stackyFACTSWhen RCA finally figured out how to transmit a compatible color television signal in 1953, they didn't unveil this world-changing technology with an epic drama or a presidential address.
When RCA finally figured out how to transmit a compatible color television signal in 1953, they didn't unveil this world-changing technology with an epic drama or a presidential address. They chose 'Kukla, Fran and Ollie', a bizarre, largely improvised show featuring a woman talking to a bald puppet and a dragon. It was a perfectly cynical precursor to the modern internet: unleashing billions of dollars of tech just to broadcast goofy little guys.
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