Tales of the Red Caboose
Tales of the Red Caboose was a short-lived primetime television series that aired on the American Broadcasting Company television network, premiering October 29, 1948 and running until January 14, 1949.[1]
Production background[]
The series was very basic television, consisting of a small children's model trains going around various tracks. It was, in a sense, an early infomercial, as it was sponsored by Lionel Trains.
The series was a complete failure, resulting in its quick cancellation after less than three months. The narrator, Don Magee, would tell stories about trains to accompany the visuals. The 15-minute show aired Fridays at 7:30pm ET.
Preservation status[]
No recordings of the program are known to survive.
See also[]
- The Roar of the Rails
- The Magic Clown
- 1948-49 United States network television schedule
References[]
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 497–498. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
External links[]
Categories:
- Black-and-white American television shows
- American children's adventure television series
- 1948 American television series debuts
- 1949 American television series endings
- American Broadcasting Company original programming
- Fiction about rail transport
- Toy trains