Daytime programming on KTTV in the 1950s was reliant on personalities and films. By the latter part of the decade, the station had its system down pat, having a familiar face introduce the films, read commercials, and provide some chatter. This was before the days of videotape and it was live. The films were half-hour TV re-runs, old movies. Martin's Manor followed Sheriff John (Rovick) vintage cartoons on his "Lunch Brigade". The laid back, pipe-puffing Martin broadcast from his home in Sherman Oaks, the program co-hosted by his dog, "Pal". The theme tune played at the start and end of Martin's shows was "The Third Man Theme", plunked on a zither in the movie of that title, and used on radio on "The Many Lives of Harry Lime". Martin's tree lines estate in Sherman Oaks was located where now the Ventura US 101 freeway runs through now.