JSngry Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 http://mollyann.com/fifties2.htm One of these things is not like the other... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Well, the main problem I see is that one of the shows wasn't from the 50's at all, I don't believe. I am humming the eery theme melody as I speak... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Yeah, I love those old 50's shows like "F Troop"....wait a minute... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 That "I Love Lucy" theme was one of the hippest TV themes of all time, and I actually dug that midi version! Did you guys catch the quotes of "English Country Garden" (a favorite of the bopsters) and "St. Thomas"? Yeah, they messed up a bit including F Troop, but hey- it was the thought that counted. That's one of many shows I haven't seen yet on TVland or Nickelodeon, and it pisses me off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 I was actually thinking of Twilight Zone, which I thought was a 60's show, but I guess it started in 1959-- oh well, it's all way before this youngster's time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 (edited) Yeah, it was F-Troop. Not even REMOTELY 50s. BTW, did you know that Forrest Tucker & Milton Berle are rumored to have had... Uh, never mind. Edited December 11, 2003 by JSngry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Yeah, they messed up a bit including F Troop, but hey- it was the thought that counted. That's one of many shows I haven't seen yet on TVland or Nickelodeon, and it pisses me off! Word. If you ask me TVland is going downhill. The current lineup sucks. I Love Lucy, Andy Griffith, and Dick Van Dyke can be seen on numerous other stations throughout the day. TVland needs to be running shoes like F-Troop that you wan't find anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Yeah, it was F-Troop. Not even REMOTELY 50s. BTW, did you know that Forrest Tucker & Milton Berle are rumored to have had... Uh, never mind. ...the biggest antennae in TVLand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 If you ask me TVland is going downhill. The current lineup sucks. I Love Lucy, Andy Griffith, and Dick Van Dyke can be seen on numerous other stations throughout the day. TVland needs to be running shoes like F-Troop that you wan't find anywhere else. Right on, Catesta! Bring back F-Troop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 I thought everyone knew F-Troop was sixties; it says so right in the theme song. "The end of the Civil War was near...", and that wasn't until '65, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 At least TVland still shows Leave It To Beaver. I wish someone would start showing Gilligan's Island again----my kids love that show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 But of course you would never watch it, eh Bruce? Seriously, I never thought I'd live in a world where Gilligan's Island wasn't on the tube every afternoon Monday thru Friday... "Skipper! The Professor finished the power bong!" "Gilligan, you shithead; that's a radio!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Oh contraire! When Nick added it to the lineup (briefly) two or three years ago, I got into it all over again, dumb as it is. No doubt the nostalgic memories of watching it almost every night as a kid helped. There's something about that show that just hyp-no-tizes kids. My wife told me how she and her brother watched it like everyone else their age, but her parents couldn't understand because they thought it was the stupidest thing they'd ever seen in their lives. That reminds me---bring back Get Smart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 "Skipper! The Professor finished the power bong!" "Gilligan, you shithead; that's a radio!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 That reminds me---bring back Get Smart! I think this one may be coming back to TVLand soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 We're on Comcast cable with AT&T. There's a station called GTV (Goodtime Television) that shows F-Troop fairly regularly along with all those brutal Warner Brothers private eye and cowboy programs from the late '50's and early '60's. Shows like 77 Sunset Strip, Surfside 6, Sugarfoot and Bronco. They also ran Ozzie & Harriet (which I dearly love) for awhile. We don't get this channel in our package but you can still see what's on. F-Troop sure brings back some memories. Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch and Ken Berry. I think the indian tribe was the Hikowies or something like that. Bruce mentioned Leave It to Beaver. That's my all time favorite. Eddie Haskell has to be one of the most memorable TV characters ever. Speaking of Beaver, the guy who played Whitey (Stanley Fafara) lived here in Portland. He was recovering from a lifetime of drug and alcohol abuse when he died a few weeks ago. Big story in the local newspaper, The Oregonian. Up over and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mule Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Yeah, it was F-Troop. Not even REMOTELY 50s. BTW, did you know that Forrest Tucker & Milton Berle are rumored to have had... Uh, never mind. ...the biggest antennae in TVLand? You've heard the probably-apocryphal story regarding Milton Berle and the contest to discover who in Hollywood who had the, er...biggest antennae. I've heard the contest was between Berle and Humphrey Bogart, Berle and Forest Tucker, Berle and Sinatra. It basically goes like this: Berle and Bogart (or whomever) and their buddies are in the locker room at the Beverly Hills Country Club after a round of golf. Goaded on by their friends to "settle this once and for all" they decide to whip out their...antennae...to determine whose is bigger. Just as they're about to do it, one of Berle's friend's says, "Hey, Milton, just take out enough to win." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Speaking of Beaver, the guy who played Whitey (Stanley Fafara) lived here in Portland. He was recovering from a lifetime of drug and alcohol abuse when he died a few weeks ago. Big story in the local newspaper, The Oregonian. Sad news. So many child actors seem to go that route. I heard that the guy who played Eddie Haskell eventually became a policeman. Imagine being pulled over by Eddie Haskell!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacman Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 i'm guessing they see my e-mail addy and auto-delete my mail to them, but i write weekly to get them to buy 'You Bet Your Life'. funniest friggin show ever, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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