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Family Classics

Family Classics

Description: Family Classics is a Chicago television series which began in 1962 when Frazier Thomas was added to another program at WGN-TV. Thomas not only hosted classic films, but also selected the titles and personally edited them to remove those scenes which he thought were not fit for family viewing. Wikipedia
Genre: Family
Year Released: 1962
Number of episodes: 108
First episode air date: October 13, 1962
Presented By: Frazier Thomas, Roy Leonard, Dean Richards
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