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Shows that haven't been seen anywhere in years

nativeatlanta said:
American Bandstand (Again clips on youtube)
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I have downloaded a lot of AB's clips. I wish there were clips (pre 1964) with more elements of the show besides the performances. I'll bet these clips come from old Kinescope companies that filmed them for the performer on the air on any given day. I wonder if whole shows are out there?

Joe
 
My favorite show as a kid was always The Outer Limits, which is widely available. Several years ago I read a book on TV science fiction which included a discussion about the frequent comparisons of The Outer Limits to The Twilight Zone, and that many people mistakenly identify Outer Limits episodes as Twilight Zone episodes. The point of the article was that such confusion over the two shows is actually a fallacy because, whereas The Twilight Zone often delved into the world of fantasy, The Outer Limits is pure science fiction and that a better comparison would be a little known short-lived show from 1961 called 'Way Out.

Is anyone familiar with the show 'Way Out? I've never seen it. Even Wikipedia mentions that only 5 of its 14 episodes have ever shown up on bootleg videocassettes. But from what I've read about some of the episodes, I would say it sounds much more Twilight Zone-like, or possibly closer to One Step Beyond than it does The Outer Limits.
 
Wait, there's more...

The Grey Ghost
How to Marry a Millionaire (Barbara Eden in the Marilyn Monroe role)
Man Without a Gun
William Tell (unfortunately his overture had been preempted by another show)
Sheriff of Cochise (renamed US Marshall; filmed on location in Brisbee, AZ)
The Third Man
Official Detective
Danger Is My Business
Assignment: Underwater
Bold Venture
Boston Blackie
Dr. Christian
Harbor Command
Harbor Master
I Led Three Lives
King of Diamonds
Klondike
Lock Up
Mackenzie's Raiders
The Man Called X
Martin Kane, Private Investigator
Men Into Space
Men of Annapolis
Miami Undercover
Mr. District Attorney
Ripcord
Science Fiction Theater
The Aquanauts
The Rough Riders
Tombstone Territory
West Point Story
Whirlybirds
Death Valley Days
Dr. Simon Locke/Police Surgeon
 
joeybabe25 said:
cd637299 said:
Gidget as a TV show ran only 1 year, anyway, and it's quite dated!
cd
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Is it true that "Gidget" really had pretty good ratings but was pulled for "other reasons"?

Joe
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As for "Gidget" being dated, I really don't think so. No more so than any of the other '60's sitcoms.

I don't know if it was pulled for reasons other than ratings but I did read that Sally Field said that she would have rather done another season of "Gidget" rather than "The Flying Nun".

I downloaded "Gidget" from iTunes. I don't remember how much I paid but the price was very reasonable. I don't download TV series from iTunes since they are usually a dit more than I want to spend.
 
Is anyone familiar with the show 'Way Out? I've never seen it. Even Wikipedia mentions that only 5 of its 14 episodes have ever shown up on bootleg videocassettes. But from what I've read about some of the episodes, I would say it sounds much more Twilight Zone-like, or possibly closer to One Step Beyond than it does The Outer Limits.
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How weird is this? I'd never heard of "Way Out", but I stumbled upon it a couple days ago while looking for old TZ, Suspense, etc on YouTube. The episode I watched was about an actress getting called in to do a walk-on role on a TV show, and then dealing with the "night crew". Looked like it was shot on videotape, and kind of had the feel of the videotaped TZ's. Also, the host was Roald Dahl, better known for writing a book about some weird dude who owned a candy factory. The entire series apparently aired in 1961.
 
joeybabe25 said:
Here is a really neat find from YouTube. 6 minutes of AB on a Friday afternoon with the kids dancing and great commercials.

I sure would like to see more of these kinds of clips from the Philly days!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxrnr-P8plc


Joe
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That was so cool! Did you see the kids bumping into each other to get in front of the camera, bet they got in trouble for doing that. I never saw them do that before or maybe I just didn't notice since I was only 11 at the time. I remember the "Certs" commercial. Now I need to go watch "Mad Men". I wish Dick had never moved the show to LA. Also need to watch some "American Dreams".
 
Two shows that nobody seems to remember are "Window on Mani Street" with Robert Young and "The Smith Family" with Henry Fonda and Ronnie Howard. Those two are always good when you want to stump someone with trivia. I think they both only lasted for one season.

This is a long thread so I didn't make it through every message but here are 2 shows that I don't think were mentioned that I would like to see again:

"Surf-side 6"
"Hawaiian Eye"
 
This site has a LOT of old tv..you have to pick genre's and scroll to find the really old stuff..but a lot of 70's and 80's shows in here too... http://sharetv.org/watch#!cat=1&hasvid=1
 
Corky Marlowe said:
Is anyone familiar with the show 'Way Out? I've never seen it. Even Wikipedia mentions that only 5 of its 14 episodes have ever shown up on bootleg videocassettes. But from what I've read about some of the episodes, I would say it sounds much more Twilight Zone-like, or possibly closer to One Step Beyond than it does The Outer Limits.
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How weird is this? I'd never heard of "Way Out", but I stumbled upon it a couple days ago while looking for old TZ, Suspense, etc on YouTube. The episode I watched was about an actress getting called in to do a walk-on role on a TV show, and then dealing with the "night crew". Looked like it was shot on videotape, and kind of had the feel of the videotaped TZ's. Also, the host was Roald Dahl, better known for writing a book about some weird dude who owned a candy factory. The entire series apparently aired in 1961.
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That plot definitely sounds more Twilight Zone-ish than something that would have been on The Outer Limits. It seems anthology series like these were relatively popular back in the '50s and early '60s. In addition to these and One Step Beyond, there was also Thriller, Science Fiction Theatre, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.


A few more for the forgotten list if not already mentioned...
The Great Adventure ('60s anthology)
Adventures In Paradise
Otherworld ('80s science fiction similar to Earth 2)
The Good Life (Larry Hagman)
Julia (Diahann Carroll)
Room 222
Maya (Jay North)
Lancer
The Littlest Hobo
Pete and Gladys
The Hathaways
The Pruitts Of Southampton
Please Don't Eat The Daisies
 
Per Wikipedia (usual caveats), here are the Emmy winners for best TV dramas, 1976-2000...
­
Police Story (1976)·
­Upstairs, Downstairs (1977)·
­The Rockford Files (1978)·
­Lou Grant, season 2 (1979)·
­Lou Grant, season 3 (1980)·
­Hill Street Blues (1981)·
­Hill Street Blues (1982)·
­Hill Street Blues (1983)·
­Hill Street Blues (1984)·
­Cagney & Lacey (1985)·
­Cagney & Lacey (1986)·
­L.A. Law (1987)·
­Thirtysomething (1988)·
­L.A. Law (1989)·
­L.A. Law (1990)·
­L.A. Law (1991)·
­Northern Exposure (1992)·
­Picket Fences (1993)·
­Picket Fences (1994)·
­NYPD Blue (1995)·
­ER (1996)·
­Law & Order (1997)·
­The Practice (1998)·
­The Practice (1999)·
­The West Wing (2000)

With the exception of Law and Order on TNT and the weekend package now syndicated, I'd be hard-pressed to find ANY of the rest of these. I know Rockford had a nice run recently on Me TV and is resting at the moment.
 
Moonlighting
Starskey and Hutch
Perfect Strangers
Miami Vice
Kojack
 
nativeatlanta said:
Kojack
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For good reason. My posse used to call this show "Kojerk" because Telly Savalas was reportedly scared to fly (used to buss it between CA and NY) and sucked on lollypops.
 
landtuna said:
nativeatlanta said:
Kojack
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For good reason. My posse used to call this show "Kojerk" because Telly Savalas was reportedly scared to fly (used to buss it between CA and NY)
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Not that big a deal. The show spent a week at the beginning of each season doing location filming. The rest of it was done in L.A.
 
How about "The Bugaloos?" Or "McHales Navy?"
And here's some more:
The Electric Company
Zoom
Monitor
Krofft Supershow
Mario and the Magic Movie Machine
Supersonic
No, Honestly
Sailor Moon
Masked Rider
VR Troopers
Punky Brewster

And I'm glad these shows AREN'T on anymore:

Mad About You
Dharma and Greg
Murder One
 
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