Nearly-Forgotten TV Shows, Themes, and Ads

[sok]

Don’t forget the Smothers Brothers.

https://youtu.be/pjuAemxSSeo

[Doc Dan]

Thanks, Doc! Those were great. IMO, that original 1969 - 1970 Scooby-Doo was the only good Scooby-Doo cartoon. There were other Scooby-Doo shows later, but they weren't nearly as good. Some were awful. The only spin-off(?) I thought was fair was this one, from 1972:

https://youtu.be/4tc1FljJFBA

Jim

We are in 100% agreement on that! Casey Kasem voiced Shaggy. How did he come up with that stoner voice?

[Manixguy@1994]

Get Smart

[James Y]

Thanks, Doc! Those were great. IMO, that original 1969 - 1970 Scooby-Doo was the only good Scooby-Doo cartoon. There were other Scooby-Doo shows later, but they weren't nearly as good. Some were awful. The only spin-off(?) I thought was fair was this one, from 1972:

https://youtu.be/4tc1FljJFBA

Jim

We are in 100% agreement on that! Casey Kasem voiced Shaggy. How did he come up with that stoner voice?

Absolutely! A lot of what made Scooby-Doo great was Casey Kasem as Shaggy!

Jim

[James Y]

Get Smart

Thanks, Dan! I was actually thinking about Get Smart. Good pick.

Jim

[Bloke]

[James Y]

Sanford and Son (1972 - 1977)

Intro:

https://youtu.be/XsE9aglVu4U

IMO, the BEST thing about this show was church lady Aunt Esther. I felt mixed about the Fred Sanford character, but the onscreen chemistry between Redd Foxx (as Fred Sanford) and LaWanda Page (as his sister-in-law Esther) was off the charts. Here are a couple compilation videos of only a few of their battles:

https://youtu.be/FBXhdFTSeek

https://youtu.be/8a8_EC_VhEE

Jim

[Manixguy@1994]

[Mushroom]

I still think “Scooby Doo, Where Are You?” is the greatest cartoon of all time! I like a handful of the series and films that followed too but I still think the original is the best.

[James Y]

My favorite episode was the one about the cyclops.

Jim

[James Y]

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964 - 1968, opening and closing credits)

https://youtu.be/2Ba5ay-vWY0

Jim

[Manixguy@1994]

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964 - 1968, opening and closing credits)

https://youtu.be/2Ba5ay-vWY0

Jim

One of my favorite shows! Never missed a week when it was on . Dan

[James Y]

Combat! (1962 - 1967; opening theme)

https://youtu.be/TP5Dhz1LXUg

Jim

[James Y]

Adam-12 (1968 - 1975; opening credits)

https://youtu.be/zi0f0tzEIIY

Jim

[James Y]

The Odd Couple (1970 - 1975; opening credits)

https://youtu.be/Af1h4ibpKJA

Jim

[James Y]

Happy Days (1974 - 1984)

Season 3, 1976 intro)

I graduated from the same high school as Marion Ross, and for many years, she was on the school's alumni committee (or whatever you call it).

https://youtu.be/Hre2TtmAWBc

Jim

[James Y]

What's Happening!! (1976 - 1979; intro)

https://youtu.be/GT3FLneoyZo

Jim

[Manixguy@1994]

My brother and I used to watch her when we lived in Southern California. He even named one of our cats after her. I could have sworn her name was Kelly the Clown, but that must be confusion in my mind with Emmett Kelly.

We had a Hobo Kelly kid show too . This was before color TV though .

[James Y]

My brother and I used to watch her when we lived in Southern California. He even named one of our cats after her. I could have sworn her name was Kelly the Clown, but that must be confusion in my mind with Emmett Kelly.

We had a Hobo Kelly kid show too . This was before color TV though .

I remember Hobo Kelly from seeing bits of it at a friend’s house back in the very early ‘70s or so. There were 5 kids in that family, and the kids would have the TV on in the afternoons after school. I’m fairly certain it was on an L.A. station; possibly Channel 11 at the time.

Jim

[Ankerson]

https://youtu.be/WZbLAPFmHdg

https://youtu.be/6KEa-lH_d80&t=2s