1965 - The Zenith Space command wireless TV controller

[IcyPeas]

[soothsayer]

1. Fancy!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. The Beginning of The End, clearly (nt)

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. My aunt and uncle had one of those TV's.

I used to give that remote quite the workout when we visited...

[grumpyduck]

4. Kinda looks like a tricorder.

[surrealAmerican]

5. a familiar object.

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My family had one like this (another brand, I think) in the '70's. Our dog's metal-link collar could change the channel in unpredictable ways!

[rurallib]

10. yes we had the same problem

a little shake of the head and we were off - and he never changed it back.

[EYESORE 9001]

6. Ushering in an oft-spoken phrase

‘Hey, KID! Bring me the remote!’

[cinematicdiversions]

7. My father had two remotes... me and my sister.

If there was something important on TV (Think The Masters) we also doubled as the holding the rabbit rears just so person.

[DEbluedude]

8. Beat me to it!

Those were the days

[Mister Ed]

9. Clink! Dink! Chunka-chunka-chunka-chunka

My Grandma had that exact model. It operated by making annoying metallic sounds that the TV set would hear. Clink! Dink! The illuminated mechanical channel-selector dial on the set would go spinning around, chunka-chunka-chunka-chunka!

It took skill and timing to click the button again at the right time to get the spinning dial to stop on the right channel. If you were too late, than around we go again for another try! Clink! Dink! Chunka-chunka-chunka-chunka!

[lastlib]

11. Four buttons---

On/Off, and three channels; YUP, oughta work!

[Nac Mac Feegle]

12. I once had a TV with a remote like that

They worked on tones just above the audible range. The vacuum cleaner would drive it nuts, flipping it on and off, changing the channels, and screwing up the color. I had to unplug it before cleaning.

[hunter]

13. There's a story about a parakeet who learned how to imitate that remote.

A woman thought her television was possessed. It was turning on and off, changing channels, etc., all by itself. The television repair guy came out and replaced all the remote control components, but it didn't fix the problem.

They eventually figured out it was her parakeet imitating the ultrasonic tones the remote made.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. We had a Zenith - but it wasn't color and sure didn't have a remote!