Favorite Old TV Shows

samkaren

12 years ago

TV shows today are so graphic and technical. sometimes its great to go back to the basics.

I've been watching old reruns of Adam-12; and Emergency. They may be low tech but they are such great shows.

What are your favorite old shows?

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jim_1 (Zone 5B)
12 years ago
One of the good things about Emergency was Julie London!
kittywhiskers
12 years ago
The Waltons
Full House
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mare_wbpa
12 years ago
Columbo
Deeby
12 years ago
Dick Van Dyke. "Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, Robbbbbbbbbbb !"
littlebug5
12 years ago
Cheers. The original ones, not the ones with Kirstie Alley.

Everybody Loves Raymond.

The Andy Griffith Show.
Orchidllauraga
12 years ago
Murder She Wrote is my favorite
The Red Skelton Show
Laugh In
Sonny & Cher Show
Mary Tyler Moore
The original Star Trek (married to a Trekkie about the show)
Medical Center (ooohhh;Chad Everette)
Marcus Welby
grandmamary_ga
12 years ago
I loved the Waltons, Dick Van Dyke show, Mary Tyler Moore, Your show of shows,Murder She Wrote too. Way too many to list.
Mary
satine_gw
12 years ago
I Love Lucy. So funny and I love Ethel. Also enjoy Murder she Wrote.
Satine
sleeperblues
12 years ago
I used to love Wild Wild West with Robert Conrad. I had such a crush on him! Also loved the Partridge Family, Brady Bunch, and the Love Boat.
ellendi
12 years ago
St. Elsewhere was my all time favorite.
Marilyn Sue
12 years ago
I like the Real McCoys.

Sue
dedtired
12 years ago
That Girl (with Marlo Thomas)
Mary Tyler Moore Show
Dick Van Dyke
Leave It to Beaver
Father Knows Best
Ozzie and Harriet (just to see Ricky -- swoon)
My Little Margie
Bewitched (I still try to move things by twitching my nose!)
Mickey Mouse Club (the original)
Rocky and Bullwinkle
The Avengers (with Diana Rigg -- love her in Game of Thrones!)
Upstairs Downstairs
Pieonear
12 years ago
All in the Family
St. Elsewhere
Mama's Family
minnie_tx
12 years ago
I have a link to site with lots of old shows I'll try and find and post it later
Lindsey_CA
12 years ago
"St. Elsewhere was my all time favorite."

That was a great show! We have every episode recorded, without commercials, on VHS tapes. LOL!
Fun2BHere
12 years ago
I never saw The Avengers when originally broadcast, but I enjoyed watching some of the episodes on DVD. Diana Rigg was amazing. I find that while I have fond memories of some shows, I don't enjoy them when I try to watch them today.

My favorite series will probably always be The West Wing. I have the digital version and when I want some relaxing downtime, those are the episodes I like to watch. That series was an almost perfect blending of actors, writing and directing where heavy, serious topics were leavened with the quirky humanity of the characters.

Another show that I wish would become available in digital format is Reasonable Doubts with Mark Harmon and Marlee Matlin. I don't know if I would still like it, but I'd sure love to have the opportunity to view the episodes again.
Jasdip
12 years ago
Oh wow, these brought back great memories of wonderful shows!!!

The Avengers! Oh yes, Diana Rigg was amazing.
Bonanza (I loved Adam!)
Bewitched
WonderWoman
Charlie's Angels. I loved Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson
I Dream of Jeannie
Starsky and Hutch.....Paul Michael Glaser was my heartthrob
joaniepoanie
12 years ago
MTM
Bob Newhart w/ Suzanne Pleshette
Carol Burnett
Donna Reed show
All in the family
Ed Sullivan
St Elsewhere
L.A. Law
Dallas
Thirty-Something

Not so old..

Wonder Years
Seinfeld

I'm sure I'm forgetting some....
sjerin
12 years ago
Earlier this year I found the show "Hazel," which I love! She's a fun little spitfire and the show held my interest. But now it's on at some crazy-early hour of the morning so I can't see it anymore. Maybe they'll move it again. Watching these old shows, or even just having them on while I'm working makes me happy. Well, except for the sexism and usually single-ethnic casts.
minnie_tx
12 years ago
I thougt I posted the linkwill try again

Here is a link that might be useful: Classic TV Shows Index - Old but Gold TV Shows - List
joan_mn
12 years ago
Lone Ranger.
party_music50
12 years ago
Frasier -- totally cracks me up!!!
lisa_fla
12 years ago
Lots of good ones mentioned-
Flip Wilson
That Girl
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Hee Haw
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