AMC: Classic episodes (1970-1980)

[SFK]

Yeah, I mean, I don't want to sound like I'm looking a gift horse in the mouth, but from what I remember, it was a very random episode that didn't feature characters who we'd exacly go ga-ga for, i.e., there was no Erica, Phoebe, et cetera.

[Goldensoaps]

And now we can add a youtube clip....from 25 june 1971!!!!!!!!

[All My Shadows]

There are more clips from early early stuff, too. Check out the 20th anniversary special, which has lots of Chuck/Tara/Phil, and a black-and-white scene with Erica bitching about Tara.

[EricMontreal22]

That youtube clip makes me want more. LOL

What I find confusing is SOME have said that Agnes DID save the old AMC (and I assume OLTL) almost completely as kinescopes up till ABC started saving the tapes--but they were burned in a fire...

[Ryan Chamberlain]

I heard about that myself. Which, makes me sad if they did really burn up.

Sad that these old eppies are not around. Makes you wish Agnes made a backup.

[ghfan89]

IIRC, that particular clip is a flashback from a later episode.

[EricMontreal22]

The two great 1970 episodes on her website were apparently found by her son on old kinesciope film reels in the back of her old house clet when he was helping her move. LOL

[will81]

I brought this up in another thread, what about foreign markets? Did All My Children air in other countries as early as the 70's? If so it is possible some earlier episodes survive. Who knows. As I said in another thread they found some Dr. Who episodes in Australia that had been wiped in the U.K and thought lost forever.

[ghfan89]

The UCLA catalog archives have a list of episodes they supposedly have. Quite a few from the early 70's:

http://cinema.librar...6&CNT=50&HIST=1

[EricMontreal22]

Oh wow! Grr UCLA.... All those 1973 episodes.

[Goldensoaps]

All my children was not very popular in Europe...it only was broadcast in Italy and in France, but with episodes from the 80s or 90s...Nevertheless, OLTL was broadcast in several countries...In Spain, 130 episodes (August 1980-February 1981), in Italy, a lot of episodes from 1978 to 1982, and in France, episodes from the mid 80s....