{"product_id":"on-the-road-with-charles-kuralt-set-1","title":"On the Road with Charles Kuralt: Set 1 - 3850","description":"Amazon.com\n\nIn divisively partisan times, it is easy to feel disillusioned, pessimistic, or gloomy about the state of the union. Let Charles Kuralt drive your blues away. In 1967, the CBS broadcaster set out in a mobile home and went looking for America. Unlike Wyatt and Billy in Easy Rider, he found it. Along backroads and in small towns, he met ordinary people doing extraordinary things, such as an elderly woman who kept her privately-owned library open 24 hours, a man dedicated to fixing and lending bicycles to local children, and men who built the Golden Gate Bridge. On the Road became a popular feature on The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. Compiled by the Travel Channel, this 18-episode collection contains more than six hours of this Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series' most storied moments, and it never runs out of gas. This is reality television at its best and a celebration of the American character and \"Yankee ingenuity\" when we need it most.\nIf you're looking for irony or snark, you are definitely on the wrong road. If you want to see strip malls, chain restaurants, and subdivisions, best head out to the interstate. Above all, On the Road is a celebration of individuality and people who, while not wealthy or famous, embody the best of the American ideal. \"Americans are up to all sorts of surprising things,\" Kuralt observes at one point. \"You never know what until you go out and take a look.\" Each seven-minute segment rolls along at a leisurely pace. Kuralt, who was called \"the Norman Rockwell of broadcasters,\" is folksy without being too corny. The lyrical writing gets to the heart of each of his subjects, whether it be a Pennsylvania shoe salesperson, a soap bubble virtuoso, or a man who offers cheerful waves and \"good day\" greetings to passing motorists. While these segments date back decades, don't think this is a vanished America. For example, according to one of the \"Road Updates\" included as a bonus feature, the more than century-old Blenheim Ginger Ale Company is still bottling its uniquely kicky beverage. Here's hoping that Set 2 is not far behind. We can't wait to get On the Road again. --Donald Liebenson\n\nProduct Description\n\nWarm, avuncular, and unquenchably curious, Charles Kuralt found everyone interesting. Beginning in 1967, he and his small CBS television crew crisscrossed the nation in a motor home, avoiding the interstates to meet the ordinary people on America's back roads. First aired on The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, the resulting vignettes became a beloved touchstone of American culture for more than 20 years. Collected into episodes by the Travel Channel in the 1990s, these pieces celebrate Kuralt's passion for the local, the quirky, and the unsung. Whether they're time capsules of a bygone era or timeless testaments of American life, Kuralt's stories remain deeply meaningful, touching, and truthful.\n\nReview\n\nAnd they're as sweetly nostalgic to watch now, after all these years, as an old Norman Rockwell painting. -- NPR Fresh Air - WHYY\n\nIt is hard to imagine a better traveling companion than Mr. Kuralt. -- New York Times\n\nOffbeat, heartwarming slices of American life -- New York Daily News\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B001V7YZDO\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GGV.B001V7YZDO.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eBinding: DVD\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Recycle4","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49566024925482,"sku":"GGV.B001V7YZDO.VG","price":11.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0773\/0819\/9210\/files\/skuimage_1b45c862-1d8b-45bb-a3e2-4ebae5ec0309.jpg?v=1731193801","url":"https:\/\/recycle4.com\/products\/on-the-road-with-charles-kuralt-set-1","provider":"Recycle4","version":"1.0","type":"link"}