shows that disappeared into the black hole

[shaggie]

I've rarely seen any of these shows in the U.S. Wonder if they buried the tapes or something. :)

Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Monkees
Nanny and the Professor
Julia
Mod Squad
Smothers Brothers (hard to even find anything on DVD or VHS)

Maybe they'll show up on TVLand eventually. In the western U.S. there's a network called RetroTV (RTV) that is trying to bring back old shows. They are similar to TVLand. Hee Haw has disappeared also. I liked their cornball comedy. :)

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[erzebet1961]

Adam-12 and Dragnet!!!

[SpaceTrippin]

Adam-12 and Dragnet are on DejaView every day, but it might only be a Canadian channel

[Duck]

Tiny Toon Adventures

[shaggie]

The Monkees were on MTV briefly back in the late 90s. The ratings weren't good so they pulled it.

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[shaggie]

Adam-12 and Dragnet are on DejaView every day, but it might only be a Canadian channel
DejaVu is a good channel but only Canadian.

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[HonorSeed]

Smothers Brothers I liked, Peyton Place disappeared, I'm glad............but I did enjoy Twin Peaks.

[shaggie]

Come to think of it, Ben Casey has disappeared too.

I'd like to see some of the original Candid Camera episodes with Alan Fundt.

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[HonorSeed]

man from uncle episodes id like to watch again, art linkletter with the kids interviews was fun too

[White Feather]

Shaggie,

"The Smothers Brothers" TV, if it ever gets to DVD, hopefully will have the scrolling cartoons on the bottom (the one where the guy's penis swung in the air and the girl's boobies ere exposed.) I fell in love with Terry Garr on that show; she played the hooker under the streetlight.

[HonorSeed]

The Three Stooges -- Merrie melodies (Merrily we roll along) -- Rocky & Bullwinkle -- Huckleberry Hound -- Mighty Mouse -- Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse -- Pink Panther -- Road Runner -- George of the jungle -- Jonny Quest -- Spider-Man -- Underdog -- Looney tunes (The merry-go-round breaks down) -- Peanuts theme (Linus & Lucy) -- Mister Roger's neighborhood (Won't you be my neighbor?) -- The odd couple -- The courtship of Eddie's father (My best friend) -- Mary Tyler Moore (Love is all around) -- Gidget -- Love, American style -- The honeymooners (You're my greatest love) -- I married Joan -- The Monkees -- The Brady bunch -- The Partridge family -- My mother the car -- Car 54, where are you? -- It's about time -- My favorite Martian -- Jeopardy (Think music)
Hogan's heroes -- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. -- Rat patrol -- Twelve o'clock high -- The tunnel -- Voyage to the botton of the sea -- Sea hunt -- Daktari -- Tarzan -- The adventures of Robin Hood -- Rawhide -- Bat Masterson -- Maverick -- Wagon train -- Have gun will travel (The ballad of Paladin) -- The Virginian -- The rebel -- Peter Gunn -- Route 66 -- I spy -- The saint -- Hawaiian eye -- The Green Hornet -- Outer limits -- Dark shadows -- Ben Casey -- Medical center -- The NBC mystery movie -- ABC's wide world of sports -- The Jackie Gleason show (Melancholy serenade) -- Smothers Brothers comedy hour -- Monty Python's flying circus.
The Cisco Kid -- Frontier gentleman -- Frontier town -- Gunsmoke -- Have gun, will travel -- Hopalong Cassidy -- The Lone Ranger -- Red Ryder -- The six shooter -- Tales of the Texas Rangers.

[Mouse47]

The Untouchables (they are available on VHS tapes).

[shaggie]

There was another old one from the late 60s that had Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and a girl. I think her name was Becki. They were real kids but dubbed into a cartoon setting. Not even sure what the name of the show was.

Some of these shows could come out on DVD but there are still legal squabbles between various groups over who owns the rights, so they never make it to DVD.

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[PsyGrunge]

The Gogs (those plasticine cavemen) fooking classical gas, mate.

[shaggie]

The show I referred to earlier was called The New Adventures of Huck Finn. It was shown occassionally on the Banana Splits show.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062593/usercomments

It was one of the more creative shows of Hanna Barbera but lasted only 5 months.

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[shaggie]

Make Me Laugh was another from the late 70s that never came back. I think they did some remakes of it but I've never seen the original re-aired. That was appararently the first national show Gallagher was on. There were a number of other screwball comedians on that show, including Roger & Roger, Wayne & Shuster, and Bill Kirchenbauer.

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[Flight From Ashiya]

Reading all those old t.v. shows makes me wonder how distributors differentiate then select some shows in preference to others?.

To the best of my knowledge episodes of these top entertainment classic shows are not currently available on DVD:


'Hawaii Five-O' 'Astronut' 'Peter Gunn' 'The Rowan & Martin Laugh In' 'Taxi' 'The Banana Splits' 'Marine Boy' 'The Magic Roundabout' 'Batman' 'Get Smart' 'Land Of The Giants' 'Top Of The Pops' .

[hotwater]

The Sword of Justice "It's rapier marks the end" :)



Hotwater

[cerridwen]

I absolutely miss Night Court, that show was hilarious. I also miss Outer Limits and X Files. (ok now I feel like a nerd.)

[SpaceTrippin]

One Day at a Time

[shaggie]

Nanny and the Professor. Another 60s show I haven't seen in ages.

The theme song (0.5 mb). Very 60s sounding. :) Reminds me of tunes by The Association and The Cowsills.

http://home.flash.net/~lauras34/nanny3.mp3 (http://home.flash.net/%7Elauras34/nanny3.mp3)

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[Sherlock Holmes]

I miss the Classic Nickelodeon shows. Some are still aired on select channels, but many have disappeared. Shows like Sharon, Lois, & Bram's Elephant Show, Littl' Bits, Maya the Bee, David the Gnome, The Noozles, Wild & Crazy Kids, etc.

[SpaceTrippin]

Who remembers - "My Mother the Car" with Jerry Van Dyke.
How can you beat a show like this - his dead mother is reinCARnated into a dilapidated 1928 Porter that he purchases. The car would only talk to Dave. Me thinks he had a mother complex...
This must have been the worse sitcom ever, and I wonder why?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/63-17017.jpg

[bustramp]

Who remembers - "My Mother the Car" with Jerry Van Dyke.
How can you beat a show like this - his dead mother is reinCARnated into a dilapidated 1928 Porter that he purchases. The car would only talk to Dave. Me thinks he had a mother complex...
This must have been the worse sitcom ever, and I wonder why?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/63-17017.jpg

I remember My Mother the Car, I used to watch that show. How about that lousy show William Shatner stared in after Star Trek, TJ Hooker?


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[hgh238]

Xena warrior princess, Hercules, etc.

[shaggie]

TJ Hooker. :) Still not as bad as that 'Promise' margarine commercial he did.

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[shaggie]

My Mother the Car. That's an old one. They never went ahead with the spin-off about a dead aunt who returns as an Edsel called 'Auntie Freeze". :)

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[SpaceTrippin]

Auntie Freeze The Edsel LOL ya glad they scrapped that idea :)

[stratface]

it's a newer show, but i miss "invader zim." i loved that show, man.:(

[MattInVegas]

Has anyone mentioned Land of the Giants? A real CHEEZEE special effects show in the 60's/70's.

[shaggie]

Don't remember that one. There was one called 'Automan' in the 80s that was really pathetic. About some dude like superman with lights in his costume that would drive a really fast car.

I think there was one called 'Man from Atlantis' back in the 80s. No fast cars. Only a dude who could swim really fast. :)

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[dollydagger]

I used to watch the Monkees every afternoon, along with the old Batman with Adam West...havent seen that one ina while. Used to watch the original Dr. Who...all they have is this cheezy remake on Scifi....

[shaggie]

Looks like TVLand is bringing back That Girl.

Man, could Marlo Thomas talk her head off. They should have called it 'That Mouth'. :)

They didn't even need her boyfriend, Donald. They could have had a manikin sitting on that sofa and it wouldn't have made any difference.

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[DQ Veg]

Adam-12 and Dragnet!!!One Adam-12, handle code 3....
Just the facts, ma'am....:policeman

[SpaceTrippin]

Has anyone mentioned Land of the Giants? A real CHEEZEE special effects show in the 60's/70's.
I sure do remember Land of the Giants. I didn't really like too much but for some reason I had to watch it every week to see what happens to them in each "CHEEZEE" episode.

[bustramp]

Argh! Mork and Mindy disappeared into the void! Good riddance!


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[shaggie]

Land of the Giants stuff. Someone is selling a 20-DVD set of all 51 episodes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A301023

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[shaggie]

Mork is on the RTN network out in the rocky mountain states area.

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[DQ Veg]

Argh! Mork and Mindy disappeared into the void! Good riddance!Ain't that the truth...

[Gaston]

Who remembers - "My Mother the Car" with Jerry Van Dyke.
How can you beat a show like this - his dead mother is reinCARnated into a dilapidated 1928 Porter that he purchases. The car would only talk to Dave. Me thinks he had a mother complex...
...or maybe in her past lives she accumulated too much bad CARma ...

Sorry. :rolleyes:

I agree on Green Hornet, you've got to be the coolest when your chauffeur is Bruce Lee.

I miss:

Benny Hill
Jackie Gleason (the variety show, not The Honeymooners)
Mr. Wizard
Mission Impossible
Johnny Carson
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Little Rascals
You Bet Your Life (with Groucho Marx. Man, the stuff they snuck by the censors)
Kung Fu (well, some of the shows)
What's My Line

[shaggie]

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home. That was a cartoon probably back in the 70s. Never been seen again.

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[samson]

smothers brothers, laugh in, addams family, monkees, all campy but I love em!

[psychedelic goddess]

i miss the whole "nick at nite" era where they ran black and white sitcoms all night long - car 54, donna reed, my three sons, etc.

the game show channel was running two hours worth of old black and white game shows, but has now dwindled down to one hour only on sunday nights......man, how am i gonna get my password and what's my line fix? LOL! :D

seems like i'm not the only one here who's missing the other classics - monkees, addams family, wait til your father gets home, banana splits......sigh, the list goes on and on!

[shaggie]

I like some of the old Monkees episodes, particularly the one where Davey's worried uncle was going to take him back to England and the Monkees put on an act like they were his butlers to make him look like a success so that his uncle wouldn't take him back.

Davey to Peter: You're to play my servant, the one who faithfully serves me for all my needs.

Peter: right.

Davey: Now hand me my jacket.

Peter (angrily) GET IT YOURSELF!

:)
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[shaggie]

the game show channel was running two hours worth of old black and white game shows,but has now dwindled down to one hour only on sunday nights. The first year or so of TVLand, they had a show on Saturdays called the TV and Radio Showcase. They would play things like the old Jack Benny Show from the 60s. They took that feature off many years ago.

There was a good Jack Benny episode from 1965 with the Smothers Brothers that they showed. They also played a concert from Las Vegas of the Rat Pack (Frankie, Dean, and Sammy). I've never seen that concert again. It was one of the few of the rat pack that was ever aired for free to the general public.

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[shaggie]

There was another show probably back in the 70s called Shazam! It was about a teen boy that would turn into superman and rescue people. His name as Billy, I think.

There was a female counterpart to that show called Isis. A young woman would chant "Oh Mighty Isis' and turn into Superwoman. :)

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[hgh238]

This thread is now officially closed for business...

[bustramp]

Gee, I'm going way back but I remember when Howdy Doody went off the air in 1960! I then went on to watch the Sandy Becker show in 1961! That show went off the air in 1968 but by then I'd lost interest.




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[dances in pajamas]

Mork and Mindy isn't on anymore.

[shaggie]

Anyone know whatever happened to 'Ultra Man' and 'Johnny Socko' and his flying robot? Those were Japanese monster shows for kids.

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[bustramp]

How about "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea?"






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[johnnystillcantread]

Lost in space was a great sitcom that seemed to disappear from the airwaves. I think it was because it had some big stars in it so it cost to much money in residuals to have re- runs.

[SpaceTrippin]

Big Stars :stunned: I use to like watching Lost in Space when it originally aired but I sure don't remember any big stars in it.
A bunch of TV series actors...

[hillbillygal]

I can't believe Freaks & Geeks wasn't picked up by someone. The DVD set is out. I need to buy it. I love the episode where they switched the kegs at the party!

[shaggie]

Voyage was Irwin Allen, the same producer as Lost in Space. You may notice the monster costumes are the same in both series. :)

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[shaggie]

Big Stars :stunned: I use to like watching Lost in Space when it originally aired but I sure don't remember any big stars in it.
A bunch of TV series actors...
The only stars in that series were the ones out in space.
:)
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[cadcruzer]

Anyone know whatever happened to 'Ultra Man' and 'Johnny Socko' and his flying robot? Those were Japanese monster shows for kids.

.I remember those, didnt Ultra Man cross his arms to release the fire circle , beam or whatever it was ? Flying robot ruled, Johnny would cruise around in robot's hand while he was flyin.

[SpaceTrippin]

The only stars in that series were the ones out in space.
:)
.lol good one.... I never even thought of that

[shaggie]

I remember those, didnt Ultra Man cross his arms to release the fire circle , beam or whatever it was ? Flying robot ruled, Johnny would cruise around in robot's hand while he was flyin.
Yeah. Ultra Man had eyes like an insect. That show hasn't been around in a while.

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[shaggie]

Room 222 is another lost show about the high school life. I think it was on TVLand for a short while. That goes back to the late 60s early 70s. It had a hippie sort of spirit to it.

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[mbworkrelated]

I think a lot of shows did not disapear into the black hole. A majority ended quite well. I think syndication prevents the finales from being shown.

Saying that, a lot get ended a few seasons early for whatever reason, and the ending is rushed.

Dark skies being one i remember, just.

[SpaceTrippin]

Room 222 is another lost show about the high school life. I think it was on TVLand for a short while. That goes back to the late 60s early 70s. It had a hippie sort of spirit to it.

.I remember watching Room 222 back in the day. I was 12 or 13 yrs old and had the hots for Karen Valentine.

[Maggie Sugar]

It isn't all that old, but Titus was one of the funniest (as well as scariest, as it portrayed abusive families very well) shows on TV.

It just disappeared. Chris Titus is still doing stand up, Stacey Keach (sp) (who played his father, the drunk abuser) is still working, but the show is gone.

We miss it a lot. It was intelligent TV and spoke to many who grew up in really dysfunctional families.

[Frieden]

I miss the only soaps I ever have watched in my entire life
Sunset Beach & Spider Games---nobody probably has heard of either because I think I was the entire viewing audience....especially as far as Spider Games goes.

And what about Love Connection? haha the most awful dating gameshow ever and I loved every minute of it.

[shaggie]

Real People. That was a slice of life show from around 1980. It was a reality show long before they became the trend. They used to go to various towns and cover humorous stories about people. There was one episode where they went to a town that had robot battles. The 'robot wars' shows became a craze in the late 90s early 00s.

Real People had some variety and entertainment to it, much better than the same old Anna Nicole Simpson stuff or Ozzy Osborne's daughter.

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[dylanzeppelin]

check out http://www.tvaddicts.tv/index.php

it has a lot of tv shows on dvd that you cannot find anywhere else =)

[dylanzeppelin]

I miss the only soaps I ever have watched in my entire life
Sunset Beach & Spider Games---nobody probably has heard of either because I think I was the entire viewing audience....especially as far as Spider Games goes.

And what about Love Connection? haha the most awful dating gameshow ever and I loved every minute of it.
haha i loved sunset beach... it got weird near the end but it was the only daytime soap that ever watched because i could watch it from the beginning.. but alas it was gone and i wasn't too upset about it, lol.. and i do remember spyder games that was on mtv.. had a chick on there that was also on sunset beach.. yay

[Psychic Python]

Most recently i'd would say Firefly (2002) and Eureka (2006).
From the 60's Run Buddy Run, The Ugliest Girl in Town, The Second Hundred Years
and Love on A Rooftop.
Cheerio.

[shaggie]

check out http://www.tvaddicts.tv/index.php

it has a lot of tv shows on dvd that you cannot find anywhere else =) Lot of old stuff there, even the Flying Nun, Family Affair, and Eddie's Father. :)

.

[dylanzeppelin]

aww that tvaddicts.tv website i mention earlier, please do not buy from them.. they are frauds who are out to get money... sorry for suggesting it.. =\ hard to get anything decent anymore.

[shaggie]

I was wondering about that. They say the DVDs are -R and region-free. I noticed those packs aren't on Ebay either, so they probably aren't allowed there.

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[dylanzeppelin]

it was definitely too good to be true.. but that's the internet for you.

[shaggie]

At least our money won't disappear into the black hole. :)

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[dylanzeppelin]

haha you are right about that.

[Alaskan]

Here I go again, showing my age. Hope some of you remember..

In the late 50's and early 60's Warner Bros had a hell of a evening line up.
Detective shows, including "77 Sunset Strip", "Hawaiian Eye", "Bourbon St. Beat", "Surf Side 6"...
Westerns included.."Maverick", "Sugarfoot", "Cheyenne", and several more
Remember "Kookie" (Ed Burns) the hip talking parking guy on 77 Sunset Strip.
His record with Connie Stevens, " Kookie, Kookie lend me your comb".
.............................Alaskan.............. ...............

[HonorSeed]

My home burnt to the ground on Jan 7 at 4 am in the morn. I lost a lot of dvds like the episodes of the Lone Ranger, a rat patrol one and some Get Smart episodes aas well as Mash and Gilligan DVDs and videos, Bullwinkle and Rocky cartoons, Our Gang videos
and some great episodes to many to mention like a lot of ole Clint Eastwood shoot em ups. If any one can mail me videos, dvds or copy onto a blank dvd disc some much loved oldy stuff I would be greatly beholden to y'all, also lost a lot of great comedy videos, my favorite genre like robin williams and eddie murphy stuff.

my address is Honor Seed. 33431 Douglas Drive, Ocean Park, WA 98640

thanks to all who can and bless the lord for sparing my life, the home explodedc and the noxious smoke was hellacios from the mobile home and all the burning plastic, one dog died in teh fire. 6 survived bless my muttheads.

[dylanzeppelin]

The Three Stooges -- Merrie melodies (Merrily we roll along) -- Rocky & Bullwinkle -- Huckleberry Hound -- Mighty Mouse -- Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse -- Pink Panther -- Road Runner -- George of the jungle -- Jonny Quest -- Spider-Man -- Underdog -- Looney tunes (The merry-go-round breaks down) -- Peanuts theme (Linus & Lucy) -- Mister Roger's neighborhood (Won't you be my neighbor?) -- The odd couple -- The courtship of Eddie's father (My best friend) -- Mary Tyler Moore (Love is all around) -- Gidget -- Love, American style -- The honeymooners (You're my greatest love) -- I married Joan -- The Monkees -- The Brady bunch -- The Partridge family -- My mother the car -- Car 54, where are you? -- It's about time -- My favorite Martian -- Jeopardy (Think music)
Hogan's heroes -- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. -- Rat patrol -- Twelve o'clock high -- The tunnel -- Voyage to the botton of the sea -- Sea hunt -- Daktari -- Tarzan -- The adventures of Robin Hood -- Rawhide -- Bat Masterson -- Maverick -- Wagon train -- Have gun will travel (The ballad of Paladin) -- The Virginian -- The rebel -- Peter Gunn -- Route 66 -- I spy -- The saint -- Hawaiian eye -- The Green Hornet -- Outer limits -- Dark shadows -- Ben Casey -- Medical center -- The NBC mystery movie -- ABC's wide world of sports -- The Jackie Gleason show (Melancholy serenade) -- Smothers Brothers comedy hour -- Monty Python's flying circus.
The Cisco Kid -- Frontier gentleman -- Frontier town -- Gunsmoke -- Have gun, will travel -- Hopalong Cassidy -- The Lone Ranger -- Red Ryder -- The six shooter -- Tales of the Texas Rangers.
wow honorseed, you really thought about this, hehe. nothing wrong with that =)

[coffeman]

THAT was a cool show!!

[shaggie]

Mary Hartman was a trippy show. Never seen a show quite like that before or after. :)

That was the start of the evening soap rage in the U.S. Dallas, Knotts Landing, etc.

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[shaggie]

Tony Orlando and Dawn. Haven't seen that music variety show replayed anywhere.

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[LostLass]

Courtship of Eddie's Father
Nanny and the Professor
Land of the Giants
any of the variety shows (as Shaggie mentioned, Tony Orlando and Dawn, as well as the Sonny and Cher show and the Donny and Marie show)
The Carol Burnett Show
Bachelor Father
Family Affair
The New Zoo Review
The Gong Show
Get Christie Love
Policewoman

[inkblob]

Mr. Terrific and Captain Nice...I barely remember them.

www.tvparty.com/terrific.html (http://www.tvparty.com/terrific.html)

Also, the Green Hornet with Bruce Lee as Kato.

[zillagod]

I miss 21 Jump Street, that was such a cool show. Also, a tv show from Canada I used to watch a lot when I was able to pick up the CBC on my big dish, and that was called North of 60, an excellent show.

[imaginepeace]

Land of the lost...
Im sure the 70s version was better...but I grew up with the 90s version

[blackcat666]

ok my age is out of the bag now! i remember allmost all the tee vee programs listed here. (yes i did read the this whole thread too!) allmost all of them were... S-H-I-T! even as a little kid i pertty much hated tee vee. i was one weird kid. about the only thing i ever watched on tee vee growing up was movies and speicals. in later childhood and my teen years i watched a lot of public television. my favourt old tee vee was back around 1975, it was called nova; and it's still on today! i do miss pbs theater and midnight snacks thought. those programs had really, really, strange but great movies! now i'm out of the "nerd closet" to all of you.

[shaggie]

What about the Canadian Mr. Dressup and Casey the puppet.

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[shaggie]

The TV show 'Thirtysomething' hasn't been around for a while either.

Man, that was a whiney show. :)

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[Gsmall]

third rock from the sun lol

[LeperFace]

The Adventures of Pete and Pete. =(

[shaggie]

Some of the 70s rock music shows are nowhere to be found. Such as:

Don Kirschner's Rock Concert
The Midnight Special.

Both of those were good rock shows with live performances.

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[hotwater]

Some of the 70s rock music shows are nowhere to be found. Such as:

Don Kirschner's Rock Concert
The Midnight Special.

Both of those were good rock shows with live performances.

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You can find many of those shows (or at least the individual performers) on youtube http://www.hipforums.com/forums/images/icons/newicons/icon14.gif

The Sword of Justice http://www.hipforums.com/forums/images/icons/newicons/icon14.gif


Hotwater

[shaggie]

Midnight Special is on Youtube but Kirshner is more difficult to find.

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[shaggie]

Midnight Special is on DVD commercially. There are certain performers that aren't on the DVDs from what I've heard, such as ELO.

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[shaggie]

Haven't seen Shindig! anywhere either. That was a pop music variety show on ABC in the 60s.

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[melissabee]

http://i29.tinypic.com/jqs3np.jpg

alien nation
nuff said.
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[shaggie]

Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.

That was a U.S. show in the 60s about animals and nature starring the older Marlin Perkins and the young tough Jim Fowler.

You may recall that Jim always got stuck with the tough jobs.

"While Marlin is upstream in the hut with the native girls, Jim will be downstream with the alligator pouncing on his face." :)

The more recent incarnation of Wild Kingdom is Animal Planet.

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[forrealz]

I agree with the opening post. Why are they keeping so many classics off the air??SO many great older shows used to be shown on many stations as re-runs .They should bring them back,because I don't watch any of the new 'junk!Hogans Heroes a great show just started airing on tvland again.Hey,maybe they don't want youngsters to see what great tv shows are like so they can get them used to the pure drivel they put out now.lol

[shaggie]

Some of the blackout may be due to legal issues. There's often haggling amongst people who own the material concerning how to best market it and share the money.

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[caliente]

I have a slim connection to two of the shows mentioned ... a cousin of mine was one of the leading characters in The Roaring Twenties. She was actually from a part of the family that we had no contact with, and I'd never heard of her until somebody mentioned the show to me one day many years ago. She also had a #1 hit record in the UK sometime in the early 60's.

The second connection is to Lost in Space. One of the regular characters attended my church some years ago. I can't say she was a close friend, but we were friendly with each other. I never watched the show myself, so I don't even know which character she played. But this was some years after the show had ended, and she said she still got a significant amount of fan mail. She was quite attractive, and most of the mail was from young men. She was a wonderful singer, too.

That's my name-dropping for today :)

Anybody have stories of their own?

[shaggie]

The Smothers Brothers made it to DVD finally.

http://www.amazon.com/Smothers-Brothers-Comedy-Hour-Season/dp/B001BGRWRG/ref=pd_cp_d_0?pf_rd_p=413864101&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00007CVSP&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1H150KH8BJEH0M2HS5GF

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[shaggie]

There was a show called Thrill Seekers around 1973 and 1974 that I've never seen anywhere. It was hosted by Chuck Connors. It was a sort of reality show of people doing high risk activities, such as hang gliding.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069645/

Chuck Connors was also in Dark Shadows and Airplane II. :)

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[HawaiianEye]

The Three Stooges -- Merrie melodies (Merrily we roll along) -- Rocky & Bullwinkle -- Huckleberry Hound -- Mighty Mouse -- Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse -- Pink Panther -- Road Runner -- George of the jungle -- Jonny Quest -- Spider-Man -- Underdog -- Looney tunes (The merry-go-round breaks down) -- Peanuts theme (Linus & Lucy) -- Mister Roger's neighborhood (Won't you be my neighbor?) -- The odd couple -- The courtship of Eddie's father (My best friend) -- Mary Tyler Moore (Love is all around) -- Gidget -- Love, American style -- The honeymooners (You're my greatest love) -- I married Joan -- The Monkees -- The Brady bunch -- The Partridge family -- My mother the car -- Car 54, where are you? -- It's about time -- My favorite Martian -- Jeopardy (Think music)
Hogan's heroes -- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. -- Rat patrol -- Twelve o'clock high -- The tunnel -- Voyage to the botton of the sea -- Sea hunt -- Daktari -- Tarzan -- The adventures of Robin Hood -- Rawhide -- Bat Masterson -- Maverick -- Wagon train -- Have gun will travel (The ballad of Paladin) -- The Virginian -- The rebel -- Peter Gunn -- Route 66 -- I spy -- The saint -- Hawaiian eye -- The Green Hornet -- Outer limits -- Dark shadows -- Ben Casey -- Medical center -- The NBC mystery movie -- ABC's wide world of sports -- The Jackie Gleason show (Melancholy serenade) -- Smothers Brothers comedy hour -- Monty Python's flying circus.
The Cisco Kid -- Frontier gentleman -- Frontier town -- Gunsmoke -- Have gun, will travel -- Hopalong Cassidy -- The Lone Ranger -- Red Ryder -- The six shooter -- Tales of the Texas Rangers.
Of the shows I've seen on that list most of them are good ,some very good,and a few excellent.---There are a number of shows on that list I never saw such as Red Ryder,Route 66,and Hawaiian Eye:) and a few others.I would love to view them, I've heard they are wonderful shows.--Heck they should only show the classics,and not even make new shows which pale in comparison.--They certainly 'used' to make great television. --I'll also add the following 2 shows ,The Rifleman and Cheyenne,wonderful shows and fortunately they still show those 2.