Back then it was just click to escape commercials now it’s basically a spaceship control panel for Netflix.
ItsNotRealityDude on
When I was a kid, *I* was the remote control.
HobbesNJ on
The first remote controls were actually wired and came out in the 50s, so this isn’t the first. They also came out with more rudimentary wireless remote controls before this one as well.
ManiacalLaughterLoL on
Take the remove unit from it’s storage space and ur set for hours of pure pleasure……. Don’t seem right to me
chefkc on
Ah the ‘clicker’
Evening-Life5434 on
We only had like 1 channel till the late 60s and maybe 3-4 till the 80s then FOX came and it was them CBS ABC NBC and two other local channels then we got cable. Till then we never needed a remote, you always knew what you were going to watch.
Legitimate-Log-6542 on
You’re telling me the very FIRST tv remote had its own holder? You know how many hours of marriage counseling this could’ve saved married couples that ask each other 8 times a day “where the fuck’s the remote?”
ProfessionalFly5194 on
Can anyone place that accent? Bronx?
RememberThinkDream on
Just can’t help but laugh at the way he says “Cuhla” instead of “Colour”.
mrchuckles5 on
Friend’s dad had a Zenith “space command” remote that used hammers on rods to make an ultrasonic noise to change the channels, sound, etc. I’d come over and shake my keys and the tv would change channels. Would piss off his dad big time.
CertainIndividual420 on
* The first TV remote, the Lazy Bone, was made in 1950 and used a cable.
* In 1955, the Flash-matic was the first wireless remote but had issues with sunlight.
* Zenith’s Space Command in 1956 used ultrasound and became the popular choice for over 25 years.
So this one in 1961 wasn’t “first tv remote ever”
ShadowCaster0476 on
It’s the size of a brick and I would still lose it in about 10 seconds.z
Mitch-Orizo on
Someone in 1961 still looking for that darn thing
Ok-Depth6073 on
Back then I have a voice activate control on my TV. I tell my maid to change the channel for me.
KnowledgeOfMuir on
Nice of Michael Shannon to narrate.
louiemay99 on
I miss TVs on floors
deRgiB6319 on
No Its not the first was invented in 1950.
Wireless in 1955.
People really just post bullshit for karma without even looking lol
brmarcum on
I love that the first wireless remotes used a tuned oscillator. Crazy tech for the time.
the_pee_pee_dance on
My great grandmother was an alpha tester for RCA back in the late 40’s and 50’s. While she was alive until I was about 15, her memory had severely deteriorated, but my dad said that she had a remote in her house in the mid- to late-50’s and RCA debated on whether to release it or not because they couldn’t comprehend that someone would be so lazy as to not just get up and change the channel.
Narf234 on
I love watchin’ my favorite progrums in livin’ cula.
-Maris- on
Yes, my grandparent’s had an old boob tube with this type of hard push button remote!
Joohansson on
Every button just seem to make it worse 😅 I do remember my parents first TV remote because it used ultrasound and not IR. I know because I took it apart as I did with everything
Separate_Finance_183 on
mmm sorry but i couldn’t pay attention to the remote, what a fine elegant lady that is!
bionicjoe on
It’s lightweight design only needs 3 D-cell batteries for hours of convenient viewing pleasure. When you’re done just throw the batteries into the storm sewer each week!
catpogo2 on
I cannot believe we survived without remote controls, cable tv, streaming services, 24 hour tv. I remember the olden days when we used to watch the blockbuster return bin to see if any of the returns were movies we wanted to watch!!!
catpogo2 on
Oh now I can use my phone as my remote control!!!!! I just have to fight my husband for the tv!!!!!
150Dgr on
Around the mid to late 60’s we had a remote for the tv. When someone would walk by with metal coat hangers or jingle their change the channel would change.
Simple-Ant7190 on
Back then everyone knew wifey better not touch those controls.
IMA_5-STAR_MAN on
Who else remembers the TV having to warm up before the colors were sharper.
DustyPlume on
Man. Television SUCKED in 1961. It’s almost as bad as Discovery Plus.
Intrepid_Doctor8193 on
Imagine living in the 50s… Unless you were rich you probably couldn’t afford this TV… But you could at least afford to buy a house.
KalyKantzaroi on
I was expecting a kid …
Banp2014 on
“Cullah”
One1moretyme on
all progrims in collah
Hyro0o0 on
Holding that remote for the duration of this video gave her a fatal dose of radiation.
First remote control tv was Zenith Flashmatic in 1955. It was a cordless flashlight kinda device sending light to photoreceptors.
ProfBacterio on
I love old ads. “This is our shit, this is how it works, please buy it” there was honesty on it.
wombatking888 on
Growing up we called the remote control the ‘television thing’…seems weird in retrospect
impreprex on
“Progrums”. Gotta love the Transatlantic accent.
My 6th grade teacher (1986) apparently talked in one when she talked to the class as a group. I remember she would say “robut” instead of “robot” hehe.
ThreeDog369 on
Pops just recently told me a story of the first TV they bought with a remote when he was a kid. The kids figured out that if you sneeze it would change the channel. The adults took a little while to catch on to their new game.
fitzroy1793 on
If only remotes were that big still. We wouldn’t lose them so often 🫠
dubaboo on
For some reason The way he says color sounds racist
rturnerX on
The tv remote had buttons yet at that time the phone next to her still operated with a dial 🤣
thorheyerdal on
20% of the buttons then my remote but still has all the relevant settings without even going thru a menu.
daniel2hats on
Nope, the first one was wired.
Late-Jicama5012 on
When I was I kid, we used pliers.
redlancer_1987 on
Back when you wanted to rent a movie, you had to rent the VCR, too
One of the ones we rented had a wired remote. We were truly living in the future.
hatecriminal on
Weren’t there wired remotes in the 50s?
Pop_Joe on
Hipsters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn would buy this in a heartbeat
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Back then it was just click to escape commercials now it’s basically a spaceship control panel for Netflix.
When I was a kid, *I* was the remote control.
The first remote controls were actually wired and came out in the 50s, so this isn’t the first. They also came out with more rudimentary wireless remote controls before this one as well.
Take the remove unit from it’s storage space and ur set for hours of pure pleasure……. Don’t seem right to me
Ah the ‘clicker’
We only had like 1 channel till the late 60s and maybe 3-4 till the 80s then FOX came and it was them CBS ABC NBC and two other local channels then we got cable. Till then we never needed a remote, you always knew what you were going to watch.
You’re telling me the very FIRST tv remote had its own holder? You know how many hours of marriage counseling this could’ve saved married couples that ask each other 8 times a day “where the fuck’s the remote?”
Can anyone place that accent? Bronx?
Just can’t help but laugh at the way he says “Cuhla” instead of “Colour”.
Friend’s dad had a Zenith “space command” remote that used hammers on rods to make an ultrasonic noise to change the channels, sound, etc. I’d come over and shake my keys and the tv would change channels. Would piss off his dad big time.
* The first TV remote, the Lazy Bone, was made in 1950 and used a cable.
* In 1955, the Flash-matic was the first wireless remote but had issues with sunlight.
* Zenith’s Space Command in 1956 used ultrasound and became the popular choice for over 25 years.
So this one in 1961 wasn’t “first tv remote ever”
It’s the size of a brick and I would still lose it in about 10 seconds.z
Someone in 1961 still looking for that darn thing
Back then I have a voice activate control on my TV. I tell my maid to change the channel for me.
Nice of Michael Shannon to narrate.
I miss TVs on floors
No Its not the first was invented in 1950.
Wireless in 1955.
People really just post bullshit for karma without even looking lol
I love that the first wireless remotes used a tuned oscillator. Crazy tech for the time.
My great grandmother was an alpha tester for RCA back in the late 40’s and 50’s. While she was alive until I was about 15, her memory had severely deteriorated, but my dad said that she had a remote in her house in the mid- to late-50’s and RCA debated on whether to release it or not because they couldn’t comprehend that someone would be so lazy as to not just get up and change the channel.
I love watchin’ my favorite progrums in livin’ cula.
Yes, my grandparent’s had an old boob tube with this type of hard push button remote!
Every button just seem to make it worse 😅 I do remember my parents first TV remote because it used ultrasound and not IR. I know because I took it apart as I did with everything
mmm sorry but i couldn’t pay attention to the remote, what a fine elegant lady that is!
It’s lightweight design only needs 3 D-cell batteries for hours of convenient viewing pleasure. When you’re done just throw the batteries into the storm sewer each week!
I cannot believe we survived without remote controls, cable tv, streaming services, 24 hour tv. I remember the olden days when we used to watch the blockbuster return bin to see if any of the returns were movies we wanted to watch!!!
Oh now I can use my phone as my remote control!!!!! I just have to fight my husband for the tv!!!!!
Around the mid to late 60’s we had a remote for the tv. When someone would walk by with metal coat hangers or jingle their change the channel would change.
Back then everyone knew wifey better not touch those controls.
Who else remembers the TV having to warm up before the colors were sharper.
Man. Television SUCKED in 1961. It’s almost as bad as Discovery Plus.
Imagine living in the 50s… Unless you were rich you probably couldn’t afford this TV… But you could at least afford to buy a house.
I was expecting a kid …
“Cullah”
all progrims in collah
Holding that remote for the duration of this video gave her a fatal dose of radiation.
https://preview.redd.it/ox19psl5hb6g1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=172c71e71364af47c25f529d7409d50525d406be
First remote control tv was Zenith Flashmatic in 1955. It was a cordless flashlight kinda device sending light to photoreceptors.
I love old ads. “This is our shit, this is how it works, please buy it” there was honesty on it.
Growing up we called the remote control the ‘television thing’…seems weird in retrospect
“Progrums”. Gotta love the Transatlantic accent.
My 6th grade teacher (1986) apparently talked in one when she talked to the class as a group. I remember she would say “robut” instead of “robot” hehe.
Pops just recently told me a story of the first TV they bought with a remote when he was a kid. The kids figured out that if you sneeze it would change the channel. The adults took a little while to catch on to their new game.
If only remotes were that big still. We wouldn’t lose them so often 🫠
For some reason The way he says color sounds racist
The tv remote had buttons yet at that time the phone next to her still operated with a dial 🤣
20% of the buttons then my remote but still has all the relevant settings without even going thru a menu.
Nope, the first one was wired.
When I was I kid, we used pliers.
Back when you wanted to rent a movie, you had to rent the VCR, too
One of the ones we rented had a wired remote. We were truly living in the future.
Weren’t there wired remotes in the 50s?
Hipsters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn would buy this in a heartbeat