Old TV programmes you liked but no one else remembers

Westernyelp · 15-01-2019 09:22PM

Ulyeses 31

Zaph · 15-01-2019 09:39PM

NickNickleby wrote: »

I actually thought it was funnier than the Leslie Nielson one. Was that called Police Story or something like that?

Police Squad. I love the shootout scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl57k1DOBEg

branie2 · 15-01-2019 09:46PM

Perfect strangers - 2 cousins, one from the Mediterranean island of Mypos, live together in a Chicago apartment.

heldel00 · 15-01-2019 09:50PM

I cannot think of the name but maybe someone can help. It was a family in America and one of the main characters had Down Syndrome.
Really catchy theme tune "oh blah dee oh blah dah life goes on, la la la la life goes on!"
Loved it.

odyssey06 · 15-01-2019 09:52PM

heldel00 wrote: »

I cannot think of the name but maybe someone can help. It was a family in America and one of the main characters had Down Syndrome.
Really catchy theme tune "oh blah dee oh blah dah life goes on, la la la la life goes on!"
Loved it.

It was called... Life Goes On.
The lad was called Corky and Kellie Martin as the sister was v cute.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0096635/

branie2 · 15-01-2019 09:52PM

The show was called Life Goes On

ruahead · 15-01-2019 09:55PM

I remember this show that had a girl dancing around a may pole in the credits and when she did it she went into a different world or back in time. This would have been the ninties I suppose, I think it was English. Anyone recall ?

15-01-2019 09:55PM

Amalgam wrote: »

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Worlds (Wikipedia) ..usually dumped on a Sunday, RTE2, or Saturday, ITV/LWT/Anglo..

£5.95 from Amazon. Well worth the outlay.

appledrop · 15-01-2019 10:02PM

Fun House- loved all the slime

'Fun House it's a whole lot of fun,prizes to be won'

Marengo · 15-01-2019 10:03PM

The Irish RM

branie2 · 15-01-2019 10:06PM

ALF

Westernyelp · 15-01-2019 10:10PM

H.R. Puff n Stuff. we were so innocent!

eagle eye · 15-01-2019 10:14PM

I don't know if it was mentioned already but I used to love Catweazle as a kid.

jelutong · 15-01-2019 10:16PM

Maybe it's mentioned already. Run Buddy Run.

Marengo · 15-01-2019 10:19PM

Dogtanian and the Muskehounds

heldel00 · 15-01-2019 10:21PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

heldel00 wrote: »

I cannot think of the name but maybe someone can help. It was a family in America and one of the main characters had Down Syndrome.
Really catchy theme tune "oh blah dee oh blah dah life goes on, la la la la life goes on!"
Loved it.

It was called... Life Goes On.
The lad was called Corky and Kellie Martin as the sister was v cute.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0096635/

Perfect song so!

15-01-2019 10:24PM

Mr Belvedere - like a white Benson. The mother and daughter were smokin'.

Head Of The Class - Mr Moore, everyone's favourite sub-teacher.

The Edison Twins - NERDS

Book Adventures - obscure, the title used here was not the same as in the US. Shown on RTE in the early 1980s; the stories have an ABC After School Special vibe. I remember looking up the Irish Times television listings and it was noted as having yet another different title.

Marengo · 15-01-2019 10:27PM

The Sullivans.

Australian WW2 soap in the 80s.

branie2 · 15-01-2019 10:29PM

The Fugitive - Dr Richard Kimble, falsely accused of murdering his wife and he goes on the run looking for her killer, a one-armed man

rubadub · 15-01-2019 10:29PM

Grandeeod wrote: »

Terrahawks.

Zelda went on to star in eastenders!

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I think many will remember, but might need to be reminded of wizbit, paul daniels program which has some great puzzles in it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizbit

The show was created by Barry Murray, who had formerly been Mungo Jerry's record producer, with assistance from Daniels. Its theme tune is based on a song by Lead Belly, named "Ha-Ha This A Way", sung by Daniels. All rights to characters and designs were retained by Daniels, and the music rights by Murray.

A revival of the series was announced in 2009 with a movie set for Summer 2010, but they were both cancelled.

and found this, Debbie Magee looking well, the black woman looking off her nut at the 44sec mark

few others I had forgotten

Marengo · 15-01-2019 10:31PM

Roses From Dublin

A 6 part drama series from 1981. Shown on RTE 1983.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0280306/

Bahanaman · 15-01-2019 10:35PM

Battle of the planets. Another Saturday morning staple!

15-01-2019 10:37PM

Going home for lunch?

Pebble Mill At One
Crown Court
Crossroads
Indoor League

NickNickleby · 15-01-2019 10:46PM

heldel00 wrote: »

I cannot think of the name but maybe someone can help. It was a family in America and one of the main characters had Down Syndrome.
Really catchy theme tune "oh blah dee oh blah dah life goes on, la la la la life goes on!"
Loved it.

Never saw the show, but well done on the words. I had that single, it was by The Marmalade and was called, if memory serves, "Oh Bla di oh bla da. Pretty sure there was a Beatles connection.

Branie2 mentioned "The Fugitive". We lived in the UK when this showed, and it was the only night of the week we were allowed to stay up late (till 9 !!!). Anyway, we moved to Ireland and missed the very last episode. Aaargh. What actually happened was that we didn't have BBC over here, but it was shown on RTE - believe it or not, RTE were always one week ahead of UK. At least that's how it was explained to 10 year old me wanting to know if Kimble caught the One-armed-man, before being caught himself.

Westernyelp · 15-01-2019 10:48PM

branie2 wrote:

Perfect strangers - 2 cousins, one from the Mediterranean island of Mypos, live together in a Chicago apartment.

Balky Bartacamus and Larry?

branie2 · 15-01-2019 10:49PM

Westernyelp wrote: »

Balky Bartacamus and Larry?

Yep, those cousins

Bahanaman · 15-01-2019 10:52PM

Salvage 1 starring Andy Griffiths of Matlock fame as a junkyard owner who decides to build a space rocket! Loved it!

The Crowman · 15-01-2019 10:53PM

Follyfoot, from the early 70's though I remember it from when it was repeated in the late 80's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVgyxhe849k

15-01-2019 10:54PM

Matt Houston
starring Lee Horsley

Described as "a poor man's Magnum PI". Entertaining all the same.

15-01-2019 10:56PM

The Crowman wrote: »

Follyfoot, from the early 70's though I remember it from when it was repeated in the late 80's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVgyxhe849k

Great. There was a real social justice theme. Fairness and integrity.
RTE repeated it Tuesdays or Thursdays around 1986. Around 5.05pm or so. Reminds me of twilight evenings in winter.

Old TV programmes you liked but no one else remembers

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