Hey I've been reading on the Wikipedia site about quad videotape and it's been noted there that in 1976 when NBC had its 50th Anniversary special, they included an excerpt from a 1957 colour special featuring Donald O'Connor, so if this information is correct, there is surviving colour videotaped footage dating back to 1957!!! I know someone on YouTube who has this NBC 50th Anniversary special recorded on beta tape when it aired in 1976 so I'm going to see if he could upload that excerpt. My guess is that the tape existed in the 70s when the excerpt was used, but whether or not it still exists in the deep depths of a TV station archive is questionable. Anyhow here's the quote from that article on quad on the Wikipedia site:
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In 1976, NBC's 50th anniversary special included an excerpt from a 1957 color special starring Donald O'Connor; despite some obvious technical problems, the color tape was remarkably good.
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I've GOT to somehow get my hands on this footage or find out more about it at least!!!