The Bing Crosby Show (film #22 in the Lost Fall Previews of the 60s section of TVParty). [Category: Commercial]

Bing Crosby rather boringly tells us all about his new tv series. He doesn’t show us any scenes from it or anything––he just sits in front of the camera and tells us about it. The series was not very long-lived or memorable, and maybe this explains why.

Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ***. Overall Rating: ***.

The Bill Cosby Show (film #24 in the Lost Fall Previews of the 60s section of TVParty). [Category: Commercial]

Preview for Bill Cosby’s late-60s sitcom, where he played a high school P.E. teacher. This includes some mildly amusing Cosby schtick, including a conversation with his feet while jogging. A mildly fun glimpse at a young Cosby.

Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ***. Weirdness: **. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.

Baretta (film #7 in the Fall Season Previews of the Seventies section of TVParty). [Category: Commercial]

Standard-issue promo for the 70s cop show “Baretta,� featuring lots of Robert Blake clips. I’m not a cop show fan, so this didn’t interest me too much.

Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: *. Historical Interest: ***. Overall Rating: *.

Arrest and Trial (film #21 in the Lost Fall Previews of the 60s section of TVParty). [Category: Commercial]

Short, rather campy clip from the preview of the 60s courtroom tv series “Arrest and Trial.� In it, public defender Chuck Connors blatantly badgers a witness with the approval of the prosecuting attorney, who, when questioned, asks the judge to be “flexible with procedure.� I don’t think that would fly in a real courtroom.

Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ***. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ***. Overall Rating: ***.