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Loved the Beave! What shows do you miss? My husband has been watching Gunsmoke reruns for several weeks now. And I was reminded of the Drill Sergeant from Gomer Pyle recently when talking about a couple graduating students who will soon be going through basic military training in Air Force and Marines.
Television: Golly, Beav, We're Historic
".... There have perhaps been funnier sitcom scenes since, and certainly much louder, more frenetic ones. But has the craftsmanship ? wonderfully believable brotherly chat as a foundation; sly incongruity laid on top ? ever been bested? Doubtful. ......
That is what hits you first when you sit down with a box of ?Beaver?: television comedy was a much slower animal back then. You have to detox mentally to watch these shows, to lay aside your caffeine and BlackBerry addictions and be prepared to wait for your rewards. That bathtub scene takes almost three and a half minutes to unspool. In that time Hannah Montana could have traded six insults with her father, tripped over a couch, lost her wig, dumped two boyfriends and had a crisis involving shoes. ...,"
Television - ?Leave It to Beaver? and Sitcom Craftsmanship - NYTimes.com
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Beach Fanatic
Adventures in Paradise was only on TV for three years and we did not miss an episode. It starred Gardner MacKay.
The Adventures In Paradise TV show was a 60 minute action series on ABCabout an American who served in the Korean War and did not return to the United States after being discharged. As Captain of the schooner "Kon Tiki", he and his sidekicks transported passengers and freight throughout Asian waters. Each week they experienced new dangers and adventures!
The Adventures In Paradise TV show was a 60 minute action series on ABCabout an American who served in the Korean War and did not return to the United States after being discharged. As Captain of the schooner "Kon Tiki", he and his sidekicks transported passengers and freight throughout Asian waters. Each week they experienced new dangers and adventures!
margarita brocoliaAuthor
That site is great, brings back many memories!.
I've been streaming SOAP on Netflix, love it!
Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Three's Company, Welcome Back Kotter, Charlie's Angels, were all favorites... and I never missed an episode of Little House on the Prairie.
The Love Boat and Fantasy Island on Saturday nights...
It was always a good night when I could talk my mom into letting me stay up to watch M*A*S*H at 10PM, love that show.
All in the Family is another one I remember watching with my Dad, I need to see if I can stream that too...
All in the Family and MASH have to be two of the best shows ever!!
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Beach Fanatic
Funny how, when you think you've remembered them all, somebody adds more that make you wonder how you could have left THEM off! The mind is failing......
Beach Fanatic
Adventures in Paradise was only on TV for three years and we did not miss an episode. It starred Gardner MacKay.
The Adventures In Paradise TV show was a 60 minute action series on ABCabout an American who served in the Korean War and did not return to the United States after being discharged. As Captain of the schooner "Kon Tiki", he and his sidekicks transported passengers and freight throughout Asian waters. Each week they experienced new dangers and adventures!
You can find a lot of the old episodes on YouTube. I've watched [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVDf4mCrmPo"]Adventures in Paradise[/ame] and [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn1XY-xFRmw"]T.H.E. Cat[/ame] on Youtube.
The old T.H.E. Cat episodes include the commercials, like a bus full of musicians smoking and making music about how good Winston's were.
Beach Fanatic
Thanks, for telling me these are YouTube.
Beach Fanatic
Thanks, for telling me these are YouTube.
You're welcome.
Old shows come and go on there. McHales Navy used to be there. Now you can find it (and a lot of other old shows on Hulu.)
Beach Fanatic
I just had another flashback! For the animal lovers.....Daktari, Gentle Ben, and Flipper. For the western lovers......Big Valley, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Rifleman, and Maverick. For the mystery/action lovers.....Magnum P.I., Perry Mason, Quincy M.E., Mission Impossible, and Rockford Files. For those who love scary/Sci-Fi: Night Gallery and Outer Limits, Lost in Space. For comedy/sit-com: Odd Couple, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, and Real McCoys.
Who was the old, round, British dude with the mystery show that started with his silouette and him saying "Goooood Evennnniiinnnng"? His name escapes me.
Who was the old, round, British dude with the mystery show that started with his silouette and him saying "Goooood Evennnniiinnnng"? His name escapes me.
Beach Fanatic
You're welcome.
Old shows come and go on there. McHales Navy used to be there. Now you can find it (and a lot of other old shows on Hulu.)
You are a fountain of information.
Thanks again.Beach Fanatic
I just had another flashback! For the animal lovers.....Daktari, Gentle Ben, and Flipper. For the western lovers......Big Valley, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Rifleman, and Maverick. For the mystery/action lovers.....Magnum P.I., Perry Mason, Quincy M.E., Mission Impossible, and Rockford Files. For those who love scary/Sci-Fi: Night Gallery and Outer Limits, Lost in Space. For comedy/sit-com: Odd Couple, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, and Real McCoys.
Who was the old, round, British dude with the mystery show that started with his silouette and him saying "Goooood Evennnniiinnnng"? His name escapes me.
That would be Alfred Hitchcock.
SoWal Insider
Could someone youtube a SOAP clip, pretty please?
I actually caught a clip of Magnum, PI the other night. Those Hay-wyon shirts - LOLOLOLOLOL
I actually caught a clip of Magnum, PI the other night. Those Hay-wyon shirts - LOLOLOLOLOL
Moderator
How could we forget The Dukes of Hazzard ...... and good 'ole Rosco P. Coltrane?!
Sonny Shroyer (Enos) was one of my dad's college roommates when he was in law school at UGA. Paw Chicken said he was a nice guy and not too far a stretch from the character, Enos, either!
Beach Fanatic
Notice that I said that I watched Sonny and Cher.....they were so bad that they were good. To be honest, I am/was probably as big a doof as Sonny was! And we had the same taste in women.....two legs.
SoWal Insider
Now, I totally digg Sonny & Cher.
How about Tony & Dawn(s)?
How about Tony & Dawn(s)?
Moderator
If we're throwing shows like Sonny & Cher and Tony Orlando and Dawn into the mix, we would be remiss to leave out Flip Wilson!
Beach Fanatic
If we're throwing shows like Sonny & Cher and Tony Orlando and Dawn into the mix, we would be remiss to leave out Flip Wilson!
Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, Don Knotts. What a show. They had the best comedy writers in the business. Great shows.
Beach Fanatic
If we're throwing shows like Sonny & Cher and Tony Orlando and Dawn into the mix, we would be remiss to leave out Flip Wilson!
LMAO over Flip's 'Geraldine'!!
Moderator
My dad was a state court Judge in Atlanta. Somewhere in our garage in SRB is a license plate that says "Here come da Judge!" that we used to have on our jeep down there.
Classic Flip!
Classic Flip!
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SWGB
What about Vincent Price?
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Wonder Years - great family show and different approach for a sitcom at the time.
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HAPPY 4th of July! - Wonder Years - Independence Day
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Wonder Years - great family show and different approach for a sitcom at the time.
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HAPPY 4th of July! - Wonder Years - Independence Day
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SoWal Expert
LuLu! Dallas!! Oh my gosh!! I never missed an episode!!! I even had some very cool jeans that had "Who shot JR" embroidered on the back pocket. Wait.........I think I still have those jeans, or they might be the Willie Nelson jeans. Who knows? Haven't worn 'em since 1980 and they're about 12 sizes too small now.
I was a Sonny & Cher fan too.
I was a Sonny & Cher fan too.
SoWal Guide
Bewitched
Gilligan's Island
Brady Bunch
The Munsters
Dark Shadows
Andy Griffith
Happy Days
Sonny & Cher
Carol Burnett
Sanford & Son
Miami Vice
All in the Family
Family Ties
Dallas
many more that I can't remember! we were all about "what's coming on TV tonight!". you couldn't miss it because if you did, that was IT! no DVR or catching it another time slot.
Gilligan's Island
Brady Bunch
The Munsters
Dark Shadows
Andy Griffith
Happy Days
Sonny & Cher
Carol Burnett
Sanford & Son
Miami Vice
All in the Family
Family Ties
Dallas
many more that I can't remember! we were all about "what's coming on TV tonight!". you couldn't miss it because if you did, that was IT! no DVR or catching it another time slot.
Beach Fanatic
That would be Alfred Hitchcock.
bless you, sarawind.....I'll sleep soundly tonight.
SoWal Insider
DD, you're just too cool for school - those jeans! Either JR or Willie, hands down, the coolest eva! I had to perform karaoke at a sales meeting once. My hair was longer and I had trained this guy who was only a couple of inches taller than myself, sportin' a very fluffy mustache. We were Sonny & Cher....'Babe, I got you, Babe.....they say our love won't pay the rent, 'fore you know it, our money's all been spent.' Needless to say, we won.
Tootsie, I thought of Sanford and Son last night - what a great show that one was~~~~~~
Tootsie, I thought of Sanford and Son last night - what a great show that one was~~~~~~
Beach Fanatic
LuLu! Dallas!! Oh my gosh!! I never missed an episode!!! I even had some very cool jeans that had "Who shot JR" embroidered on the back pocket. Wait.........I think I still have those jeans, or they might be the Willie Nelson jeans. Who knows? Haven't worn 'em since 1980 and they're about 12 sizes too small now.
I went to "South Fork" once for a business event. I couldn't believe how small it was in person.
Come to think of it, I was chatting with Steve Kanaly (Ray) while we were both waiting to pick someone up at DFW and I couldn't believe how small he was too.
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