Do you remember what your favorite tv show was growing up?
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rinkydinkydoink · M
Hands down it was The Steve Allen Show on NBC which aired Sunday nights opposite Ed Sullivan.
From Wikipedia - - Allen's approach to television comedy influenced later generations of late-night hosts. David Letterman cited Allen as a major influence and incorporated variations of several of Allen's television stunts into Late Night and the Late Show. Allen himself noted the similarities and said that Letterman regularly acknowledged their origin. Johnny Carson also credited Allen with establishing elements of the late-night television format
From Wikipedia - - Allen's approach to television comedy influenced later generations of late-night hosts. David Letterman cited Allen as a major influence and incorporated variations of several of Allen's television stunts into Late Night and the Late Show. Allen himself noted the similarities and said that Letterman regularly acknowledged their origin. Johnny Carson also credited Allen with establishing elements of the late-night television format
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@rinkydinkydoink hevwas great but Ernue Kovacs was the innovator, the greater user of the new technology. The Today show ancestors who led the way gor news broadcasting.
rinkydinkydoink · M
@samueltyler2
Just a wee bit before my time but, after coming back from Wikipedia and its write-up on his early TV shows, it looks like I missed out on a ton of great comedy.
The early Today Show with Dave Garroway and Frank Blair were big influences, too :D
Just a wee bit before my time but, after coming back from Wikipedia and its write-up on his early TV shows, it looks like I missed out on a ton of great comedy.
The early Today Show with Dave Garroway and Frank Blair were big influences, too :D
SoLeRiMix · 36-40, M
Absolutely! I Dream of Jeannie, Different Strokes, Small Wonder and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Discovery Channel and Cartoons.😇
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
rinkydinkydoink · M
@cherokeepatti
I liked the Chevy commercials - especially when the new season on Bonanza started because they'd run one or two featuring the Corvettes :D
I liked the Chevy commercials - especially when the new season on Bonanza started because they'd run one or two featuring the Corvettes :D
CatCatKittie · 51-55, F
Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M
@CatCatKittie Trumpton. Camberwick green. Chigley. Great stuff from Gordon Murray
CakeMe · 46-50, FNew
I do!
TheSirfurryanimalWales · 61-69, M
Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M
@TheSirfurryanimalWales The telling bone ☎
cherokeepatti · 70-79, F
@TexChik I liked Perry Mason. Was watching it when I was 3 years old and learning some things from it. Like a good way to get murdered is to try to blackmail someone or journalist digging into a high-powered person’s background. And the meaning of being “framed”. My sister framed me for breaking all the eggs one afternoon. I had been upstairs in the attic taking a nap (one room had a bed and window in it). I woke up and went outside to see what was happening. She seemed like she was waiting for me and ran up to me and told me to hold the empty egg basket while she went inside. So I did it, I was 3 years old. The next thing I know she was coming back outside with my aunt who was glaring at me. She asked me why I broke all the eggs and whipped my butt even after I tried telling her I had just woke up from a nap. We had about 100 hens and sold the eggs for grocery money. I knew how evil my sister was then. And a few days later I was watching Perry Mason and they were talking about someone being framed for something that they didn’t do.
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SleepingWithGhosts · 46-50, M
ManOfSteel · 46-50, M
@SleepingWithGhosts LOVED the A-Team as well. As a kid I had their black van as a toy and was obsessed with it!
SleepingWithGhosts · 46-50, M
@ManOfSteel My brother had that van too!
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
I was attracted to Science, shows like Mr. Wizard, Marlin Perkins saving enfangered animals, history as in You are There. Medical shows like The Medic.
Adrift · 61-69, F
Bewitched, I dream of jennnie, love american style were a couple that I remember.
hunkalove · 70-79, M
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-63). Some of it is on the Tube of You.
Iwillwait · M
Yes.
I loved: Charlie's Angels, CHiPs, Incredible Hulk, Simon & Simon, Hart 2 Hart, Good Times, The Jeffersons, Welcome Back Kotter, Barney Miller, MASH, Fantasy Island, Gilligan's Island, The Monkeys, The Munsters, Addam's Family, Land of The Lost, Sigmond The Sea Monster, HR Puff n Stuff, Star Trek, Quantum Leap, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, What's Happening, Sanford & Son, Threes Company, Little House on The Prairie, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Superfriends Super Heros, Warner Brothers Cartoons.
I loved: Charlie's Angels, CHiPs, Incredible Hulk, Simon & Simon, Hart 2 Hart, Good Times, The Jeffersons, Welcome Back Kotter, Barney Miller, MASH, Fantasy Island, Gilligan's Island, The Monkeys, The Munsters, Addam's Family, Land of The Lost, Sigmond The Sea Monster, HR Puff n Stuff, Star Trek, Quantum Leap, Magnum PI, Miami Vice, What's Happening, Sanford & Son, Threes Company, Little House on The Prairie, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Superfriends Super Heros, Warner Brothers Cartoons.
@OlderSometimesWiser It’s still the best show on cable! 😂
Slavem · 70-79, M
Persons of Interest….Your being watched!
GoFish ·
well we only had a few fresh prince and wheel of fortune
BillyMack · 46-50, M
I had a few. Knight Rider. And the A Team come to mind. Then when I was older it was Beverly Hills 90210
chasingMonday · 41-45, M
thepeculiarpanda · 36-40, M
alongalone · M
I liked watching Merv Griffin back then. Wild Kingdom and Walt Disney on Sunday nights was good. Liked HeeHaw ..alot of good sitcoms back then
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
I don't really have just one particular favorite, but some of the ones I like include...
The A-Team.
The Adventures of Tintin.
All Creatures Great and Small.
Astro Boy.
Batman.
Battlestar Galactica.
Bewitched.
The Brady Bunch.
The Care Bears.
Charlie's Angels.
Doctor Who.
Dragnet.
Eureeka's Castle.
Fraggle Rock.
Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
Leave It to Beaver.
Little House on the Prairie.
The Littles.
The Littlest Hobo.
The Monkees.
The Outer Limits.
The Raccoons.
Shining Time Station.
The Smoggies.
The Smurfs.
Speed Racer.
The Twilight Zone.
Ultraman.
The A-Team.
The Adventures of Tintin.
All Creatures Great and Small.
Astro Boy.
Batman.
Battlestar Galactica.
Bewitched.
The Brady Bunch.
The Care Bears.
Charlie's Angels.
Doctor Who.
Dragnet.
Eureeka's Castle.
Fraggle Rock.
Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
Leave It to Beaver.
Little House on the Prairie.
The Littles.
The Littlest Hobo.
The Monkees.
The Outer Limits.
The Raccoons.
Shining Time Station.
The Smoggies.
The Smurfs.
Speed Racer.
The Twilight Zone.
Ultraman.
akindheart · 70-79, F
The Monkees and Batman
Musicman · 61-69, M
I Love Lucy
Zoro
The Brady Bunch
The Six Million Dollar Man
MASH
The A Team
Dukes of Hazzard
Zoro
The Brady Bunch
The Six Million Dollar Man
MASH
The A Team
Dukes of Hazzard
Gusman · 61-69, M
Green Acres
Beverley Hillbillies
HR Pufnstuff
Catweazle
Skippy
Lost in Space
Flipper
Mr Squiggle (it's upside down, Miss Jane)
Beverley Hillbillies
HR Pufnstuff
Catweazle
Skippy
Lost in Space
Flipper
Mr Squiggle (it's upside down, Miss Jane)
Collegegirl23 · 26-30, F
The Simpsons
LordShadowfire · 51-55, M
I Love Lucy
No, I'm not old enough to have seen it in the first run, but I would come running when it came on.
No, I'm not old enough to have seen it in the first run, but I would come running when it came on.
Sutten · 41-45, F
Kideo.
AmberDuponte · 31-35, F
Pretty much dictated to by my big sister. Towards the end of it's TV run, I think I'm right in saying, that 'The X Files' were on on a Sunday at 9pm (My sister's fav) and, straight after that, was '24'.
Was that groundbreaking or what?!? It had everything! Action, suspense, drama. Wonderful. I was way too young to be watching it but I used to! She'd videotape them and watch them later, with me.
No wonder I ended up a bit odd!
"Dam it, Chloe!"
Happy days!
Was that groundbreaking or what?!? It had everything! Action, suspense, drama. Wonderful. I was way too young to be watching it but I used to! She'd videotape them and watch them later, with me.
No wonder I ended up a bit odd!
"Dam it, Chloe!"
Happy days!
Pfuzylogic · M
Space Ghost! I saw the commercial trailers but wasn’t allowed to watch it because it was too scary!
Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M
The Tomorrow People. The original series.
1973 - 1979 in the UK.
Difficult to explain who the characters were and what they were about but was a fascinating mix of 'the best of humanity', science fiction and 'evil' in both human and alien form.
Great storylines and worth your time if you find it out there.
1973 - 1979 in the UK.
Difficult to explain who the characters were and what they were about but was a fascinating mix of 'the best of humanity', science fiction and 'evil' in both human and alien form.
Great storylines and worth your time if you find it out there.
Likestoenjoylife · 51-55, M
I dont remember growing up?!
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
Apart from cartoons we had on VHS or watched either on Saturday mornings or on Cartoon Network, I watched whatever my family put on. At some point it was M.A.S.H. and I enjoyed it enough to not want to miss an episode. We also watched Police Academy with my brother every summer. When I was a teen, I liked House MD. Of course, Agatha Christie's Poirot with David Suchet was a must and I still love it to this day.