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Title: What was your favorite childhood TV program?
Post by: Sooner Steve on January 14, 2011, 08:51:40 AM

My favorite was The Andy Griffith Show.  What a great cast - Sheriff Andy, Deputy Barney Fife, Aunt Bea, Opie, Floyd the Barber, Otis the Town Drunk, Mr. Darlin and the Darlin Boys - Don't forget Charlene, Earnest T. Bass.  The black and white episodes were the best.

Let's hear from everyone else.

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Post by: Mikekoz13 on January 14, 2011, 09:56:47 AM

I loved "My Favorite Martian" & "The Munsters".

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Post by: texanron on January 14, 2011, 10:06:43 AM

The Dukes of Hazzard.

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Post by: Stu on January 14, 2011, 09:07:27 PM

There were so many, but Gunsmoke comes to mind for non-Sitcoms.

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Post by: Arnie on January 14, 2011, 09:13:09 PM

So many to choose from...

The orignal "Battlestar Galactica" and "Buck Rodgers"...

...to "Different Strokes" and "Facts of Life"...

...to the original "Knight Rider" and "Air Wolf"...

need I go on?

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Post by: TheSlyBear on January 14, 2011, 10:33:14 PM

Wow. It really depends upon what point in time. I can remember adoring The Flintstones during its original prime-time run (yes, I'm old as dirt). Growing up I can remember being glued to the set for Gilligan's Island, The Partridge Family, and Lost in Space. But I'd have to say that my all-time favorite was Jonny Quest.

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Post by: Mikekoz13 on January 15, 2011, 08:24:52 AM

Oh man!.... I forgot about Jonny Quest! One of my all time favorites!!

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Post by: D.A.L.U.I. on January 15, 2011, 08:42:45 AM

Rocky & Bullwinkle

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Post by: Darren67 on January 15, 2011, 08:55:37 AM

oooh its gotta be spiderman :D

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Post by: Magoo on January 15, 2011, 11:48:07 AM

Howdie Doodie , Capt. Video .....about when TV first started. *!d

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Post by: Noodles on January 15, 2011, 01:45:17 PM

So many yesteryear favorites... so little time....

Let's see....

Car 54, Where Are You?  
The Munsters
The Addams Family
The Three Stooges
McHale 's Navy
The Andy Griffith Show
Leave It To Beaver
Gilligan's Island
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons (early years - Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Augie Doggie, etc)
The Honeymooners
The Phil Silvers Show (Sgt Bilko)
The Jack Benny Program
Mr. Ed
Texaco Star Theatre (Milton Berle)
You Bet Your Life (Groucho Marx)
The Lone Ranger
Laredo
Batman (original 60's series)
The Green Hornet
Get Smart
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Green Acres
My Favorite Martian
Top Cat
F Troop
Underdog (the cartoon series)
and of course...
Looney Tunes


......just to name a few!

In fact, thanks to channels like TV Land and Retro Television, and websites like Netflix and Hulu, I can relive some of my favorite chldhood memories as much as I want!!
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- Cap'n Noodles -

Funny how on some of these shows, what seemed funny way back then, loses something 50 something years later, but they are all still memories nonetheless...

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Post by: aarrggh on January 15, 2011, 02:04:37 PM

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Post by: Noodles on January 15, 2011, 03:02:09 PM

Fun Facts I found through Googling , Yahoo-ing, and/or Bing-ing...

Bill Scott, Jay Ward's partner and head writer of The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show, was the original voice of Bullwinkle Moose.
Red Skelton sued Jay Ward claiming that the voice used for the moose was an infringement of a copywright of his character Clem Kaddlehopper. Skelton lost the case in court.

Jackie Gleason attempted to sue Hanna-Barbera over the Flintstones, but then dropped the suit because he soon became addicted to watching the series.

Jimmy Durante attempted to sue Hanna-Barbera over the voice for the HB character "Augie Doggie". Claim fell to the waste-side just as it did with Skelton.

"The Mystery of Barney Rubble's Eyes". In the very early beginning of the series, Barney had pupils, then he didn't, then soon after, he had pupils again. This attributed to someone "falling asleep on the job" and missing this on the "inspection of the cells" stage in the HB Paint Dept before it went into production.

Mel Blanc was a fill-in for the voice of Barney Rubble while HB's original choice, "Daws" Butler", (voice behind Yogi Bear, Huck Hound, Quick Draw, and a host of other HB classic characters) was out sick. HB decided they liked Blanc better than Daws for this particular character, and put Blanc under contract.

Lots more stuff of this nature all over the web...just goes to show i have nothin' else better to do with my time...LOL
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 - Cap'n Noodles -

Title: Re: What was your favorite childhood TV program?
Post by: Sgt. Pate on January 15, 2011, 03:41:11 PM

Disney -  Davey Crockett.  O0

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Post by: schro on January 16, 2011, 06:53:32 AM

M*A*S*H

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Post by: buddha on January 16, 2011, 07:47:00 AM

Quote from: saintc on January 15, 2011, 08:42:45 AM

Rocky & Bullwinkle

Right there with ya! I remember when that show was on late on Sunday afternoon, it made the thought of going back to school the next day not quite so imminent.