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Shows that haven't been seen anywhere in years

Stitch said:
"Hardcastle & McCormick" (CBN/Family Channel had reruns for a while)
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The full series run of that is available on DVD, in individual seasonal releases and a complete release. The releases are Canadian, however; they come from VEI of Toronto.
 
if no one has mentioned it yet "Rocky & Bullwinkle", it would be a great show for saturday mornings(or anytime) on a retro tv channel..
 
WhoDat! said:
if no one has mentioned it yet "Rocky & Bullwinkle", it would be a great show for saturday mornings(or anytime) on a retro tv channel..
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I'm too lazy to scroll backwards; I recall reading Rocky & Bullwinkle posts somewhere, Just not if it was on this thread. I myself replied with a piece mentioning Crusader Rabbit. More folks remember R & B than Crusader, but both were popular Saturday morning cartoons in Metro NY, circa 1960.

If you ask me, one can attribute the enduring popularity of Rocky & Bullwinkle to the writer's successful exploitation of the old straight man/foil routine, which worked well in animation-land for another classic cartoon: The Flintstones.
 
I've been a big fan of Rocky & Bullwinkle, as the other thread has shown; but I'd say that it would be best, if shown on TV, to gear it at the adult market now----there were too many 1960s references, especially the Cold War. Even a 1990s episode of "Tiny Toon Adventures" made a crack about 1960s references on its parody. I think the TTA ep was called "Acme Cable TV," and Babs & Buster Bunny were playing the Rocky & Bullwinkle roles, I think called Babsy & Busswinkle.

Also the violent scenes would be frowned upon, if shown in a children's slot (*if* there is such a thing on OTA TV now).

Rocky: Did you hear that, Bullwinkle? He [Boris] is ready to launch an A bomb! You know what an A bomb is, don't you?
Bullwinkle: Sure I do---"A bomb" is what some people call our show!
Rocky: I don't think that's funny.
Bullwinkle: Neither do they, apparently!

Gotta love Jay Ward's constant breaks of the 4th wall.

cd
 
Another retro kids show that haven't been seen since the mid-80s--Big Blue Marble. It be a nice glimpse of how kids worked and played in the mid-late 70s if it aired on one of the retro tv subchannels.
 
cd637299 said:
Rocky: Did you hear that, Bullwinkle? He [Boris] is ready to launch an A bomb! You know what an A bomb is, don't you?
Bullwinkle: Sure I do---"A bomb" is what some people call our show!
Rocky: I don't think that's funny.
Bullwinkle: Neither do they, apparently!

Gotta love Jay Ward's constant breaks of the 4th wall.

cd
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Yes, Ward was a genius! And the dialogue above is more evidence of clever straightman/foil banter. The same exchange could have come from Ralph Cramden & Ed Norton.
 
What about these shows?

The Love Boat
Barretta
Starsky & Hutch
Emergency (One of my favorites from childhood)
Magnum PI (It was on WGN about 5 years ago)
The Orginal Hawaii Five O
In Living Color
Sanford and Son (Was on TV Land a few years ago)
The Gong Show (Orginal version not the remake)
Hollywood Squares with Peter Marshall as host
Dynasty
The A-Team
The Fall Guy with Heather Hot Pink Bikini Thomas
 
How about these kids shows?

Ultraman
Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
Hoppity Hooper
Star Blazers
Battle Of The Planets
Sailor Moon
Beany & Cecil
Ultra Seven
Ultraman: Towards The Future
The Force Five robot series
Spectreman
Speed Racer
Johnny Sokko
Marine Boy
Prince Planet
Marlo and the Magnificent Movie Machine
And how about that one shot show: The Dipsy Doodle Show
 
"The Gong Show" would have musical licensing issues a la "WKRP in Cincinnati." I'd say that any Gong rerun would be about 15 minutes long, with only stand-up comedy acts or magic acts, etc. (Then, when all the contestants gather for the awarding of the $516.32 prize, Joe Q. Viewer would say, "Hey I didn't get to see some of those people!")

Basically any game show of the past *with celebrities* would have to go to GSN, for those who know the stars of the past, and any humorous references. And even then, Joe Q. Viewer for the most part would hear the name of the star celebrity announced, and go "Who?!?!"

cd
 
"The Alvin Show" was last broadcast nationally by Nickelodeon in 1995 and "Alvin and the Chipmunks" was last broadcast nationally by the Cartoon Network in 2002.

blackgold said:
How about these kids shows?

Ultraman
Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse
Hoppity Hooper
Star Blazers
Battle Of The Planets
Sailor Moon
Beany & Cecil
Ultra Seven
Ultraman: Towards The Future
The Force Five robot series
Spectreman
Speed Racer
Johnny Sokko
Marine Boy
Prince Planet
Marlo and the Magnificent Movie Machine
And how about that one shot show: The Dipsy Doodle Show
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I am sure the programs from the list that are the most familiar to me ("Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse", "Speed Racer", "Battle of the Planets", and "Sailor Moon") were made to appeal to folks of any age and not just children.
 
Then Came Bronson, starring Michael Parks and co-starring a Harley-Davidson Sportster. Although very sadly it only ran for one season (1969-1970) it reached the status of a cult classic, having inspired many young Baby-Boomer men to buy a Harley and explore that long, lonesome highway. Not even formally released on DVD for that matter. A shame.
 
BD Sullivan said:
stanleyjohn said:
I know that the cold war has been over for awhile but what ever happened to the man from uncle?I dont think i ever saw it in syndication.
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It was syndicated almost immediately after it left the air, but, yes, it has been in hiding for probably at least 30 years--though TNT, I believe showed in the early morning hours about 10-15 years ago
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It was in syndication briefly in the late 1960's to very early 1970's. It reappeared in the 1980's on the cable-only TBN channel (predecessor to The Family Channel, IIRC). All four years of the series were finally remastered in the 2000's and sold by Time-Life as a nicely-packaged DVD set - it came in a small attache-case reminiscent of the U.N.C.L.E. toys available when the show was a huge hit. I've seen opinions that the show, which at one time was more popular than Star Trek, was dropped from syndication because of its "glorification of gun violence" or related politically-correct concern. Small bit of trivia- it was cancelled in January, 1968, to be replaced by a wacky new show: Rowan and Martin's Laugh In.
 
^The CBN Cable Network was the name of the cable TV and satellite TV programming service broadcasting episodes of "The Man From U. N. C. L. E." at one point during the 1980s, not TBN.
 
Chico and the Man probably hasn't been seen in years, either. After the suicide of its star, Freddie Prinze, Sr., it was too painful for most folks to watch. I seem to recall that they continued with a new "Chico," but that didn't last long.
 
Here are some other shows I thought of.
S.W.A.T. (Only shown for season or two. Considered too violent for Mid 1970s)
Carter Country (Lasted about as long as Jimmy Carter did as Prez. Just Sayin.)
Chicago Hope
Falcon Crest
The Single Guy
Knots Landing
Remington Steele
Match Game with Gene Rayburn. GSN use to show episodes.
 
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