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Rare Find: Time Beany 35mm Kinescope (Patreon)

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2025-07-19 16:30:05

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2025-12-23 21:47:34

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I recently acquired a fascinating piece of television history—a 35mm kinescope negative of Time Beany, episode #543. This film would have been created when the episode originally aired, with copies then distributed to stations for syndicated broadcast.

The film had developed an extremely strong vinegar smell (one of the worst I've encountered), which made me particularly grateful we could scan it before further deterioration. This type of smell indicates vinegar syndrome, a chemical breakdown that can destroy film over time.

Currently, I have eight of these kinescopes successfully scanned, with potentially more to come. However, the remaining films are in poor condition, so it's uncertain whether they can be salvaged.

This represents an extremely valuable preservation of early television content that might otherwise be lost forever.

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Time for Beany - Episode 543 (1951) - Original 35mm Kinescope Scan

Time for Beany - Episode 543 Original Air Date: January 31, 1951 (estimated) Scanned from original 35mm kinescope negative PRESERVATION NOTE: This episode comes from a 35mm kinescope negative rather than 16mm, offering superior visual quality. The visible scan lines are from the CRT monitor that was filmed to create this kinescope - you're seeing exactly what appeared on TV screens in 1951, captured on film in real-time during the live broadcast. Scanned by the wonderful folks at https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@KinekoVideo⁩ VOICE CAST: Daws Butler - Beany, Captain Horatio K. Huffenpuff Stan Freberg - Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent, Dishonest John CAMERA OPERATORS: Ed Resnick Robin Clark COMPOSER: Korla Pandit ABOUT THIS EPISODE: The gang retrieve the Book of Bird Calls and find a map to Inca and Dink-A-Doo country. ABOUT TIME FOR BEANY: Time for Beany was a live puppet show created by legendary WB animator Bob Clampett that aired broadcasting five days a week on KTLA Los Angeles from 1949-1953, then on KTTV from September 1953-1955. The show became a cultural phenomenon, beloved by children and adults alike - including fans such as Albert Einstein, Frank Zappa, Groucho Marx, and Lionel Barrymore. ABOUT THIS PRESERVATION: This episode is part of an ongoing preservation project to digitize over 1,000 Time for Beany kinescope episodes before they deteriorate beyond repair. Many of these films are severely degraded, and some are currently being treated at UCLA's film preservation laboratory. Each scan costs approximately $150 and represents a race against time to save this irreplaceable piece of television history. This channel features exclusive scans made directly from original kinescope negatives - many of which haven't been seen since their original broadcast. SUPPORT THIS PRESERVATION PROJECT: ☕ Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/naah1929 🎨 Patreon: patreon.com/naah 🎬 Main Restoration Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCnRwICAjYcJAMKuieaX0PVQ #TimeForBeany #BobClampett #VintageTV #Kinescope #1940sTV #ClassicTV #TVHistory #AnimationHistory #Preservation #FilmRestoration --- Time for Beany Archive - Preserving television history, one kinescope at a time.