Popular Post steven100 Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) As soon as I got home from school I'd be stuck at the television for hours watching F Troop, Batman, Lost in Space, Mr Ed, Gilligan's Island, The Beverly Hillbilies, The three stooges and a few others .... My favorite's were Lost in Space, Get Smart and The three stooges ..... I liked Batman also .... The American's were pretty good at slapstick comedy ... Does anyone else remember those TV shows and what were your favorites ? Edited December 14, 2023 by steven100 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 Get Smart! The original.... Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt And, re Gilligan's Island, MaryAnne or Ginger? Dawn Wells, Bob Denver, Tina Louise and don't forget, McHale's Navy! Again, original.... Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Joe Flynn 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fat is a type of crazy Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 Good memories. Lost In Space was my favourite. Bubble headed booby. All except a couple of episodes - the one with the knight and the person dressed as a dragon was a shocker - were all good fun. If you are a fan there is an excellent talk Johnathon Harris gave on Youtube when he toured with the robot to Australia in the 90's. It was huge in Australia. Amongst the kids. Adding to your list of others that were on: The Patty Duke Show I dream of Jeannie My favourite martian It's about time 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said: Good memories. Lost In Space was my favourite. Bubble headed booby. All except a couple of episodes - the one with the knight and the person dressed as a dragon was a shocker - were all good fun. If you are a fan there is an excellent talk Johnathon Harris gave on Youtube when he toured with the robot to Australia in the 90's. It was huge in Australia. Amongst the kids. Adding to your list of others that were on: The Patty Duke Show I dream of Jeannie My favourite martian It's about time I dream of Jeannie was quite funny ..... and My Favourite Martian was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 Hogan's Heroes, Bewitched, Allo Allo, The Sweeney. Aussies got the benefit of supply from both sides of the Atlantic. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 I think one of the earliest memories I have of watching TV as a child was the Daniel Boone western TV series with Fess Parker, which started in 1964 and ran thru 1970 on NBC. And had a catchy theme song as well, though this early version below isn't the one I remember from my "yooth" This second, later version is the one I remember, starting at the 1:01 minute point: "Daniel Boone was a man. Yes a BIG man..." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 I remember most of them, born 1954. Not a fan of; Patty Duke Daniel Boone Liked Mission Impossible & Man from UNCLE. I Spy was good also, though bias since from Philly. Outer Limits & Twilight Zone. So many; Zorro Saint Hogan Heroes McHale's Navy Star Trek Dark Shadows Voyage to the Bottom of Sea, until a silly creature every week Sea Hunt, actually got me interested in diving. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) And Bewitched (1964-1972) with Elizabeth Montgomery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057733/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Edited December 14, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 7 minutes ago, KhunLA said: I remember most of them, born 1954. Not a fan of; Patty Duke Daniel Boone Liked Mission Impossible & Man from UNCLE. I Spy was good also, though bias since from Philly. Outer Limits & Twilight Zone. So many; Zorro Saint Hogan Heroes McHale's Navy Star Trek Dark Shadows Voyage to the Bottom of Sea, until a silly creature every week Sea Hunt, actually got me interested in diving. Mission Impossible and the original Star Trek, of course, were first rate and iconic... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 10 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: I think one of the earliest memories I have of watching TV as a child was the Daniel Boone western TV series with Fess Parker, which started in 1964 and ran thru 1970 on NBC. And had a catchy theme song as well, though this early version below isn't the one I remember from my "yooth" This second, later version is the one I remember, starting at the 1:01 minute point: "Daniel Boone was a man. Yes a BIG man..." yes, that 1964 version was not the one I was use to watching .... a bit later was better .... this version ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 most of these were re runs by my time. classic..... and who can forget mask https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Z1yLO9C-Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinBoy2 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 I remember them all. F Troop Gilligans Island Bewitched (Loved Elizabeth Montgomery) Lost in Space (a Favorite) Original ST Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Hogans Hero's And a jump into the 80's for a comedy which is still one of my all time belly laugh shows; WKRP in Cincinnati 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 From Brittanica on U.S. television in the 1960s: "Some of the best-remembered series in TV history were first aired in the 1960s. They established the reputation of the medium in the eyes of many, and, because they were on film rather than live, they would continue to be seen by successive generations in perpetual reruns. Unlike the dramatic anthologies of the 1950s, which are mostly unavailable to contemporary viewers, the long string of “classic” programs featuring not only genies and talking cars but millionaire hillbillies and talking dogs, island castaways and talking horses, Stone Age families and suburban witches continued to be frequently rerun into the 21st century. For many viewers these programs brought hours of escapist pleasure; to others they came to identify American TV as a cultural wasteland catering to the lowest common denominator of public taste." https://www.britannica.com/art/television-in-the-United-States/Rural-humour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) Few of the shows of my youth, except for the original Star Trek, ended up being among the best TV series I've seen during my ensuing life... IMHO, those included from an American's perspective, in no order of ranking: --Hill Street Blues --The Shield --24 --MASH --Miami Vice --The West Wing --Brideshead Revisited (UK) --Line of Duty (UK) --Rumpole of the Bailey (UK) Edited December 14, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gecko123 Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 Car 54 (Where are you?) had some really hilarious episodes. Here's one of my favorites (so well written): The Honeymooners was another favorite. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madgee Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Favs as a kid: Flintstones Thunderbirds Stingray Joe 90 Captain Scarlet (& the Mysterons) Crackerjack Remember going to the 'minors' cinema on a Saturday morning: Casey Jones The Lone Ranger Wacky Races Looney Tunes cartoons I then got interested in girls so the TV got ditched! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatMeWorry Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 The only show I watched was the Brady Bunch, over and over and over again! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 9 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: the long string of “classic” programs featuring not only genies and talking cars but millionaire hillbillies and talking dogs, island castaways and talking horses, Stone Age families and suburban witches continued to be frequently rerun into the 21st century. Quote Of all the new shows of the 1965–66 season, perhaps Hogan’s Heroes (CBS, 1965–71) best exemplified the bizarre new direction TV entertainment was taking. Debuting in the top 10 of the Nielsen ratings, Hogan’s Heroes was a situation comedy set in a Nazi prison camp during World War II. When Brittanica puts it like this above, it sounds pretty ridiculous... But hey, I was a very young kid back then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, WhatMeWorry said: The only show I watched was the Brady Bunch, over and over and over again! Early wet dreams..... courtesy of Maureen McCormick, and later, Eve Plumb. Edited December 14, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 15 minutes ago, Madgee said: Favs as a kid: Flintstones Thunderbirds Stingray Joe 90 Captain Scarlet (& the Mysterons) Crackerjack Remember going to the 'minors' cinema on a Saturday morning: Casey Jones The Lone Ranger Wacky Races Looney Tunes cartoons I then got interested in girls so the TV got ditched! The Flintstones were excellent !! I loved that show every afternoon ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 51 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: And Bewitched (1964-1972) with Elizabeth Montgomery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057733/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Apparently she was quite promiscuous in real life, in contrast to the squeaky clean image of Bewitched. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 (edited) 32 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: From Brittanica on U.S. television in the 1960s: "Some of the best-remembered series in TV history were first aired in the 1960s. They established the reputation of the medium in the eyes of many, and, because they were on film rather than live, they would continue to be seen by successive generations in perpetual reruns. Unlike the dramatic anthologies of the 1950s, which are mostly unavailable to contemporary viewers, the long string of “classic” programs featuring not only genies and talking cars but millionaire hillbillies and talking dogs, island castaways and talking horses, Stone Age families and suburban witches continued to be frequently rerun into the 21st century. For many viewers these programs brought hours of escapist pleasure; to others they came to identify American TV as a cultural wasteland catering to the lowest common denominator of public taste." https://www.britannica.com/art/television-in-the-United-States/Rural-humour A talking horse that can use a telephone and speaks to the operator ...... haha what a good show that was .... great comedy .. Edited December 14, 2023 by steven100 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couchpotato Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 The 'Cone of Silence' would be a good place for a quickie st. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 53 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: From Brittanica on U.S. television in the 1960s: "Some of the best-remembered series in TV history were first aired in the 1960s. They established the reputation of the medium in the eyes of many, and, because they were on film rather than live, they would continue to be seen by successive generations in perpetual reruns. Unlike the dramatic anthologies of the 1950s, which are mostly unavailable to contemporary viewers, the long string of “classic” programs featuring not only genies and talking cars but millionaire hillbillies and talking dogs, island castaways and talking horses, Stone Age families and suburban witches continued to be frequently rerun into the 21st century. For many viewers these programs brought hours of escapist pleasure; to others they came to identify American TV as a cultural wasteland catering to the lowest common denominator of public taste." https://www.britannica.com/art/television-in-the-United-States/Rural-humour Do you remember this show .... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted December 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2023 Who remembers Mr Ed, F Troop, Daniel Boone, Batman, Get Smart and more .... The same people who grew up with black and white TVs which still were running on vacuum-tube technology. <raises hand> 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 32 minutes ago, connda said: Who remembers Mr Ed, F Troop, Daniel Boone, Batman, Get Smart and more .... The same people who grew up with black and white TVs which still were running on vacuum-tube technology. <raises hand> Started out with B&W when I was just a wee nipper...and then transitioned to color as I was growing up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 43 minutes ago, steven100 said: Do you remember this show .... ? Rural humour "The following week, on Oct. 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, 1960–68) had its delayed premiere and was an immediate ratings success. During its entire run of eight seasons, the show ranked in the top 10 of the Nielsen ratings, leaving the air in 1968 as the highest-rated program on television. It also inspired two spin-offs, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (CBS, 1964–69) and Mayberry R.F.D. (CBS, 1968–71), both of which were also top-10 hits. The rural situation comedy had its foundation in a long American tradition of hayseed humour." https://www.britannica.com/art/television-in-the-United-States/Rural-humour I was never much of a fan of the rural / hayseed humor shows.... But, I also grew up in city areas, not out in the sticks. No "awe shucks" folks around in my youth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlehead Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 One of my favorites: "Car 54 where are you"? Tutty and Mulddoon. They were the same 2 actors who were grandpa and Lurch on the Adams family. Good stuff, both shows. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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