Underplayed Gems

Barker Bill's Cartoon Show (1953)

Barker Bill's Cartoon Show poster
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United States
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This early TV cartoon series aired weekday afternoons. It presented short animated cartoons to entertain a family audience.

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What happens

Barker Bill's Cartoon Show is the first network television weekday cartoon series, airing on CBS from 1953 to 1955. The 15 minute show was broadcast twice a week, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 5pm Eastern, although some local stations showed both episodes together as a single 30 minute show. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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