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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:02 PM
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Shows that ruled when you were a kid but suck now..
The A-Team

Man what a bad show...but I used to run home afterschool to watch it!
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liberalhistorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:05 PM
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1. The no. 1, ultimate
example: THE BRADY BUNCH!!!
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Beetwasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:06 PM
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2. 6 Million Dollar Man
Was my favorite. I watched some re-runs recently and Hooooboy was that a bad, cheesy, awful show!
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:07 PM
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3. "Father Knows Best"
They show them Sunday mornings on TV Land. I can't believe how lame they are......
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:07 PM
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4. Laverne & Shirley
So sad to see it jump the shark, over and over and over again, on reruns....
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slinkerwink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:10 PM
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5. Full House and Captain Planet.....
also Alf.....thank god the Simpsons is still good today!
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:19 PM
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10. slink, your new tag line rocks
Makes me wanna go home and get my wannabe Martin out of the closet. (Don't tell Dr. Dean that's where it's been for a while....)
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slinkerwink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 07:03 PM
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41. thanks Bertha!
:hi:
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Pattib Donating Member (396 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:10 PM
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6. Never watched that one but...
I admit to watching Charlies Angels. I believe I was in 9th grade when that started. I never missed it. What was I thinking?

Also watched Greatest American Hero, Hotel, The Partridge Family, Webster, Alf, Mr. Belvedere, The Waltons and many, many more which I will admit are quite bad. Worst of the worst for me is Shazamm! That was a horrible show.

The only way I can explain it: We only had three channels.
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Pattib Donating Member (396 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:12 PM
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7. I believe it is spelled Shazam! Correcting myself. NT
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bowens43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:13 PM
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8. Lost in Space
Bewitched
The Flintstones
My Mother the Car
It's about Time
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NeonLX Donating Member (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:26 PM
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17. Hey, whatsamatta with "Webitched"?
I still like that show, except for the ones with the newer Darin in them...
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KCDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:15 PM
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9. Battleship Gallactica and Chips (sp6)
Back in the days, I used to watch those shows for the hottie men on them. :puke:
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:20 PM
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11. Thundercats
Man, it's sad to think of how highly I used to regard that show.
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:30 PM
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18. ANd He-man
What kinda redundant stupid name IS that?
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:31 PM
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19. well to be fair
His real name was Adam. :D
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:31 PM
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20. oh yeah it was wasn't it
I think I'm gonna name my next dog cringer
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 07:06 PM
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43. She-Ra was MUCH better, LOL.
I never cared about He-man till the spinoff She-Ra came on. I remember being all excited about the premiere episode of She-Ra.
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:21 PM
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12. Automan
Edited on Tue Nov-18-03 05:22 PM by brainshrub
It sucked so bad the network never aired all the episodes! As a kid I thought it was the greatest! But when I saw it on the Sci Fi network last year I thought to myself:

"OMG...this sucks donkey-balls."



http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-1921/
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Nailzberg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:36 PM
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21. I used to LOVE automan
but like you, I saw it later in my teens and was very ashamed of liking it.
And Laura Brannigan as a guest star? Jumped the shark in the fifth episode.
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:40 PM
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Jumped the shark in the first 20 minutes.
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Nailzberg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:45 PM
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25. well, yeah but you have to allow some suspension of disbelief.
But once you accept the rules for the universe within the show, you still have to wonder why they thought it was a good idea.
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BigMcLargehuge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:35 PM
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33. surely you jest... it jumped when CBS announced it was "coming up next"
add streethawk to that list too
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WhoCountsTheVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:42 PM
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36. automan! That was the TRON ripoff right?
I was trying to remember that show on another thread :)
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Exultant Democracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:23 PM
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13. Thunder Cats
not only does the show suck, but the underwear are such a pain to get into that I have almost given up on them. (just kidding I will never give up on them. Behold Lionel Lord of the Thunder Cats!)
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sasquatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:23 PM
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14. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
I think they put drugs in kids drinking water because I wouldn't watch that drunk.
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NeonLX Donating Member (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:24 PM
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15. Happy Days (renamed to "Crappy Days")
Edited on Tue Nov-18-03 05:27 PM by NeonLX
I was in high school when it first came out. It was kinda cool. But it started to suck worse and worse with each passing season. After awhile, it became completely centered upon The Fonz & that jerky "Chachi" or however that little creep's name was spelled.

So I guess it actually sucked even before it went off the air. Never mind.
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mlawson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:36 PM
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34. Yeah, it wasn't 'real'
I can remember the Fifties. Happy Days was not the Fifties, at least the way I remember the clothes and hair stiyles.

For one example: to have been REAL, the guys would have to have had Wildroot Cream Oil literally dripping from their hair, which was washed maybe once or twice a month. I suppose the smell would have grossed the female actors out.

Oh, and showers ONLY once a week, whether needed or not. They all looked way too clean.
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:24 PM
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16. LOL . . . could make a big list
Six Million Dollar Man
Man from Atlantis (am I the only one who remembers this show?)
The A-Team
The Dukes of Hazard
Knight Rider

The list goes on :)
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:37 PM
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22. Rowan & Martin's "Laugh-In"
It seemed so funny in 1968. Not so funny when they show it on Trio in 2003.
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WhoCountsTheVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:45 PM
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38. two words: Goldie Hawn
When my parents and I watched reruns of that show when I was about 9, the only thing I really remember is that Goldie Hawn made me want to grow up as soon as possible.
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AWD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:37 PM
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23. Land Of The Lost
I thought the Sleestacks were so bad-ass.

Now I just realize that Marshall, Will and Holly are major wussies.
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Blaze Diem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:40 PM
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24. Lawrence Welk !! HeeHaw and Laugh In
Lawrence Welk....My dad made us watch it every Saturday during dinner. It was his generation, I guess. My mom just held her breath as Bobby and Barbara glided across the dance floor.."isn't that beautiful!"....but dinner was always delicious..mashed potato/gravy, roast beef, fresh bread, corn-on-the-cob, and red jello with whipped cream, and a really big homemade chocolate layer cake/with chocolate frosting and crushed walnuts on top. ..mmmmmmmmmmmm

HeeHaw and Laugh In are just stupid, today.
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:03 PM
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26. Scooby-Doo, Three's Company, all those '70s game shows...

n/t
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:04 PM
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27. Shows that ruled when I was a kid are no longer in existence now.
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Blaze Diem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:08 PM
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28. But Johnny Quest is STILL cool!!
Maybe ahead of its time..Haven't seen it since I was a kid, but I can't imagine it being a loser show today.
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7th_Sephiroth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:29 PM
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30. oh my friend it was a looser show
they re-did it in like 1995
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:14 PM
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29. Welcome Back Kotter
- Loved it when I was in High School, but it doesn't hold up very well.
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VolcanoJen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:36 PM
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35. I'll second your "Welcome Back Kotter" vote!
Man, the hours we wasted as kids saying "Up your nose with a rubber hose!"

Just doesn't hold up in modern times, does it? :D
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mlawson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:31 PM
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31. Abbot and Costello.
I was two or three, and though I didn't understand what they were doing, it *seemed* funny. Now, it's just silliness, with Lou Costello screaming AAAAAABOT!!! constantly.

PS: I always thought that Howdy Doody was dumber than a box of rocks!
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indigo32 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:34 PM
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32. Dukes of Hazzard
LOL
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:56 PM
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39. yeah that's another one
I used to get mad cause I never seemed to be able to watch it...I got older..finally sat down to an episode..and was SOOOOO disapointed
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onebigbadwulf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:42 PM
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37. Thundercats does NOT suck now...but Knight Rider does
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SiobhanClancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:59 PM
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40. Dark Shadows
I used to rush home from school to watch it,and since I've seen reruns lately on SciFi I see how totally cheesey it is.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 07:05 PM
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42. Oh, but Dark Shadows had the BEST bloopers!
I guess they either filmed live, or couldn't afford more than one take.

Two that I remember:

Angelique walks through the grave yard and her skirt gets caught on a "stone", pulling it down.

Barnabus is seated next to a candelabra, ruminating on his misfortunes while one of the candles falls on the table and sets a small fire.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 07:07 PM
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44. I'm ashamed to admit this...
But I was a total "I Dream of Jeannie"-aholic.
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 07:07 PM
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45. Voltron and JEM still ROCK, just so's you know.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers stinkin' WISH they were Voltron.

And JEM, man, she's truly outrageous. Truly, truly, truly outrageous.
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