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    • canefan
      canefan @Rancid Schnitzel last edited by

      @Rancid-Schnitzel said in RIP 2019:

      @sparky said in RIP 2019:

      Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

      Hermes Auto  /  Mar 9, 2019

      Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

      Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

      NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - Jan-Michael Vincent, who became nationally recognisable on the 1980s television series Airwolf, but whose career later foundered in part because of problems with drugs and alcohol, died Feb 10 at a hospital near his home in Asheville, North Carolina. He was 73. Read more at...

      Tbh I thought he was already dead.

      Airwolf was farking cool. Shit I loved the 80s. CHIPs, Ateam, Magnum, Knightrider, Airwolf. So good.

      Duke of Hazard, Logan's Run, Riptide, Greatest American Hero. Great back then, most are almost unwatchable now

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      • Rancid Schnitzel
        Rancid Schnitzel @canefan last edited by

        @canefan said in RIP 2019:

        @Rancid-Schnitzel said in RIP 2019:

        @sparky said in RIP 2019:

        Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

        Hermes Auto  /  Mar 9, 2019

        Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

        Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

        NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - Jan-Michael Vincent, who became nationally recognisable on the 1980s television series Airwolf, but whose career later foundered in part because of problems with drugs and alcohol, died Feb 10 at a hospital near his home in Asheville, North Carolina. He was 73. Read more at...

        Tbh I thought he was already dead.

        Airwolf was farking cool. Shit I loved the 80s. CHIPs, Ateam, Magnum, Knightrider, Airwolf. So good.

        Duke of Hazard, Logan's Run, Riptide, Greatest American Hero. Great back then, most are almost unwatchable now

        Side Kicks is another one!

        What was the one with the guy who had special powers. He could like move shit around. Think his name was Danny or something.

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        • canefan
          canefan @Rancid Schnitzel last edited by

          @Rancid-Schnitzel said in RIP 2019:

          @canefan said in RIP 2019:

          @Rancid-Schnitzel said in RIP 2019:

          @sparky said in RIP 2019:

          Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

          Hermes Auto  /  Mar 9, 2019

          Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

          Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

          NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - Jan-Michael Vincent, who became nationally recognisable on the 1980s television series Airwolf, but whose career later foundered in part because of problems with drugs and alcohol, died Feb 10 at a hospital near his home in Asheville, North Carolina. He was 73. Read more at...

          Tbh I thought he was already dead.

          Airwolf was farking cool. Shit I loved the 80s. CHIPs, Ateam, Magnum, Knightrider, Airwolf. So good.

          Duke of Hazard, Logan's Run, Riptide, Greatest American Hero. Great back then, most are almost unwatchable now

          Side Kicks is another one!

          What was the one with the guy who had special powers. He could like move shit around. Think his name was Danny or something.

          There were lots of crime solving shows then too, Simon and Simon, Hart to Hart. I used to really enjoy this show call Whiz kids. It was about these kids who solved crimes using computers. They always had to dial up LOL

          alt text

          Made nerds cool

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          • sparky
            sparky @Rancid Schnitzel last edited by

            @Rancid-Schnitzel

            Definitely time for an AirWolf remake IMHO......

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            • sparky
              sparky @Rancid Schnitzel last edited by

              @Rancid-Schnitzel

              The best of the lot.....

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              • canefan
                canefan @sparky last edited by canefan

                @sparky said in RIP 2019:

                @Rancid-Schnitzel

                The best of the lot.....

                That opening and Magnum's were brilliant

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                • jegga
                  jegga last edited by

                  There was a weird as fuck show called Sapphire and Steel around then. I think it was a bit ahead of its time

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                  • canefan
                    canefan @jegga last edited by

                    @jegga said in RIP 2019:

                    There was a weird as fuck show called Sapphire and Steel around then. I think it was a bit ahead of its time

                    British show. Was very bizarre and low budget in the classic BBC style. Joanna Lumley and David McCallum. I used to enjoy it but didn't know what the hell I was watching

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                    • jegga
                      jegga @canefan last edited by

                      @canefan said in RIP 2019:

                      @jegga said in RIP 2019:

                      There was a weird as fuck show called Sapphire and Steel around then. I think it was a bit ahead of its time

                      British show. Was very bizarre and low budget in the classic BBC style. Joanna Lumley and David McCallum. I used to enjoy it but didn't know what the hell I was watching

                      That was exactly what I thought

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                      • canefan
                        canefan @jegga last edited by canefan

                        @jegga said in RIP 2019:

                        @canefan said in RIP 2019:

                        @jegga said in RIP 2019:

                        There was a weird as fuck show called Sapphire and Steel around then. I think it was a bit ahead of its time

                        British show. Was very bizarre and low budget in the classic BBC style. Joanna Lumley and David McCallum. I used to enjoy it but didn't know what the hell I was watching

                        That was exactly what I thought

                        alt text

                        All the guys were metals and all the chicks were gems. The beeb made great sci fi back then. Tom Baker's Dr Who and Blake's 7 were unmissable

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                        • canefan
                          canefan last edited by canefan

                          Totally forgot about the most stylish action show of the era

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                          • Machpants
                            Machpants last edited by Machpants

                            @canefan said in RIP 2019:

                            Blake's 7

                            I remember being devastated when Blake disappeared, no idea what was going on.

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                            • mariner4life
                              mariner4life last edited by

                              If I win enough money to have a classic car collection, a Ferrari 308 is first in there.

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                              • booboo
                                booboo @jegga last edited by

                                @jegga said in RIP 2019:

                                There was a weird as fuck show called Sapphire and Steel around then. I think it was a bit ahead of its time

                                Bit prior to the 80s I thought. Loved that. Was British.

                                Joanna Lumley and David McCullum.

                                Who was The Invisible Man, youse fullas forgot that one).

                                Oh yeah, which reminds me of The Incredible Hulk with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferigno. "Don't make me angry... you won't like me when I'm angry ..."

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                                • booboo
                                  booboo @canefan last edited by

                                  @canefan said in RIP 2019:

                                  @jegga said in RIP 2019:

                                  There was a weird as fuck show called Sapphire and Steel around then. I think it was a bit ahead of its time

                                  British show. Was very bizarre and low budget in the classic BBC style. Joanna Lumley and David McCallum. I used to enjoy it but didn't know what the hell I was watching

                                  I see it's been said.

                                  Quite spooky.

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                                  • antipodean
                                    antipodean @mariner4life last edited by

                                    @mariner4life said in RIP 2019:

                                    If I win enough money to have a classic car collection, a Ferrari 308 is first in there.

                                    Because of Magnum PI? A Hyundai i30 is a faster car, that's what happened to performance.

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                                    • Bones
                                      Bones @antipodean last edited by

                                      @antipodean said in RIP 2019:

                                      @mariner4life said in RIP 2019:

                                      If I win enough money to have a classic car collection, a Ferrari 308 is first in there.

                                      Because of Magnum PI? A Hyundai i30 is a faster car, that's what happened to performance.

                                      This post makes you sound like a hoot.

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                                      • V
                                        Virgil @canefan last edited by

                                        @canefan said in RIP 2019:

                                        @Rancid-Schnitzel said in RIP 2019:

                                        @sparky said in RIP 2019:

                                        Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

                                        Hermes Auto  /  Mar 9, 2019

                                        Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

                                        Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

                                        NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - Jan-Michael Vincent, who became nationally recognisable on the 1980s television series Airwolf, but whose career later foundered in part because of problems with drugs and alcohol, died Feb 10 at a hospital near his home in Asheville, North Carolina. He was 73. Read more at...

                                        Tbh I thought he was already dead.

                                        Airwolf was farking cool. Shit I loved the 80s. CHIPs, Ateam, Magnum, Knightrider, Airwolf. So good.

                                        Duke of Hazard, Logan's Run, Riptide, Greatest American Hero. Great back then, most are almost unwatchable now

                                        Tried rewatching Ateam some years ago, first thing that struck me was there was a female character who appeared in a lot of the easier episodes. Completely unable to recall that from my childhood memories.
                                        Other thing was how hammy it was, couldn’t get through more then an episode or 2 before I gave up.
                                        The 80’s was still a golden age of tv as a kid to watch though.

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                                        • jegga
                                          jegga @Virgil last edited by

                                          @Virgil said in RIP 2019:

                                          @canefan said in RIP 2019:

                                          @Rancid-Schnitzel said in RIP 2019:

                                          @sparky said in RIP 2019:

                                          Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

                                          Hermes Auto  /  Mar 9, 2019

                                          Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

                                          Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

                                          NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - Jan-Michael Vincent, who became nationally recognisable on the 1980s television series Airwolf, but whose career later foundered in part because of problems with drugs and alcohol, died Feb 10 at a hospital near his home in Asheville, North Carolina. He was 73. Read more at...

                                          Tbh I thought he was already dead.

                                          Airwolf was farking cool. Shit I loved the 80s. CHIPs, Ateam, Magnum, Knightrider, Airwolf. So good.

                                          Duke of Hazard, Logan's Run, Riptide, Greatest American Hero. Great back then, most are almost unwatchable now

                                          Tried rewatching Ateam some years ago, first thing that struck me was there was a female character who appeared in a lot of the easier episodes. Completely unable to recall that from my childhood memories.
                                          Other thing was how hammy it was, couldn’t get through more then an episode or 2 before I gave up.
                                          The 80’s was still a golden age of tv as a kid to watch though.

                                          Agreed , all that shooting and they never hit anyone.

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                                          • canefan
                                            canefan @jegga last edited by canefan

                                            @jegga said in RIP 2019:

                                            @Virgil said in RIP 2019:

                                            @canefan said in RIP 2019:

                                            @Rancid-Schnitzel said in RIP 2019:

                                            @sparky said in RIP 2019:

                                            Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

                                            Hermes Auto  /  Mar 9, 2019

                                            Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

                                            Airwolf TV star Jan-Michael Vincent dies at 73

                                            NEW YORK (NYTIMES) - Jan-Michael Vincent, who became nationally recognisable on the 1980s television series Airwolf, but whose career later foundered in part because of problems with drugs and alcohol, died Feb 10 at a hospital near his home in Asheville, North Carolina. He was 73. Read more at...

                                            Tbh I thought he was already dead.

                                            Airwolf was farking cool. Shit I loved the 80s. CHIPs, Ateam, Magnum, Knightrider, Airwolf. So good.

                                            Duke of Hazard, Logan's Run, Riptide, Greatest American Hero. Great back then, most are almost unwatchable now

                                            Tried rewatching Ateam some years ago, first thing that struck me was there was a female character who appeared in a lot of the easier episodes. Completely unable to recall that from my childhood memories.
                                            Other thing was how hammy it was, couldn’t get through more then an episode or 2 before I gave up.
                                            The 80’s was still a golden age of tv as a kid to watch though.

                                            Agreed , all that shooting and they never hit anyone.

                                            80s action shows were lots of fun but light on realism. Another 2 sci fi series I really enjoyed were Buck Rogers in the 25th century and the original Battlestar Galactica

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                                            • V
                                              Virgil last edited by Virgil

                                              Fuck yes!!
                                              It’s like a repressed memory but in a good way, not a Catholic Church molested me way, when these old shows are mentioned.

                                              List to date.

                                              A team
                                              Knight Rider
                                              Dukes of Hazzard
                                              Greatest American Hero
                                              Battlestar Galactica
                                              Buck Rogers
                                              Robin of Sherwood
                                              Magnum PI
                                              Rip Tide
                                              Simon and Simon
                                              The littlest Hobo
                                              The Incredible Hulk
                                              Air Wolf
                                              CHiPs
                                              Blake’s 7
                                              Six Million Dollar Man
                                              McGyver

                                              Not exactly 80’s but a lot of re runs of Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet.

                                              Late 80’s you had comedy classics like
                                              Mr Bean
                                              Married with Children
                                              Black Adder
                                              Father Ted

                                              Edit: Mods this post probably belongs in the tv thread (or perhaps it’s own classics tv thread?)

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                                              • mariner4life
                                                mariner4life @antipodean last edited by

                                                @antipodean said in RIP 2019:

                                                @mariner4life said in RIP 2019:

                                                If I win enough money to have a classic car collection, a Ferrari 308 is first in there.

                                                Because of Magnum PI? A Hyundai i30 is a faster car, that's what happened to performance.

                                                Pretty much. I just love the way they look

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                                                • Catogrande
                                                  Catogrande @mariner4life last edited by Catogrande

                                                  @mariner4life said in RIP 2019:

                                                  @antipodean said in RIP 2019:

                                                  @mariner4life said in RIP 2019:

                                                  If I win enough money to have a classic car collection, a Ferrari 308 is first in there.

                                                  Because of Magnum PI? A Hyundai i30 is a faster car, that's what happened to performance.

                                                  Pretty much. I just love the way they look

                                                  T'was a thing of beauty, almost on a par with the 246 that preceded it.

                                                  Edit: Here you go.

                                                  e1c75366-83e8-4e43-a015-03d879742d4f-image.png http://nicecarsinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ferrari-dino-NCI-6.jpg

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                                                  • jegga
                                                    jegga last edited by

                                                    I still love that car despite finding out the interior was full of poverty spec Fiat handles and switches and even after the head of MacLaren replied when asked if their first road car was going to be like a Ferrari “ oh no, we wouldn’t employ anyone that welds that badly”.

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                                                    • canefan
                                                      canefan @Virgil last edited by canefan

                                                      @Virgil Not to forget probably the most influential comedy show of the early to mid 80s,

                                                      As a youngster I found it hilarious, even if I didn't get all the subtle jokes. Apart from the spinoff shows of the main cast (Alexei Sayle's stuff, Filthy Rich and Catflap, The New Statesman) the show was like a who's who of comics who would loom large in british comedy for the next 20 years. Off the top of my head, future prominent actors or comics that guest starred on the show included
                                                      French and Saunders
                                                      Frye and Lawrie
                                                      Smith and Jones
                                                      Hale and Pace
                                                      Emma Thompson
                                                      Robbie Coltrane
                                                      Lenny Henry
                                                      Ben Elton

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                                                      • MN5
                                                        MN5 @canefan last edited by

                                                        @canefan said in RIP 2019:

                                                        @Virgil Not to forget probably the most influential comedy show of the early to mid 80s,

                                                        As a youngster I found it hilarious, even if I didn't get all the subtle jokes. Apart from the spinoff shows of the main cast (Alexei Sayle's stuff, Filthy Rich and Catflap, The New Statesman) the show was like a who's who of comics who would loom large in british comedy for the next 20 years. Off the top of my head, future prominent actors or comics that guest starred on the show included
                                                        French and Saunders
                                                        Frye and Lawrie
                                                        Smith and Jones
                                                        Hale and Pace
                                                        Emma Thompson
                                                        Robbie Coltrane
                                                        Lenny Henry
                                                        Ben Elton

                                                        I also loved the completely gratuitous and pointless musical cameos in the show, Motorhead and Madness being the ones I most remember.

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                                                        • MN5
                                                          MN5 @Virgil last edited by MN5

                                                          @Virgil said in RIP 2019:

                                                          Fuck yes!!
                                                          It’s like a repressed memory but in a good way, not a Catholic Church molested me way, when these old shows are mentioned.

                                                          List to date.

                                                          A team
                                                          Knight Rider
                                                          Dukes of Hazzard
                                                          Greatest American Hero
                                                          Battlestar Galactica
                                                          Buck Rogers
                                                          Robin of Sherwood
                                                          Magnum PI
                                                          Rip Tide
                                                          Simon and Simon
                                                          The littlest Hobo
                                                          The Incredible Hulk
                                                          Air Wolf
                                                          CHiPs
                                                          Blake’s 7

                                                          Not exactly 80’s but a lot of re runs of Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet.

                                                          Late 80’s you had comedy classics like
                                                          Mr Bean
                                                          Married with Children
                                                          Black Adder
                                                          Father Ted

                                                          Edit: Mods this post probably belongs in the tv thread (or perhaps it’s own classics tv thread?)

                                                          The PC World we live in makes this in particular so fucken good these days and even better than when I watched in the 90s. Bundys sexism and fatism must absolutely trigger the shit out of the far left some of whom find "Friends" offensive.....

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                                                          • Rancid Schnitzel
                                                            Rancid Schnitzel @MN5 last edited by Rancid Schnitzel

                                                            @MN5 said in Old TV Shows:

                                                            @Virgil said in RIP 2019:

                                                            Fuck yes!!
                                                            It’s like a repressed memory but in a good way, not a Catholic Church molested me way, when these old shows are mentioned.

                                                            List to date.

                                                            A team
                                                            Knight Rider
                                                            Dukes of Hazzard
                                                            Greatest American Hero
                                                            Battlestar Galactica
                                                            Buck Rogers
                                                            Robin of Sherwood
                                                            Magnum PI
                                                            Rip Tide
                                                            Simon and Simon
                                                            The littlest Hobo
                                                            The Incredible Hulk
                                                            Air Wolf
                                                            CHiPs
                                                            Blake’s 7

                                                            Not exactly 80’s but a lot of re runs of Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet.

                                                            Late 80’s you had comedy classics like
                                                            Mr Bean
                                                            Married with Children
                                                            Black Adder
                                                            Father Ted

                                                            Edit: Mods this post probably belongs in the tv thread (or perhaps it’s own classics tv thread?)

                                                            The PC World we live in makes this in particular so fucken good these days and even better than when I watched in the 90s. Bundys sexism and fatism must absolutely trigger the shit out of the far left some of whom find "Friends" offensive.....

                                                            Bundy did trigger people though 😂. I remember the show was AO in NZ and my parents in particular were appalled. I loved it. It smashed the mould of a typical sitcom which was that Full House/Growing Pains soppy crap.

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                                                            • taniwharugby
                                                              taniwharugby @MN5 last edited by

                                                              @MN5 although Bundy didnt fit the usual male stereotype either...Peggy wanted a piece of him all the time, was always a chore for him!

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                                                              • jegga
                                                                jegga last edited by

                                                                Married with children was almost cancelled until a woman started a campaign to get it off the air because it was so offensive. That gave it a shit ton of publicity and ratings and stopped it being cancelled.
                                                                Legend has it the cast sent her flowers every Xmas.

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                                                                • MN5
                                                                  MN5 @taniwharugby last edited by MN5

                                                                  @taniwharugby said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                  @MN5 although Bundy didnt fit the usual male stereotype either...Peggy wanted a piece of him all the time, was always a chore for him!

                                                                  I'm pretty sure Roseanne was initially gonna be cast as Peggy which woulda made the not wanting sex thing extremely understandable.

                                                                  Also the Marcy actress was one of the writers so she obviously had a great sense of humour as some of Bundys put downs of her were legendary. Getting Jefferson in instead of Steve was genius too.

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                                                                  • Rancid Schnitzel
                                                                    Rancid Schnitzel @MN5 last edited by

                                                                    @MN5 said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                    @taniwharugby said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                    @MN5 although Bundy didnt fit the usual male stereotype either...Peggy wanted a piece of him all the time, was always a chore for him!

                                                                    I'm pretty sure Roseanne was initially gonna be cast as Peggy which woulda made the not wanting sex thing extremely understandable.

                                                                    Also the Marcy actress was one of the writers so she obviously had a great sense of humour as some of Bundys put downs of her were legendary. Getting Jefferson in instead of Steve was genius too.

                                                                    Those chicken jokes!

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                                                                    • Nepia
                                                                      Nepia @MN5 last edited by

                                                                      @MN5 said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                      the not wanting sex thing extremely understandable.

                                                                      In the early episodes this wasn't the case, they developed it as an ongoing storyline later (maybe mid 1st season or even 2nd season).

                                                                      Another awesome late 80s and 90s show was Red Dwarf. I always assumed the Lenny herny show Chef was an 80s show but wiki tells me it was the 90s.

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                                                                      • dogmeat
                                                                        dogmeat @canefan last edited by

                                                                        @canefan said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                        @jegga said in RIP 2019:

                                                                        @canefan said in RIP 2019:

                                                                        @jegga said in RIP 2019:

                                                                        There was a weird as fuck show called Sapphire and Steel around then. I think it was a bit ahead of its time

                                                                        British show. Was very bizarre and low budget in the classic BBC style. Joanna Lumley and David McCallum. I used to enjoy it but didn't know what the hell I was watching

                                                                        That was exactly what I thought

                                                                        alt text

                                                                        All the guys were metals and all the chicks were gems. The beeb made great sci fi back then. Tom Baker's Dr Who and Blake's 7 were unmissable

                                                                        Not made by BBC - was ITV's response to the popularity of Dr Who by pairing Ilya Kuryakin (McCullum - Man from UNCLE) and Purdey (Joanna Lumley - New Avengers).

                                                                        Must be time for me to (again) mention Joanna Lumley opening her front door to me wearing only her chemise :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye: 😈

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                                                                          Virgil @Rancid Schnitzel last edited by

                                                                          @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                          @MN5 said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                          @taniwharugby said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                          @MN5 although Bundy didnt fit the usual male stereotype either...Peggy wanted a piece of him all the time, was always a chore for him!

                                                                          I'm pretty sure Roseanne was initially gonna be cast as Peggy which woulda made the not wanting sex thing extremely understandable.

                                                                          Also the Marcy actress was one of the writers so she obviously had a great sense of humour as some of Bundys put downs of her were legendary. Getting Jefferson in instead of Steve was genius too.

                                                                          Those chicken jokes!

                                                                          Haven’t watched MWC for years but easily recall great moments like when Al’s car went over 1 million miles, coming home to catch Kelly with a guy and showing him the door (repeatedly banging his head into the door frame as he kept missing the opening)
                                                                          Always showing Peggy’s mom off camera as some giant scary she-beast ( what was Peggy’s maiden name again?)
                                                                          Married with children was certainly a pioneer show, when it came out people were used to shows like Cosby where it was a more loving supportive family.
                                                                          Not the mess the Bundys were.

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                                                                          • MN5
                                                                            MN5 @Virgil last edited by MN5

                                                                            @Virgil said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                            @Rancid-Schnitzel said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                            @MN5 said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                            @taniwharugby said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                            @MN5 although Bundy didnt fit the usual male stereotype either...Peggy wanted a piece of him all the time, was always a chore for him!

                                                                            I'm pretty sure Roseanne was initially gonna be cast as Peggy which woulda made the not wanting sex thing extremely understandable.

                                                                            Also the Marcy actress was one of the writers so she obviously had a great sense of humour as some of Bundys put downs of her were legendary. Getting Jefferson in instead of Steve was genius too.

                                                                            Those chicken jokes!

                                                                            Haven’t watched MWC for years but easily recall great moments like when Al’s car went over 1 million miles, coming home to catch Kelly with a guy and showing him the door (repeatedly banging his head into the door frame as he kept missing the opening)
                                                                            Always showing Peggy’s mom off camera as some giant scary she-beast ( what was Peggy’s maiden name again?)
                                                                            Married with children was certainly a pioneer show, when it came out people were used to shows like Cosby where it was a more loving supportive family.
                                                                            Not the mess the Bundys were.

                                                                            piston wristed gibbon

                                                                            touchdown Bundy they used to call him....

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                                                                              taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                              as a teen watching MWC, I always wondered where the Kelly's of the world were! 😍

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                                                                                Virgil @taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                                @taniwharugby said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                                as a teen watching MWC, I always wondered where the Kelly's of the world were! 😍

                                                                                Yeah as a teenager she wasnt bad to watch on tv....

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                                                                                  Mostly British series for me

                                                                                  The Professionals with Brody and Doyle
                                                                                  The Sweeney
                                                                                  Minder
                                                                                  Inspector Morse

                                                                                  and Comedy

                                                                                  The Two Ronnies

                                                                                  Didn't really get into American shows until the X Files

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                                                                                    @Rocky-Rockbottom said in Old TV Shows:

                                                                                    re:MWC, "...dayy old, dayyyy old. Uncle Henry eat a day old bread" was just about the funniest thing my 80's teen self had ever heard in his short dopey life. In fact moronically I STILL say it to myself around the kitchen.

                                                                                    some other 80's sitcoms i was rooting:

                                                                                    Get a life: Chris Elliot the bald paperboy? This show was godhead
                                                                                    Family Ties: this was pretty great for a while there, once you got past the saccarine shit to MJFox and his $$ shtick
                                                                                    Sledgehammer: the blonde cop guy? anyone else rememebr this one?
                                                                                    Moonlighting: loved this. they kept lookign at the camera and talkign to it
                                                                                    Garry Shandling Show so awesome. just mindbending shit.

                                                                                    Yup great show, from memory it was one of those comedies that was buried late on tv 2 growing up.
                                                                                    Back in the day where recording your favourite that was too late to watch live wasnt easy.

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