Name at least one obscure TV show

[hyphenate]

That you think no one has ever heard of. See how many people actually DO remember the show, and how many actually saw it!

You can check at IMDB to confirm your selection, but it won't be much fun if people go there to cheat, now is it?


My entry (this time around) is a short-lived series called "The Wizard." Starring small person David Rappaport (from Time Bandits fame) and Douglas Barr (from The Fall Guy), Rappaport played an inventor of toys, as well as some more serious things for the government and for the handicapped. It was broadcast in 1986-1987.

[BrotherBuzz]

1. Rescue 8

[hyphenate]

20. Ooops, you got me

I don't recall that one. :)

[BrotherBuzz]

49. It was essentially a 1958 precursor to 'Emergency'

The half hour B&W program may have been corny by today's standards, but it was pretty exciting for me when I was a little tyke.

[MonkeyFunk]

2. The Smith Family

1971, starring Henry Fonda.

"On Primrose Lane... life's a holiday on Primrose Lane..."

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. That's how the original song goes

The show's theme went, "Primrose Lane... just a family on Primrose Lane..."

Fonda played a cop.

:D

[Montauk6]

10. In fact, I used to think that Fonda sang that song!

Of course, if you were to ask me to recall any specific episodes, forget it! I was only 6 at the time.

[catmandu57]

194. Didn't that have little opie cunningham in it

I recall a show like that a family moved into the neighborhood that dodn't quite fit and opie came to their defense.

[AlCzervik]

3. Nightingales.

[unsavedtrash]

4. Chef!

British comedy that ran from 93-96

[hyphenate]

23. Nope, don't remember it

Though I did watch a lot of BBCAmerica because of Ground Force and Changing Rooms a bit later, and also Keeping Up Appearances and As Time Goes By.

[jannyk]

28. I do - starred Lenny Henry - right?

[BrotherBuzz]

56. Yes! Our local PBS station carried it for a bit

I loved it.

[Richard Steele]

63. A serious...serious...a serious profession!

I've caught some of that one via PBS.

[MilesColtrane]

144. Chef had a great funky theme song.

"Serious......serious profession...Serious.....serious profession"

Can't remember the actress who played his wife, but she was smoking hot.

[u4ic]

256. I've watched it a number of times

talk about the boss from hell...:scared:

[ceile]

440. Great show.

I catch it on Saturday nights on my local PBS.
"Serious. Serious profession" catchy song

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. 'Bay City Blues'

Steven Bochco ("Hill Street Blues") vehicle. Four episodes aired, all in an experimental late-night slot in 1983.

It was about a minor-league ball club. Starred Michael Nouri as the manager and Dennis Franz (pre-HSB) as the pitching coach... and Sharon Stone as a player's wife.

[AlCzervik]

6. i remember that one, that also reminds me of "Cop Rock" for some reason.

[mcscajun]

397. Heard of it but never watched it.

:hi:

[Joe Fields]

7. The Outcast,or Baghdad Cafe...

I seriously doubt if anyone remembers the Outcast.

[hyphenate]

25. The only thing I believe I remember

about Baghdad Cafe is that Whoopi Goldberg was in it. Is that correct?

The other one doesn't sound familiar.

[Joe Fields]

168. Whoopi was in it, as well as Jean Stapleton from All in the Family.

The guy who played Nash Bridges father was also a co-star. The series lasted about a half-season.

The Outcast was a late 1960's western that starred Otis Young as a freed slave, post civil war, who went out west, but was never accepted into society. He turned gunfighter. That show only lasted about a half-season.

[Montauk6]

9. I never watched it but I do remember it

Rappaport kinda/sorta got that flavor-of-the-month buzz with Time Bandits and this TV show was the result.

Now before I offer mine, I need a rule check: do local shows count?

[hyphenate]

27. I think it would depend on how local

If we're talking a major city or a small city. I don't think too many people would know much about something that only played in Peoria or Syracuse. ;)

[Montauk6]

39. What about Detroit?

[hyphenate]

121. Try it

See if it's widespread more than Detroit.

[Sabriel]

11. Time Tunnel

With two hunky leads (or so I thought at the time...).

Or "The Magician," starring a pre-Hulk Bill Bixby.

[Adsos Letter]

15. I remember "Time Tunnel"

every week they would show up in a different period of time in their attempt to make it back to their own time. I was a kid, and I thought it was pretty cool!

:D

[hyphenate]

18. Time Tunnel

Main stars were James Darren as Tony Newman and Robert Colbert as Doug Phillips. Also present were Whit Bissell as the general in charge of the project and Lee Meriwether as one of the technicians. The pilot episode had them on the Titanic, trying to convince the ship's captain that they were in for a lot of trouble, but of course, no one believed them. The time team was able to pull them out before they sank with the ship. It was sort of like a pre-Quantum Leap show, mid-60s, and was an Irwin Allen production.

Speaking of which, a piece of trivia: When Gene Roddenberry brought Star Trek to the networks the first go-around, the network bought another show instead because it sounded more high concept: it was Irwin Allen's Lost in Space.

The Magician--a lot of it was filmed at the actual Magic Castle in Hollywood, a private club for real magicians and their guests. The series did manage to make two seasons, IIRC. I remember it very well.

PS: No, I didn't cheat. But I've always been a fan of almost anything SF oriented on TV, though I hated Lost in Space, and I didn't particularly care for Land of the Giants, either, another Irwin Allen show.

[Adsos Letter]

31. Yeah...didn't they have one where they

showed up in the middle of the Battle for Thermopylae, or some Greek thing like that? Seems like they were always concerned about changing the "course" of history...

So long ago, yet not long at all...

:D

[Oeditpus Rex]

50. The one I remember most

is when they landed in Honolulu on Dec. 6, 1941. What I remember about it is Tony had lived there at the time because his dad was stationed there — and Older Tony met Young Tony, which kind of did a number on my head.

I still can't figure how one could go back in time and meet oneself without the universe exploding or something. :shrug:

[Adsos Letter]

55. It's all a matter of camera angles...

:rofl: G'Night... :D

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. That was my favorite show in 1966

Along with another Irwin Allen show, "Lost In Space."

Seems hokey as hell now, but I wasn't so sophisticated then. :D

[Adsos Letter]

26. Ahhhh yes..."Danger, Will Robinson"...

:D

[coffeenap]

93. My best friend and I used to play it! Her house had this long,

dark hallway. One of us would make up the story and stand at the end of the "tunnel". The other would come down the tunnel, twisting and turning, ending at the "episode". It was so much fun we played it whenever we got together! It is my fondest childhood pretending memory. (Sadly, my bfa died last September at age 48...:cry: )

[Jimbo S]

146. Yes, remember it well. How did it end?

Did they ever get back?

Was this a network show? As a kid I saw it in syndication in the early 70's.

[hyphenate]

250. You know

after all these years, I forget. I do remember an episode, though, where they actually ended up back at Project Tick-Tock in the future, by about 5 years, I think. There was a saboteur running around and they had to identify him. In their "real time," they knew once Tony and Doug IDed the saboteur, they could arrest him before he messed around, which of course would change the future.

[Dervill Crow]

161. Ah, The Magician.

I thought Bill Bixby was cute.

[hyphenate]

251. Me, too! Of course

I was in my mid-teens, and had a crush on Bill Bixby since his "Martian" days. Tim O'Hara was certainly a lot cooler than Batman and Robin.

[mcscajun]

398. Time Tunnel's not terribly obscure. I loved "The Magician".

:hi:

[Vidar]

416. My favorite show when it came out.

[Adsos Letter]

12. How about one of these three...

"Combat" starring Vic Morrow and Rick Jason (the ongoing exploits of a WWII Army squad)

"The Gallant Men" I can't remember much of the plot on that one but, again, WWII series.

"Sky King" The ongoing adventures of a "flying doctor" and his daughter Penny.

[Oeditpus Rex]

30. Oh, man, I loved 'Combat'

I can still hear Sgt. Saunders (Morrow) saying, "Caje, you're on me." And the theme song's forever in my head. :D

[Adsos Letter]

37. Yeah...

the dot-matrix type intro with the bayonets and intermittent explosions as each character was named.

:woohoo:

[Oeditpus Rex]

41. Yeah, like an eight-line halftone screen

Some weeks they billed Vic Morrow first, some weeks Rick Jason. Guess it depended on who was more featured in that episode.

[Adsos Letter]

45. And you're right about the theme music...

...now that you bring it up I can hear it quite flawlessly in my mind, along with the graphics and the narrator's voice. Man! Talk about imprinting...

:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

60. Maybe you're just really audial, like me

I remember sounds much longer and more vividly than anything else — which is, no doubt, why I have so many Monty Python bits and other teevee/movie stuff stuck in my head. :D

[EFerrari]

151. What about The Rifleman? Is that obscure?

Or, The Patty Duke Show? Those may be old but I'm not sure they qualify as obscure.

Oh, and Robin Hood on Sunday mornings.

[Oeditpus Rex]

196. Hell, half the shows in this thread

don't qualify. If it was a network show in prime time and ran at least one full season, it ain't obscure.

Patty Duke was my first celebrity crush. :D

[EFerrari]

198. Patty or Kathy?

:)

Have you ever auditioned for Jeopardy, Oedipus Rex? I bet you'd do great. Doug and I used to watch every night and actually kept score.

lol

[Oeditpus Rex]

203. Patty

She was more fun. Y'know, she loved to rock 'n' roll. A hot dog made her lose control. :D

Nah, I'd never have the guts to try "Jeopardy" — unless I could luck out like Cliff Claven and get a buncha categories like "TV Theme Songs," "Monty Python," "Cars of the '60s," "Baseball" etc.

[EFerrari]

204. I could do the straight academic stuff and also pop culture

but would bomb on most sports and current daytime teevee -- nighttime teevee, too I guess. Doug is obsessed with the show and he should try it. A couple of our friends have gone on and didn't win but didn't disgrace themselves either.

[hyphenate]

252. I wouldn't say they were obscure

But then, if it isn't already evident, I have an encyclopedic knowledge of old TV. :P

To be even more obscure, you could have cited Chuck Connors doing Branded, which was more obscure than Rifleman. And I think quite a few people remember Patty Duke--I still find myself humming the song every now and then!

[ChickMagic]

355. My cousin and I changed the Branded theme song

Stranded!
Stranded on the bathroom bowl.
What do you do if you're stranded
and need another roll?

[hyphenate]

32. What's funny

is that my brother and I fought endlessly over Combat and another show in the same time period: Daktari. I had this huge crush on Marshall Thompson on Daktari, and my mother mollified both of us by alternating programs to accommodate us both.

I remember Sky King as a series name, but it was a bit before my time.

The Gallant Men I'm not familiar with at all, but another WWII series which I did enjoy on a regular basis was 12 O'Clock High. Again, I had a crush on Paul Burke.

[Adsos Letter]

42. I remember Daktari AND 12 O'Clock High

I remember the blonde girl in Daktari, and 12 O'Clock High always seemed to involve at least one scene per episode of the side-gunner shooting at oncoming German fighters.

Do you remember "Rat Patrol"? :D

[hyphenate]

117. Oh, yes!

It was before Hans Gudegast changed his name to Eric Braeden and went into a soap opera role for at least 30 years as Victor Newman on Young & the Restless.

It also starred Christopher George, who went on to a 1 season series, The Immortal, which was more like The Fugitive than Highlander.

[Adsos Letter]

57. Good memories...

G'Night, hyphenate...good memories...

:hi: :D

[hyphenate]

125. No problem!

I think I might have actually beat you to the bed last night--er, early this morning.

[Oeditpus Rex]

73. Oh, god — Twelve O'Clock High!

I got to go inside the Picadilly Lilly about 10 years ago. It's at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, Calif.

I remember one episode where the ball gunner was trapped in the turret and the main gear wouldn't extend, but I don't remember how it came out. :shrug:

I'd hope everyone who remembers the series has also seen the movie. I have the DVD; it's outstanding.

[BrotherBuzz]

75. I thought Sky was a rancher and Penny was his niece

Strong memories of Combat, but I draw a total blank on 'The Gallant Men'. :shrug:

[China_cat]

94. You're right.

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/sky-king.htm

[Adsos Letter]

You're probably right...

my strongest memory of the show was the opening for each one:

"Out of the blue of the western sky comes...Sky King"!!! or something to that effect...

:D

[BrotherBuzz]

192. Out of the clear blue of the western sky comes... SKY KING - it's forever branded in my brain

http://www.angelfire.com/mi/freeper/SKintroShort.wav

Trivia question: What branch of the service did Sky King serve in? (Hint: he did fly airplanes)

[Oeditpus Rex]

197. Don't forget

"Brought to you by Nabisco." :D

[BrotherBuzz]

211. Peter Pan peanut butter was a sponsor before Nabisco...

but the Nabisco brand is what we remember

[Oeditpus Rex]

217. Now, *that* I didn't know

But then, the only "Songbird" I remember is the Cessna 310. I'm too young to have seen the show when he flew a Cessna T-50.

http://www.skyking.com/planes.htm

[BrotherBuzz]

240. I remember the T-50 from the show...

Sky had to hike uphill on the wing to enter the cockpit because it was a tail dragger.

My late drinking buddy was a commercial pilot and he could spin tall yarns when he was in his cups, but I have to believe him on this one as he volunteered it out of the blue, plus I refuse to speak ill of the dead. De mortuis nil nisi bonum.

He said he flew with Paul Mantz when they filmed a ton of stock footage for the show. He told me he was flying a second plane, an AT-17 bobcat that was military surplus, and the plane was granted a one day FAA license. It later got cut up for studio/set shots.

[mcscajun]

399. "From out of the clear blue of the western sky comes Sky King"

Never missed one way back when.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

13. The Great American Dream Machine

On PBS. With Marshall Efron showing us a Trash Masher.

"The machine that takes 40 pounds of trash and turns it into -- 40 pounds of trash!!!"

:rofl: :rofl:

[enigmatic]

77. What a fantastic show

I'd love to see some episodes; I wonder if any are out on video or DVD..

[China_cat]

95. How about the cream pies?

"no cream, no chocolate, nothing but pie"

And the first introductions to Michael Moore and Studs Turkel for a lot of people.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

14. Mr. Terrific, written by Buck Henry.

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. And its other-network partner, 'Captain Nice'

[Montauk6]

44. My brother would love you guys!

I've heard of both shows only because, when I was a kid, my older brother used to constantly tell me about these two; and you couldn't hear about one without hearing about the other.

[NYCGirl]

280. I remember that one, because I studied acting with the star, Stephen Strimpell.

He taught for many years at HB Studio here in NYC. Great acting teacher!

[philosophie_en_rose]

17. Covington Cross

[hyphenate]

34. Funny, I've been thinking of that one

for a long while now. There were at least two, possibly three episodes which were never broadcast--I've been hoping against hope that someday they will put them on DVDs. Nigel Terry also played King Arthur in Excalibur, and Ione Skye, the daughter, was Donovan Leach's daughter (I probably spelled that wrong)

In addition, Cherye Lunghi, played Peter Strauss's ex-wife in a series later down the pike called Moloney, about a psychiatrist who is also a cop. (Yes, I likely spelled her name wrong, too!)

[philosophie_en_rose]

36. There are bootlegs all over eBay.

I can't speak to the quality of those copies, though. :shrug: They seem official, but aren't likely to be. They do appear to have all of the episodes.

[jobycom]

140. God, that was horrible!

I saw the pilot, or most of it. Never bothered again.

[philosophie_en_rose]

143. It was craptastic.

It was on for about a month, when I was in middle school. It was laughably bad, though I thought the cast was great.

[jobycom]

157. It did have a good cast.

I've always liked Ione Skye, especially, and she's the main thing I remember from it. And Nigel Terry.

[liontamer]

265. I remember that one

the girl was hot :blush:

[EFerrari]

19. The Loretta Young Theater

Ha! Most of you were only gleams at the time. :)

[Adsos Letter]

22. I was there! ...and it was in Black and White...

[EFerrari]

24. What were you doing home from school, young man?

:)

[Adsos Letter]

33. Rubbing the thermometer on the bedsheet and pretending to be sick

:rofl: ...and the memory is a vague one, and I didn't get to pull it off very often.

:D

[EFerrari]

38. Me, neither. But I remember the Liberace Show,

I Love Lucy and The Loretta Young Theater. And Captain Satellite.

These were my Sesame Street, lol.

[Adsos Letter]

48. Yep...them and Romper Room...

with "Miss Nancy" :loveya:

:rofl:

[EFerrari]

51. OMG! Miss Nancy!

:rofl:

[Adsos Letter]

53. Ahhh...I'll be going to sleep with some nice memories...

G'Night, sfexpat2000, and everyone else in The Lounge.

:D :hi:

[EFerrari]

67. I see adsosletter hitting the sack . .

Nite!

[Oeditpus Rex]

70. I met Captain Satellite

many years later. It was at a local Jerry Lewis Telethon he was co-emceeing.

Can't remember his real name now, but he seemed pleased that I remembered I watched him at 3 p.m. on KTVU, then Mayor Art at 3:30 on KRON. :D

[EFerrari]

127. I was on the Mayor Art Show. All I remember is really hot lights

and that he had really blue eyes. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

208. What was it the kids had to yell

to start the cartoon? "Blooey, blooey, blooey," or somethin' like that. :shrug:

Later on, Art Finley hosted "Pick A Show." My friend down the street won $50 from it.

He also wrote a column of some sort for the Chronicle.

[EFerrari]

209. I don't remember. I barely spoke English at the time.

Art Finley was a huge community guy and did a ton of volunteer appearances (no check) for all kinds of charities. One of the good guys. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

74. OMG!

I can't believe anybody remembers that, much less admits to watching it. :rofl:

All I remember is she opened every episode by coming through a door in a flowing skirt.

[EFerrari]

149. I was probably four and my grandmother's remote control, okay?

She watched a lot of Jeanette McDonald and Nelson Eddy flix, too. lol

[mcscajun]

400. Elegantly dressed as she flung open those double doors.

:) Yeah, I'm old.

[wildhorses]

29. dexter --n/t

[Katina]

169. I loved Dexter

great series even if a little dark.

[stanwyck]

296. The books are hilarious

in an extremely dark way. I'm waiting for the series from Netflix since I don't get Showtime.

[swag]

35. Calucci's Department

[Montauk6]

52. I've heard of this...cop show, right?

Wasn't the star or one of the principal characters that husky balding Italian-American actor who kinda looked a little like Al Capone but with smaller eyes. No idea what his name is but you see him show up as a detective, mobster or plumber.

[swag]

61. Pretty good. James Coco ran an unemployment department

in a series that at one time held the record for quickest network cancellation of a television show.

Good memory.

[Montauk6]

81. Oops, different actor then...

I know Coco well, not the same guy. But, now that you mention it, Coco with a series still rings a bell.

[hyphenate]

259. Oh, yes!

The indomitable James Coco! What a great comedian. I believe it was about a department store, IIRC. WAY better than Drew Carey much later. But then, there is no comparing James Coco with Drew Carey, even now!

[krispos42]

40. Space Precinct

Didn't check the IMDB or Wikipedia or nuttin'... just off the top of my head.

[krispos42]

43. Here's the title screen

[Montauk6]

46. (While the jury's still out on Detroit) OK, I've got one: Strange Paradise

[Dervill Crow]

162. Was that on in the afternoon right after Dark Shadows?

I've got a little bell in my brain going "ding ding ding--I remember that--almost."

[LSK]

47. CSI

Nope, nobody has ever heard of that one!

:popcorn:

[Montauk6]

54. It was similar to another little-known TV show...

It was called, don't quote me, "Law & Order" or something along that line.

[hyphenate]

262. Actually,

the whole concept behind CSI can be directly traced to Quincy, M.E. back in the mid 70s. Jack Klugman used to get royally pissed off and made quite a scene because he would go into the colleges around L.A. and try to get some of them to write episodes. He considered the stuff the "real" writers were giving him was pure shit, and he made sure everyone knew his opinion on the subject.

Quincy was one of the first times forensic science was used, and used in effective ways. Consider that it was 30 years ago, and a lot of the science of forensics barely scratched the surface of what we know now. Amazing how far we have progressed, and we can all thank Jack Klugman a wee bit! :)

[idgiehkt]

404. I used to love Quincy, M.E.

it is no wonder that I now love CSI as well...most of the time. I also like the court tv forensics shows too, and stuff like "Dr. G. medical examiner". I thought for a while I might like to do that kind of thing, be a CSI, but there were some dead mice around here a few weeks ago and I know now that there is no way I can handle the smell of that day in and day out, I don't know how those folks do it.

[Pryderi]

58. Petrocelli.

[hellbound-liberal]

80. I remember Petrocelli! That was Barry Newman wasn't it?

[hyphenate]

264. Yup--

with the big schnozz. :)

[silverlib]

59. Tori

ran one season when I was very young - probably around 8 - now 56.

The only thing I remember is that the mother combed 'Tori's" hair and put half of it up in a clip - something new at the time, so my mom fixed mine that way.

[nickgutierrez]

62. Wonder Showzen

It was on MTV 2, at a time I never quite could figure out, a year or so ago. Really bizaare show, puppets, kids, incredibly sick sense of humor.

Sometimes I wonder if the show was real, or just a figment of my imagination. The Google finds it, though, so it must be real. :)

[Richard Steele]

64. "A Year at the Top"

They wish- it got yanked in about 3 episodes!

Paul Schafer (of Letterman fame) and another
guy were musicians who sold their souls to the
Devil for a year of fame.

[jobycom]

138. Oddly, that's one I was thinking of. nt

[Pool Hall Ace]

356. Oh yeah -- for some reason, I'm thinking the other guy was Greg Evigan

from "BJ and the Bear."

[Richard Steele]

368. Yup! I googled it- that was him, alright.

BJ & the Bear is almost obscure enough to deserve its own mention in this thread.

[BrotherBuzz]

65. The Wonderful World of Brother Buzz

[UrbScotty]

66. Winning Lines

It was a game show that aired a few episodes on CBS. It was the shortest-lived of the big-money game shows of 1999-2000 - the others being 21, Greed, and of course Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

If you remember the show, do you know who hosted it? ;-)

[Random_Australian]

68. I never watched it, but apparently there was some kind of thing called 'reality T.V'

However, I haven't seen any on since I kicked in the tv screen for showing me such godawful rubbish, so I guess it must not be on anymore.

:)

What can I say? I'm still young enough that I don't actually know any old, obscure, tv shows.

Except for "When kangawallaroos attack" - man that was a great show.

[enigmatic]

69. San Pedro Beach Bums

I loved this show when I was a kid, and I was sad when it was (quickly) cancelled. Which explains alot about who I am today:D

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075575/

[HughBeaumont]

150. I watched a few episodes of that when I was a kid.

It was on ABC and it had Stuart Pankin from Not Necessarily the News ("More Mengeles found. Film at 11") in it.

[SeattleGirl]

71. Sue Thomas, FBEye

[hyphenate]

269. Not really obscure!

I've enjoyed that for awhile--was disappointed it was cancelled. We've been trying to figure out, right from the start, if Ted Atherton is the son of William Atherton. They look SO much alike! But I've searched the web over and over and have never found out one way or the other.

And Yannick Bisson was just so cuddly cute! Because of where it was broadcast (PAX), it had a conservative leaning, but I ignored that detail and just watched it for the eye candy!

[SeattleGirl]

314. You're one of the few people I've seen who have watched that show.

I loved it, especially because the lead actress, Deanna Brey (I probably misspelled her name) is deaf; or hard-of-hearing. And yeah, Yannick Bisson -- Yummy!

[Duer 157099]

72. Dead Like Me. Excellent show n/t

[dropkickpa]

86. So pissed when they cancelled it

Easily one of the smartest shows on TV. Though it is funny to see Mandy Patinkin carry over some of his characters traits to Criminal Minds.

[hyphenate]

270. I keep hearing the same lines coming from

Mandy--"I am Inigo Montoya--you killed my father, prepare to die!"

[deepthought42]

173. Love that show!!!! I miss it...

[SeattleGirl]

319. Loved that show. n/t

[CraftyGal]

76. The Greatest American Hero with William Kat.

[hellbound-liberal]

82. You haven't lived if you haven't seen The Greatest American Hero. Awesome theme song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Q3orQhEcA

[bullwinkle428]

109. Believe it or not, George isn't at home,

Leave a message at the beep!
I must be out, or I'd pick up the phone,
Where could I be...believe it or not, I'm not home!

[crispini]

118. OMG I loved that show!

Thanks for posting! Wow, what a retro rush. I just loved William Katt's cute curly hair. :D

[newportdadde]

160. I use to wear a cape everywhere because I was the GAH.

My mom sewed up a cape for me, complete with velcro neck attachment so I could be the GAH.

I actually use to run into people who still rememberred me as the four year old GAH with my cape on even when I was in college.

[AndreaCG]

244. What a sexy guy!

I love curly haired men especially blonde. Daltrey, Peter Frampton. I guess that's why I hate the current short hair and especially the baldies! Not when men already are balding and shave their heads but the 19 year olds. They will regret it when they prematurely bald!

It's funny though Katt has no muscles like most super heroes of the era. Today he''d be pumped up.

[hyphenate]

279. Trivia:

The first season, Katt's character was named Ralph Hinckley, but then Lennon got killed, and they renamed the character Ralph Hanley. Michael Pare was one of the students--he went on to some movies, and if I recall, The Philadelphia Experiment was one of them. Faye Grant (another student) went on to be the female lead on both the films and TV series of V.

[BrotherBuzz]

78. "You Asked for It"

[EstimatedProphet]

135. Which You Asked For It?

They redid the show in the early 80's.

[BrotherBuzz]

145. The one from the fifties with Art Barker, of course

I don't remember the show from the eighties, but truth be told I can't remember squat from eighties television.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dldjXboOspU

[EstimatedProphet]

153. Ah

the 80's version was hosted by rich Little. Last job he had before the WH Correspondents Dinner this past spring, I believe.

[SiobhanClancy]

79. Homefront

It was a drama about life in America immediately following WWII...I loved that show.

[hyphenate]

275. I know that

Kyle Chandler was in it--long before Early Edition.

[Zomby Woof]

295. That was a great show

"You've got to accentuate the positive..."

Nini says she remembers that one too, and we swapped memories of some of the subplots. It's too bad it was not given enough of a chance.

[AwakeAtLast]

305. Me, too!

I quit watching ABC after they canceled it. That and losing "Thirtysomething" was too much.

[Iris]

436. I loved it, too! It actually ran on Lifetime about 6 summers ago. n/t

[Iris]

437. self-delete - dupe

[AngryOldDem]

478. It was great, until it became just another soap opera

Pissed me off when it did that. I thought it could have been a great historical perspective on that particular decade -- birth of women's rights, racial equality...instead, it became focused on whether or not two characters would get married. It deserved to be canned when that happened.

[salin]

480. what a great show.

for years (decades?) I have watched few shows 'regularly' - but this was one of the few.

[hellbound-liberal]

83. Anybody remember Quark?

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

91. Richard Benjamin's finest work...

OK. It was probably as Maj. Danby in "Catch-22," but it was still pretty darned good. And he was also a good guest on Carson.

That's Johnny, not Daly, for those of you under the age of thirty...

[cmkramer]

324. Another show he was in

"He and She" with his wife Paula Prentiss. I think Jack Cassidy also had a role in it. It was one of those shows the critics loved but the audeinces didn't.

Anyone remember "Pete and Gladys"?

How about "The New People"? It was kind of a hippie "Gilligan's Island" about college aged kids surving a plane crash on a deserted tropical island. It was on for 45 minutes along with another show called "Music Scene" which was a music variety show featuring the hits of the day. David Steinberg was the host. Unfortunatetly, it was up against LAUGH-IN so those shows only lated half a season.

[trackfan]

120. I liked that show.

A sci-fi spoof.

[NewJeffCT]

148. that was my first thought

when I saw the thread title.

I liked that show.

[hyphenate]

276. Great show

With the transgender Jean/Gene (Tim Thomerson) and the "plant"--Ficus (Richard Kelton). And Conrad Janis and "the Head"!

[Rabrrrrrr]

84. Grand.

Great show, as my memory serves me.

[spinbaby]

88. Oh yeah

I only caught one episode and fell on the floor laughing. One of the funniest things ever. The next week it was cancelled.

[Rabrrrrrr]

366. It totally got cancelled too early. I was very, very sad.

I'm glad at least someone else remembers it!

:thumbsup:

[lizziegrace]

85. Brooklyn Bridge n/t

[spinbaby]

87. It's About Time

"It's About Time" aired sometime in the 60s and had this catchy jingle that went "It's about time, it's about space, it's about dum de dum de dum." Can't quite remember those last few words to the jingle. The show involved astronauts and cavemen if I remember correctly.

[mockmonkey]

114. youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1G-TsdNWGg

The opening and closing credits.

So many memories

[BrotherBuzz]

176. Amazing, the two astronauts got top billing over...

Imogene Coco (Chad) and Joe E. Ross (Gronk). Funny, I remember the theme music vividly, but have no memory of the animation for the opening and closing credits.

[Oeditpus Rex]

199. When you were a kid

did you do "It's about time, it's about space, it's about time to slap your face"? :D

Oh — whenever someone asked Chad and Gronk where they came from, they said, "From other side of hill."

One time, a guy said, "I knew it — Pasadena." :D

[BrotherBuzz]

215. I was beginning to discover girls when 'It's about time' splashed

Slapping faces was the furthest thing from my mind.

You know what I mean, Vern?

[Awsi Dooger]

337. Same, I remembered the song but not the animation

That year I was a kid, but old enough to watch and understand TV. Every week I was in the nursery at a bowling alley when It's About Time was on. The other kids were younger and played with blocks and toys. The young girl who was supervising the nursery would watch the TV show with me. Then I'd be singing the theme song when my parents finished bowling and came to pick me up.

[av8rdave]

369. OMG...I was going to post that. I was certain I was the only person

who ever even heard of it, much less watched it.

As I recall, it was about two astronauts who return to earth after a mission, only to discover they've returned to prehistoric earth.

One of the cavemen was named Klong. Don't know why I remember that.

I too remember the first part of the theme song, but only the first line. Sorta like most Christmas carols.

[Bjornsdotter]

373. I was going to list that one

...but you beat me to it. Lol, that's about all I remember of the song too.

cheers

[My Good Babushka]

89. I used to have a big crush on David Rappaport

I only just found out he committed suicide. Bummer. I don't remember that show at all, though.

[Richardo]

90. Fractured Flickers

Brought to you by the creative team behind Rocky and Bullwinkle. Hosted by Hans Conreid.

They took silent films in the public domain and added their own dialog. Hilarious stuff. Ran for about 13 episodes in 1963.

[begin_within]

102. I loved that show. They re-ran it a lot on channel 5 in L.A. in the 1970s.

[Oeditpus Rex]

200. You can get that from Netflix

I watched the whole series a few months ago. It's still funny.

[BarenakedLady]

92. Profit

Loved it. Very dark, evidentally too dark for TV at the time.

[myrna minx]

101. Was that the program about the hot shot CEO that lived in a

cardboard box because of a childhood trauma?

I recall a program that was on a few years ago that my sister and I referred to as "Ghost Hospital" but I believe that it was called "All Souls." Very short lived summer programming.

I really enjoyed the Fox program "The Outsiders" from 1990. It was a spin off from the movie.

I really enjoyed Friday the 13th TV show (not to be confused with the films) from the late 80's.

[BarenakedLady]

112. Yup

That's the one.

[TK421]

391. I never missed an episode of Friday the 13th....great show!

I loved the characters

[Feron]

494. I agree.

Fantastic show and I was absolutely thrilled when it came out on DVD.

[begin_within]

96. Winky Dink and You

[Lydia Leftcoast]

281. Oh, you're a baby boomer

So am I. I had a magic screen.

[Wes]

412. Winky Dink and You

This show almost got me killed! I was 3, my parents wouldn't buy me the screen ... I still can't sit down.

How about "Andy's Gang?" "Pluck your magic twanger, Froggy." And how can we forget "Topper" - a pre-"Man from Uncle" Leo G. Carroll.

[WinkyDink]

473. You rang? ;) Quick! Draw me a bridge!!

[raccoon]

97. When Things Were Rotten. (mid 70's).

"Comedy about Robin Hood, who was a complete idiot, and his band o incompetents in Sherwood Forest. "

A creation of Mel Brooks.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072585/

[EstimatedProphet]

107. I loved that show!

However it came out when I was about 9 or 10.

[begin_within]

98. Maya

[begin_within]

99. Getting Together

[1gobluedem]

142. I remember that one!

Came on right after the Partridge Family and starred Bobby Sherman and Susan Nehr.

[begin_within]

191. It didn't last very long as I recall. But I remember the theme song, "Get-ting... getting together..

[begin_within]

100. Planet of the Apes

[u4ic]

257. I was addicted as a kid

Loved the series and the movies.

[begin_within]

306. You'll probably like this site...

http://potatv.kassidyrae.com/

[u4ic]

330. Wow, that brings back a lot of memories

Thanks! :hi:

[begin_within]

103. Lotsa Luck

[begin_within]

104. Temperatures Rising

[hellbound-liberal]

214. I remember that show. Cleavon Little starred in that didn't he?

Very good memory, you have!

[begin_within]

245. Yes he was on it, in fact,

Cleavon Little was the only cast member to appear on both seasons of it. The first year it was called "Temperatures Rising" and it was really funny. The second year it was called "The New Temperatures Rising Show" and it fell flat on its face. I don't know what happened with that show, someone must have sabotaged it. Or it was a case of "too many cooks" as the show had many writers and many directors. The only regular cast member for both years was Cleavon Little. The cast also included, at various times, Paul Lynde, Bernie Kopell, Jack Albertson, Larry Storch, James Whitmore, Alice Ghostley, Joan Van Ark and many others.

[begin_within]

105. That's My Mama

[Mad_Dem_X]

116. I remember that one!

The guy ran a barber shop, right?

[begin_within]

119. Yes. I actually saw in person the pilot episode being taped.

[begin_within]

106. "Liars Club" and "Make Me Laugh"

Two very funny game shows.

[Left Is Write]

122. I love Make Me Laugh.

[mitchum]

108. "All That Glitters" male/female role reversal comedy

[Manifestor_of_Light]

222. Yes! Gary Sandy as the secretary with the tight jeans!!!

Later he was on WKRP in Cincinnati.

The company was called "Globatron" and it was run by women. Men were secretaries.

[bettyellen]

284. best show + theme song ever- "while she administeed the govt, he crocheted"

i recently met the actress who played the arab oil tycoon and her jaw dropped that i remembered the show. al franken was in an elevator with us, and seemed very amused by how starstruck i was.....

[bullwinkle428]

110. "The Chicago Teddy Bears"

If anyone else out there actually recalls this show besides me, I'll drop a freaking brick!!

[driver8]

131. I remember this show!!

I remember watching this show over at a friend's house when I spent the night. Early 70's...show about gangsters is about all I remember.

[bullwinkle428]

166. So much for my hypothesis!! I just looked at the Wiki entry,

which gives some of the pertinent details of the show. It was only on the air for about 3 months, in the fall of 1971.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chicago_Teddy_Bears

I knew I was around 7 or 8 when it aired (43 now), and I'm sure a lot of the humor went straight over my head back then...

[Gidney N Cloyd]

158. Sure. Dean Jones and the guy who played Schultz on Hogans Heros.

And the skinny guy from the old Bowery Boys movies.

[bullwinkle428]

174. Yep - John Banner from "Hogan's Heroes"! Interesting fact

about him - I had no idea he was Jewish! Born and raised in Austria, he actually spent some time in concentration camps (where most of his family had been killed) and later felt uncomfortable playing Nazi characters in movie roles. The Schultz role, being a bumbling oaf in a goofball comedy, was something he enjoyed much more, apparently.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Banner

[EstimatedProphet]

111. 2 shows: United States and Stutz Bearcat

United States was a show about a couple facing problems, starring Beau Bridges and Helen Shaver. It was billed as "What MASH did for war, United States does for marriage." I watched it as a kid, and the humor was way over my head.

Stutz Bearcat was a forerunner to The A-Team, about a couple of Federal agents in the 30's that travelled around the country in a Stutz Bearcat, and who would convert it into some sort of bizarre weapon for some reason every episode. I remember one very clearly where they turned it into a grenade launcher. It was my favoreit show for a time - that time when I was in 3rd grade.

Om edit: the name of the show was actually Bearcats! Thank you wikipedia.

[terrya]

I remember "Bearcats"

Dennis Cole co-starred in it. I thought Dennis Cole was hot. :-)

[hyphenate]

285. You have finally found the one

show in which I fell in love with the main actor and have been in love with him for 36 years!

Rod Taylor was Hank Brackett, and the owner of the Stutz Bearcat. His partner was Johnny Reach, played by Dennis Cole. Their payment for a job was a blank check. The car enabled them to go much further than most on horseback.

The pilot for the show is on DVD and VHS, entitled Powderkeg. Fernando Lamas played the bad guy in it.

I don't recall United States, but I do remember Harts of the West, where Beau Brudges and Harley Jane Kozak played parents moving from the city to a ranch--sort of like an updated Green Acres.

[ccinamon]

113. "Beanie and Cecil"

was the first "show" I remember wathcing and really loving...what do you expect from a 5 year old?

[BurtWorm]

238. Psst

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOxNtOMTpSo

[Bjornsdotter]

374. Lol

...I still watch it. Still love it, still have the original stuffed, talking Beany and Cecil dolls.

Cheers

[Mad_Dem_X]

115. "Holmes and Yo-Yo"

They were cops. Yo-Yo was a robot that looked like a man. I can't remember the actors' names tho'.

[hyphenate]

286. John Shuck was in it

as the robot. I can't remember the cop's name, though.

[Left Is Write]

123. I'll bet someone does remember "Apple's Way."

[hyphenate]

287. I don't remember much

except that Ronny Cox was in it. Amazing, since he's played a lot of sleazeballs since!

[cmkramer]

331. Earl Hamner

He also created this show. It also starred Vincent Van Patten and Kristy MacNichol who actually replaced an actress named Franny Michel in the second season.

[Mendocino]

407. I remember the son had a crush on an older woman....

...Farah Fawcett. I think she played a neighbor, he played tennis with her and fell in love.

[Iris]

448. oh, yeah! Remember the episode where the dad lives in a tree to save it from being chopped down?

Apple's Way was actually based on a book, which I read in elementary school.

[salin]

481. I was a kid - and thought the Van Patton on the show (Vince?)

was the cats meow. Total crush.

[flvegan]

124. Bigfoot and Wildboy

It was one of the works of the Kroft folks.

Now THAT is obscure.

[trackfan]

126. Branded & The Second Hundred Years

I never actually saw the former, but it had a great theme song.

The latter was a sitcom with Monty Markham playing 2 characters - one the grandfather of the other who had been lost prospecting in Alaska, but was frozen and revived.

Both shows apparently had a lot of pre-season marketing hype, but flopped.

[Dervill Crow]

164. I remember (and liked) both of those.

Monte Markham was another guy I had a crush on. I was easily impressed as a preteen.

Wasn't it Chuck Connors in Branded?

[trackfan]

232. Yes, I believe it was Chuck Connors.

[Maccagirl]

323. self delete

[mitchum]

457. "...marked with the cow who shaved" is how I thought the Branded...

lyrics went when I was a kid :)

I remember both of those shows

[Cush]

128. "Voyagers!"

[TransitJohn]

230. I'm glad I'm reading the thread, because that was gonna be mine!

I loved that show as a kid.

[driver8]

129. The Gallant Men.

A show from the early 60's about a unit in Europe during WWII. The only reason I kow about this show is because we re-mastered it at work.

The end credit music for this show is perhaps the saddest music I have ever heard.

[AngryAmish]

130. no

[driver8]

132. Bourbon Street Beat

Another show we re-mastered at Warner Bros. Richard Long starred in it -- this show was about a couple of private eyes in New Orleans. They hung out at a place called "The Absinthe House", drank, smoked like chimneys, and chased women.

This show was awesome!! I think it aired in the late 50's.

[Flaxbee]

133. "If Not for You" with Elizabeth McGovern

I thought it was funny, but it didn't last long. She is the daughter of my Wills and Trusts professor at UCLA... she came into class once to talk to him and all the men in the class went (silently) ga-ga.

[Tikki]

134. It's Like, You Know............n/t

[hyphenate]

288. Ohmigod

Someone else remembers that show? I loved it! I was just getting completely disillusioned with living in L.A. and that show just rocked me. One episode dealt with freeway chases and I was completely laughing from the start to the finish--it was SO like Hollywood!!

[krispos42]

136. Ryan Caufield: Year One

Or something like that.

I was a Fox police show about a fresh-from-the-acadamy Philidelphia police officer. I think it was suppose to track his career, but IIRC it was canceled quickly.

Okay, here it is on IMDB. It's "Ryan Caulfield: Year One". Canceled after two episodes. Doesn't even have a Wikepedia article.

Ouch.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0205687/

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

137. I can't remember the title.

It was a sci-fi show from the eighties, about a condemned alien prisoner who had to serve out his sentence on earth. He was monitored by this invisible floating eyeball that only he could see, rendered in 1980s CGI.

Also- "The Hat Squad."

[DotGone]

236. Hard Time on Planet Earth is the show.

It starred Martin Kove from Karate Kid fame. Another very short lived 80's scifi show I used to watch was Otherworld. It was good except for the really bad writing. :D

[hyphenate]

289. Gretchen Corbett

played the mother, Jonathan Banks was the evil army officer. Good show, short-lived as it might have been.

Another one was Fantastic Journey, mid 70s, produced by Bruce Lansbury--Angela's brother. Shipwrecked, and finding themselves in different realms, Jared Martin played the hero. It was a progenitor to a whole bunch of other shows--Lost, Stargate, Sliders and others, WAY back then.

[Courtesy Flush]

139. The Governor and J.J.

Dad is the governor, and his free-spirited young daughter lives in the Governor's mansion with him, with predictable kookiness.

[EFerrari]

170. That remiinds me of Bachelor Father who lived with his niece

and a houseboy. Hmm.

[LibDemAlways]

313. John Forsythe. Haven't thought about that one in a long,

long time. He must have been a widower. It would have been unthinkable to have a show about a divorced guy back then. The houseboy was Asian, though. I do remember that.

[BurtWorm]

242. The Governor was Dan Daley

He was supposed to evoke Nelson Rockefeller.

[hyphenate]

290. Julie Summers

played the daughter, and she was either a vet or a zoo administrator, because she kept bringing animals home with her, and it drove James Callahan, her father's Chief of Staff, nuts. He was always a nervous wreck.

[1gobluedem]

141. Open All Night

A sitcom about a convenience store in the desert. Only ran for a season but, oh, was it funny.

Another great one: Eisenhower and Lutz.

[hyphenate]

291. Yeah--Scott Bakula's role just before Quantum Leap

with Pat Richardson (of Home Improvement fame). Cool show.

[datasuspect]

147. gigglesnort hotel

[AwakeAtLast]

307. I vaguely remember that one

Would that be the early '80's?

[datasuspect]

345. early 70s local chicago programming

don't know if it ever went into syndication

[AwakeAtLast]

352. I bet it did

I grew up in Southern Illinois, so I have a feeling it drifted south.

[Bjornsdotter]

376. I don't want to brag but....

....I have a BJ hat signed by Bill Jackson form when I attended his show at the old Gateway Theater.

I loved BJ and Dirty Dragon, not so much the Gigglesnort Hotel.

Cheers

[MilesColtrane]

152. "Rat Patrol" on for two years during the 60's

My brother and I loved it. Lots of shots of jeeps jumping over sand dunes, and Nazis getting shot up.

[hellbound-liberal]

216. Great show! Christopher George and Hans Gudegast

or, as he is now known, Eric Braeden (from the Young and the Restless).

[IcyPeas]

375. they still show Rat Patrol on cable.

[HughBeaumont]

154. The Kallikaks (1977)

Starred Bonnie Ebsen, David Huddleston and Edie McClurg. Had sort of a modern "Beverly Hilbillies" theme going on, except these people weren't at all rich.

"Beat the System" was this show's theme song.

[NewJeffCT]

155. Dungeons & Dragons (the cartoon)

some time in the early to mid 80s, if I recall. A bunch of kids on a carnival ride get zapped into a fantasy world and are pursued by a big bad evil guy named Venger.

[NewJeffCT]

156. and - for really obscure - "Wizards & Warriors"

circa 1983, I believe. I know I was in high school at the time. I think it was kind of a spoof of D&D and the genre, though.

[racaulk]

189. One of my favorite cartoons when I was a kid!

Let's see if my memory serves me here. There was Bobby the barbarian, Sheila the rogue, Hank the archer, Merlin the magician (whose spells never seemed to really work, and when they did, it was purely coincidental), an acrobat (I can't remember her name), and I think the other one was Eric. And of course the Dungeon Master who would show up and disappear unexpectedly to speak to the kids in riddles and give them guidance. And there was their nemesis, a multi-headed dragon...Tiamat or something...

Later, as an adult, when I discovered the D&D game, I never put two and two together that the cartoon was based on the game. I didn't figure that out until someone told me recently. Go figure. :shrug:

[NewJeffCT]

206. I watched the cartoon to support D&D

I think I was 16 or 17 when it came out... I actually just watched on old episode of it a week or two back: some german WW2 pilot crash landed in the D&D world. Venger had planned to use him to go back to earth with a space-age plane to turn the tide of the war in favor of the Nazis. That way, those meddling kids couldn't disrupt his plans because they'd never get born. But, the nazi guy was befriended by the kids and decided not to change history at the last moment, foiling Venger's plans. I think he & the black girl (Diana?) had unrequited crushes on each other, but it was left unsaid in the innocent cartoon world.

[ceile]

443. Me too!

I had the board game (NOT the D&D of today-definitely for kids 11 and under).

[Gidney N Cloyd]

159. Barbary Coast

I think it starred Bill Shatner and Doug McClure.

[hyphenate]

292. Yep

Dennis Cole played McClure's character in the pilot, but didn't stick with it.

[nini]

163. Dan August

Burt Reynolds cop show in the early 70s

[FredScuttle]

165. I remember "Paris"

James Earl Jones' first foray into prime time dramas...only lasted one season:

[ironflange]

167. Johnny Bago

My standard response for threads like this. Johnny, in a motorhome (the Timberdoodle) is pursued across country by mobsters as well as his parole officer, who also happens to be his ex-wife. Very funny stuff, I wish it was on DVD.

On the Air is another fave of mine, David Lynch's utterly demented sitcom. ABC didn't know what the hell to do with this thing, and didn't even broadcast all the episodes, even during the mid-summer dead-air period. I had the presence of mind to tape them.

[Awsi Dooger]

338. I loved Johhny Bago!

A hilarious summer replacement in the '90s. I was hoping it would get a full run.

[Radio_Lady]

171. "Dream On" (1990-96) with Brian Benben

We watched it every week.

[racaulk]

185. I remember that one!

Whenever I saw Nina van Horn on "Just Shoot Me," I always thought of Judith Tupper instead.

And (secret confession time) I thought Brian Benben was hot! But I was 15 when the show came out...what did I know? ;)

And I loved...I say I loved Toby!!!

[NewJeffCT]

205. that show had a lot of great moments

I remember the one with Tom Poston (from Newhart) playing a clown who sued Benben's character after Benben wrote about seeing the guy who played the clown with a hooker...

[bullwinkle428]

322. Lots of hot-looking topless women...yay for HBO!

[Katina]

172. Palidin

starring Richard Boone, Have gun will travel"

[Adsos Letter]

188. Yeah...he had it printed on his "business card"...

I actually watched that show as a kid.

:D

[WinkyDink]

474. The Original Man in Black!

[deepthought42]

175. Reboot. It was saturday morning cartoon on some years ago

I think in the 90s, though I could be wrong. It was very ahead of its time; it was entirely 3-D animation. I loved it.

[InvisibleTouch]

179. I know that one!

Didn't see the whole series, but the episodes I did see were excellent.

[deepthought42]

182. Yea! Someone else knows it!

I don't know how long it ran, but I don't think it was very long. I was very disappointed when it was cancelled. I don't even remember most of it...

[InvisibleTouch]

186. At least two seasons, possibly three or more.

I just remember that the last season totally shifted in tone, with the characters much older and harder-edged, but it was a realistic evolution from what had gone before.

[ghostsofgiants]

248. One of my favourite shows when I was younger.

[InvisibleTouch]

177. Tales of the Gold Monkey

1982-83 - one of two "Raiders of the Lost Ark" influenced series of that season (the other, not nearly as good IMO, was "Bring 'Em Back Alive"). Starred Stephen Collins as a 1940's South Seas pilot.

And another bit of trivia - the 90's cartoon "Tale Spin" basically took the Disney Jungle Book characters and put them into a "Tales of the Gold Monkey" setting - thus combining two of my favorite concepts. Ironically the combination didn't totally work for me, as I prefer the two realms separately, but it was interesting none the less.

[salin]

483. Charming show; I believe it ended when one of the leads

died young and unexpectently.

[InvisibleTouch]

178. Oh, and:

"Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future" - 1987-88. This was the first series to make extensive use of computer animation and interactive technology. Kids could buy the toys and actually shoot at and be shot at by the screen. Sadly the "gee whiz" kiddie appeal only went so far, and the actual stories and character interactions were very much on an adult sci-fi level, so the show missed its true target audience by a light year.

I think I'm the only remaining fan. :)

[HERVEPA]

180. Lincoln Vale of the Everglades

[Mendocino]

406. Lincoln Vale

I'm guessing at the lyrics for the theme song:


First to fight for right for the homes they made

Simple grass routines without stress or strife

Lincoln Vale of the Everglades

The man who patrols in the Everglades


That's the best I can do after like 45 years and I was 5.

[BrotherBuzz]

410. You're memory is better than mine

All I remember of the show was a dude tooling around the Everglades in an air boat. Why, I hadn't a clue until you posted your guess of the lyrics. Was he doing his good deed patrols as a public servant or private citizen?

[Mendocino]

414. I think he was sort of a ranger.

[HERVEPA]

415. More lyrics

In the Everglades there's a way of life
There's a way of peace without stress or strife
There's a fellow there who protects these rights
Lincoln Vale of the Everglades
The man on patrol in the Everglades




Remember the boat with the big fan on the back?

[racaulk]

181. Otherworld

Does anyone else remember the Sterling family? :-)

[bertha katzenengel]

183. The Trials of Rosie O'Neill - Sharon Gless, early 90s.

LOVED it.

Theme song "I Wish I Knew" by Carole King

what does the future hold
i wonder, what does the future hold
how will it all unfold
i wish i knew

[sakabatou]

184. I know there was an anime that took place on Mars

but I can't remember the name...

[Tikki]

187. HOT L BALTIMORE............n/t

[hellbound-liberal]

218. Beat me to it! That show was only on for one year wasn't it?

The main thing I remember about that show is how it got it's name, because one of the lights was burned out on the sign. LOL!

[hellbound-liberal]

221. 217 replies and no one has mentioned "Get a Life!" with Chris Elliott?

I know it's not that obscure but I have never met anyone who has ever watched it. I loved it and I have the first two seasons on DVD.

[Tikki]

228. And....Herman's Head...

same Network and night as "Get a Life!", I believe.




Tikki

[hellbound-liberal]

234. Herman's Head deserved a much longer run than it got.

I think you're right that it was on the same night.

[liontamer]

268. too easy

That show was great, I figured most people would remember it.

[KG]

254. Chris Elliot as a 30 y.o. with a paper route. his real dad played his dad or something...

[bullwinkle428]

321. Oh, "Get A Life" was not obscure; it was a comedic fricking masterpiece!!!

:rofl:

You have the complete seasons? I'm jealous, you lucky bastage!! I just have the two "official" DVDs which only contain 4 episodes each!

[myrna minx]

350. I love Get a Life.

Who here went to Handsome Boy Modeling School? :rofl:

[mikeargo]

278. Not only that...

But it was one of the first shows I remember that had a "parental guidance" warning. Some of the humor was pretty raunchy for the time and some of the hotel clients were prostitutes.

[mcscajun]

403. Great Show!

:)

[Adsos Letter]

190. What was that one where Sebastian Cabot played the butler?

and there were some kids, one of whom was named "Buffy"...

[Oeditpus Rex]

202. 'Family Affair'

Cissy, Buffy and Jody. Brian Keith was "Uncle Bill." He owned a construction company in NYC.

Cabot played Mr. French, a "gentleman's gentleman."

"Good heavens! I am a nanny!"

:rofl:

Note: Kathy Garver (Cissy) bears a rather striking resemblance to Left Is Write.

Oh, and Anissa Jones (Buffy) died of a heroin overdose when she was about 17.

[Adsos Letter]

212. that's the one...

seems like lots of those child-actors ended badly...or, at least, went through some pretty harsh times.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

193. The Tomorrow People

Obscure, British, and weird. For a 13yo nerd, it doesn't get much better.

[Downtown Hound]

333. I used to watch that when I was a kid!

Wow, I'd forgotten all about that until you brought it up. That was a cool show.

There was another Nickelodeon series that was either British or Australian. It was called "The Third Eye." Ever catch that?

It had four different miniseries, one with aliens that looked like big sea worms. Another with a town populated by a cult that worshiped some beam that could turn people into stone. And another was about a group of kids that meet a dying wizard in a cave and then try and save him by venturing into different worlds in a labyrinth in the hopes of finding some crystal with magical powers. And the final one was about a girl that communicates with the ghost of a man executed for witchcraft.

Anyways, I've wondered if I'm the only one in the world that remembers that series, because it was pretty cool, at least to an eight year old.

[myrna minx]

353. Hey, check out my post below!

Nickelodeon was a really cool channel back at it's inception. :hi:

[Downtown Hound]

365. Cool! I'm not the only one.

I've actually tried to find that show before on the internet, to see if there was a DVD or video of it somewhere. No luck. Oh well, at least somebody else remembers it.

:hi:

[myrna minx]

351. I watched the Tomorrow people as well as The Third Eye.

Both of those programs were broadcast on Nickelodeon when the channel first started. What a strange channel. They would broadcast obscure British Sci-Fi and Adam and the Ants concerts. My how the times have changed.

[racaulk]

195. The League of Gentlemen

Are you local?

[Sabriel]

201. "Code Red": with Lorne Greene, Andrew Stevens, & Sam Jones

We used to play it on the weekends (painful blush).

[DeepBlueC]

207. The Rogues

With David Niven, Charles Boyer, Gig Young and Dame Gladys Cooper as a family high class jewel thieves. Con people. My brother and I loved it. It was pretty much unbelievable to see any show on TV where the bad guys were the heroes and successfully profited from crime. We couldn't believe that we were seeing characters get away with it all. It was revolutionary television, and what a cast!

[likesmountains 52]

500. I remember that one! I was young, but I remember liking the show..

[MistressOverdone]

210. The Betty Hutton Show

[kmla]

213. The Fitzpatricks.

.

[Va Lefty]

219. "Dead at 21"

[AwakeAtLast]

308. I really liked that show

:hi:

[LibDemAlways]

220. Game show I was on called "Split Second." It was

on in the early 70's, hosted by Tom Kennedy. Three contestants answered trivia questions for 15 minutes. Then the "lightning round" at the end determined who would have the opportunity to try and start (and win) one of 5 cars. If the car he/she chose didn't start, the contestant returned the next day to try again for a chance to pick one out of four cars. After five wins without a car starting, the contestant was "retired" with the car of their choice.

[UrbScotty]

302. Well, how did you do?

PS: I've seen old episodes of Blockbusters with Kennedy.

[LibDemAlways]

311. Well, thanks to incredible luck in the

"lightning round" (I needed 5 answers to win, whereas my opponents only needed 3 and 4 respectively because they won more money in the initial round), I came from behind and won the game! Then, even more luck...the Pontiac firebird I chose started. So I ended up with the car and $500.00.

The car was a base model. The dealer tried to talk me into all kinds of extras, but I was an impoverished college student and was only too happy to take whatever they were giving me. It was a V8 gas hog, so I traded it in for a Honda wagon less than two years later.

Only wish VCRs for home use had been in existence back then. All I have is an audio tape and some pictures I took off the tv. My old reel-to-reel tape player died long ago, so really all I have at this point is the memory.

[Awsi Dooger]

339. I remember Split Second

That's when I was in junior high school and had afternoon split shift. In the morning I'd watch all the game shows. Split Second wasn't my favorite concept but Tom Kennedy always had a big smile and friendly demeanor so I watched.

[EFerrari]

223. Do any of you remember a show featuring a chimp in a dress?

Maybe around 1961-2? I remember the theme song but not the name

"XXX has the whole place in a mess
XXX is only trying to do her best
XXX doesn't know that she's a pest
XXX - what's the matter with you?"

This has been driving me crazy for years because I can't get the name.

[BrotherBuzz]

249. The Hathaways

"The Hathaways" appeared for one season on ABC-TV beginning in 1961. The show was about a real estate agent, Walter Hathaway, and his wife, Elinore (Peggy Cass), who adopt a family of performing chimps. The animated opening featured the Chimps and the principal stars, and was probably done by Hanna-Barbera.

[EFerrari]

360. I don't remember a whole family of chimps and the song seemed

to name one in particular.

[BrotherBuzz]

388. That was my bet shot

Although you got me thinking about chimps and TV. I vaguely remember watching another odd TV program involving a cast of chimps dressed in clothes with a superimposed dialog storyline from the late fifties or early sixties. It might have been an older movie that got chopped up a la Three Stooges two reelers, and shown in fifteen minute segments. Independent TV, low budget, no song. The Male chimp may have been named Chatter. Do you remember seeing anything like that, or am I just dreaming it?

[EFerrari]

392. Yours is the closest suggestion I've gotten in years of trying to find

this thing.

The backstory is, my aunt used to tease my cousin Julie by singing the theme song and putting Julie's name where the chimp's name went. And to some effect. lol

This was a sitcom, maybe lasted a coupla years but as I was only 6 or 7 at the time, I don't remember much.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

224. Hercules and Superman in lively black and white.

Afterschool shows starring either George Reeves or Steve Reeves.

Hercules, hero of song and story,
Hercules, hero of ancient glory....

Late 50s or early 60s.

[BrotherBuzz]

225. San Francisco Beat

Google™ says it was called 'The lineup' before syndication.

[LibDemAlways]

226. Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law

1971-74. Set in Santa Barbara. Starred Arthur Hill.

[bamacrat]

227. The Commish.

Michael Chickless before he was Vic Mackey. Also Get Real was a short lived show on NBC in the mid 90s.

[anarch]

229. Forever Knight

[gizmonic]

312. Loved that show!

glad someone remembers it!

[Bjornsdotter]

377. Great show

...I have almost all of the episodes on tape.

Cheers

[Mojambo]

231. Whoops!

A post nuclear apocalyptic Gilligan's Island.

Of course, it was on FOX.

[Xithras]

491. I remember that!

Heck, I was going to post that one.

Kid sets off a nuclear missile in a parade and accidentally sets off armageddon. Only five or six people are left alive.

Only Fox would try to create a Gilligans Island ripoff on that premise.

[trackfan]

233. How about the first Bill Cosby Show - where he played a school teacher

named Chet Kinkaid, or something like that.

[BrotherBuzz]

487. Or Bill Cosby in "I Spy" back in 1965

A pair of American agents face espionage adventures with skill, humor and some serious questions about their work. Robinson's (Robert Culp) cover is as a former Princeton law student and Davis Cup tennis player; Rhodes scholar Scott (Cosby) is his trainer as well as being a language expert.

The first American dramatic TV series to feature a black actor in a lead role. Scripts were peppered with unique lingo. One catchphrase, "wonderfulness," became popular and was later used by Bill Cosby for the title of one of his comedy albums.

Kelly Robinson and Alexander Scott travel around the world in their profession as agents for the United States government. Their business is serious with no fancy gadgets or flashy villains; Kelly and Scotty are more apt to battle industrial spies and Cold War agents than megalomaniacal would-be world dominators. As their cover, Robinson travels the professional tennis circuit with Scott as his trainer.

Pretty heady stuff for 1965.

[AndreaCG]

235. Evening Shade is not obscure but has maybe the greatest cast ever

Hal Holbrook, Ossie Davis, Elizabeth Ashley, Charles Durning. Burt Reynolds and Marilu Henner were the relative second tier! And Michael Jeter was awesome.

Roc had a great cast too and did one season all live shows. I know they did in the 50s but in the 90s it was something special.

[terrya]

237. "Oh, Grow Up"

A sitcom about 3 friends from college...one of whom was gay...it was on ABC for all of one year. Created and written by Alan Ball, who went on to do "Six Feet Under"

I liked "Oh, Grow Up". I thought it was funny and well written. Sadly, no one else seemed to think so.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202746/

[AndreaCG]

239. Alien Nation and Max Headroom

Both were excellent sci-fi shows. Max Headroom especially cause the soda commercials were so obnoxious and the series so brilliant and prophetic. And it's one of the few where the American version was as good as the original British.

[InvisibleTouch]

283. Max Headroom is one of my favorites.

I find it hard to think of that show as "obscurre," but then I was pretty entrenched in the 80's-to-early-90's sci fi television fandom. I knew and liked Alien Nation as well.

I know I've missed a lot of good stuff in recent years, after I got rid of cable. :(

[Duer 157099]

327. Max Headroom = Tony Snow

Right?

[JoePhilly]

382. Ta Ta Ta Ta Ta Tony .... Sn Sn Sn Sn Snowwww..... nt

[VenusRising]

241. Kindred the Embraced.

It only ran for one season and was based on Vampire:The Masquerade game.

[liontamer]

266. i remember that one

but barely.

[LeftyMom]

320. I have the boxed set (including unaired episode) around here someplace.

Dang, but they mangled the T:TM universe with that thing.

[Liberalynn]

243. The Girl With Something Extra Starring Sally Field, and John Davidson

in think it was the seventies. Sally Field was a housewife with ESP. Davidson played her husband.

High Tide- Starring Rick Springfield- Two private dective brothers solve crimes in a tropical setting. Syndicated 1990's

[AngryOldDem]

479. I thought it was Karen Valentine? nt

[salin]

482. Sally fields...

I was quite young - but got a haircut just like hers.

[AngryOldDem]

484. Stand corrected....

...but why did I think Karen Valentine was in it? Wasn't she in another series after Room 222 was cancelled? (Another great show, by the way, but it doesn't rate an "obscure" label.)

[salin]

486. She was in either a show or a movie about Stewardesses:

Coffee, Tea or Me.

I vaguely remember that, as well as Room 222.

[begin_within]

246. How about "Girl Talk" with Virginia Graham

My mother used to have that on every day when I was a kid. I can't remember anything about it except that Virginia Graham was always on it.

[WinkyDink]

475. I remember that! VG was always well-coiffed, and would kind of scrunch up her eyes!

[begin_within]

247. "I Believe in Miracles" with Kathryn Kuhlman

She was a panic!

[stlsaxman]

253. Union Carbide Presents: The 21st Century with Walter Cronkite

loved that show! loved that man... Uncle Walter

[Xipe Totec]

261. Saw it

loved it.

Walter is the man I give credit to, for teaching me English.

(I watched the broadcasts across the border, from Mexico).

[stlsaxman]

301. How cool is THAT?!?!?!?

the man has a distinct and wonderful voice. "And that's the way it is..."

thanks for sharing that, Xipe!

B-)

[KG]

255. Skag.

Karl Malden

[Iris]

449. yep! Remember the ep. where he got dragged behind a pick-up truck? n/t

[siouxsiecreamcheese]

258. Love, Sidney

It starred Tony Randall as a gay babysitter/guardian of a little girl. It only ran for a few years in the early 80's, but I feel like I grew up with it I remember it so well.

[Xipe Totec]

260. Gregg the Bunny nt

[liontamer]

263. off centre

a group of 20 somethings living a really cool building in downtown NY and having ridiculous misadventures.

Brilliant storylines that capture stereotypical male insecurities in ways that actually made me feel sorry for men.

Best coined word : GAGFI (gives a gay first impression)

[Nikia]

267. Wildfire

It was a Saturday morning cartoon.

[Drunken Irishman]

271. Nightmare Cafe.

[mikeargo]

272. The Immortal

Starring Christopher George as a guy who can live forever and is being chased by this rich dude who wants a transfusion.

[KG]

273. Hot Wheels and Sky Hawks cartoons

[warrior1]

274. VR.5

Young women Sidney works in a telephone company and she is sure that her father doctor Bloom and sister died after an accident. Sidney's hobby is to play with virtual reality. She has found an ability in herself to enter into the human mind by using of VR - Virtual Reality 5. Sidney is no ordinary person and an influential mysterious Organization try to use her. Written by Yanis Matushevsky {[e-mail]}

Sydney Bloom is a beautiful lines-woman working for a local telephone company. Despite this, Sydney lives an almost solitary lives with no one around her but her childhood best friend, Duncan, and a few of her personal computers that she occasionally use to access virtual reality worlds. After accidentally placing her telephone on top of her modem, Sydney finds out that she is capable of accessing VR.5: Virtual Sensory Reality, a virtual reality stage where her subconscious can communicate with other people's subconscious. She then realizes that she can change the behavior of the other person on the other line. Seeking explanations and guidances to her newfound capability, Sydney befriends Dr. Frank Morgan, a professor in Virtual Reality. After failing to convince her of the danger of VR, Dr. Frank Morgan introduced her to a mysterious organization called the Committee who gives her an offer of employment she can't refuse. It's not too long before both Sydney and Morgan start to realize that they have landed themselves in very hot water by joining this mysterious organization.

[baldguy]

277. The Richard Pryor Show

4 episodes in 1977 before it was canceled.

[NYCGirl]

282. From the folks who brought you Bullwinkle, "FRACTURED FLICKERS." NT

[Dr. Strange]

363. With Hans Conried, right?

I remember that! (Back in the eighties, one of the stations played it. The station was new, and had to rely on old programs for filler. It was the first time I saw the Twilight Zone.)

[NYCGirl]

364. Absolutely! I love Hans Conreid! NT

[yvr girl]

293. Angie

Starred Donna Pescow. (sp?) She was in Saturday Night Fever.

[Patsy Stone]

300. She was on The Sopranos last night.

:toast:

[gizmonic]

316. Starred Robert Hays too

Had a hugh crush on him @ that time! :D

[Jimbo S]

347. My wife had a crush on him as well

She showed me a portrait that she drew of him way back that she saved.

He was in town a couple of years ago for the Airplane reunion. Thought about going just to meet him, didn't pull the trigger.
:banghead:

[Jimbo S]

348. Loved that show! Donna Pescow was a sweetheart.

Looking back, what a talented cast. Two bad it only lasted two seasons.

TV Land had it on about seven years ago, then pulled it.

And to the best of my knowledge, no DVDs anywhere.

[libnnc]

445. Great show, I loved it

and I loved the theme song too.

[Zomby Woof]

294. 240-Robert

A helicopter paramedic drama from the early 80's. Formulaic crap starring Mark Harmon.

[Patsy Stone]

297. All's Fair

Bernadette Peters and Richard Crenna. She's a liberal political photographer, he's a conservative political reporter. They fall in love.

[UrbScotty]

298. Two more: "Aliens in the Family" and "The Chair."

The first was a sitcom in the 1990s, the latter a game show (2002) hosted by John McEnroe.

[AndreaCG]

393. I knew Margaret Trigg, who played the mother on AITF

She was a performance artist in NYC. I did some shows on the same bill as her.

One time I was in the audience and she took off her panties and tossed them at me. Then she introduced the guy who was going to be her date after the show. As he walked back to his seat I gave him the panties, telling him they were a preview of later. Margaret was upset later when he broke the date. Apparently the panties were a little, um, ripe.

[Patsy Stone]

299. Pink Lady and Jeff

Comedian Jeff Altman and a Japanese pop group, Pink Lady (Mei and Kei).

[madrchsod]

497. i have thier album.....

[baldguy]

303. Wonderfalls

[fishwax]

318. I just recently got done watching that on DVD

it was a cool show, but I'm amazed it ever made it on the air. :) I also loved Dead Like Me, which I think was created by the same person/people ...

[Inchworm]

358. I liked that one too I think

Isn't that the one where inanimate objects spoke to her?

:shrug:

[Maccagirl]

304. The Young Rebels

in the early '70's starring Rick (not "Tarzan" Ron) Ely and Phillipe Forquet as General LaFayette. Forquet was a famous actor in his native France and was once engaged to Sharon Tate.

[AwakeAtLast]

309. James at 15

Mid or late 70's show about - you guessed it - a young man going through the stages of growing up!

I was really young, so I don't remember much, but I do remember that the guy playing James was really cute!

[Duer 157099]

325. I LOVED that show!

I had the worst crush on Lance Kerwin (was that his name??)

[BarenakedLady]

349. Me too!

I think he became born again or something.

oh here...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Kerwin

[Liberal Veteran]

310. Gasp! No one mentioned "Square Pegs"?

With Sarah Jessica Parker, Jamie Gertz, and Tracy Nelson

[Duer 157099]

328. Oh, another one of my favorites!

Why do they cancel all the good stuff?

[Jimbo S]

346. Theme song done by The Waitresses, I believe

"square pegs, square pegs, square, square..."

Now who remembers that?

[AngryOldDem]

507. "One size DOES NOT fit all..."

"Never, ever, not quite right..."

Theme song of my life back then.

[gizmonic]

315. Makin' It

Starred David Naughton ("An American Werewolf in London" & Dr. Pepper commercial)

c.1979, ABC

Makin' it. Ooh-ooh-ooh. Makin' it.

I'm solid gold. I've got the goods
They stand when I walk through the neighborhoods

I'm makin' it. I've got the chance.
I'm takin' it. No more, no more fakin' it
This time in life I'm makin' it (oh-oh-oh) Makin' it.

Hello uptown. Goodbye poverty.
The top of the ladder is waiting for me
I'm makin' it. I've got the chance.
I'm takin' it. No more, no more fakin' it
This time in life I'm makin' it (oh-oh-oh) Makin' it.

Listen everyone here this coming year's gonna be my year
I'm as bad as they come, number two to no one.
I've got looks, I've got brains and I'm breakin' these chains.
Make some room now dig what you see
Success is mine, I've got the key. I'm makin' it.

[Iris]

447. Yep! I remember that one. I think it was on friday nights when I was a pre-teen!

[ellie]

317. San Pedro Beach Bums

It was on in 1977 and cancelled. I loved it.

[Duer 157099]

326. Carnivale!

It's currently playing again on HBO On Demand, so I'm watching it all over again.

It's very David Lynch-ish, like Twin Peaks

[Iris]

450. Are they still making new eps.?

or is it over?

[FloridaJudy]

329. Korla Pandit Adventures in Music

A truly bizarre musical program my grandmother used to watch on her TV in the fifties (she was the only member of my family who owed a TV). He was an exotic looking man with bedroom eyes, who wore an enormous turban with a jewel in in. My grandmother was madly in love with him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQHaglomI

He never spoke, just gazed soulfully at the audience while playing a number of musical instruments. According to his official biography:



Actually, the truth was even stranger than that! Google his name if you want to read a life story that belongs in a novel. My grandmother was lucky to have died before the advent of the Internets, 'cause if she knew the truth, it would have killed her.

[Jamastiene]

332. Normal Life.

One hint: It was based in Ohio. :evilgrin:

[Downtown Hound]

334. Land of the Lost

Some of the cheesiest special effects and premise contrasted with some pretty good writing by noted authors. 70's TV at it's cheesy finest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6LZzVCpYDY

[alphafemale]

335. There was a "Little Person" who covered science topics.

The show was really good and entertaining but was canceled because because he committed suicide.

[dEMOK]

336. Here's a VERY Obscure one...

"My Mother the Car" w/Jerry Van Dyke -- http://local.aaca.org/junior/starcars/mother.htm

[Manifestor_of_Light]

378. And then there's the joke....

My Mother the Car, My Sister the Pickup......:evilgrin:

[Yog Sothoth]

340. It's Your Move

[Yog Sothoth]

341. Parker Lewis Can't Lose

[liontamer]

367. i was thinking of that one

that and the ferris bueller show. such blatant cashing in on the movies success. (and yet, I think I watched them both)

[Yog Sothoth]

342. Starcade

[Yog Sothoth]

343. Remote Control (MTV)

[dropkickpa]

515. I still remember the theme song

"...and now he's got his own game show! Remote Control!"

[Yog Sothoth]

344. Automan

[Giant Robot]

357. Curse you!

I was going to say Automan! But here's one to make you shudder:

Manimal.

There I said it.

[Yog Sothoth]

359. She's the Sheriff

The horror...
The horror...



The horror...

[racaulk]

465. Hah! I was just about to post that!

The horror indeed! :scared:

[Dr. Strange]

362. The car!

I remember his sidekick's face plastered on the window whenever the car made a (sharp) turn!

[seemunkee]

354. Police Squad

I believe only 6-8 shows were ever made. Leslie Nielson in the same role as the Naked Gun movies.
I like the freeze frames at the end. The didn't freeze the tape, everyone just froze and tried to hold their position.

[Dr. Strange]

361. Ever heard of E/R with George Clooney?

Are you sure???

Take a look.

:rofl:

You know, considering some of the cast members (George Clooney, Jason Alexander, Mary McDonnell, Conchata Ferrell), it's somewhat surprising that the show didn't make it past one season.

[mcscajun]

395. Yup. I watched that one. He was Such a cute hunk even at that tender age.

Yum.

[CBHagman]

370. "The Ugliest Girl in Town."

Not what you think, young DUers!



http://www.tvparty.com/recugliest.html

[Z_I_Peevey]

385. Peter Kastner.

Didn't even have to look it up. I had a such on crush on him.

[IcyPeas]

371. Pasadena

anyone? Martin Donovan :loveya:

[IcyPeas]

372. Petticoat Junction

[Manifestor_of_Light]

379. Queen for a Day

Late 50s. Had an applause meter to rate sympathy for housewives who won a washer/dryer combo.

Some old guy hosted it.

[FloridaJudy]

444. OMG, I remember that

The precursor to Reality TV. They'd get these women with horrible afflictions - blind, cancer patients, total body casts, advanced bone disease, what have you and they'd compete to see whose sob story got the loudest round of applause. "Suzy Smith has incurable leprosy, and she needs a wheelchair for her husband Roy, so he can pick up the medication for little Timmy (who has cystic fibrosis) at the drug-store..."

Ghastly, ghastly show: a parade of the afflicted offered up as entertainment. If they ever revive it, it's a sure bet Fox will want the rights.

[madrchsod]

496. yes....... i`m old

i watched it cause my grandmother had it on the box

[likesmountains 52]

502. My friend's mom was on that show! She was a young widow with 13 kids...

trying to win a washing machine!

[dogfacedboy]

380. Sea Hunt, starring Lloyd Bridges.

It was an action show about a scuba diver fighting bad guys. Early 60's. I was very young, but still remember. That's good, because I can't even remember last Saturday night! Oh, the demon rum!

[dogfacedboy]

381. Short run comedy from 90's. Starred the dark-haired buddy on Drew Carey

I can't remember the title, but the guy who was Drew Carey's buddy was a biker/hero sort of dude.
I think it may have been a send-up of The Renegade.

[JoePhilly]

383. Ran in reruns ... watched it after school ... nt

[dogfacedboy]

384. Just found the title-"The Searcher"

Here in Chicago it ran at like 1am on the weekends.

[Z_I_Peevey]

386. Good Morning, World

I believe it is the first TV show on which Goldie Hawn appeared.

[Oeditpus Rex]

424. OMG!

I hadn't thought of that show in years! Joby Baker and Ronnie Schell as morning DJs. I think Baker's name was Dave, because I remember station manager Billy DeWolfe (dog, what a great old comedic actor) in one episode saying, "David is in jail!"

I think Baker's character was married, while Schell was something of a dawg, and a bit of a fuck-up in general. Didn't the opening have him rushing into the booth like two seconds before the show started?

One could even say it was a precursor to WKRP — though not much of it, as I recall, actually took place in the station.

OH — they had those whistles that go "fwwwEEEEEEEEeeeee." :D

[Gidney N Cloyd]

425. After it was canceled, Schell was written back into the Gomer Pyle show.

[Oeditpus Rex]

426. Yeah, with a promotion

Corporal Duke Slater.

Trivia: What other private in "Gomer Pyle, USMC" went on to much greater fame in a later show?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

431. The guy who played "Father Mulcahey" on MASH?

[Oeditpus Rex]

434. Yup

William Christopher. In "Gomer Pyle" he was Pvt. Lester Hummel.

I've always wanted to run into him somewhere and freak out, like, "You're the dude who was on that show about the military! Uh... uh..."

"MASH."

"No... Gomer Pyle."



Just to see the look on his face. :D

[Brigid]

387. Perfect Strangers

I used to :rofl: until I cried over that one!

[Dr. Strange]

389. Remembering that show

makes me so happy...

I must now do the dance of joy!

[Brigid]

390. And don't forget . . .

"Don't be reedikulus, cousin Larry." :rofl:

[maveric]

394. "Coronet Blue" and "The Marty Feldman Half of a Comedy Hour".

The former starred Frank Converse.
The latter was one of the funniest summer replacement shows ever!

[mcscajun]

396. Coronet Blue! That's the one I was gonna post. I was *sure* nobody

else would know that one. It was a summer replacement series, and I was very young and didn't know it wouldn't last.

That show drove me Crazy when it got canceled before we (or Michael) ever found out who he really was and just WHY someone wanted him Dead. The question remains unanswered to this day: What is the meaning of "Coronet Blue"?

[darkstar]

402. Wanted to make sure you saw this too mcscajun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvof8Hvm3B0

PS: Where you at cher? I just moved from Lafayette up to Illinois.
:hi:

[mcscajun]

408. Wow! That was amazing! I'd forgotten it even HAD a theme song.

I'd also forgotten how gorgeous Converse was back then. I liked this part from the blurb accompanying the video: "CBS supposedly thought the show would be above the heads of viewers and put it on the shelf for two years."

It sure wasn't over my head, plus it was filmed in NYC, where I grew up.

I'm in Northern NJ, cher. Been to Lafayette and surrounding area twice, but never lived there. Long time fan of all things Cajun here. :hi:

[darkstar]

401. Here you go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvof8Hvm3B0

Loved Coronet Blue....

400 posts and the last two, after checking, mind you, are on the show I was going to post about.

Who am I? Should I follow this "coincidence"? Do I even want to know?

[smtpgirl]

405. "Kindred: The Embraced"

IMDb link:


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115232/maindetails

[musette_sf]

409. Johnny Staccato

i never saw it in original release, but that arts cable network that went under (can't remember the name just now) showed it as part of their "Brilliant But Cancelled" series.

starring Cassavetes as a hard-boiled jazzbo NYC detective, with the house band at "Waldo's" including Barney Kessel and Red Norvo.

http://www.thrillingdetective.com/staccato.html

[Mendocino]

411. The Littlest Hobo

A German Shepard who wandered from town to town to town. Sometimes I think I'll settle down. But I know...? lalala...?... to be free, roaming is the the only life for me.

I digress into the theme song.


Then there was:

Captain Nice

The Mothers-In-Law

Garrisons Guerrillas.

Night Gallery

Banaczek

Hec Ramsay

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Where the Action Is

Judd for the Defense

Green Hornet

My Mother the Car

Barnaby Jones

[Mendocino]

413. Forgot these, do cartoons count?

Cecil and Beanie
Crusader Rabbit
Eight Man
Tom Slick
Super Chicken

[BrotherBuzz]

489. Col. Bleep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpJKXHiJ60M

[Vidar]

417. The unfortunately short-lived VR. 5 with the lovely Lori Singer.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112209/

[blockhead]

418. Adderly

[CraftyGal]

435. What about...

Neon Rider?

[Ivan Sputnik]

419. "The Pruitts of Southampton"

Starring Phyllis Diller. In 1966-67, I believe.

[Dr. Strange]

420. Okay, I gotta know...

Am I the only one who was seriously messed up by the show "Lidsville?"
Nasty case of the heebie jeebies!

[hyphenate]

421. A couple of quickies

Switch and Search.

Switch was Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert, 1971. Also in the show was a young Sharon Gless and Charlie Callas. It was riding the wave of "con games" after The Sting won so big.

Search was slightly earlier. It was sort of like one of the revolving shows, with Hugh O'Brien, Tony Franciosa and Doug McClure playing agents of an organization at which Burgess Meredith was the head. They had remarkable high tech gear that would still be envied.

Also, I'm sure everyone remembers The Name of the Game, with revolving characters who were the publishers of magazines? Gene Barry owned the publication firm, while Robert Stack ran the "crime" magazine and Tony Franciosa ran the version of "People" magazine. Young assistants included Ben Murphy and Susan St. James.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

422. The New Zoo Review!!

"Comin' right at you!"

Most annoying theme song ever. Especially at 6:30 am.

[alittlelark]

423. The Bugaloos...

I still want to live in a flower... sigh.

[AndreaCG]

427. Duet, an early Fox show

I've been trying to remember this show since I saw this thread.

The subsidiary couple stole the show from the main one. They might have had a spinoff show if AI'm remembering correctly.

[racaulk]

428. I remember Duet

You're right, it did have a spin off, although I can't remember the name of it. I think it was set in a real estate firm and Ellen Degeneres played the office secretary. The only reason I remember that show is because it's the first time I can remember seeing Ellen on TV.

Damn, now I'm gonna have to check IMDB to remember the name of that show... :)

[AndreaCG]

451. It was called Open House

Per Jump The Shark.

[Deep13]

429. Westwind

Saturday morning children's show in the mid-1970s, live action, about a family that sails around the Pacific causing trouble.

[Strawman]

430. Hamtramck and the Saturday Night Music Machine

both locally produced shows in Detroit.

[ballabosh]

432. Captain Ernie's Showboat

I'll guess not many people have heard of it. I was actually on it.

http://www.captainerniesshowboat.com/

[mopinko]

433. the original cracker, on a/e

not the sappy remake that was on nbc, but the original series with robbie coltrane. great, great tv. i don't think anyone had really heard of robbie before that. talk about chewing the scenery.

[IcyPeas]

505. brilliant tv series

[Iris]

438. Fifteen

It was a Canadian teenage soap opera on Lifetime.

Laura Harris starred as Ashley, who was in love with Dylan, who I think was an alcoholic. Harris played a terrorist in 24 the season before last (or maybe 2 seasons ago?).

[ceile]

439. Cupid starring Jeremy Piven

Only on 6 months in 1998, had "Human" by The Pretenders as its theme song. It was great!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupid_(TV_series)#Cast

[Anarcho-Socialist]

441. The Glam Metal Detectives

[Dora]

442. Real People n/t

[FloridaJudy]

446. East Side/West Side

With George C. Scott. Probably the only series that featured a Social Worker as the protagonist. From the idealistic early 60's as I recall.

[madrchsod]

i was going to mention that show...

it was pulled after the show about rats eating a baby. the series will never be shown again,i guess the person who owns the rights refused to sell the rights. one of the best tv series ever.

[likesmountains 52]

501. Oh yes..I do remember this one...probably encouraged a lot of boomers

to enter social work...

[Canuckistanian]

452. Banacek

With George Peppard (pre-"A-Team"). He was cool, sophisticated and never broke into a sweat as he solved every murder effortlessly.

A part of the rotating "NBC Mystery Movie" series that ran from '71 to '77.

The other ones in the series were Colombo (Peter Falk), MacMillan and Wife (Rock Hudson) and McCloud (Dennis Weaver).


Another short lived show I loved was Marty Feldman's Comedy Machine.
http://imgred.com/

[Pakhet]

453. Shazam!

Anyone remember Billy Madsen? It's the only saturday morning show my mom would wake up for.

[Giant Robot]

454. Jason of Star Command

How geeky is that?

[Dr. Strange]

458. I remember that one!

I thought it was so cool. And Space Academy! And Ark II!

Dayum, I was such a geek!

Good thing I'm so cool now!
B-)

[Giant Robot]

462. I remember Space Academy

But what was Ark II?

Do I have to turn in my geek license now??

[Dr. Strange]

463. Look here

This site has the opening credits. See if it rings a bell:

Ark II

In fact this site has some other shows, including Jason, Space Academy, etc. Hey Isis, I remember her!

[Giant Robot]

466. The RV there seemed familiar but nothing else is ringing a bell

But Electra Woman and Dyna Girl!!! Wow I remember them. They gave me special feelings before I knew what special feelings were.

Far Out Space Nuts! I could remember the series but could not remember the name of it.

I vaguely remember Isis; wasn't that like a companion or spinoff of Captain Marvel/Shazam?

That site rocks!

[Dr. Strange]

468. It is a cool site.

I never saw Electra Woman and Dyna Girl. I suppose Isis (which was indeed a spinoff from Shazam) gave me some special feelings. So did All Star Wrestling, though. I'm not sure what that says about me...

I saw a few episodes of Far Out Space Nuts--seemed like a total ripoff of Gilligan's Island.

I think your geek license is safe!

[chemenger]

455. The Outcasts

was a short-lived Western television series, appearing on ABC in the 1968-69 season. The series co-starred Don Murray and Otis Young, and is probably most notable for being the first television Western with an African-American co-star. The series tells the story of white bounty hunter Earl Corey (Murray) who teams up with newly released slave Jemal David (Young) in the 1860s.

[chemenger]

456. Here are two more:

Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp

an American television show on ABC from September 12 1970 to September 2 1972 featuring a cast of chimpanzees overdubbed with human voices. The plot featured Lancelot Link and his female colleague Mata Hairi in secret agent and spy satires. Link worked for APE (Agency to Prevent Evil), engaged in a long conflict with the evil organization CHUMP (Criminal Headquarters for Underworld Master Plan). CHUMP's monocled chief, Baron von Butcher, inevitably hatched the latest plan to endanger the world. The Baron's network of international fiends included his chauffeur Creto, mad scientist Dr. Strangemind (with an exaggerated Bela Lugosi dialect), the Dragon Woman, drowsy Wang Fu, singing sheik Ali Assa Seen and the cultured Duchess. A regular weekly feature was chimp TV host "Ed Simian" introducing a musical number an all-chimp band, "The Evolution Revolution."


Then Came Bronson:

ran in the US for one season, on NBC, from 1969 to 1970. The series featured Michael Parks as Jim Bronson, a newspaperman who becomes disillusioned after the suicide of his best friend Nick (Martin Sheen) and, after a heated argument with his editor. Bronson becomes a nomadic vagabond searching for the meaning of life and experience what life has to offer. During his travels he shares his values with the people he meets along the way and lends a helping hand when he can. Bronson rides a Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle. The premise of each episode was that Bronson entered someone else's life at a crucial point and acted as a catalyst for change. Bronson was committed to pacifism and often deflected a competitor's anger into self-examination. Always, like a true catalyst, he rolled out of every episode unchanged. The show sometimes faced the perception that it was a knock-off of the movie Easy Rider, but in actuality it preceded the release of that movie. Scenes were mostly shot outdoors, which made for spectacular views, and Michael Parks employed the low-key "James Dean" method of acting. Some shows were funny, some sad, some serious.

[Zavulon]

459. Da Vinci's Inquest & Cold Squad

Canada's answer to Quincy; you can see it on WGN and perhaps on your local stations (DC's ABC affiliate runs it once a week on weekends, late Sunday night or Monday morning).

My local UPN also runs a Canadian show called Cold Squad, which we ripped off and turned into Cold Case.

Have any of you seen either of these shows? Good stuff if you like crime drama and can do without the glitz and flash of American shows.

[friendly_iconoclast]

493. Da Vinci's Inquest is great

Plays on WCVB in Boston at 1 a.m. Monday mornings (usually)

[Zavulon]

508. Welcome to DU.

If you get WGN, Chicago's superstation, you can get the show every day. I've managed to tape all but five episodes so far, which is good since only the first 13 episodes are on DVD.

[ThatsMyBarack]

460. "Battle of the Las Vegas Showgirls."

I'm not making that up. It was on WFLD-TV (Chicago) in 1980. It was a one-time special, not a series.

[Dr. Strange]

464. Okay now, be honest

It was a one-time special, not a series.

Did you type that with a straight face?

[ThatsMyBarack]

472. Yes. Why do you ask?

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[kid a]

461. Salvage 1

Andy Griffith makes rocket to space out of junk in his backyard...really!

[Giant Robot]

469. Totally remember that!

[bikebloke]

467. The Legend of Jesse James

with Christopher Jones

Powderkeg - a western with a couple blokes riding around in Stutz Bearcat.

Rebel (or something close) with Nick Adams

The Howard Cosell Show with the singing debut/swan song of Jimmy Connors. Not to mention the Beatles moment with the Bay City Rollers.

[Taverner]

470. Quark

It was actually a pretty good Richard Benjamin show, given the times...

[Dastard Stepchild]

471. Homeboys in Outer Space. Small Wonder. Out of this World. Cop Rock!

All gems. All.

[WinkyDink]

476. T.H.E. Cat, starring a gorgeous Robert Loggia!

[Danmel]

477. Wait TIll Your Father Gets Home

A cartoon family....

My Life & Welcome to it, based on James Thurber cartoons


We'll get By, which was produced by Alan Alda


Here Come the Brides, with Bobby Sherman (minus his puka shell choker)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr9f1FaXbV8

Julia

Nanny and the Professor (Phoebe Figerlilly is a silly name!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcAauqXQPBU

Please DOn't Eat the Daisies

OK- I'm beginning to feel really really ancient here!

[AngryOldDem]

485. When Things Were Rotten n/t

[baldguy]

488. Ultraman

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

490. i remember the wizard-sadly, it's star killed himself

after the show's cancellation

[GRLMGC]

492. Remember WENN

It was on AMC some years ago. It ended horribly too. There was a cliffhanger that was never resolved.

[AndreaCG]

510. I loved that show.

That was aired when AMC didn't have commercials. Now not only are there commerrcials but they broadcast dreck.

[friendly_iconoclast]

495. The Old Curiosity Shop and Make A Wish

Both kids shows circa 1970 or thereabouts. The Old Curiosity Shop had Pamelyn Ferdin
and Make A Wish starred Tom Chapin (brother of Harry).

[Feron]

498. Beverly Hills Teens & Newsweasels

Beverly Hills Teens: A cartoon about teens in Beverly Hills. It qwaas your baasic kid cartoon ashoqw qwith a lot of ashopping.

Newsweasels: It was a sketch comedy show on E! that lasted only about 3 episodes. IIRC, the premise was two guys watching satellite TV and each sketch was a channel they landed on as they surfed

One of the sketches was a mock toy commercial called "Mutrons". They were toy green army men that had been modified.

The show was funny, but apparently my brand of humor didn't fly (well at least at the time).

[Matsubara]

499. We Got it Made

With Teri Copley and some other 80s people.

"Angie", which had Doris Roberts of "Everybody Loves Raymond" and Donna Pescow (Saturday Night Fever?)

"Love, American Style"

"The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine"

"Sigmund & the Sea Monsters"

"Groovie Ghoulies"

etc. etc.

[likesmountains 52]

503. He and She...

[Decruiter]

504. Night Flight, on USA Network

Dynaman, with music by ZZ Top, Bon Jovi, etc.
Atomic TV, music by Devo
And on and on...

[IcyPeas]

506. Honey West?

...I always remember the mole near her mouth....

[enigmatic]

509. My favorite: Nightstand w/ Dick Dietrick

Funniest show I've seen in the last 15 years, IMO:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Stand_with_Dick_Dietrick

http://www.classicvideostreams.com/BCVS/_TV/NIGHTSTAND/NIGHTSTAND_idx.htm

[AndreaCG]

511. Fernwood 2Night and America 2night

Martin Mull and Fred WIllard make a classic comedy couple.

Fernwood 2night was of course a spinoff of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. I watched that with my parents and Ma and I both drooled over the guy who played Dennis, Bruce Solomon.

[timtom]

514. Loved Dick Detrick

And we...(response to some snickering from audience catching on to a blue double-entendre he had just made)...No! Wait a minute! People! No!...

[Bjornsdotter]

512. Nanny and the Professor

...anyone besides me remember it?

Cheers

[timtom]

513. Colonel Flack

Early 1950's -- Alan Mowbray as an elegant con-man with his less-than-elegant assistant, Garvey. They always helped out people who had just been fleeced by going after the bad fleecers.

[treestar]

516. The Monroes

Late 60s, a sort of earlier "Party of Five" but on the western frontier