Here's a cabin fever question plus I'm bord: What was your favorite "old" tv shows from like the 80's or earlier? Mine would be a three way tie between McHale's Navy, Hogan's Heroes, and the Andy Griffith show.

[santa]

M.A.S.H.
Northern Exposure
Married With Children
Battleship Galactica
Hill Street Blues "lets be careful out there"
Kojak
Newhart
Cheers
Nightline
Seinfield
SNL

Amazing how Annette suddenly caught a bad case of lung warts and Bobby ended up dancing with Barbra Boylan and Cissy King on the Welk show. Cubby also went to Welk for a few years then left and did well hitting licks for Spike Jones, Ann margaret, Jim Nabors, Carol Burnett, and Karen & Richard Carpenter over the following years.

[Amflyer]

Gary Devine: “Smokey and the Bear.” Duh.

Wa Mtnhunter: ”Dennis the Menance.“ Anything with Mr. Weatherby.

Ontario Honker Hunter: I was usually too busy to watch TV, as I had to follow the airwaves using only the signatures left in the air for over 356 miles to get to a working set…BUT, if I did I would watch “The Donna Reed Show.” FOXY MAMA!

M.A.T: our favorite…I mean my favorite, show was “Sybil”

Happy Myles: I was on safari when all the good television ships were on.

Happy Myles: Shrews.

Happy Myles: Shows!

jcmesq: My favorite, shows, were, as follows, all tending towards, if I may, the type of shows, they call, courtroom drama, as such.

Clay Cooper: I used to watch “The Rifleman” from 1000 yards away. With no optics. No lie, GI!

Yohan: “Har-har-hardy Boys!”

Blackdawgz: I uzzen to wach dat shew ‘bouten them flyboys in the cacki breeches…whazzit called? Oh yeah. “Blacksheepz Squadron.”

Pray-Hunt-Work: Speaking of TV’s, can someone tell me how tall a TV is so I can build a stand for it?

Amflyer: I don’t have anything constructive to add, but here is a poem about TV:

MASH is the show,
‘Bout peninsular wars,
Houlihan is so hot,
Builds a tent in my drawers.

Davidpetzal: Can I get on here?

Davidpetzal: You are all stupid. TV is worthless. You should be shooting instead, and it’s all Hilary’s fault that you are not.

PS: I might be more inclined to buy a television set if they made left-handed remotes.

Right you are, Matt37.

[M.A.T]

Gary Devine: “Smokey and the Bear.” Duh.

Wa Mtnhunter: ”Dennis the Menance.“ Anything with Mr. Weatherby.

Ontario Honker Hunter: I was usually too busy to watch TV, as I had to follow the airwaves using only the signatures left in the air for over 356 miles to get to a working set…BUT, if I did I would watch “The Donna Reed Show.” FOXY MAMA!

M.A.T: our favorite…I mean my favorite, show was “Sybil”

Happy Myles: I was on safari when all the good television ships were on.

Happy Myles: Shrews.

Happy Myles: Shows!

jcmesq: My favorite, shows, were, as follows, all tending towards, if I may, the type of shows, they call, courtroom drama, as such.

Clay Cooper: I used to watch “The Rifleman” from 1000 yards away. With no optics. No lie, GI!

Yohan: “Har-har-hardy Boys!”

Blackdawgz: I uzzen to wach dat shew ‘bouten them flyboys in the cacki breeches…whazzit called? Oh yeah. “Blacksheepz Squadron.”

Pray-Hunt-Work: Speaking of TV’s, can someone tell me how tall a TV is so I can build a stand for it?

Amflyer: I don’t have anything constructive to add, but here is a poem about TV:

MASH is the show,
‘Bout peninsular wars,
Houlihan is so hot,
Builds a tent in my drawers.

Davidpetzal: Can I get on here?

Davidpetzal: You are all stupid. TV is worthless. You should be shooting instead, and it’s all Hilary’s fault that you are not.

PS: I might be more inclined to buy a television set if they made left-handed remotes.

That was pretty funny. BTW I don't have multiple personality disorder; I have something just as annoying, four brothers.

[MattM37]

Gary Devine: “Smokey and the Bear.” Duh.

Wa Mtnhunter: ”Dennis the Menance.“ Anything with Mr. Weatherby.

Ontario Honker Hunter: I was usually too busy to watch TV, as I had to follow the airwaves using only the signatures left in the air for over 356 miles to get to a working set…BUT, if I did I would watch “The Donna Reed Show.” FOXY MAMA!

M.A.T: our favorite…I mean my favorite, show was “Sybil”

Happy Myles: I was on safari when all the good television ships were on.

Happy Myles: Shrews.

Happy Myles: Shows!

jcmesq: My favorite, shows, were, as follows, all tending towards, if I may, the type of shows, they call, courtroom drama, as such.

Clay Cooper: I used to watch “The Rifleman” from 1000 yards away. With no optics. No lie, GI!

Yohan: “Har-har-hardy Boys!”

Blackdawgz: I uzzen to wach dat shew ‘bouten them flyboys in the cacki breeches…whazzit called? Oh yeah. “Blacksheepz Squadron.”

Pray-Hunt-Work: Speaking of TV’s, can someone tell me how tall a TV is so I can build a stand for it?

Amflyer: I don’t have anything constructive to add, but here is a poem about TV:

MASH is the show,
‘Bout peninsular wars,
Houlihan is so hot,
Builds a tent in my drawers.

Davidpetzal: Can I get on here?

Davidpetzal: You are all stupid. TV is worthless. You should be shooting instead, and it’s all Hilary’s fault that you are not.

PS: I might be more inclined to buy a television set if they made left-handed remotes.

I think you confused "BJ and the Bear," with the trucker and the chimp, with "Smokey and the Bandit."

[MattM37]

Magnum, P.I. was the pinnacle of pre-HBO, pre-FX television entertainment, in my opinion. As for other shows from that era, I am man enough to share with you all that I watched every single episode of Little House on the Prairie. There, I said it and I'm proud. Those Ingallses were good hardy folk.

[FirstBubba]

Gary Devine: “Smokey and the Bear.” Duh.

Wa Mtnhunter: ”Dennis the Menance.“ Anything with Mr. Weatherby.

Ontario Honker Hunter: I was usually too busy to watch TV, as I had to follow the airwaves using only the signatures left in the air for over 356 miles to get to a working set…BUT, if I did I would watch “The Donna Reed Show.” FOXY MAMA!

M.A.T: our favorite…I mean my favorite, show was “Sybil”

Happy Myles: I was on safari when all the good television ships were on.

Happy Myles: Shrews.

Happy Myles: Shows!

jcmesq: My favorite, shows, were, as follows, all tending towards, if I may, the type of shows, they call, courtroom drama, as such.

Clay Cooper: I used to watch “The Rifleman” from 1000 yards away. With no optics. No lie, GI!

Yohan: “Har-har-hardy Boys!”

Blackdawgz: I uzzen to wach dat shew ‘bouten them flyboys in the cacki breeches…whazzit called? Oh yeah. “Blacksheepz Squadron.”

Pray-Hunt-Work: Speaking of TV’s, can someone tell me how tall a TV is so I can build a stand for it?

Amflyer: I don’t have anything constructive to add, but here is a poem about TV:

MASH is the show,
‘Bout peninsular wars,
Houlihan is so hot,
Builds a tent in my drawers.

Davidpetzal: Can I get on here?

Davidpetzal: You are all stupid. TV is worthless. You should be shooting instead, and it’s all Hilary’s fault that you are not.

PS: I might be more inclined to buy a television set if they made left-handed remotes.

Yohan!?
HA! HA! HA! HA!
Hadn't thought of him in a LONG time!
Very good, Amflyer!

[jhjimbo]

M.A.S.H.
Northern Exposure
Married With Children
Battleship Galactica
Hill Street Blues "lets be careful out there"
Kojak
Newhart
Cheers
Nightline
Seinfield
SNL

Mickey Mouse Show - used to watch it after school. I was in grade school with Annette Funicello and her brother was a friend.

[Amflyer]

Gary Devine: “Smokey and the Bear.” Duh.

Wa Mtnhunter: ”Dennis the Menance.“ Anything with Mr. Weatherby.

Ontario Honker Hunter: I was usually too busy to watch TV, as I had to follow the airwaves using only the signatures left in the air for over 356 miles to get to a working set…BUT, if I did I would watch “The Donna Reed Show.” FOXY MAMA!

M.A.T: our favorite…I mean my favorite, show was “Sybil”

Happy Myles: I was on safari when all the good television ships were on.

Happy Myles: Shrews.

Happy Myles: Shows!

jcmesq: My favorite, shows, were, as follows, all tending towards, if I may, the type of shows, they call, courtroom drama, as such.

Clay Cooper: I used to watch “The Rifleman” from 1000 yards away. With no optics. No lie, GI!

Yohan: “Har-har-hardy Boys!”

Blackdawgz: I uzzen to wach dat shew ‘bouten them flyboys in the cacki breeches…whazzit called? Oh yeah. “Blacksheepz Squadron.”

Pray-Hunt-Work: Speaking of TV’s, can someone tell me how tall a TV is so I can build a stand for it?

Amflyer: I don’t have anything constructive to add, but here is a poem about TV:

MASH is the show,
‘Bout peninsular wars,
Houlihan is so hot,
Builds a tent in my drawers.

Davidpetzal: Can I get on here?

Davidpetzal: You are all stupid. TV is worthless. You should be shooting instead, and it’s all Hilary’s fault that you are not.

PS: I might be more inclined to buy a television set if they made left-handed remotes.

[deerhunterconor]

I had forgotten about so many of these shows, all I've watched of them was reruns though, another I liked when I was little was the Lone Ranger.

[deerhunterconor]

The Jackie Gleason Show
Gunsmoke
Columbo

Also Lassie, Sky King, Roy Rogers, Superman, Rifleman, Bonanza, Rawhide and many more. Seeing this list brought back many old memories. It is interesting to note how many of these old favorites featured a plot centered around guns and good shooting. Nowadays you won't find such shows. Interesting to note that in those days we had no random shootings and nowadays they are rampant. These shows always seemed to teach using that power for good.

Wow I forgot about lassie, when I was little I used to watch it every afternoon as long as it was on.

[DakotaMan]

The Jackie Gleason Show
Gunsmoke
Columbo

Also Lassie, Sky King, Roy Rogers, Superman, Rifleman, Bonanza, Rawhide and many more. Seeing this list brought back many old memories. It is interesting to note how many of these old favorites featured a plot centered around guns and good shooting. Nowadays you won't find such shows. Interesting to note that in those days we had no random shootings and nowadays they are rampant. These shows always seemed to teach using that power for good.

[99explorer]

Hill Street Blues and Barney Miller.
A serious cop show and a funny one.

I almost forgot Amos and Andy, with Andy Brown, The Kingfish and their social club, The Mystic Knights of the Sea.

[Buckshott00]

Used to love to watch reruns of MASH with my parents.

[Gary Devine]

Andy Griffith was probably my favorite, but "Gunsmoke" wss right up there!
Then there were the Saturday morning shows.
Sky King, My Friend Flicka, Fury,
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Sugarfoot
Have gun - Will Travel
Rawhide
Wagon Train
...and don't forget "Combat" with Vic Morrow!

Combat was a great army show. Thanks Bubba plus one.
Another good one was The Rat Patrol.

[seth trudeau]

Andy Griffith show
Gomer Pyle

Never really cared for Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies was a once in a while watch, Daniel Boone (Loved the theme song LOL), Grizzly Adams.