wow! stevenpd! You did watch a lot of TV. Sad thing is is that I watched most of those shows too, so I spent a lot of time in front of the telly too! Nowadays, parents won't allow kids to watch that much TV as we did when we were kids. But then shows are different now than they were when we were kids.
Some of these cartoons being mentioned are making me believe that I'm about eight or nine years old, sitting in the family room in my pj's and watching cartoons on a Saturday morning.
Speaking of Saturday morning, how could I forget the greatest Saturday morning program of all time:
WWF Superstars.
Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Andre The Giant, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Sergeant Slaughter, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, George "The Animal" Steele, The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, Junk Yard Dog, Tito Santana, The Hart Foundation, The British Bulldogs, Koko B. Ware...
They were not human beings to me. They were gods.
Inside this grown-up body, there is still a little Hulkamaniac...
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I loved so many... All I can think of right now are (think young child): Scooby Doo I loved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sesame Street Alvin and the Chipmunks Ducktales I loved The Land of the Lost, but it was a newer version that didn't last long Captain Planet Alf Fraggle Rock Pound Puppies Are You Afraid Of The Dark? (on SNICK) Pirates of Dark Water David the Gnome The Care Bears Rainbow Brite (hey it was the 80's) I loved any animal shows like Jack Hanna's Animal Adventure
Dang, I'll have to think about it. I know there are so many more.
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wow! stevenpd! You did watch a lot of TV. Sad thing is is that I watched most of those shows too, so I spent a lot of time in front of the telly too! Nowadays, parents won't allow kids to watch that much TV as we did when we were kids. But then shows are different now than they were when we were kids.
So true, so true. I even remember two more that are not on my previous list: Soap and The Gong Show (Mean Gene, the Dancin' Machine) But I also found time to do other things.
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I remember most of the shows listed by everyone else... I bet most of us even remember what time our favorite shows came on each week... and we were ready and waiting in front of the TV at those times. I remember suffering through the last 5 or so mintues of Wild Kingdom (which I didn't like as a child) to see Disney at 7:30 every Sunday night.
I think there are so many choices for kids now days, it is hard for them to remember which shows are on when enough to get attached to any particular shows very much. Besides, they have Game Box etc Etc... and videos and DVD and computers which probably compete with TV time. I didn't have any of those when I was a child.
Anne
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I remember suffering through the last 5 or so mintues of Wild Kingdom
"Jim has no idea that the huge Nile crocodile was stalking him. Closer and closer and then, with amazing speed, the brute makes its final lunge. Although Jim leaps out of the way, he still would have been a goner if it weren't for the lifeline tied around his waist. Fortunately, we were able to pull Jim out of harms way. With Mutual of Omaha as your lifeline, you too can be prepared to meet life's sudden emergencies. Mutual of Omaha..."
Wonder what good ole Jim's doing these days now that he doesn't have to sell insurance.
Thanks CelticRose. I've spent ALL MORNING writing down the shows I used to watch, and haven't gotten anything done for my employer.
I am a bad influence, aren't I?
I also watched anything to do with Wyle E Coyote and the Roadrunner.......beep beep....LOL
A terrible influence! After compiling this list, it has become blantantly obvious that I spent way too much time watching television!
Adam-12 ( . .One Adam-12, One Adam-12, 415 family at . . .) All In The Family ( . . you meathead!) Baretta Barney Miller (Fish) Batman Battlestar Galactica Beverly Hillbillies Bonanza Bozo the Clown (the Hokey Pokey) Branded Captain Kangaroo (with Mister Greenjeans) Charlie's Angels CHiPS Columbo Combat Daktari (Clarence, the Cross-eyed Lion) Dark Shadows Ed Sullivan Emergency ( . . Station 51 . .) Engineer Bill F Troop Flintstones Flipper Gilligan's Island Green Acres (Arnold, the pig) Happy Days Hobo Kelly I Dream of Jeannie I Love Lucy Ironsides Kukla, Fran & Ollie Lassie Laverne & Shirley Leave It to Beaver Lone Ranger Lost in Space (Mister Smith) Love, American Style Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Illya Kuryakin) Matt Dillon Maverick McCloud McMillian & Wife Mickey Mouse Club Mission: Impossible Mork & Mindy (nanoo, nanoo) Mr. Ed Mr. Wizard My Friend Flicka My Three Sons Outer Limits ( . . we control the horizontal . .) Paul Winchell (Knucklehead) Petticoat Junction Polka Parade (with Dick Sinclair and brought to you by Farmer John.) Rat Patrol Room 222 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Roy Rogers S.W.A.T. Saturday Night Live Shari Lewis & Lambchop Sheriff John Sky King Space: 1999 Star Trek Starsky & Hutch Superman Tarzan The Addams Family The Captain & Tennille Show The Monkees The Munsters The Real McCoys The Rookies The Partridge Family The Six Million Dollar Man The Million Dollar Woman The Hudson Brothers Show The Smothers Brothers The Rockford Files The Rifleman Thunderbirds (roller skating) Thunderbirds (marionettes) Twilight Zone ( . . welcome to, the twilight zone.) Waltons ( . . good night, John-boy.) Wild, Wild West WKRP In Cincinnati Wondrful World of Disney
CARTOONS
Astro Boy Bugs Bunny ( . . you monsters just lead such INTERESTING lives . .) Daffy Duck Donald Duck Felix the Cat Foghorn Leghorn Gigantor Heckle & Jeckle Johnnie Quest Mickey Mouse Popeye Road Runner Scooby Doo (first season) Space Ghost Speed Racer Spider Man Woody Woodpecker
Good list, but you missed Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent and Howdy Doody!
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I wasn't really allowed to watch tv when I was younger but when I was able to sneek it i watch full house, perfect strangers, and the wonderful world of disney.
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QUOTE (stevenpd @ 27-Sep-2004, 12:06 PM)
My TV viewing is practically zero now. Nothin' much worth watching.
I hear that. If I turn on the TV anymore, it's to watch something locally or because soneone happened to tell me something good was on. 500+ channels and nothing on...
Smurf's! I wanted to grow up and become Smurfette!
I'm still not blue!!! bummer! I've tried everything. Blue M&M's wet, blue koolaid, blue jelly beans and nothing seems to work!
I will just have to hang my head in shame! Nothing to live for now! Life's goal is gone. Never to be loved, never to be smurfette and never to be blue.......o, hum!
Smurf's! I wanted to grow up and become Smurfette!
I'm still not blue!!! bummer! I've tried everything. Blue M&M's wet, blue koolaid, blue jelly beans and nothing seems to work!
I will just have to hang my head in shame! Nothing to live for now! Life's goal is gone. Never to be loved, never to be smurfette and never to be blue.......o, hum!
Smurf's! I wanted to grow up and become Smurfette!
I'm still not blue!!! bummer! I've tried everything. Blue M&M's wet, blue koolaid, blue jelly beans and nothing seems to work!
I will just have to hang my head in shame! Nothing to live for now! Life's goal is gone. Never to be loved, never to be smurfette and never to be blue.......o, hum!
We could just strip you naked and paint you blue!
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