Old TV Shows
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I'll be surprised at this one, but anyone remember Lancelot Link Secret Chimp? On on Sunday afternoons and it had a cast of dressed up chimps smoking and drinking like a debauched PG Tips. They'd never be able to make it now.
Others they wouldn't dare make: Love Thy Neighbour, which had a black family and a white one living next to each other. The wives were best friends but the black guy called the white one Honky while the white guy (Jerry Booth??) called him Nig Nog. That was pretty much the extent of the "comedy". I recall the black lady was hot, the white one not so much.
Some Mothers Do Have Em, which I remember being hilarious but my memory may be faulty on that front. The main character's effeminacy would get called out now I feel.
Dick Emery Show, his cross dressing wouldn't pass for comedy as what's funny about trans people?
The Black and White Minstrel Show. This was still showing in NZ periodically when I had left home to go flatting, so late 70s. What the fuck were they thinking? Used to be on Saturday night prime time in the 60s.
Till Death Us Do Part. The satire would go over people's heads and just be construed as straight out racism
Curry & Chips. Despite 2 geniuses of UK comedy being in it (Spike Milligan and Sykes) there's no denying the whole premise was just one long "Paki" joke
It Ain't Half Hot Mum. Browned up white actors playing Indians? Not in 2019. Nor is calling the camp character Gloria a poofter
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@Virgil said in Old TV Shows:
@canefan said in Old TV Shows:
@Nepia I used to really like Space 1999. the ships looked like proper wrecks but I thought they looked super cool
NEEEERRRRRRDDDD!!
FFS I was about 8 at the time...
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@canefan said in Old TV Shows:
@Virgil said in Old TV Shows:
@canefan said in Old TV Shows:
@Nepia I used to really like Space 1999. the ships looked like proper wrecks but I thought they looked super cool
NEEEERRRRRRDDDD!!
FFS I was about 8 at the time...
Speaking of watching something enjoyable as a teenager..
“This is bullshit, I want bush”..
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@Virgil said in Old TV Shows:
@canefan said in Old TV Shows:
@Virgil said in Old TV Shows:
@canefan said in Old TV Shows:
@Nepia I used to really like Space 1999. the ships looked like proper wrecks but I thought they looked super cool
NEEEERRRRRRDDDD!!
FFS I was about 8 at the time...
Speaking of watching something enjoyable as a teenager..
“This is bullshit, I want bush”..
Nerds will rule the world. Just ask Bill Gates
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@mariner4life said in Old TV Shows:
@canefan said in Old TV Shows:
In the mid to late 80s these guys and their contemporaries dominated the box for me and most of my mates
A mate and I have been talking about this a lot recently. We were pretty big wrestling fans at uni (the Raw is War era, the end of WCW). My kids are starting to get in to it now, and it's shit.
We were blessed in a way to have these guys as our introduction. Roided up weight lifters who were all mental made for some fucking great TV. Mean Gene playing it straight and letting these absolute lunatics sound off.
Raw is War was great, more professional, bit darker. But the WWF was larger than life, and just fucking amazing.
....and just about all dead
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@canefan when I was about 9 or 10 they would show the WWF about 10:30 or 11pm on a Thursday night. My older sister would wake my brother and I up to sneak into the lounge and watch it while the olds were asleep. Great times.
My kids will sadly never experience stuff like that given they everything on a platter because of the interweb.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Old TV Shows:
@canefan when I was about 9 or 10 they would show the WWF about 10:30 or 11pm on a Thursday night. My older sister would wake my brother and I up to sneak into the lounge and watch it while the olds were asleep. Great times.
My kids will sadly never experience stuff like that given they everything on a platter because of the interweb.
All the good shit was on late at night. Fortunately we had a VHS and I was well versed in using it
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@ACT-Crusader said in Old TV Shows:
@canefan when I was about 9 or 10 they would show the WWF about 10:30 or 11pm on a Thursday night. My older sister would wake my brother and I up to sneak into the lounge and watch it while the olds were asleep. Great times.
My kids will sadly never experience stuff like that given they everything on a platter because of the interweb.
I wasn't allowed to stay up and watch it and all the kids at school did and they'd talk about it constantly. When I finally was able to watch I was confused that there wasn't two teams because all the kids at school talked about the good guys and the bad guys like they were on two opposing teams.
I don't know why the fuck I never thought to tape it.
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@Nepia said in Old TV Shows:
@ACT-Crusader said in Old TV Shows:
@canefan when I was about 9 or 10 they would show the WWF about 10:30 or 11pm on a Thursday night. My older sister would wake my brother and I up to sneak into the lounge and watch it while the olds were asleep. Great times.
My kids will sadly never experience stuff like that given they everything on a platter because of the interweb.
I wasn't allowed to stay up and watch it and all the kids at school did and they'd talk about it constantly. When I finally was able to watch I was confused that there wasn't two teams because all the kids at school talked about the good guys and the bad guys like they were on two opposing teams.
I don't know why the fuck I never thought to tape it.
I feel your pain brutha, the naughty kids at school ( including one who became at Dad at 15 ) stayed up and watched it and talked about it however I'd argue that watching the taped versions as I did at 3.10pm on Friday ( after sprinting as opposed to walking home from school ) made it even better as it would finish then I'd be off to pick up f n cs and talk rasslin with the old man who was a ringside doctor for one of the independent circuits back in the 70s and met a few, only one who I remembered being Rick Martell.
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The Outer Limits
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@taniwharugby said in Old TV Shows:
@Virgil Under the mountain was scary AF - WIlberforces
Did oyu ever watch the re-make? I didnt, not sure if I want to.
Late to this party ...
I'm still pissed off Ricky died ...
Children of Fire Mountain wss quite good too
The Mad Dig Gang meet Rotten Fred and Rats Guts. But I think that was a one off tele movie.
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@taniwharugby said in Old TV Shows:
@Nepia it's on IMDB so it must be real
@booboo I remember the name Children of Fire Mountain but just looked at it on IMDB too and shows as 1979 (I was 5) and doesnt look familiar to me.
Phew, I'm not crazy!
I wonder if they were part of a series?
Hmm, I thought Greer Robson was in Dog Star but IMDB says no.
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@Nepia said in Old TV Shows:
@taniwharugby said in Old TV Shows:
@Nepia it's on IMDB so it must be real
@booboo I remember the name Children of Fire Mountain but just looked at it on IMDB too and shows as 1979 (I was 5) and doesnt look familiar to me.
Phew, I'm not crazy!
I wonder if they were part of a series?
Hmm, I thought Greer Robson was in Dog Star but IMDB says no.
Similar era to Mad dog gang meets rotten Fred and ratsguts wasn’t it?
Edit:see that was mentioned above
Children of the Dog Star (TV Mini Series 1984) ⭐ 6.9 | Sci-Fi, Thriller
