Pencilled into the fall 1964 schedule but dropped in favor of "The Greatest Show On Earth."

You can watch the pilot here ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Crc...

Nimoy and Hunter bts for the Star Trek tos pilot, ‘The Cage’

Barrymore was replaced by Robert Brown as "The Alternative Actor," so to speak.

That's "its" not "it's".

Batman 1966 Television Series HD - Theme Song Opening & Closing Credits in 1080p High Definition Check out my other Batman Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWWxhd3GN20 (Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na) Batmaaaaaan! (Na na na na na na na na na na na na) Batmaaaaaan! (Na na…

#OTD 1966, ABC premiered #BATMAN, with a 30.7 audience share & WHAM! POW!ed ahead of both CBS's Lost In Space & NBC's The Virginian. The show was a big hit at first, but quickly burned out. By the start of it's 2nd season in September, it often placed last. It ran 2½ seasons.

youtu.be/EZ9ymE2Rcxo

That's from "Elaan of Troyius"