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Cody Dawg · Sep 6, 2005, 08:44 AM

I was working all night long and watching TVLand television. Saw Little House on the Prairie, I Dream of Jeannie, and when I flipped television on this morning, Bewitched is on.

Aren't those old television shows great? I'm trying to figure out which one is my favorite and I cannot pick one. I think it's I Dream of Jeannie, because it was a funny show, despite being campy. I also love the original Star Trek series.

Anyone else?

meelk · Sep 6, 2005, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

I was working all night long and watching TVLand television. Saw Little House on the Prairie, I Dream of Jeannie, and when I flipped television on this morning, Bewitched is on.

Aren't those old television shows great? I'm trying to figure out which one is my favorite and I cannot pick one. I think it's I Dream of Jeannie, because it was a funny show, despite being campy. I also love the original Star Trek series.

Anyone else?

Land of the Giants. good stuff there

badidea · Sep 6, 2005, 08:49 AM

"Western von gestern"

The "older" german members here might know what I am talking about (they didn't show it for the past 20 years I think - which I don't understand)!

edit: I was quite correct - last show was 1986!

budster101 · Sep 6, 2005, 08:53 AM

I Dream of Jeannie - She was haut.

Happy Days - Ehhhhhhhhhhh.

Andy Griffith / Mayberry M.F.D.

Mr. Ed (When nothing else was on, for background) Weird show.

Creature Feature - Actually gave me nightmares as a kid

Night Stalker - Awesome

Dr. Who - Fabulous, love the scarf.

Kohlshack - Very cool.

Star Trek - When the captain wasn't a wussy.

Rifleman - I know I'm skipping all over the place in the timeline here but I'm just winging it.

Rawhide! - Come on, it was cool.

Get Smart - Teh best comedy

The Monkees - Hey it was like batman but not gay, well not as gay

Banana Splits - Mmm that go-go dancer... ok I was a kid then!

Dragnet - Meh, not bad

There was also a Fireman show, Engine 51 or something like that. Was ok.

Marcus Welby MD - He was the shizzle man! Pre-Quincy baby.

Quincy - Not that old but, still worthy. Jack Clugman, so sad. He was a crazy lefty but I still like him.

RAILhead · Sep 6, 2005, 09:51 AM

The Dick Van Dyke Show, hands down!

budster101 · Sep 6, 2005, 09:57 AM

Ohhhhhh Rob!!!!!

Damn straight, The DVD show was hilarious.

Maury Amsterdamn cracked me up. He was awesome, don't recall his character's name.

What a great formula they had. The episode with the wallnuts freaked me out though.

RAILhead · Sep 6, 2005, 10:05 AM

Morey Amsterdam (though he should have spelled it "Maury" like I do) played Buddy Sorrell.

wdlove · Sep 6, 2005, 10:09 AM

Hi Cody

Yes I agree with your list. During my youth was the golden age of TV.

"I Love Lucy" favorite

"The Walton's"

budster101 · Sep 6, 2005, 10:11 AM

The Tonight Show was THE show to watch back then with Johny Carson. What a great guy. I remember watching the story about his life and how shy he was. He would NEVER make any of his guests feel uncomfortable. It was his rule.

He was the best talk-show host. Bar none.

All of his shows are archived in Vegas somewhere deep underground to preserve them.

Cody Dawg · Sep 6, 2005, 11:15 AM

Have you guys seen Craig Ferguson? He replaced Craig Kilbourne on the The Late Late Night Show and he is EXTREMELY funny.

Read about him!

Here is his site.

The only thing I don't like about him is that he looks EXACTLY like this guy I used to be involved with (we eloped to the Virgin Islands one weekend and then we got an annullment when we got back - I should blog that story because it was a wild and fun weekend) who was also from Scotland. Wait! Maybe it was Craig Ferguson?

No, just kidding!

(I really liked that guy, but he was bi-polar and kept talking about how much better Scotland was than the United States...maybe he's back there now.

)

crazyjohnson · Sep 6, 2005, 11:18 AM

Sanford and Son is the best show ever. All in the Family is also a classic.

MaxPower2k3 · Sep 6, 2005, 11:19 AM

Taxi was pretty good, especially once Christopher Lloyd joined the cast.

Chuckit · Sep 6, 2005, 11:20 AM

Does Newhart count as old enough? That show was awesome.

budster101 · Sep 6, 2005, 11:21 AM

Elizabeth! I'm coming up to meet you honey!...

Great Show.

Now Chico and the man was not so great.

Used to watch Newhart reruns in college, great drinking game called "Bob".

Scandalous Ion Cannon · Sep 6, 2005, 11:36 AM

Cosby show and Golden Girls is the only old stuff I touch.

budster101 · Sep 6, 2005, 11:40 AM

Fat Albert was fuhfunny.

I ba-say, you ba-be, very ba-cool-ba.

Cody Dawg · Sep 6, 2005, 11:42 AM

Here is something you'll find interesting: The real names of celebrities.

TETENAL · Sep 6, 2005, 11:50 AM

The Persuaders!

Y3a · Sep 6, 2005, 01:43 PM

WKRP in Cincinatti. Won't EVER get to DVD because of music royalties.

BlueSky · Sep 6, 2005, 01:50 PM

Speaking of all that, Bob Denver just passed away. Bye, little buddy.

Doofy · Sep 6, 2005, 01:56 PM

These are classic now, right?

Starsky and Hutch.
Charlie's Angels (original series, not those horrendous films).
Grizzly Adams.
Last Of The Mohicans (original B/W series).

macroy · Sep 6, 2005, 03:00 PM

Not sure how old they need to be but...

Magnum PI
Emergency!
CHiPs
Taxi
Night Court
Battlestar Galactica
Bosom Buddies
Newhart
Coach
Tales of the gold Monkey

Oh - I also have been getting into SWAT on Comcast OnDemand. Evidence that violence has always been on TV. Perhaps the FX is just better these days.

lavar78 · Sep 6, 2005, 03:23 PM

As a kid, I loved Nick at Nite when it first started. Dennis the Menace was great, but my favorite was The Donna Reed Show.

Doofy · Sep 6, 2005, 03:26 PM

Rockford Files.
Alias Smith and Jones.
Lost in Space.

JohnM15141 · Sep 6, 2005, 03:45 PM

Old Favorites:

Julia
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
That Girl
The Munsters
Leave it to Beaver

Really really old:

Honeymooners
Sgt. Bilko

teknopimp · Sep 6, 2005, 03:48 PM

Star Trek and M*A*S*H.

Artful Dodger · Sep 6, 2005, 04:06 PM

Some of my favorite shows: Some are classic while some are more recent.

Game shows:
Match Game
Classic Concentration

Sitcoms:
Dobie Gillis
I Dream of Jeanie
Different Strokes
Macgyver

Cartoons:
Captian Caveman
Hong Kong Phooey
Magilla Gorilla
Scooby Doo (70's version)

Albert Pujols · Sep 6, 2005, 04:10 PM

Fresh Prince of Bel Air

JHromadka · Sep 6, 2005, 04:22 PM

I can watch Hogan's Heroes anytime it's on the air.

Y3a · Sep 6, 2005, 04:27 PM

Mr. Wizard
Highway patrol
Iron horse
Good Morning World
My world and Welcome to it
Oh Suzannah
Alfred Hichcock

ghporter · Sep 6, 2005, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by budster101

There was also a Fireman show, Engine 51 or something like that. Was ok.

It was called "Emergency" and was yet another of Jack Webb's programs. There was significant crossover between Emergency and Adam-12, and please note that both Randy Mantooth (Emergency) and Kent McCord (Adam-12) were "Tiger Beat" fodder for YEARS. Picture it now-Can you see a current day cop show star as a teen heartthrob?

I think we did this whole "old TV show" thing a month or two back, but I still go with most of what people have suggested. I also have to say that I think there's a slight chance that WKRP could go on DVD, since all you heard was segments of songs. I can hope, anyway, since that was a marvelous show.

esXXI · Sep 6, 2005, 06:47 PM

Fawlty Towers, Open All Hours, Are You Being Served?

Cubeoid · Sep 6, 2005, 06:57 PM

Nobody mentioned these little gems:

* Maude
* Diff'rent Strokes
* My three sons

ghporter · Sep 6, 2005, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by esXXI

Fawlty Towers, Open All Hours, Are You Being Served?

What about Monty Python and Benny Hill?

:dragonflypro: · Sep 6, 2005, 07:26 PM

Honeymooners.

Pure gold.

BasketofPuppies · Sep 6, 2005, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by :dragonflypro:

Honeymooners.

Pure gold.

Best sitcom ever. Never will there be better proof timing is everything in comedy.

dreilly1 · Sep 6, 2005, 07:45 PM

Do the A-Team and Knight Rider count?

badidea · Sep 7, 2005, 02:03 AM

Originally Posted by dreilly1

Do the A-Team and Knight Rider count?

They sure do but don't forget "The Fall Guy"!

I miss Jody...

iLikebeer · Sep 7, 2005, 02:44 AM

Hmm, i'll try again, forums ate the first one.
Mash
Cheers
Get Smart
MacGuyver
Airwolf
some vampire/cop show "something Night" i think
Voltron, heh
Press Your Luck

baw · Sep 7, 2005, 02:54 AM

Cheers and Night Court.

JoshuaZ · Sep 7, 2005, 03:45 AM

Twilight Zone.

Still a damn good show.

Eriamjh · Sep 7, 2005, 06:12 AM

Muppet Show.

Cody Dawg · Sep 7, 2005, 07:39 AM

Did anyone see that Bob Denver, Gilligan from Gilligan's Island, died yesterday?

I loved that show.

wdlove · Sep 7, 2005, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by Cody Dawg

Did anyone see that Bob Denver, Gilligan from Gilligan's Island, died yesterday?

I loved that show.

Hi Cody,

Yes, I noticed it yesterday. My prayers are with his family and friends. May he rest in peace.

He provided hours of enjoyment.

I really miss getting to iChat with you Cody.

wdlove

olePigeon · Sep 7, 2005, 10:14 AM

Dr. Who, Montey Python, The Twilight Zone.

olePigeon · Sep 7, 2005, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by iLikebeer

some vampire/cop show "something Night" i think

Forever Night. That was a KICK ASS show.

The last episode was depressing, but fitting.

cavepainter · Sep 7, 2005, 11:03 PM

Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In

Green Lantern (w/Bruce Lee as Kato)

budster101 · Sep 7, 2005, 11:20 PM

Laugh-In was awesome!

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Re: Bob Denver : What a great guy he was. Cancer, so sad. Wife told me that he was 'busted' for marijuana posession and some idiot reported ratted on him. He spent some time in jail. The guy was on Chemo for crying out loud!

Bye Little Buddy.

-Budster

cavepainter · Sep 8, 2005, 12:38 PM

wow...shame about our 'lil buddy's' situation there.....medical marijuana NOW!

and, forgot to mention

The Addams Family.

budster101 · Sep 8, 2005, 01:00 PM

Yeah, Medical M. So he could EAT during CHEMO.