#1 on my list is "Macgyver". I have the boxset and still love it today. I also love the whole "V" series.
Posted by jdocster04 (Member # 5752) on :
Tough one....
Family ties is hard to beat... 21 jump street The Cosby's Married With Children Wonder Years Magnum PI Hill Street Blues St. Elswhere Knight Rider
Lots...
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
All I watch are DVDs of TV shows from the 70's and 80's.
We are watching Season 2 of Soap right now.
The TV shows I own and love are:
Silver Spoons Bosom Buddies season 1 and 2 Facts of Life Mork and Mindy The Fall Guy Riptide MacGyver CHiPs Dynasty Dallas Little House on the Prairie Diff'rent Strokes Alice Family Ties
Some of the shows I have from the 70's are: Starsky and Hutch seasons 1-4 Emergency The Bionic Woman The Six Million Dollar Man Wonder Woman The Incredible Hulk The Secrets of Isis Sigmund and the Seamonsters The Kroft Supershow The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Donny and Marie Sonny and Cher Land of the Lost
Some of the shows I'd like to have on DVD or see come to DVD that were my favorites are:
Double Trouble Grizzly Adams The Man from Atlantis Square Pegs
Posted by jdocster04 (Member # 5752) on :
What the heck was "The Secrets of Isis" about?
Posted by Chris the CandyFanMan (Member # 3197) on :
In no particular order:
-Alf -Perfect Strangers -The Greatest American Hero -Moonlighting -Night Court -Sledge Hammer (!) -Fraggle Rock -just about every single game show that aired over the course of the decade -also pretty much every single animated series
Posted by JAYLEE (Member # 6345) on :
MIAMI VICE... the greatest cop show ever made, me and my friends would play it, after the show, and then you had five kids arguing for hours, over who got to be Sonny Crockett.... aah good times!
THE FALL GUY... Lee Majors was one manly mofo, and Heather Thomas was hot in a bikini, also loved that GMC Sierra truck with the eagle decal!
THE A-TEAM... I loved how Mr. T would just add more and more gold chains for every episode, by the final season, he was barely able to stand up!
KNIGHT RIDER... A talking car... what kid didn't watch this show?!
HILL STREET BLUES... awesome cop show, awesome theme song, never did figure out what city it was suppose to be set in, does anyone know?!
BRING EM' BACK ALIVE... I was totally into the Indy movies and that whole adventure thing, so this show was one of my favourites!
DEGRASSI JUNIOR HIGH... use to watch this with my sister all the time, good memories... even if the show itself, was not that great!
21 JUMP STREET... great teen cop show, Depp was cool, and Holly Robinson was hot!
SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS... Transformers, Thundercats, Masters of the universe, GI Joe, M.A.S.K, Sheera, Robotech etc. Damn I miss the 80's...):
Well, I pretty much watched every American tv show that was on back then, even the bad ones... Which resulted in me getting top marks in english all through school, and never having to do homework in that class! So don't ever say that television is a waste of time, and just makes you dumber... Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
Beauty and the Beast, by far and away my favourite.
Love Alien Nation too.
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
Battlestar Galactica Dallas Dempsey and Makepeace Dynasty Fame Hill Street Blues Houston Knights Knight Rider Mac Gyver Matt Houston Miami Vice Moonlighting Street Hawk Twilight Zone V Wiseguy
Oh, those were the days. I don´t watch series regularly nowadays at all. The magic is just not there.
I´m really glad that we have old shows in these dvd boxes now Posted by jdocster04 (Member # 5752) on :
Ooooh. It's from the 70s. I don't remember this, but I bet my sister does.
Funny thing... I didn't know that Isis the goddess in Ancient Egyptian mythology wore high heels... Posted by pork pie mcfly (Member # 6802) on :
I can't really add to the lists above as most of the shows are what i would have put in my list, so i'm going to be lazy and agree with everyone elses choices. Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
How about "Silver Spoons". I was so jealous of all the stuff Ricky had.
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
jdoc-almost everyone on here knows that I am real life friends with Joanna Cameron, who played Isis. I actually had something to do with the whole series being released to DVD...it came out last July. If Joanna had decided to have been on the special features, I would have been the person to have got her on there, because I know the producer of the DVD, and I contacted Joanna to give her his phone number to call him. It didn't work out though.
It was my favorite show of all time.
[ 08. June 2008, 19:39: Message edited by: ISIS ]
Posted by x0x0ilymucho (Member # 6772) on :
family ties full house saved by the bell
Posted by jdocster04 (Member # 5752) on :
quote:Originally posted by ISIS: jdoc-almost everyone on here knows that I am real life friends with Joanna Cameron, who played Isis. I actually had something to do with the whole series being released to DVD...it came out last July. If Joanna had decided to have been on the special features, I would have been the person to have got her on there, because I know the producer of the DVD, and I contacted Joanna to give her his phone number to call him. It didn't work out though.
I wonder why she quit acting?
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
Fall Guy Alf Married with Children Simpsons (started in 1989 and got progressively worse) Ripleys Believe it or Not with Jack Palance
Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
The Wonder Years Perfect Strangers Just the Ten of Us Growing Pains Family Ties Who's the Boss? Mr. Belvedere Hill Street Blues Dallas Married...With Children Silver Spoons Punky Brewster Smurfs, Shirt Tails, Get-along Gang
Posted by Aruba4me (Member # 6258) on :
Isis, Square Pegs just came out on DVD last week. You can get it at Target.
My faves, pretty much what everyone else said. The ones I never missed (some of which I'm embarassed to admit now that I never missed):
The Facts of Life Dynasty Dallas Knots Landing Married with Children The Cosby Show Cheers Family Ties Wonder Years Little House on the Prairie Roseanne
Posted by pettyfan (Member # 2260) on :
I forgot to add Head of the Class, Murder She Wrote, Designing Women and The Golden Girls. And one of my personal favorites, a show in which most people have never heard of, Down to Earth.
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
One of my other favorites was also Little House on the Prairie. I would have never admitted that back in the day to my buddies (a macho thing), but I will today. Just got the 2 hour pilot episode on DVD.
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
jdoc-I have a bunch of pictures of me and Joanna. My best friend was in Hawaii last year...and I asked Joanna if she would meet her, and my friend went over to her house, and they took a bunch of pictures together...I posted them on that website of Joanna's. It was really cool.
Joanna quit because she got tired of all of it, she did do some directing. She was in the Guiness Book of World Records for having done more TV commercials than anyone. A few years ago she was on the VH-1 ..."Where are they now?, Superheroes."
She and her boyfriend packed up their stuff and moved from California to Hawaii and opened their own hotel, so since I have a B & B...we talk alot about how much we have in common with that.
She has kind of become a mentor to me in that way...she is very business smart. She was my childhood idol, and now we are good friends. It's very cool. I have gotten to know Brian Cutler too, he played Rick Mason on Isis.
If you have never seen the show, the DVD set that they released, is really awesome, they have all kinds of extra footage on it. They have interviews with the rest of the cast.
It's kind of like if you took The Greatest American Hero, Wonder Woman and Indiana Jones and threw that in a blender...this is what you'd get.
Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
The Facts of Life Charles In Charge Too Close For Comfort Three's Company Silver Spoons Square Pegs Dynasty
Posted by jdocster04 (Member # 5752) on :
quote:Originally posted by ISIS: jdoc-I have a bunch of pictures of me and Joanna. My best friend was in Hawaii last year...and I asked Joanna if she would meet her, and my friend went over to her house, and they took a bunch of pictures together...I posted them on that website of Joanna's. It was really cool.
Joanna quit because she got tired of all of it, she did do some directing. She was in the Guiness Book of World Records for having done more TV commercials than anyone. A few years ago she was on the VH-1 ..."Where are they now?, Superheroes."
She and her boyfriend packed up their stuff and moved from California to Hawaii and opened their own hotel, so since I have a B & B...we talk alot about how much we have in common with that.
She has kind of become a mentor to me in that way...she is very business smart. She was my childhood idol, and now we are good friends. It's very cool. I have gotten to know Brian Cutler too, he played Rick Mason on Isis.
If you have never seen the show, the DVD set that they released, is really awesome, they have all kinds of extra footage on it. They have interviews with the rest of the cast.
It's kind of like if you took The Greatest American Hero, Wonder Woman and Indiana Jones and threw that in a blender...this is what you'd get.
Isis,
That sounds really nice. Maybe you could go visit her in Hawaii! Most people never get to meet their idol let alone get to become friends with them... That's cool... Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by cindymancini: The Facts of Life Charles In Charge Too Close For Comfort Three's Company Silver Spoons Square Pegs Dynasty
ooooh. I forgot about "Charles in Charge." That was one of my favorites.
Posted by HeadRusch (Member # 3755) on :
I am gonna go on the record here and say that MacGuyver is probably the show I like least in all of TV history. I mean, I'd rather watch *just about anything* besides MacGuyver. That show took stupid to new levels, but what was worst of all? Richard Dean Anderson couldn't act his way out of a plastic bag.
The guy is Derek Zoolander for real, he's got ONE LOOK...here it is!
There you go....thats RDA's entire range of emotions right there. Thats not botox kids, thats *talent*.
I hope to god all you folks voting for MacGuyver are female, and rocking those post-80's RDA crushes. That show was horrible.
Having dropped that atom bomb, let me say this..today, if I had to pick some 80's shows to watch, they'd probably be these:
Miami Vice - I watched Season 1 and most of season 2 but after that the show had kinda gone stale for me. Today on DVD I think its a much stronger show than I ever gave it credit for being, back in the day.
St. Elsewhere - This show was my crack. Dont know why, it just was. I loved the characters and the story. I watched it for most of the seasons it was on. ITs a damn shame we'll likely never see more than the 1st season on DVD due to the fact that only about 4 people bought copies, and I wasn't even one of them (thankyou Netflix).
LA Law - Like Miami Vice, this show was a show I really had no business liking, but I did. I loved the characters and loved the whole hot-shot lawfirm schtick. It was very 80's. Even back in the 80s' it felt REALLY 80's. I haven't seen an episode since some night in 1986 or 87 when I probably caught an entire episode and never looked back....if its out on DVD I should look into this.
AIRWOLF - out of all the "Guy with a kickass vehicle" shows, this one probably holds up the best. Sure its the same damn show EVERY SINGLE EPISODE...helicopter evades missle, ground blows up, helicopter kicks in the turbos...launches missle..blows up vehicle/building/person while triumphant Steven J. Cannel theme plays in background.....but I think its also the LEAST cheezy of all those shows. Hawk was ridiculous, Automan was...lets not go there..Stingray was..uh I never even watched that one. And of course Knight Rider is painful to watch, even today. It wasn't when I was 10...but...I was 10.
Oh yeah, and USA Night Flight on Friday Nights and Commander USA's Groovy Movies.
Posted by Aruba4me (Member # 6258) on :
HeadRusch,
Mutual admiration society going on here,I'm with you on MacGuyver! I couldn't stand that show! I thought it was akin to watching paint dry!
Ooooh I forgot to add Miami Vice to my list above. I remember not going out to the parties on Friday night until we all were done watching Miami Vice. But I seem to recall a little "pre-partying" while watching it. Maybe that's why I liked it so much1 Posted by Chris the CandyFanMan (Member # 3197) on :
I in turn would like to add the very underrated Father Dowling Mysteries, which is long overdue for a DVD release.
Posted by jdocster04 (Member # 5752) on :
quote:Originally posted by Chris the CandyFanMan: I in turn would like to add the very underrated Father Dowling Mysteries, which is long overdue for a DVD release.
Candy,
I had forgotten this one. Good choice!
Posted by JAYLEE (Member # 6345) on :
While on the subject of classic TV shows, will there be such a feature on the site soon?? that would be sweet! Why only cover movies?!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Growing Pains Family Ties Wonder years Who's the Boss? Charles in Charge to name a few...80's shows were so funny, they just don't make them like they used too!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
quote:Originally posted by Helen_S:
Beauty and the Beast, by far and away my favourite.
Love Alien Nation too.
They just started to release the series here. I´ve never seen this so i´m very excited!
Posted by There'll be no morning for us (Member # 5804) on :
Cool Posted by kingcain (Member # 6644) on :
Heres a couple that werent too bad
Too close for comfort
Just the ten of us
WKRP
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
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Posted by Wraith (Member # 8310) on :
aTomiK's list was quite comprehensive but here's my all-star list (in alphabetical order):
A Different World Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Charlie's Angels Cosby Show Crazy Like A Fox (does anybody remeber?) Dallas Dempsey & Makepeace Family Ties Golden Girls Hart To Hart Heart of the City (with Christina Applegate) Highway to Heaven Hollywood Beat (where can be found the great theme song sung by Natalie Cole?) Houston Knights Kate & Allie Knight Rider Love Boat MacGyver Married With Children Matt Houston (any fan site dedicated to this trouble-solver?) Miami Vice Moonlighting Robin of Sherwood (starring Michael Praed) Sapphire & Steel Spenser: For Hire Street Hawk The Equalizer Whiz Kids Wonder Years
These shows were aired in Finland. Who ten year old watched kid shows... naah, not me!
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Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
How did i forget Hollywood Beat? Jack Scalia was so cool
Robin of Sherwood with Michael Praed was great. Jason Connery was a wimp
I also remember that Sapphire and Steel was a bit scary back in the day...
Posted by WolfmansGotNards (Member # 5910) on :
So many great ones have been mentioned
For the cheese factor: Out Of This World
I remember it being quite ridiculously silly!
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
The Tripods was also a good one from UK (1984-85).
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
quote:Originally posted by aTomiK: The Tripods was also a good one from UK (1984-85).
That looks cool aTomiK! I would have watched that show
Posted by Askanison (Member # 8380) on :
80s tv shows would have to be A-Team, Married with Children, Airwolf, Battlestar Galactica, V these were the top shows for me. I remember these used to run over here in UK on saturdays around 5pm always made time to watch these shows. We always went for apple scrumping before these shows came on!
"I ain't getting on no plane" (sigh) brings back such fond memories of better days.
Posted by Askanison (Member # 8380) on :
Hey WolfmansGotNards i still remember the theme tune for out of this world lol, havent seen that since it first aired back here in UK in 88-89 i think he he he
Posted by saturnchick (Member # 7524) on :
The Golden Girls The Wonder Years Facts of Life Cheers The Cosby Show Double Dare Tales From the Crypt Family Ties Full House Family Matters Growing Pains Hart to Hart 3,2,1 Contact Voyagers Empty Nest Square One Murder, She Wrote Perfect Strangers In Search Of... Amazing Stories Cagney & Lacey Three's Company Thundercats Smurfs Father Dowling Mysteries
I also used to love the ABC Weekend Special with O.G. Readmore especially "Zack and the Magic Factory", "The Red Room Riddle" (scared the CRAP out of me when I was a kid), "The Haunted Mansion Mystery", "Cougar" and "The Puppy's Great Adventure".
Anyone remember the old series "Big Blue Marble"? Well, if you do, I adored the episode entitled "The Witch's Sister".
Posted by Cowboy10uk (Member # 117) on :
I'm shocked, How can noone mention the joys of T.J. Hooker, OK it was corny and Dated when it was on the TV, But you have to admit It was Great fun to watch, if not a little predictable.
so my list in no order.
T.J. Hooker Battlestar Galactica Dukes of Hazzard CHiPs Airwolf StreetHawk Tour of Duty MoonLighting FallGuy Married with Children A Team Dempsey and Makepeace
And if anyone from Sony Home entertainment is watching. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE relese the other Seasons of T.J. Hooker. Its Killing me only having seasons 1 and 2 on DVD, I need to complete the set. P.S. Same goes for CHiPs
Posted by P a u l (Member # 1022) on :
UK ones I liked:
Watching A Very Peculiar Practice Private Schulz Metal Mickey
Watching actually ran for seven series, and was a sitcom about people whose hobby was sitting in a pub, watching strangers and inventing whole life stories about them - the more outrageous the better.
A Very Peculiar Practice was a very dark sitcom set in an 80s University Medical Practice, with very extreme characterizations.
Private Schulz was a six-part comedy drama mini-series about the German Espionage effort duing WW2, focusing on an ex-con who effectively headed up the effort to forge millions of UK currency and break our economy.
And Metal Mickey was just cool - all about a robot which somehow came to life.....
Posted by kingcain (Member # 6644) on :
I could'nt sleep last night so I was surfing and came across Threes company on TV land. I was laughing so much I woke my girlfriend up. Don Knotts is harlious and I love the slapstick of John Ritter. =We will miss ya John and Don=
Posted by J2ME (Member # 5728) on :
Brush Strokes Posted by Charlie Sheen (Member # 8202) on :
Being a teen in the 80's, naturally my TV diet consisted of one part Glen A. Larson productions to one part Stephen J. Cannell productions, with a weekly dose of Hill Street Blues for added moral fibre.
To throw in a couple that haven't been mentioned so far: BJ & The Bear and Hardcastle & McCormick (two shows that I remember enjoying immensely at the time, but that have since become so blurred in my memory that only after a recent visit to IMDb did I realise that I'd got the two confused with each other), Simon & Simon, and Hunter (that rare creature, an 80's show without an "&" in the title).
Also a special mention to Moonlighting for teaching me, long before The X Files, that forging a long-term relationship with a television programme would only lead to a heartbreaking collapse in quality and lingering sense of betrayal in the long run.
As for guilty pleasures, I'd have to say Midnight Caller, with Gary Cole as Jack "Night Hawk" Killian, the graveyard shift radio host who could still find the time for some sleuthing. Despite the fact that every episode seemed to be exactly the same - Jack would inevitably solve a crime from the 40's or 50's, under the watchful eye of his foxy female boss, before dispensing a hard-won life lesson to his listeners in the final scene ("Goodnight America...wherever you are") - it still managed to keep me hooked for a couple of years.
And later on in the decade, there was always Tour of Duty...and don't get me started on Quantum Leap...
Posted by Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :
some of my favs (in no particular order):
The Wonder Years The Cosby Show That's Incredible Press your Luck Punky Brewster Out of the World The Adventures of Pete & Pete You Can't Do that on Television Knight Rider Perfect Strangers Bosom Buddies ALF Tales from the Crypt The Simpsons Quantum Leap V Greatest American Hero Alien Nation
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