Old TV programmes you liked but no one else remembers

appledrop · 13-01-2019 12:13am

The shoe people. Used to love it as a child but you had to get up really early to watch it.

appledrop · 13-01-2019 12:27am

Danger Bay.

I tuned in every week + theme song was classic brilliant!

https://youtu.be/URQ2g4T8Jd8

Beechwoodspark · 13-01-2019 12:35am

Few ones that come to mind

Simon and the witch.

Bodger and badger

T-Bags

Mike and Angelo

Round the twist

Pugwall

Knightmare - virtual reality show set in a sort of medieval world - the height of technology at the time!

Mam of 4 · 13-01-2019 12:41am

Anyone remember The Beachcombers on a Saturday I think ?

The Invisible Man as mentioned , I always thought it was sad , the same with The Incredible Hulk .

Skid X · 13-01-2019 12:53am

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Anyone remember The Beachcombers on a Saturday I think ?

The Invisible Man as mentioned , I always thought it was sad , the same with The Incredible Hulk .

Ah yeah, I remember all those well

All those logs in The Beachcombers, piled up in the river, seemingly never-ending!

Joe_ Public · 13-01-2019 12:56am

(Oh no it’s) Selwyn Froggatt!

Used to love this show as a kid. It was magic!

angel eyes 2012 · 13-01-2019 1:09am

Wheety wrote: »

Spent many a night watching crap on tv when everyone else went to bed.

Night Stand With Dick Dietrick - Spoof of Jerry Springer et al

Herman's Head - Like the numbskulls in The Beano and Inside Out (Pixar movie)

I loved Herman's Head, it used to be on Channel 4 mid 90s

Also, Dream Team on Sky 1 but I think others will remember that programme.

When I was younger I watched Beverly Hills Teens (cartoon version of 90210).

Mrsmum · 13-01-2019 1:16am

As a child I remember watching Skippy, the bush Kangaroo.

freewheeler · 13-01-2019 1:20am

Gemini man
Man from atlantis

Mrsmum · 13-01-2019 1:26am

Remember Alias Smith and Jones ?

madmaggie · 13-01-2019 1:55am

Mrsmum wrote: »

As a child I remember watching Skippy, the bush Kangaroo.

Now I've got the song in me head.

branie2 · 13-01-2019 1:56am

Benji, Zax and the Alien Prince, a young prince who flees to earth when his home planet is taken by an evil dictator. The boy is pursued by two hunters

Curious Scot · 13-01-2019 1:58am

The Oregon Trail

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=purYzu6RrJQ

branie2 · 13-01-2019 2:14am

Battlestar: Galactica

Ursus Horribilis · 13-01-2019 2:25am

branie2 wrote: »

Benji, Zax and the Alien Prince, a young prince who flees to earth when his home planet is taken by an evil dictator. The boy is pursued by two hunters

Ah I remember this. Wasn’t there also a talking yellow robot of some sort in it? I think it was the prince’s sidekick of some sort.

Speaking of Sidekicks, there was a short lived kids tv series of the same name. It starred Gil Gerard (who’d played Buck Rogers before that) and some Asian kid who was really good at martial arts.

branie2 · 13-01-2019 2:30am

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Ah I remember this. Wasn’t there also a talking yellow robot of some sort in it? I think it was the prince’s sidekick of some sort.

Speaking of Sidekicks, there was a short lived kids tv series of the same name. It starred Gil Gerard (who’d played Buck Rogers before that) and some Asian kid who was really good at martial arts.

The robot was called Zax.

scotchy · 13-01-2019 2:31am

Wait till your father gets home.

The next door neighbor had his own private army:)

I found out years later that there were lots of edgy political satirical commentaries on the 1970s in it, apparently the guy with the private army was supposed to be Nixon, at the time it all went over my head:o

Great cartoon though.

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ShamrockAir · 13-01-2019 3:18am

I just started watching "Quantum Leap" I asked peoiple where I work if they ever watched it and most people have not. I was kind of shocked with that. I loved that show as a child.

igCorcaigh · 13-01-2019 4:30am

Mrsmum wrote: »

As a child I remember watching Skippy, the bush Kangaroo.

And Flipper.

prinzeugen · 13-01-2019 4:38am

Bugs on BBC. All they cyber crap we deal with now, they mastered back in the mid 90s!

https://youtu.be/DI-gsQf_F-I

phelant · 13-01-2019 10:22am

I saw Banacek reruns once in the 90s I think. Really like it. A show from the 70s that no one else seems to know. It starred George Peppard as an PI with polish heritage. There was always a crazy ‘Polish’ proverb in the show somewhere as well such as

A wise man never tries to warm himself in front of a painting of a fire
or
When the wolf is chasing your sleigh, toss him a raisin cookie but don't stop to bake him a cake.
😀

KeRbDoG · 13-01-2019 10:52am

Skid X wrote: »

Ah yeah, I remember all those well

All those logs in The Beachcombers, piled up in the river, seemingly never-ending!

Do I remember right on 'Dempsey's Den' or TheDen they used to flash 'Cult' or something like that during the opening title tune/intro?

It BeeMee · 13-01-2019 11:19am

A few I remember on RTE

Swiss Family Robinson
Simon and Simon
Holmes and Yoyo

13-01-2019 11:53am

Saturday mornings- RTE 1, early 80s Salvage 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mR-gz9EFO8

13-01-2019 12:01pm

Mrsmum wrote: »

As a child I remember watching Skippy, the bush Kangaroo.

Did you also watch Salty the Sea lion- was on around the same period/era Skippy was shown

freewheeler wrote: »

Gemini man
Man from atlantis

Mrsmum wrote: »

Remember Alias Smith and Jones ?

It starred Ben Murphy who was also Gemini Man (a very underrated show that only had one season i think).
Pete Duel, who played Hannibal Hayes committed suicide in 1971 RIP.

ASAJ was shown on RTE I think around late 70's early 80s- As a child I assumed this was an up to date show. Didn't realise till years later it was 10 years old by the time it was shown on RTE. Obviously being a wild west show, there were no cars or clothes to date it properly at the time.

NewbridgeIR · 13-01-2019 12:07pm

Saturdee - Australian children's drama set in the 1920s. Very good.
RTE 1, Saturday mornings. 1987.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHUFFfCK7mc

Jimbob1977 · 13-01-2019 12:08pm

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Auto Man

Manimal

Streethawk

Otherworld (1985)... I doubt anyone remembers this. A family walk into a pyramid on holiday and end up on a parallel Earth. Short-lived. Axed after 8 episodes.

Earthfasts

Elidor

Children of the Stones

Moondial

Under the Mountain - New Zealand kids tackle monsters that can appear in human form

branie2 · 13-01-2019 12:16pm

Bring 'Em Back Alive

Jimbob1977 · 13-01-2019 12:20pm

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Saturdee - Australian children's drama set in the 1920s. Very good.
RTE 1, Saturday mornings. 1987.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHUFFfCK7mc

I thought that show was a figment of my imagination.

They were always making lemon cordial

Jimbob1977 · 13-01-2019 12:21pm

Danger Bay

Ocean Hellman was an adolescent crush of mine!

branie2 · 13-01-2019 12:26pm

Get Smart - the bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart

13-01-2019 12:27pm

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

Saturdee - Australian children's drama set in the 1920s. Very good.
RTE 1, Saturday mornings. 1987.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHUFFfCK7mc

LOVED this, and also The Henderson Kids and the Racoons

The Mulk · 13-01-2019 12:31pm

odyssey06 wrote: »

Manimal... that reminds me of show from similar era The Misfits of Science.

I think neither show lasted long after bring starts.
Probably so expensive would have been better to do occasional once off TV movies.

I always confused Misfits of Science with the Edison Twins. Used to love the Edison Twins in primary school. Was shown on RTE 2 in the 80s I think.

AndrewJRenko · 13-01-2019 12:34pm

Lorelli! wrote: »

Our Friends in the North was a very good drama series with Daniel Craig and Christopher Eccleston. No one ever seems to remember it when i mention it.

Brilliant BBC drama, with yer wan who ended up in a wheelchair in Love Actually too.

the heathen wrote: »

A personal favourite was Gemini Man. Similar to the Invisible Man except the lead character (Sam something?) could control when he disappeared using his digital watch. But he could only stay invisible for 15 minutes or he'd die. Brilliant stuff!

I remember crying myself to sleep when Mam warned me that the homework workload in 5th class was so heavy that I just wasn't going to be able to watch this.

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

1970s children's television (particularly the ITV stuff) was much deeper and scarier than now. I saw Children Of The Stones on HTV. Teatime at my friend's house. Very powerful. The Feathered Serpent was enjoyable too.

And don't forget 'The Tomorrow People' about a group of young people who went through a traumatic 'coming out' phase to develop superpowers of teleportation. Loved the synth theme tune, ITVs response to Dr Who, I suppose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei7i7RFvrUM

13-01-2019 12:37pm

Anyone remember this? Sunday afternoons, late 70s... Just William

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYj7eZ3xW2I

Jimbob1977 · 13-01-2019 12:39pm

Tenko

Butterfly Island

13-01-2019 12:42pm

I think only one or two seasons of this was ever made before it was canned. Was shown on RTE in early 80s but it's a 1970's production -Petrocelli

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nohNovS8uhE

mrcheez · 13-01-2019 12:43pm

Interbang on Children's Channel

Thought it was hilarious when I was 12

NewbridgeIR · 13-01-2019 12:47pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Anyone remember this? Sunday afternoons, late 70s... Just William

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYj7eZ3xW2I

A very faithful adaptation of the books. Loved it. Worth watching again, Network released it on DVD.

mrcheez · 13-01-2019 12:51pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Knightmare - virtual reality show set in a sort of medieval world - the height of technology at the time!

Knightmare truly was ahead of its time. Great show!

spurious · 13-01-2019 12:52pm

Follyfoot (with the forever crying Dora), a black and white dubbed thing I thought was called 'Sebastian' but an internet search seems to say 'Belle and Sebastian'. It had a nice theme tune, as had 'The White Horses'.

Bit of a horsey theme there.

Jimbob1977 · 13-01-2019 12:52pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I think only one or two seasons of this was ever made before it was canned. Was shown on RTE in early 80s but it's a 1970's production -Petrocelli

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nohNovS8uhE

It starred Barry Newman.... The main character in the cult movie, Vanishing Point.

Trying to drive halfway across America in 24 hours with the cops in pursuit.

Mrsmum · 13-01-2019 12:53pm

The Beverly Hillbillies.

NewbridgeIR · 13-01-2019 12:57pm

The Sandbaggers. Yorkshire Television production. Espionage series - best I have seen ever. 1978-1980.

Public Eye. Alfred Burke as Frank Marker, down-at-heel enquiry agent. Serious gripping. Ran from 1965-1975. Repeated by UK Gold in the 1990s.

Shoestring. Eddie Shoestring, the "private ear" of Radio West.

branie2 · 13-01-2019 1:00pm

The Real Ghostbusters - spin-off cartoon series from the first Ghostbusters film. The word Real was added to the title because there was a cartoon series called Ghostbusters from the 70s.

bobby lingen · 13-01-2019 1:02pm

The Paper Chase, god I used to love that program

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

Oasis1974 · 13-01-2019 1:06pm

https://youtu.be/_oHpWw7L3d4

Loved that car back in the day. Now not so much.

mrcheez · 13-01-2019 1:06pm

branie2 wrote: »

The Real Ghostbusters - spin-off cartoon series from the first Ghostbusters film. The word Real was added to the title because there was a cartoon series called Ghostbusters from the 70s.

Holy crap you're right. Even the intro has the same "Ghostbusters!" cheer as the movie theme tune

Everything about the Ghostbusters theme tune was a rip off, even the tune itself was a direct copy of Huey Lewis' I Want a New Drug

eagle eye · 13-01-2019 1:06pm

Bless me, Father was a comedy I loved when I was young.

13-01-2019 1:11pm

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

It starred Barry Newman.... The main character in the cult movie, Vanishing Point.

Trying to drive halfway across America in 24 hours with the cops in pursuit.

Yes, great movie- forgot about that.

And of course his TV wife Susan Howard went on to star in Dallas as Ray Krebb's wife.

Old TV programmes you liked but no one else remembers

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