TV Shows from your childhood

[Stellar]

This seemed like an interesting subject in the last avatar contest thread.

At some point we started talking about G.I. Joe.
You know what was funny about that show? There were troopers with laser guns and cannons, tanks, bikes, aircraft bombers and helicopters...but nobody EVER got killed on the battlefield!

I also enjoyed Mighty Max and TMNT, but Batman:TAS is without a doubt my favorite.

[riotgear]

I loved Robotech, Transformers, GIJoe, Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers and Voltron. I always liked the artwork and character designs for SilverHawks, ThunderCats and Bionic Six, but the shows (largely the character voiceovers) were ridiculous.

[Julusnc]

Kolchak the Night Stalker

The Six Million Dollar Man

Dr Shrinker

Land of the Lost

Tarzan (animated on CBS Saturdays)

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

Magnum PI

The Rockford Files

Ellery Queen

Gunsmoke

Harry O

I loved all of the above growing up in the 1970's.

[MaxofSteel]

The old Sonic cartoons were kickass. All the fun, and no human children named Chris mucking things up.

[Stellar]

I dug both versions of the Sonic cartoons, the silly one and the little more serious one. Land of the lost was cool. I laughed my ass off everytime Scarface was on screen. That roar was priceless.

[Lord of Denial]

Voltron

Jem

Bionic Six

Thundarr

Punky Brewster

Fantasy Island

Fall Guy - Heather Thomas :D

The Incredible Hulk

Isis

[Domo Goddess]

Voltron

She-ra

Unico ( OK - it was a movie, but I remember it the most ! )

Snorks

My Little Pony

C.O.P.S

GI Joe

Grimms Fairy Tales ( anime version )

[Tobias March]

Totally on board for Bionic Six, Silverhawks, Thundercats, Inhumanoids etc. They're the kind of show I look up on wikipedia at work.

Pole Position were a big deal when I was a kid too - but I never got the show.

Plus Wurzel Gummage, that was huge. I realize that's not much known outside of Australia or the UK, but trust me - it was good. Christos - they had the 3rd Doctor play Wurzel! And there was a really scary episode involving melting scarecrows, which I've more or less blanked from my memory.....I assume it was good.

Kate Winslet was in a bunch of Australian shows that appeared over here. One of the weirder ones was 'Children of the Volcano', or something like that. It involved slug creatures impersonating humans and Kate as well as a boy been chosen to carry these strange talismans to ward off the slug creatures by an Obi Wan type figure. If anyone out there knows where I could track down this show, I'd appreciate it.

Saphire and Steel was also amazing.

[sherlockbones]

Fall Guy - Heather Thomas :D


the fall guy is my childhood hero too! the opening song is so awesome i still play it sometimes. oh heather. and i think howie munson is the stupiest character name ever.

tom and jerry, bugs bunny, dr. snuggles, hulk, spider-man and his amazing friends were my favorite cartoons.

czechslowakian children fantasy from the early 80´s are great like Létající Čestmír. very well known in easteurope i think

my sister loved falcon crest :eek:

[DDM]

He-Man & the Masters of the Universe
She-Ra, the Princess of Power
G.I. Joe
Transformers (season 1 came on Sunday mornings in 1984 & the following seasons it came on weekday afternoons after school)
Voltron (both versions)
Tranzor-Z
The Mighty Orbots
Dungeons & Dragons
Silverhawks
Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends
Spider-Man (1960's cartoon in syndication)
Spider-Woman (70's cartoon)
Superfriends
The Adventures of Simon (he would draw worlds made of chalk)
Mr. Paddington
Pinwheel
Jem
Land of the Lost
The Flintstones
Mister Ed
I Love Lucy
The Mary-Tyler Moore Show
Electra Woman & Dyna Girl
Wonder Woman (70's series)
Charlie's Angels
Eight is Enough

[big_dippin]

Cops-the cartoon
He Man
GI Joe
Fragle Rock
Captain Planet
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Wonder Years

and so many more...

[jwd]

I'm probably not even going to remember them all but ...

Looney Tunes - pretty much any of them.
Bugs Bunny
Road Runner and Wiley
Foghorn Leghorn
Yosemite Sam
Speedy Gonazales
Sylvester and Tweety
Tom & Jerry
Thundarr the Barbarian
Flinstones
Jetsons
Scooby Doo
Dungeons and Dragons
Bionic 6
Transformers
G.I. Joe
M.A.S.K
Gilligan's Island
Greatest American Hero
Amazing Spider-Man and Friends
Super Friends
Smurfs - but I'll deny it if I ever see you. :p
Six Million Dollar Man
The Fall Guy
Land of the Lost
Star Trek: TNG
Ducktales
Talespin
Darkwing Duck


and I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

I watched a lot of tv

[i_mmmchocolate]

Animated Shows
Darkwing Duck, Tales Spin, Batman: TAS, Tiny Toons, Smurfs, Care Bears, My Little Pony, Gummi Bears, The Simpsons, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Looney Tunes, Heathcliffe, Garfield, He-Man, Animaniacs, Doug, Daria, Babar, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,

Reading Rainbow, Sesame Street, Mr Rogers, Step by Step, Full House, Family Matters, Are you afraid of the dark?, . I used to watch a lot of Nick-at-Night so...Dick van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore

[Guy1]

Looney Toons, Batman TAS and Superman TAS. Sonic, Garfield, Peanuts, Power Rangers, Animaniacs. great stuff.

[The Batman]

Pretty much everything I'd mentioned has already been mentioned. I'm a kid of the mid to late 80's and 90's.

I was wondering, does anyone remember a show called Tranzor-Z?? It was about a giant robot that had rocket fists and elbow missles, I think.

[J. Robb]

Hilarious House of Frightenstein!

I was actually tempted to buy this on DVD to relive my childhood memories, but I have a feeling I would be sitting there thinking, "WHY did I buy this??"... Even with the eternally cool Vincent Price.

[Frodo-X]

BraveStarr
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
X-men
Spider-man
Beast Wars
Tiny Toons
Animaniacs
Garfield & Friends
Gargoyles
DuckTales

The bold ones are the ones I was really into.

[Fish Sauce]

Gumby and Captain Planet are the two that spring to mind here. I can't think of many others that I was really into, but I'm pretty sure I watched Ninja Turtles and stuff too.

Oh, and Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. The only Power Rangers there should ever be. Quite possibly one of the most awesome themes ever, too.

Hooraya for Buckethead!

[TheLazy]

My dad was a nostalgic kinda guy so I got, The A-team, Quantum Leap, The Hulk, and Dallas re-runs.

But other than that, I liked Disney's Gargoyles, WWF, Power Rangers, and The X-men.

:)

[Albert]

Milton the Monster
Ultraman
Time Tunnel
The Six Million Dollar Man
Land of the Lost
Space 1999
Kung Fu
Classic Trek
Night Gallery
When Things Were Rotten
F Troop
Kolchak the Night Stalker
The Incredible Hulk

[ouiyahtsiouiyah]

gotta say Power Rangers just cuz my name is what Tommy the Green Ranger says when he fights.

Dungeons and Dragons was a traumatic show for a kid cuz they were always THIS CLOSE to escaping back to their world. I never got to see the end of this show.

Does any one know how Dungeons and Dragons ended?

[Motormouse]

A few personal favorites from back when they knew how to make kids programmes......


Thunderbirds
Space 1999
Stingray
Captain Scarlet
UFO
The Banana Splits
Whirly Birds
Champion the Wonder Horse
Marine Boy
Joe 90
Dr Who
Children Of The Stones
Danny The Dragon
Chico The Rain Maker
The Flashing Blades
Transformers
The Double Deckers
Red Hand Gang
Skippy The Bush kangaroo
The Man From Atlantis
Blake's 7
Six Million Dollar Man
Fantastic Journey
Logan's Run
Roobarb & Custard
H.R. Puffinstuff
Motormouse & Autocat

[Albert]

Is UFO the same as Project: Bluebook? My memory is very fuzzy on the show, but I was a big fan and "UFO afficianado" while growing up in the seventies. I wonder if these were ever released on DVD.

[Motormouse]

Is UFO the same as Project: Bluebook? My memory is very fuzzy on the show, but I was a big fan and "UFO afficianado" while growing up in the seventies. I wonder if these were ever released on DVD.

No, UFO predates Project Bluebook (which i had completely forgotten about until you just mentioned it) by about a decade. UFO was the for runner for space 1999 about aliens trying to invade the earth and only S.H.A.D.O. under the command of Commander Ed straker stand in the way. Think spandex and girls with purple hair cuts, a plane launched from the nose of a sub called Skydiver and interceptors with one huge rocket on their nose.http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:ZbKoYbF5qxzUtM:http://www.fanderson.org.uk

[Albert]

No, UFO predates Project Bluebook (which i had completely forgotten about until you just mentioned it) by about a decade. UFO was the for runner for space 1999 about aliens trying to invade the earth and only S.H.A.D.O. under the command of Commander Ed straker stand in the way. Think spandex and girls with purple hair cuts, a plane launched from the nose of a sub called Skydiver and interceptors with one huge rocket on their nose.http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:ZbKoYbF5qxzUtM:http://www.fanderson.org.uk

Cool, thanks for the info. I was a fan of Space 1999 but don't recall UFO. I will add that to my "track down" list.

[mrc1214]

I didnt really watch too many different shows. For cartoons I would say
Masters of the Universe-its pretty funny to watch now cause its pretty bad.
Thundercats-actually one of the ones I can watch and not laugh at
G.I. Joe
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
and for regular shows i remember
Doogie Howser MD and The Wonder Years.