Old TV shows I'd like them to re-run

Fireball XL5 - a badly done puppets in space thing. But I loved it and wouldn't miss it when I was a kid.

One I'd missed for years and years was the adorable marionette show of "The Night Before Christmas" and "The Christmas Story". It was from the 50's, VERY low tech (you can see all the wires and gizmos making the puppets work. It was presented by Bell Tell, I believe. Well a few years back, our local PBS station got it's hands on it and now shows it several times each Christmas--it's just wonderful to see--takes me right back to my childhood.

Loved the Peter Pan you mentioned. Remember Amal, but it was never one of my favorites, and I don't recall the Liza Minelli Red Riding Hood.

I guess my husband would love it if they brought back Pixanne. We were about 12 when that was on. Pixanne was a tinkerbell-esque fairy with a children's show. She had a pretty good figure, and the boys all loved her, as I recall--LOL

Grace Under Fire...all but the last season.

Lori

I remember Fireball XL5.
As a kid I'd hurry through my barn chores so I wouldn't miss The Red Skelton Show. Loved Clem Cadiddle Hopper and Freddie the Freeloader.

Ron

All the variety shows of the 70's The Carol Burnett show- Shields and Yarnell- Flip Wilson- The Smothers Brothers- The Mac Davis Show (LOVED HIM)- Jim Stafford (think he was part of another show)- The Hudson Brothers- Dean Martin- Laugh in. Maybe I wouldn't like for them to be on all the time but I'd love to see them again.

The show I would really like to see again was called "Family" with John Broderick, Kristie McNicol, Meridith Baxter. I loved that show so much growing up. I really wish I could see it again. To this day, I want a house just like theirs.

Another who would love to see The Red Skelton Show. Back then my family would all gather around the tv to watch him and we would have lots of laughs.

Oh yes, I would love to see All in the Family again!

Dabihoney, I ,too, loved "Family". And I thought their house was way cool-all printed wallpaper and Early American (I think). Do you remember when Nancy (the older daughter, played by Meredith Baxter) moved into the guest house? Wow-imagine having an extra house on your property, all ready for a "guest"?

Captain Kangroo
Sea Hunt
Leave it to Beaver
The Bob New hart show
Andy Griffith Show
Cheers
The Perry Como show
Carol Burnett Show
Lassie
Laverne & Shirley
Columbo
Mary Tyler Moore
Rockford Files
same Street
The Glenn Campbell
The Dick Van Dike Show
Mary Tyler Show
Ed Sullivan Show
Thirty something
The Fugitive
Good Times
Happy Days
Hawaii Five-O
High Chaparral
Honeymooners
Little House on the Prairie
Love Boat
Make Room for Daddy
Mash
Maverick
Munsters
That Girl
Three's Company
Just to name a few.

Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Newhart
Rhoda
Becker
Evening Shade
Murphy Brown
Lou Grant
Trapper John MD

ronm80--Those all would be on my list also. Some others would be Sky King, Land of the Lost, Authur Godfrey Hour. Dean Martin Variety Show, just to name a few...Deb

My favorite was Petticoat Junction.

Thirty Something would be great to see again.

You guys are reminding of the good old days!

Lori

dani, that was a fave of mine as well..

Danihoney - Jim Stafford has a show in Branson... it's the only one I've seen twice. He is still very funny!

Thirty-Something for me too.. that was a favorite of mine!

I want my kids to sit down on Sunday evening and watch "The Muppet Show" like I remember doing when I was a kid. I could still sing along with the theme song. Loved the old men in the balcony who complained, Miss Piggy and Kermit, Gonzo and Fozzy... Yeah, that's my favorite childhood TV memory.

And when's the last time "Wizard of Oz" was on TV? That was an annual tradition when I was a kid. I was on a school bus full of 1st and 3rd graders for a field trip recently. Long story... it was raining and I told a 3rd grader he was not sweet enough or wicked enough to melt. He didn't get the reference, I explained like the wicked witch melts in Wizard of Oz when Dorothy throws water on her. All the kids around me started blankly. Of the 14-15 kids close enough to ask, only 2 had seen the movie!! I was shocked! How can this be, a generation that doesn't know the "Wizard of Oz?"

I'd suggest the class watch it, but in the politically correct world, it wouldn't surprise me if it's not allowed for some bizarre reason. Munchins might be offensive, I don't know.

My kids know it. DD loves it, is familiar with the songs from it as well as from the newer musical "Wicked."

Another Red Skelton Show lover here. I can hear my dad laughing as he laid on the floor watching it.
Leslie

Jannie, we have that Peter Pan movie staring Mary Martin on tape. I love the music from it. We have seen it done on local stage plays and always enjoy it. I also like (and also have on tape) the old Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella with Lesley Ann Warren. They have a newer version of that but I didn't like it at all.

Stephanie, how sad if kids never get to see The Wizard of Oz.

So many great show mentioned here.

My kids love The Wizard of Oz. I think we have it on CD. They also like Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

I also miss "Land of the Lost". I loved the part where they went over the waterfall and the sleestaks (sp?) and Chacka (sp?) the ape boy.

I also loved to watch "BJ and the Bear". Wasn't there a Wonder Woman/Shazam hour on the cartoons on Saturday morning? My kids don't understand that we only had a few hours to watch cartoons each week.

Wow what a list we are putting together. I've been thinking of more;

Barney Miller- funny, funny show

Taxi - whaaaattt does a yeeelllooowww light mean? ..... slow down hahahahaha

Family Affair- remember those dolls that were a giant head and you could put make-up on them and curlers in their hair? My was Buffy, and I never did get my Mrs Beasley doll I wanted sooo much.

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Wonderful World of Disney - that's my Sunday night tv memory. How great it was to have Tinker Bell fly around Cinderella's castle ( or go even further back and have Walt himself introduce the show) and then have one of the cartoon movies come on!!! Oh what a thrill that was.
I loved the animal movies too.

Jannie- I do remember that, but the thing that has stuck with me is that they had a separate set of stairs that went straight to the kitchen. I loved that! I know a lot of other shows did too, a lot, but that was the house for me.

I've had a crush on Michael Bein (sp?) ever since he guest starred in an episode. Buddy had a crush on him and so did I.

There is a real estate commercial on right now with that actress that used to be on a soap (Ryan's Hope I think) and I swear in the beginning she is standing in front of that house.

Loved Marcus Welby as a kid. Also Julia and Medical Center, Emergency, The Monkees, Sonny & Cher, Adam 12, Chips, Love American Style, I Dream of Jeannie, Night Gallery, Perry Mason.

Hey Stephanie-the grumpy old men in the balcony are at Muppetvision 3-D at Disney World!!

It was Isis and Shazaam. There was another one that was like Godzilla and I can't remember the name. It was Japanese, My brother and I loved it. The guy would pull out this thing and a giant robot guy thing would appear and fight the monsters attacking the city.

DH and I were just talking about Saturday morning cartoons and how great that was. So much better then 24 hour cartoons. They don't even show Bugs Bunny anymore.

I liked the baby dinosaur on Land of the Lost, that was a fun show.

What about the Loretta Young show, Lawrence Welk and Your Hit Parade. Loved those shows along with Red Skelton.

Would that be Gigantor?

There was a cartoon that ran on TV in 1979 on ABC for Thanksgiving.
It was called "An Intergalactic Thanksgiving".
I would love to add that one to my collection.

Lots of shows I would like to see re-run.
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Carter Country (short series in the late 70s)
Hee Haw
Muppet Show
Wonderful World of Disney
The Electric Company (like Sesame Street)
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
The Little Rascals
The Three Stooges
Bugs Bunny Road Runner Show
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics
Justice League of America
Wonder Woman
Six Million Dollar Man
Bionic Woman
MacGyver
Mr Wizard
After School Specials

I'd like to see one channel devoted to
showing re-runs of The Andy Griffith Show.
I could watch Mash and Anydy Griffith all day.

Probably a lot more I will think of.

Pooh Bear

Red Skelton, Carol Burnett, Get Smart, The Smother Brothers.

I love the memories with most of the old shows, seems when I watch them now I am bored with their silliness. Sad, I know.
I would to see Love American Style, Mod Squad, and The FBI again. A couple of Lassie hits would probably do me good too. Nothing like a daily cry when Timmy and Lassie get in a bind. That show used to just break my heart. No wonder I take in every stray animal that comes upon me.
Remember HR puff and stuff? That boy was a dream boat. Oh and let's not forget the Rifleman. Not so much him as his cute son. heehee.

Trin

No I remember it was "Ultraman"

Wow H.R.Puff and Stuff - yep dreamy
I've been waiting for someone to mention The Electric Company-Morgan freeman was on that with Rita Moreno.
Ba-all ball.
Any one remember The New Zoo Review? I watched that one a lot.
or ZOOM - Box 350 Boston Mass 02134 -Send it to ZOOM!

Oh Bionic Woman. Every time I watch Brothers & Sisters I think of Jaime Sommers because she lived in Ojai too. I wanted to grow up, live in a loft over a barn, and have super hearing and fingernails I could open cans with.

Goodness, my entire childhood is spilling out in this thread.

Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Waltons
Rhoda
Mary Tyler Moore
The Brady Bunch
The Love Boat
Fantasy Island
Bob Newhart
Carol Burnette

Can you tell how old I am? By the way, I've seen many of these in the past with reruns, and they might be doing it now. I don't watch daytime TV (or any TV) much. But those were my favorite shows once upon a time.

Sheryl

This site has listings of loads of old shows. If you click on one it will show who the stars were and the different episodes.

If you click on this sub link on the page
Free TV Episodes There are many episodes of old favorites you can watch on your computer

Here is a link that might be useful: Classic TV Shows Index - Old TV Shows List

Stephanie,

The Wizard of Oz was just on a few weeks ago. My 4 1/2 year old watched it and I was surprised that it held his interest and how much he retained from it (he has a short attention span). I forget what channel it aired on - one of the major cable networks.

I was just looking into buying The Muppet Show on DVD a couple of weeks ago. I might get one for my son for Christmas.

The Dean Martin Show
Dr. Ben Casey

Do any of you remember Cloris Leachman in "Phyllis" a spinoff from Mary Tyler Moore? I loved that show and wish I could see reruns.

TVLand is losing me quickly to the Hallmark channel. Their new TV Land Prime is the pits. IF they only showed them during prime time, and left the rest of their schedule as 'classic tv', I'd say okay, but they show them off/on all day long. The day an announcer proudly said (as if it was a good thing) "we're not just classic tv anymore", I felt sick and sad inside. Give me back the good old shows that were worth my time watching.

Shirley, now stepping down from her soapbox

You Guys have a great Memory. I like most of the Shows mentioned, but a few must have been before my "time". LOL! That means you Guys are older than dirt.

Gayle

Pam Dawber had a show with another woman who was tragically murdered and the show was cancelled. Can't remember the name of it but it was so good.

"The Powers That Be", a Norman Lear series that was only on for one season in the early 80's and it is not on DVD or anything, but I have severel episodes on VHS. It was HYSTERICAL!

Shows that had great writers, those are the shows that I miss. Due South, for example. Clever, sweet, witty, charming. Sue Thomas, F.B. Eye.

Flamingo,
If I remember correctly that show was called My Sister Sam and Rebecca Schaefer was the girl murdered. But I think the show was already cancelled by the time she was killed.
I can't believe no one has mentioned (or atleast I didn't see them mentioned)

Perry Mason and Quincey. I would love to see Quincey again.

About Lassie, I would cry when it was coming on, cry all durning the show and then cry because it was going off. and I am still Ms waterworks today.

I know this show is not an oldie, The Reba Show, I really miss her show. She's on tour now with Kelly, the 2 worlds 2 voices tour.

Twin Peaks and Moonlighting.

flamingo, wasn't it my siser sam?

for a lol, check this...

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SDxzIFpniI&feature=related

Here is the info on My Sister Sam.

Here is a link that might be useful: My Sister Sam Synopsis

Mork and Mindy
Picket Fences
Fantasy Island

I Married Joan
Ghost and Mrs Muir
Topper
The Bob Cummings Show
The Jackie Gleason Show
The Dean Martin Show
Red Skelton Hour
Honeymooners
George Gobel Show
Bob Hope Show
The Munsters
Bonanza
The Big Valley
And the Soap called "Dark Shadows"

Has anyone mentioned Life of Riley?

or This Is Your Life? or Queen For A Day?

I would love to see The Millionaire again!

IMDB.com said it aired in 1955 which means I was only 2 years old, but I remember it clearly. I can still hear Anthony's voice in my head.

Jodi-

Oh my gosh. Love seeing these old shows listed.

I love, love, love watching "Leave it to Beaver". Some others are Mannix, the Carol Burnett Show and I had not thought about it in a long time but would love to see "Dark Shadows".

St Elsewhere...it was quirky and an off-center sense of humor. I loved all the characters...and I think it was their ending that was the beginning of the surprise endings if shows.

Newhart...the last one, set in Vermont. Loved Larry and his brothers "Darryl and my other brother Darryl".
This last episode was the biggest surprise.

Shirley - I stopped watching TV Land years ago. At one time they aired all my favorite reruns!

Sheryl

Tonight Show with Johnny Carson

Anyone remember the elephant show, with sharon, lois and bram? Wish that would still be on for my grandson.

When I was a kid,I watched Capt. Kangaroo,Romper Room, Ding Dong School with Miss Frances, various cartoon shows (Popeye,Betty Boop), the Original Mickey Mouse Club (with Annette), Topper, and Ed Sullivan. I clearly remember the first Sunday night the Beatles were on and excitedly talking about them at school the next day. Why are all the variety shows gone? Carol Burnett,Dean Martin, etc. The only shows like that at all are on late night,like Jay Leno's Tonight (which will be ending), Letterman, Saturday Night Live. Conan O"Brien, and Late Night with Colin Ferguson. When my kids were little they liked Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers. He was so gentle and calming.

Eight is Enough
Petticoat Junction
Family Ties
Facts of Life

I rented Season One of "Family Affair" from netflix this winter...that show always gave me the warm fuzzies...I loved Buffy and Mrs. Beasley...it breaks my heart that Buffy died at such an early age..(18)...

My hubster would love to have Skyking back on!! he watched WSB Retro channel lots and it runs lots of his old favs!

There's so many mentioned that are great so I won't repeat. One I always enjoyed was short-lived. Called Roll Out. Sort of a rip off of M*A*S*H with about an all-black army outfit. The guy in charge, I can picture him but don't recall his name, he's a well known actor was always yelling allright you lame brain double clutchers, let's rollout!!

And of course Gilligan's Island, still have a soft spot for Dawn Wells. Sanford & Son. There was a show called Eisenhower & Lutz starring the guy that was on Quantum Leap. He was a lawyer starting out and he faked a partner "Mr. Eisenhower" as his partner to give credibility. LA Law. I like good lawyer shows. That show called Justice that was on about a year ago. Only lasted the summer but that was great. They would show at the end how it really happened. Nice variation to an old theme.

Then there were shows like I Married Joan that were so bad I enjoyed watching just to laugh about how bad they were. It was much like I Love Lucy and starred Jim Backus.

Old movies too like the Charlie Chan series, Marx Brothers etc.

TV used to be so different - and so much better back then. I loved the variety shows, too. My grandma loved Lawrence Welk, and we both watched Perry Como & Jackie Gleason every week, along with Dean Martin. I loved Carol Burnett & her cast of characters. No big deal if I can't watch TV these days. I don't feel I miss much. :-

The Partridge Family, My Three Sons and I Dream of Jeannie

Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, Andy Griffith, Beverly Hillbillies. Anyone remember the Christmas cartoon Hardrock, Coco, and Joe from the Garfield Goose after-school show in the Chicago area?

Gilligans Island
Can you sing the theme song?

Great thread, everyone! Brings back so many memories.

Marita40, I grew up in the "Chicagoland" area, as they say, and I loved Garfield Goose, too.

If you get WGN, every year on Christmas Eve, they run a special showing those old childhood favorites--HardRock, Coco & Joe, Suzy Snowflake and some of the other serial story favorites from that show. I love seeing the old puppets & Frazier Thomas. They also have clips from Bozo the Clown, & the Ray Raynor Show. Gotta love early TV.

Married With Children

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Cheers

I would like to see a Carol Burnett marathon on some station. I'd be glued to my seat all day and night, and so would DH. The skits with Burnett, Conway, and Korman were priceless. And the time Carol basically dared a young man from the audience to come up and sing, and he did, and did a WONDERFUL job with "What I did for love." And the time Carol had Beverly Sills on the show, and sang with her. Chills! A locked chord whenever I hear it still gives chills!

As a kid, we didn't have TV. But later, I remember George Goeble's gentle humor, and Tennessee Ernie, and Perry Como.
Yes, I miss the variety shows. Who knows what we'd see if that format was brought back? I don't even want to think about it.

Family, and Marcus Welby.

Anyone remember "Apple's Way" , "Life Goes On", and I do not remember the series that Gerald MacRaney did in the trailer and they drove all over the US...Do you?...Deb

Our local station is running:

Mork and Mindy
My Favorite Martian
Green Acres
Route 66
I love Lucy
Andy Griffith
Perry Mason
Gun Smoke
Ponderosa
Lost in Space

'Love them all. They make great late night viewing and on Saturdays.