Bill Kennedy is a classical guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has col… Read Full Bio ↴Bill Kennedy is a classical guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated with some amazing vocalists to record a beautiful collection of classic Christmas carols. All of your favorites, from “Silent Night” to “The First Noel” have been meticulously recorded and performed. Arrangements include solo acoustic guitar pieces, string ensembles, piano, world instruments, and even a five piece “a cappella” performance. Happy Holidays!

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01Picture Book Theme (Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor)1:26

02Andy Pandy Opening and End Themes1:00

03Flower Pot Men Theme (Aka Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men)0:26

04Rag Tag and Bobtail Theme Intro and Outro0:38

05The Woodentops Theme0:55

06Tales of the Riverbank Theme (Andante in C)0:31

07Muffin the Mule Theme0:43

08Toytown Theme (Parade of the Toy Soldiers)3:11

09Blue Peter Theme (Barnacle Bill)0:50

10Noggin the Nog Opening Theme1:15

11Ivor the Engine Theme1:59

12Captain Pugwash Theme0:22

13Torchy Theme0:53

14The Adventures of Twizzle Theme1:17

15Four Feather Falls Theme2:04

16Supercar Theme0:43

17The Sooty Show Closing Theme0:21

18Bengo the Boxer Pup Theme0:37

19Robin Hood Theme2:30

20Ivanhoe Theme1:00

21The Adventures of Sir Lancelot Theme1:03

22The Adventures of William Tell Theme2:00

23Six-Five Special Theme2:19

24The Singing Ringing Tree Theme0:38

25Looney Tunes Theme0:25

26The Bugs Bunny Show Theme (This Is It)1:05

27Tom and Jerry Theme0:23

28The Flintstones (Main Theme)0:39

29The Flintstones (End Theme)0:47

30Top Cat Theme (Aka Boss Cat)0:43

31Yogi Bear Theme0:46

32Huckleberry Hound Theme0:42

33The Woody Woodpecker Show Theme0:46

34The Jetsons Theme1:37

35Popeye the Sailor Man Theme2:25

36Felix the Cat Theme0:25

37Pixie and Dixie Theme0:25

38Casper The Friendly Ghost Theme0:39

39Augie Doggie Theme0:26

40Quick Draw McGraw Theme0:46

41Laurel and Hardy Theme (the Cuckoo Song)0:26

42Shari Lewis Show Theme0:38

43Lassie Main and End Theme (Whistle)0:52

44Circus Boy Theme0:40

45Bonanza theme0:55

46Casey Jones Theme2:41

47Champion the Wonder Horse Theme2:13

48Davy Crockett Theme1:43

49Zorro Theme1:20

50Annie Oakley Theme0:38

51Lone Ranger Theme (William Tell)1:13

52Bat Masterson Theme1:02

53Rawhide Theme1:57

54Mr Ed Theme0:31

55Captain Kangaroo Theme (Puffin' Billy)1:24

56Superman Theme0:56

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57Dr Finlay's Casebook Theme (March from a Little Suite)2:52

58Dragnet (Theme and March)2:45

59The Twilight Zone Theme (Dramatic Twilight)0:38

60Grandstand Theme (News Scoop)1:17

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Bill Kennedy Lyrics

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Comments from YouTube:

wedge9986

6y↑51

Watching Bill Kennedy at the Movies was one of the high points of being sick and not going to school.

David Warner

Same here!

Velvet Cyberpunk

3y↑1

Yesss! So many good memories!

deanfromromania

4y↑2

It used to be mine, too. I lived on the Ontario side of the Windsor/Detroit area, and there was nothing like Bill Kennedy at The Movies.

Ric Larson

7y↑14

In the 1950's every Sunday afternoon at 1 pm, my Pop and I would watch old movies on channel 9. I was five years old when it began and have loved old movies ever since. I miss my Dad, and Bill Kennedy. Thanks for the memories!

DetroitLives313

7y↑21

Boy, now this is a memory! LOL! Bill Kennedy Show. Started watching it on Channel 9 CKLW Windsor and then Channel 50 later on.

Melissa Davis

3y↑1

Watched this when I'd go to my grandparents house they'd watch my cousin Kelly and Corie when we were not ready for school yet those were the days we watched it on channel 50 Detroit good memories loved watching that show,,,

Jerry Flynn Dale

Was this a Canadian show???

Booda Barracuda

6y↑7

HIS VOICE WAS GOLDEN. I REMEMBER WATCHING HIS OLD MOVIES. I LOVE DETROIT AND CHANNEL 50.

Jim D

7y↑22

I moved from Detroit about 26 years ago. I LOVED Bill Kennedy. Just good inside information about movies
in the great time of movies. I am sorry, but today is just too much trash. My opinion. RIP Bill.

John Davis

8y↑18

Bill Kennedy was a living breathing IMDB.

J L

I was just thinking, he was imdb before imdb existed.

T Mab

8y↑16

OMG! I remember watching this all the time.

Thanks for posting.

kevin u

7y↑29

I remember watching Bill Kennedy while being home sick from school. He really got me into many old movies that I still watch to this day! God Bless him

313 4Lfe

4y↑1

Bill Kennedy at the Movies... 1:00 P.m. Channel 50 WKBD ...

Roderick Mascotto

5y↑1

Yes

red9man2130

5y↑1

same here I grew up in Royal Oak.

davidwarner63

6y↑1

kevin u mee too!

Krystal Burton

6y↑5

Classic! Truly brings back memories!

John Abbott

7y↑11

His VOICE was the opening and closing for the Adventures of Superman tv show!

David Erdody

6y↑42

Rita Bell, Bill Kennedy, and the 4:30 Movie each weekday. With Sir Graves and The Ghoul on weekends. A far away time.

wrybreadspread

5y↑2

Dude...you took the very words right of my mouth. Rita & Bill were my 1st tutors in cinema appreciation.

Rita was always a lady. I sometimes tired of Bill's bombast, but in retrospect I look on it with sentimental sweetness.

Dominic Tringale

8y↑30

My God, what memories. Bill Kennedy lived across the street from my grandparents in G.P. Shores. I used to go over to his house and swim in his pool with his daughters. This is exactly how I remember him looking. He would answer the front door wearing a smoking jacket and an ascot, cigarette in hand. Always welcomed me into his home.

Jerry Flynn Dale

@nolo cotendre, lmao

nolo cotendre

@red9man2130 Any chance your bro was the same kid who 'borrowed' Bill's classic T-Bird and washed it in Lake Sinclair?

red9man2130

5y↑3

one of my friends delivered newspapers In G.P Shores and according to his story rode his bike across part of Bill Kennedys grass Bill was NOT happy with him! LOL

Glenn Moots

6y↑1

awesome

Robert Schaffer

Dominic Tringale was that on Colonial

Sweet Stuff

6y↑6

Thank you for posting this! Have been trying to remember his name from my youth! I grew up in Michigan and all I could remember was this nice guy that sat behind a desk hosting movies. Oh, what a relief!

TelevisionDetroit

6y↑1

Glad that I could help!! That's what this channel is for!

Paul Ashley

5y↑3

I have great memories of watching
Bill at the movies after school with my mom. That was a big factor in my developing love of and appreciation for good cinema.

Constance Schumacher

8y↑7

I miss this show!

Brian BarrSinister

3y↑2

Man. The nostalgia and longing associated with this clip has me in my feelings. I miss parts of this optimistic world

Anime mines

6y↑10

Local tv was great. Lots of much happier times then unlike today garbage.

Regina Irby

4y↑2

Whenever my family came home from church, the first thing I did was to turn on the TV and watch Bill Kennedy (after changing from my church clothes).
I miss that local flavor.

Rocky Stellone

4y↑3

Bring back good memories.....his tv show started at 1PM in Flint and ran till 3....great movies....on Channel 50 from Detroit

Velvet Cyberpunk

3y↑4

My mom watched this adorable old man every day at 1:00 on channel 50. I have many good memories of watching him and a lot of good movies on his show.

ADAM MILLIKIN

6y↑3

I Watched SOOO many movies with this man, whenever I had a SICK DAY from school! And he gave you the INSIDE JAB, about the movie, BETTER than anyone today! THANK YOU BILL KENNEDY!

seoulkidd1

3y↑3

I remember watching him as a kid in the 80s

WelshWebb

5y↑1

This brings back memories of when Detroit television was great! I even skipped school a couple of times when Kennedy was showing a particularly great film. I should probably be embarrassed to admit that, but I regret nothing!

Brad Ferguson

6y↑4

His opening theme "Just In Time", doe's anyone know anything about the particular recording. I used to watch Bill Kennedy a lot
as a child, and have always loved the recording.

montauk6

5y↑2

I've been searching high and low for who did THIS particular recording too. I've everyone from Bert Kaempfert to Jackie Gleason to Stan Kenton to Steve Allen, and none have panned out. The closest to this arrangement I've found is the instrumental break in Peggy Lee's version.

Jim Beam

4y↑6

Detroit, use to be a great town in those days. My Dad was a remote director for WJBK Chanel 2 for 30 plus years.

David G

I feel like Detroit was the center of the country in many ways.

Edwin Hill

3y↑2

bill was such a ham!!!we loved him in detroit.

Marlene

3y↑3

Please, please Channel 50 create a Bill Kennedy at the Movies YouTube channel and upload all his old shows! I love his story telling and historical information of all the stars before, during and after the show and the stars that came to visit his studio. I used to watch him after morning kindergarten and lunch on Dad's La-Z-boy where he knew I would fall asleep for an afternoon nap w/o protest. Never under-estimate the brilliance of a shift working Dad!

Mike Reseigh

6y↑3

wow such great memories of this man. We watched all the time

hanig11

5y↑3

I was bill’s paperboy ,I delivered the Detroit News to him everyday .He was a great guy .Invited me into his mansion to look at all his signed celebrity autographs and memorabilia.

red9man2130

did you ever know Greg Echlin?

D. F Johnson

4y↑2

Good 'ol Bill. I was in college in Detroit in the late 70's when I discovered him. I was already a fan of classic movies and Bill was the perfect conduit to a daily dose of films from the 30s and 40s. He was a character and made you laugh. I loved his anecdotes about being in the film industry during the 40s. I was watching Mr Skeffington, in which Bill plays one of Betty Davis's admirers. Seeing him brought back memories of Detroit and I wondered if YouTube had any of Bill's movie intro's. Sure enough, here he is. He would have been the perfect host for TCM.

zealotbat

3y↑2

I miss those years, but what a great time to live in SE Michigan. Thank you sir.

Barb Johnson

6y↑4

We really lost something when we " gained" more channels. This was good television.

lindsey barna

5y↑1

He was the shit when I was young...RIP Bill

Wayne Jackson

3y↑2

I remember writing to Bill Kennedy, hen I was 6, or 7, he never resounded back with a letter, but I asked him to play a Bettis Davis movie and he did.

Brian D.

3y↑1

I remember him! I was 10. I’m watching this movie now on Amazom.

Jim Beam

4y↑1

Remember him well at CKLW, when I grew up in Detroit. I remember him doing the commercials for Bonbuilt home improvement. He started out Leonard Box built his home for 3,000.00 and saved money, of course he stole most of the material. You can save money without being a thief by using bonbuilt . He was every bit as entertaining as Arthur Godfrey.

Jerry Flynn Dale

Dam, you’re triggering memories.

Ari Hoptman

5y↑1

Does anyone know whose version of “Just in Time” this is? For a while, BK used Count Basie’s version, but this is a different orchestra.

Melissa Davis

5y↑1

I remember watching this at my grandparents house with my two cousins loved this show along with Family Affair favorite good old days miss my grandparents and cousin they have been gone for many yrs and goes those were the day and also watching Bozo now you can't even think about talking about clowns

blipblip88

4y↑2

The best of Detroit TV.

db Music Productions

3y↑1

The theme song is ,”Just In Time”, but which orchestra plays this version which is the theme of this long running gem?

B Vz

4y↑1

As a kid I had two options in the summer. Go outside, get some fresh air and exercise, or sit in the basement and watch TV. I, of course, chose TV. I had no particular attachment to old movies, but Bill Kennedy was the only thing on and I sure as.... well I wasn't going to waste my life playing outside when there was a TV around, so I watched old movies and listened to Bill Kennedy.

Fast forward 40 years and my love of old movies is a direct product of Bill's show. I love the fact that I was exposed to these films at such a young age. Thanks Bill! And thanks TelevisionDetroit for posting this.

mickey bitsko

4y↑1

The classic arm wave introduction...

suuzq35

5y↑2

I remember watching bill Kennedy as a young teenager, wow

Jean Miehm

3y↑1

Never missed a show.

Lynn Woolley

3y↑2

Faster than a speeding bullet!

J L

3y↑1

It's kind of sad. I was only 8yo when he retired, and I probably didn't like him because I think old people scared me or something. Now I watch and he was kind of funny and witty. Wish I had gotten to at least see the intros of more of his movie presentations more often, you know?

SuperAram111

4y↑5

detroit got educated about movies from our bill kennedy rip

Lorenzo Malloy

6y↑2

Bill Kennedy was the greatest.

Nick albers

8y↑1

The closing of the Beverly Hillbillies at the beginning

Nick albers

8y↑1

The Beverly Hillbillies at the beginning. Is it the ending of the episode "Jed Inherits A Castle" that explains the special guest star Paul Lynde in the credits?

TelevisionDetroit

+Nick albers I would assume so

Stanley Blazeraznik

6y↑2

Legend.

Michael Swincicki

5y↑1

I remember watching this on Bill Kennedy they died with their boots on and he talked about it good movie

niyofu

6y↑2

Thank you for this but I remember when he was on channel CKLW for a least a decade (Channel 9 Windsor, Ont) but when Canada could no longer have independent channels and had to comply to the England's new law. He set the bar for me when I watch TCM hosts. Fab of a guy and ahead of his time.

RADIUM CLOCK

6y↑3

If you wrote to him asking for a stars photo he would send it to you.

Randy Mccloskey

6y↑3

My father Richard McCloskey who worked on the T.V. side of C.K.L.W. use to bring Bill Kennedy to the house around the time when Bill had i think it was a White Ford Thunderbird hardtop with a small circular window and i remember riding in the back seat of that car. Anyone out there remember that car?

Denny Mcfastlane

I think Bill Kennedy owned a few T-Birds, plus a Rolls Royce.

Eric Grove

Did Bill Kennedy do the opening for The Adventures Of Superman?

sdh568

what was his theme music?

gasfarty2

8y↑1

It's some version of "Just in Time," but I can't find which.

Pistongreg

Does anyone knows what music is playing?

Michelle Markowitz

my father Marvin markowitz used to go the show sometimes and talk about being a wrestler and such...do you know where the copy of those shows are
thankyou