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Date Posted: 02:18:03 12/25/11 Sun
Author: Rick
Subject: What TV shows shaped your childhood?


As we grow close to the New Year, it's time to go back in time and ask the question. Have fun!!



Rick :)

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[> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- High Line Rider, 14:39:54 12/25/11 Sun [1]

Wow , You Mean I Have To Admit I'm Old ??

Ok , Then I Will.

1) Lost In Space
2) My 3 Son's
3) The J.P Patches Show (Seattle , King 5 Tv.)
4) Ozzie and Harriette
5) Bonanza , of Course.
6) The Andy Griffith Show
7) Gilligan's Island

I Must Be Getting Alzheimer's Because I Forget The Rest.

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[> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- Andrew-1, 17:34:06 12/25/11 Sun [1]

For starters, Ben Casey. That did it for me, but Bonanza and Star Trek of course in the 60's also for starters. Add to that Wonderful World of Disney. After that on level 2 is a whole bunch, too many to name. I liked especially the Wild, Wild West and Dragnet.

Batman and Candid Camera were funny, but I found Combat to be too boring and cold. Get Smart was my cup of tea for comedy along with Gilligan’s Island which was perfect for after school. Certainly Gomer Pyle and Green Acres were hilarious. I liked Barbara Eden in I dream of Jeannie a lot, and Laugh In was a big hit at home with the family.

Man for Uncle was my counter balance to Wild, Wild West. Mchale’s Navy was also one of my favorite comedies with Tim Conway. Bill Bixby in both My Favorite Martian and later with Incredible Hulk were awesome fun to watch. My Three Sons was another of our family staples.

For the creepy side, regular servings of Twilight Zone and Outer Limits and I enjoyed the short run of Time Tunnel coupled right after Green Hornet. Adams Family and Munsters for more funny zany creeper stuff. Andy Griffith and Beverly Hillbillies were also staple comedy fair. Getting too long for a forum post now, but to end it, Dick Van Dyke was great, and for cartoons, nothing beat Flintstones and Jetsons.

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[> [> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- High Line Rider, 09:40:14 12/26/11 Mon [1]

I Can't Believe I Forgot All Those Tv Show's You Just Mentioned.


The Flying Nun , With Sally Field Was Great Too.

The Donna Reed Show.

Leave It To Beaver. (Tony Dow Was Cute , Would You Believe The Character That Played Eddie Grew Up To Be A Cop ).

Here Comes The Brides , Was A Great Show Too.
Bobby Goldsboro Is Also A Cop Now , In San Bernadino California.

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[> [> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- Andrew-1, 19:04:29 12/26/11 Mon [1]

Brings back memories. Donna Reid was great, but don't forget Father Knows Best! Here comes the Brides was funny too. Leave it to Beaver was also a staple, as was Lassie.

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[> [> [> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- High Line Rider, 20:22:53 12/26/11 Mon [1]

Oh Silly Me , I Forgot Lassie and Gentle Ben.

Father Know's Best Was A Great Show Too.

And All Of Us Should Be Ashamed Of Our Selves That We Admit We're THAT OLD.

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[> [> [> [> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- Andrew-1, 10:42:02 12/27/11 Tue [1]

Number of years is only a statistic. As they say, you are only as old as you feel, but a more accurate measurement is based on how many miles you have on you and how well you take care of yourself. Add to that where you live, meaning quality of air, water, etc. I look younger and feel better for my age, but I attibute that to living in the mountains of the last 25 years.

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- High Line Rider, 09:52:31 12/28/11 Wed [1]

I Forgot To Mention Tarzan With Johnny Weismuller(sp?)
Cheeta Just Died The Other Day.

I Too Live In The Mountain's On The Can-Wa Border In Wash State. Mountain Life Is Fantastic. The Wild Life Is Quite Impressive.

I'm Glad These Old Tv Series Are Still Floating Around In Tv History. But It Makes Me Feel Old Because Most Of These Actor's Have Been Dead For Many Years.
But They Were Young Like Me When They Made The Series.
Yikes , My Time Might Be Up.
I Hope Heaven Has A Big Screen Tv And A Room Full Of Old Tv Series For Me To Watch. Other Wise I'm Leaving.

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[> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- SWC, 16:40:49 12/27/11 Tue [1]

My earliest memory of a speicifc show was "Casey Jones" with Alan Hale Jr.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig3GcDBjQN4

I seem to remember it being one, (syndicated, I assume) when my Dad got home form work and we'd watch it together. I asked him about it years alter and he didn't remember it. That could simply mean it meant more to me than to him.

Of course there were these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0B1ufyXOds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=fvwp&v=hxIuIxqo2So

I also remember this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-r6A7TzvUI

Mom uded to make cinnamon toast that night and I always associate Roy Rogers with the smell of cinnamon.

As I grew up, (and could stay up later), I watched more adult shows, (old meaning). They were mostly westerns at that time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7cF583A4Qw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjdRgBAY278

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiPDQCeuhzE&feature=fvst

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSHr4ubuD64&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgvxu8QY01s&feature=fvwrel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRNImRxRNjc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B0brdPWdCs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64W5dkpFBN8&feature=related

We used to watch the Warner Brothers westerns but I don't recall seeing this one as a kid. I came to appreciate it when I saw it in later years:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_DQC3iaWbg&feature=related

I do remember watching these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h9rUNf64cw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wblOUBVH4sg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXvuX8xiu_E&feature=related

My Mom was a teacher and loved this show. I still think it's the best "teacher" series ever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbI1fv5ZHro

My father was a marine and hated it when this show went off the air and Gomer Pyle premiered as if to replace it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_fQo5INDsQ

The best of the war themed series to come out after "The Longest Day":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0qQGS4fXSY

This show was created as an answer to newton minow's criticism of TV as a "vast wasteland" and was considered at the time as the best show ever. It still might be:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMqPM0txZoY

I developed my own tastes and gravitated to light entertainment with a jazzy verneer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYZXkn9NAcA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWgT43pWB4U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boDeWELpnYw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBBKHhP__mw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRiapaPS75k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUQzNIxGLyM

You might detect an growing interest in attractive females there. I also had a crush on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O9hr5LBeWg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQaitveLKlQ&NR=1&feature=endscreen

Then there was the spy craze:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K90joT4RSnA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ChKPEKMw74

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k55NuWQCh78

Plus a couple of shows that weren't really spy shows but dabbled in it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFaIhXEt6hg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AepyGm9Me6w

Of course there was also science fiction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxf_Dvy0VLs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdjL8WXjlGI

I didn't watch it at the time but when I saw it eyars later on cable, I concluded that this was not only the best show of the era, but of any era:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-FIgAZfKDc

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[> [> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- lhoplover, 07:36:40 12/28/11 Wed [1]

I remember watching some of the shows already mentioned on re-runs already and also:

Dennis the menace.
Ozzie and Harriet
The Courtship of Eddie's father
Room 222
Dragnet
Emergency
CHiPs
Perry Mason
Columbo

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[> [> [> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- High Line Rider, 09:54:19 12/28/11 Wed [1]

Yep , I Have Alzehimers Because I Forgot Those Shows Too.



LOVE BOAT* Was So Kool*

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[> [> [> [> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- DAN, 10:31:03 12/30/11 Fri [1]

My earliest memories of TV were of cartoons, like Farmer Gray, Willy Whopper, Flip the Frog, Popeye, and Looney Tunes.
And then the Mickey Mouse Club and Davy Crockett.

My favorite regular shows were:

Superman
Topper
Father Knows Best
The Honey Mooners
Gunsmoke
Cheyenne
Sgt Preston
Sky King
Mike Hammer
Whirly Birds
Casey Jones
Zorro
M-Squad
Maverick
Sugarfoot
Colt .45
Trackdown
Have Gun Will Travel
Leave it to Beaver
The Rifleman
77 Sunset Strip
Lawman
Bronco
Yancy Derringer
Wanted Dead or Alive
Peter Gunn
One Step Beyond
The Twilight Zone
Bourbon Street Beat
Hawaiian Eye
Staccato
The Invisible Man
Bonanza
The Untouchables
Riverboat
Route 66
Naked City
SurfSide 6
Andy Griffith Show
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Dakotas
The Outer Limits
The Munsters
The Addams Family
Bewithed

Some other favorites from my later teen years:

The Wild Wild West
Honey West
The Green Hornet
T.H.E. Cat
The Avengers
The Champions

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[> [> [> [> [> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- High Line Rider, 10:07:32 01/01/12 Sun [1]

Don't Forget The Beaney & Cecil Cartoon.
Johnny Quest.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- High Line Rider, 08:42:53 01/02/12 Mon [1]

Chico and The Man with Freddy Prinz and Jack Albertson.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? -- High Line Rider, 16:20:41 01/04/12 Wed [1]

Car 54* (Where Are You ) ??

Munsters.

Get Smart.

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[> [> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? (Marlo Thomas) -- Joe H.., 20:19:15 02/05/12 Sun [1]

I see that MTV, as bought out by METV, has "That Girl" on Cable now.

Re: your http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQaitveLKlQ&NR=1&feature=endscreen

0:56 seconds seen 54,723 times

the colors of her outfits were either "wicked cool" or "hot"! (;-) as like a colorful Easter Egg.

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[> Re: What TV shows shaped your childhood? (thanks SWC) -- Joe H., 20:12:37 02/05/12 Sun [1]

A statue to her is now in the center of town in Salem, MAss. = Elizabeth Montgomery of "Bewitched".

"You might detect an growing interest in attractive females there. I also had a crush on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O9hr5LBeWg

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