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TVFactFan · 07-13-2011, 12:03 PM

I found out that the footage in the opening credits was from the late 60's and surprised that it was never updated even after the show had been on the air for 6 or 7 years. I mean it was 1978 and they were still using 10 year old footage-lol

BTW: It was the same thing with Maude, opening credits was from the 60's

FanofRetroTV · 07-13-2011, 04:03 PM

It might not have change enought to warnnet a change.

Brian Damage · 07-13-2011, 05:00 PM

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It might not have change enought to warnnet a change.

exactly, if the neighborhood was the same, why spend money on changing it?

TVFactFan · 07-13-2011, 07:05 PM

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exactly, if the neighborhood was the same, why spend money on changing it?

I wanna believe that neighborhood changed in 8 years-lol

Larry Surrell · 07-13-2011, 08:15 PM

I always thought the house they zoomed in on at the end of the opening was supposed to be the Bunkers house, but it didn't have a porch and the Bunker house had a big porch.

TVFactFan · 07-16-2011, 12:32 AM

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exactly, if the neighborhood was the same, why spend money on changing it?

Just noticed the World Trade Center Buildings are not seen in downtown NYC which proved the footage was outdated for that time and the footage was from the 1960's.

Brieannas21 · 07-23-2011, 02:44 PM

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Just noticed the World Trade Center Buildings are not seen in downtown NYC which proved the footage was outdated for that time and the footage was from the 1960's.

If you see the house now it hasn't really changed all that much, I think they added siding to the house, so the house is a different color, that's about it. If you look across the street from the house there is a Cemetery.

TVFactFan · 07-23-2011, 03:15 PM

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If you see the house now it hasn't really changed all that much, I think they added siding to the house, so the house is a different color, that's about it. If you look across the street from the house there is a Cemetery.

I do remember seeing the house on this board and it's like a orange color.

Brieannas21 · 07-23-2011, 03:46 PM

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I do remember seeing the house on this board and it's like a orange color.

No, it's more of a blue color. You can find it on Google maps. Here's the address if you want to take a look. 89-70 Cooper Ave, Queens, New York 11374

TVFactFan · 07-23-2011, 04:00 PM

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No, it's more of a blue color. You can find it on Google maps. Here's the address if you want to take a look. 89-70 Cooper Ave, Queens, New York 11374

So all this time and i never new the opposite side of the street was a cemetery-lol WOW, just saw it

Brieannas21 · 07-23-2011, 04:28 PM

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So all this time and i never new the opposite side of the street was a cemetery-lol WOW, just saw it

LOL I said that like 3 post ago.

TVFactFan · 07-23-2011, 04:45 PM

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LOL I said that like 3 post ago.

I just looked at Google maps and saw what you were talking about.

Looking at the opening credits now and it makes sense now why the camera stayed so focused on one side of the street-lol I always thought it was houses on the opposite side of the street

Brieannas21 · 07-23-2011, 04:56 PM

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I just looked at Google maps and saw what you were talking about.

Looking at the opening credits now and it makes sense now why the camera stayed so focused on one side of the street-lol I always thought it was houses on the opposite side of the street

That is one thing that I could never do, and that is live across the street from a Cemetery. If you live across from a Cemetery your mortgage should be dirt cheap. Night of the Living Dead (the 1990 one) messed me up for life

TVFactFan · 07-23-2011, 05:17 PM

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That is one thing that I could never do, and that is live across the street from a Cemetery. If you live across from a Cemetery your mortgage should be dirt cheap. Night of the Living Dead (the 1990 one) messed me up for life

Until the age of 7 I lived up the street from a cemetary lol

Brieannas21 · 07-23-2011, 07:50 PM

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Until the age of 7 I lived up the street from a cemetary lol

I was 9 when I went to the movies and saw Night of The Living Dead. because of that movie I could never live by, across or near a Cemetery and live a peaceful life. It would be a very creepy and depressing place to live. Believe me, I am depressed enough, I don't need any help LOL.

07-13-2011, 12:03 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,038	Wonder why they never updated the video footage for the Queens area I found out that the footage in the opening credits was from the late 60's and surprised that it was never updated even after the show had been on the air for 6 or 7 years. I mean it was 1978 and they were still using 10 year old footage-lol BTW: It was the same thing with Maude, opening credits was from the 60's

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FanofRetroTV Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 15, 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 292	It might not have change enought to warnnet a change.

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Larry Surrell Ed M. 1918-2006 RIP Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 27, 2003 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 702	I always thought the house they zoomed in on at the end of the opening was supposed to be the Bunkers house, but it didn't have a porch and the Bunker house had a big porch.