Nearly-Forgotten TV Shows, Themes, and Ads

[James Y]

Land of the Giants, Promo Film (1967)

These shows (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants) were all great. They've all been mentioned in this thread, but I liked this promo film.

https://youtu.be/XFp7shryBvY?feature=shared

Jim

[Ankerson]

Land of the Giants, Promo Film (1967)

These shows (Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants) were all great. They've all been mentioned in this thread, but I liked this promo film.

https://youtu.be/XFp7shryBvY?feature=shared

Jim

Yes I remember all of those.

[James Y]

Chicago - Old Days (1975)

OK, this isn't a TV show, an ad, or even a movie. But this song captured the spirit of nostalgia. It's a '70s song about growing up in the 1950s. And this song has never been forgotten.

https://youtu.be/kRTMWzVoT_U?si=ZGkxCBYklKdT7suV

It's interesting that cultural nostalgia ran in 20-year cycles, and seemed to have begun in the early 1970s, with many nostalgic for the 1950s. Then in the '80s, the nostalgia shifted to the 1960s. In the '90s, it shifted to the 1970s. And in the 2000s, it shifted to the '80s. I suppose in the 2010s, it focused on the '90s.

These 20-year cycles coincided with the kids/teens of a particular decade growing into their 30s, coming into positions of power or influence in the entertainment industry, and pushing for shows, movies, etc., about their childhood eras in TV and movies.

I suppose people my age would have been nostalgic for the 1970s.

Jim

[riclaw]

These 20-year cycles coincided with the kids/teens of a particular decade growing into their 30s, coming into positions of power or influence in the entertainment industry, and pushing for shows, movies, etc., about their childhood eras in TV and movies.

I suppose people my age would have been nostalgic for the 1970s.

Jim

It's not just shows and songs. I saw the exact same Transformers toy on the shelf that I lusted after as a child.

[James Y]

These 20-year cycles coincided with the kids/teens of a particular decade growing into their 30s, coming into positions of power or influence in the entertainment industry, and pushing for shows, movies, etc., about their childhood eras in TV and movies.

I suppose people my age would have been nostalgic for the 1970s.

Jim

It's not just shows and songs. I saw the exact same Transformers toy on the shelf that I lusted after as a child.

Yes, many things circle back into popularity.

Jim

[James Y]

The Flip Wilson Show (1970 - 1974)

I remember we sometimes watched this around 1972 and '73, when I was in 3rd or 4th grade. IIRC, it aired on Thursday nights(?).

TV variety shows were a big thing until the mid-'70s or so. For the most part, I could take them or leave them, though The Carol Burnett Show had some hilarious segments.

The thing I most remembered about Flip Wilson was the show's theme music, his name spelled with arrows, a couple of his jokes, and that he cross-dressed as the character "Geraldine."

I remembered one show, I'm not certain if it was The Flip Wilson Show or The Sonny & Cher Show, where a guest (IIRC, Nancy Walker) sang a slow, somber song called "Hit Hitler," which I thought was weird.

Flip Wilson Show Intro

https://youtu.be/L8-sLfyyEi0?si=Vm7U0q9X9QH-8LIF

Flip Wilson Show Theme (Clean and Full)

https://youtu.be/hLCV-UfBIf8?si=GxLDKH2dkvWD2XtY

Jim

[Ankerson]

Here you go, 1972

https://youtu.be/kXhrUzSs2Q4&list=PLLhOnau-tupRuBO0jhFQxjQG0IUSNFPjw

[James Y]

Gunsmoke

I'm pretty sure this show was mentioned earlier in the thread. My dad loved western movies and TV series. As a kid, I was never the biggest fan of western TV shows; however, Gunsmoke was definitely my favorite. Its original run lasted from 1955 - 1975. What set it apart for me were the main characters. They all had their own interesting and unique personality quirks and character development, something that most current TV series lack.

https://youtube.com/shorts/a90-Hwf0cg8?si=toi4Qd_hOK74jDf5

https://youtube.com/shorts/yaHMYAbsTQ8?si=kmq_zVUMiaiAvEks

Jim

[Ankerson]

Gunsmoke

I'm pretty sure this show was mentioned earlier in the thread. My dad loved western movies and TV series. As a kid, I was never the biggest fan of western TV shows; however, Gunsmoke was definitely my favorite. Its original run lasted from 1955 - 1975. What set it apart for me were the main characters. They all had their own unique personality quirks and character development, something that most modern TV series lack.

https://youtube.com/shorts/a90-Hwf0cg8?si=toi4Qd_hOK74jDf5

https://youtube.com/shorts/yaHMYAbsTQ8?si=kmq_zVUMiaiAvEks

Jim

Jim,


MOST Shows today lack a lot of things.

One thing I really don't like is the soap opera type plots replacing the old style show episodes that could stand on their own.


Jim

[James Y]

Gunsmoke

I'm pretty sure this show was mentioned earlier in the thread. My dad loved western movies and TV series. As a kid, I was never the biggest fan of western TV shows; however, Gunsmoke was definitely my favorite. Its original run lasted from 1955 - 1975. What set it apart for me were the main characters. They all had their own unique personality quirks and character development, something that most modern TV series lack.

https://youtube.com/shorts/a90-Hwf0cg8?si=toi4Qd_hOK74jDf5

https://youtube.com/shorts/yaHMYAbsTQ8?si=kmq_zVUMiaiAvEks

Jim

Jim,


MOST Shows today lack a lot of things.

One thing I really don't like is the soap opera type plots replacing the old style show episodes that could stand on their own.


Jim

Well, Jim, I certainly can't argue with you there. But if I made a comprehensive list of all the things lacking in today's TV series, it would take us down a whole other rabbit hole...



TBH, I pretty much stopped watching dramatic TV series altogether a couple/few years ago. And even then, I was barely watching any dramatic TV series.

Nowadays, I occasionally watch old shows on TV Land, and non-news, nonfiction shows.

Jim

[James Y]

You gotta be freakin' kidding me...

https://youtu.be/4i_SOunZ-zE?si=Bkb7NnLpe4za_G0C

OK, this is not a nearly-forgotten TV show, theme, or ad, but the subject of Dwayne Johnson's over-exposure in Hollywood has been brought up in this thread.

And even though the 1980 Popeye movie starring Robin Williams wasn't a great movie, he was the only actor who could have played a live-action Popeye. Certainly not Dwayne Johnson.

Jim

[Ankerson]

You gotta be freakin' kidding me...

https://youtu.be/4i_SOunZ-zE?si=Bkb7NnLpe4za_G0C

OK, this is not a nearly-forgotten TV show, theme, or ad, but the subject of Dwayne Johnson's over-exposure in Hollywood has been brought up in this thread.

And even though the 1980 Popeye movie starring Robin Williams wasn't a great movie, he was the only actor who could have played a live-action Popeye. Certainly not Dwayne Johnson.

Jim

Jim,

What a joke.


Jim

[James Y]

You gotta be freakin' kidding me...

https://youtu.be/4i_SOunZ-zE?si=Bkb7NnLpe4za_G0C

OK, this is not a nearly-forgotten TV show, theme, or ad, but the subject of Dwayne Johnson's over-exposure in Hollywood has been brought up in this thread.

And even though the 1980 Popeye movie starring Robin Williams wasn't a great movie, he was the only actor who could have played a live-action Popeye. Certainly not Dwayne Johnson.

Jim

Jim,

What a joke.


Jim

Jim,

Yes, it is. But sadly, as you've indicated, it's not a kind of joke, but a kind of joke.

I suppose next, Dwayne Johnson will star in the Braveheart remake as William Wallace. Then he'll play Mr. Lee (Bruce Lee's character) in the Enter the Dragon remake. Then he'll star as Bugs Bunny in the live action Looney Tunes movie. What's next? Oh yeah, don't forget, he'll play Homer Simpson in the live action Simpsons movie. I'm exaggerating, of course. Or am I?

Hollyweird can't come up with anything original, so they are perfectly happy to reach back and ruin everything that came before.



Jim

[Ankerson]

You gotta be freakin' kidding me...

https://youtu.be/4i_SOunZ-zE?si=Bkb7NnLpe4za_G0C

OK, this is not a nearly-forgotten TV show, theme, or ad, but the subject of Dwayne Johnson's over-exposure in Hollywood has been brought up in this thread.

And even though the 1980 Popeye movie starring Robin Williams wasn't a great movie, he was the only actor who could have played a live-action Popeye. Certainly not Dwayne Johnson.

Jim

Jim,

What a joke.


Jim

Jim,

Yes, it is. But sadly, as you've indicated, it's not a kind of joke, but a kind of joke.

I suppose next, Dwayne Johnson will star in the Braveheart remake as William Wallace. Then he'll play Mr. Lee (Bruce Lee's character) in the Enter the Dragon remake. Then he'll star as Bugs Bunny in the live action Looney Tunes movie. What's next? Oh yeah, don't forget, he'll play Homer Simpson in the live action Simpsons movie. I'm exaggerating, of course. Or am I?

Hollyweird can't come up with anything original, so they are perfectly happy to reach back and ruin everything that came before.



Jim

Jim,

It's really pathetic if you think about it.

And he will play Bruce Willis's role in all the Die Hard Remakes.

And then the Death Wish Remakes.

And John Wick remakes.

And then Terminator remakes.

And then don't forget the Rambo and Rocky Remakes.

Then all of the Stat Trek remakes.



Jim

[James Y]

You gotta be freakin' kidding me...

https://youtu.be/4i_SOunZ-zE?si=Bkb7NnLpe4za_G0C

OK, this is not a nearly-forgotten TV show, theme, or ad, but the subject of Dwayne Johnson's over-exposure in Hollywood has been brought up in this thread.

And even though the 1980 Popeye movie starring Robin Williams wasn't a great movie, he was the only actor who could have played a live-action Popeye. Certainly not Dwayne Johnson.

Jim

Jim,

What a joke.


Jim

Jim,

Yes, it is. But sadly, as you've indicated, it's not a kind of joke, but a kind of joke.

I suppose next, Dwayne Johnson will star in the Braveheart remake as William Wallace. Then he'll play Mr. Lee (Bruce Lee's character) in the Enter the Dragon remake. Then he'll star as Bugs Bunny in the live action Looney Tunes movie. What's next? Oh yeah, don't forget, he'll play Homer Simpson in the live action Simpsons movie. I'm exaggerating, of course. Or am I?

Hollyweird can't come up with anything original, so they are perfectly happy to reach back and ruin everything that came before.



Jim

Jim,

It's really pathetic if you think about it.

And he will play Bruce Willis's role in all the Die Hard Remakes.

And then the Death Wish Remakes.

And John Wick remakes.

And then Terminator remakes.

And then don't forget the Rambo and Rocky Remakes.

Then all of the Stat Trek remakes.



Jim

LOL. We could probably make an entire 100-page thread on all the incompatible roles and remakes that could (and probably will) be given to Dwayne Johnson.



Jim

[Ankerson]

Jim,

What a joke.


Jim

Jim,

Yes, it is. But sadly, as you've indicated, it's not a kind of joke, but a kind of joke.

I suppose next, Dwayne Johnson will star in the Braveheart remake as William Wallace. Then he'll play Mr. Lee (Bruce Lee's character) in the Enter the Dragon remake. Then he'll star as Bugs Bunny in the live action Looney Tunes movie. What's next? Oh yeah, don't forget, he'll play Homer Simpson in the live action Simpsons movie. I'm exaggerating, of course. Or am I?

Hollyweird can't come up with anything original, so they are perfectly happy to reach back and ruin everything that came before.



Jim

Jim,

It's really pathetic if you think about it.

And he will play Bruce Willis's role in all the Die Hard Remakes.

And then the Death Wish Remakes.

And John Wick remakes.

And then Terminator remakes.

And then don't forget the Rambo and Rocky Remakes.

Then all of the Stat Trek remakes.



Jim

LOL. We could probably make an entire 100-page thread on all the incompatible roles and remakes that could (and probably will) be given to Dwayne Johnson.



Jim

Jim,

More like 1,000 pages.


Jim

[James Y]

"IF YA SMEEEEEELLLLLLALALALALOHH, ALL THE ROLES ... ROCK'S ... TAKIN'!"

https://youtu.be/Mr8glaM4ruM?si=qQKYL_H3U6Ajd6tD

Jim

[James Y]

C&H Pure Cane Sugar Commercial (1976)

https://youtu.be/YtQCcB9xLDw?si=MIK7xDRFZP23Jnf1

Jim

[James Y]

Almond Joy / Mounds Commercial (1978)

https://youtu.be/HdwVw4KZ_Bc?si=tsW-SvFLjvx1KyhV

Mounds Candy Bar Commercial (1970s)

https://youtu.be/xe9DP1YutIk?si=g0_3jP7P1I8Ke8Bo

Jim

[James Y]

Fantastic Four (1967) YouTube-Friendly Marathon

These bring back memories. I literally hadn't seen these episodes since age 4 or 5 (in 1967 or 1968). I'll be turning 61 in a couple of months.

My favorite episode was the one about Galactus (which is not included in this marathon), but I remember my second-favorite as being the episode about Blastaar (which starts at around 1:00:50).

https://youtu.be/z8N_KgN4u68?si=50u3IBVzZVg9I0l1

Jim