Nearly-Forgotten TV Shows, Themes, and Ads

[James Y]

https://youtu.be/WZbLAPFmHdg

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

Jim,

i always remembered Hollywood Squares as featuring a lot of celebrities whose acting careers were mostly over. It seemed like Paul Lynde was the most popular, but I'm not sure if it was because of his quips, or because he was always the center square.

Match Game, though on a smaller scale, featured various celebrities (and a few regulars) whose careers, for the most part, were still very much active; and at the end of the show. Gene Rayburn often asked them about the projects they were working on.

https://youtu.be/ESgVZ75npzc

Jim

[James Y]

Alice (1976 - 1985)

Opening credits:

https://youtu.be/ezC1X-45uWA

"Kiss My Grits"

https://youtu.be/pN2cfA45mUI

Jim

[James Y]

That's My Mama (1974 - 1975)

Intro & Outro:

https://youtu.be/fjiH2jdTe34

Jim

[James Y]

The Jeffersons (1975 - 1985)

When this show first came out, Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson reminded me of a classmate that I knew since 1st grade. They looked alike and spoke similarly. I could imagine that kid grew up to look and act just like him.

Intro:

https://youtu.be/SUGWOWy4CCQ

Jim

[James Y]

One Day at a Time (1975 - 1984)

Intro:

https://youtu.be/pBoKqVWavQE

Jim

[James Y]

Cold Case (2003 - 2010)

IMO, this was one of the best TV crime dramas.

Intro:

https://youtu.be/oaw9Vpa0JDM

Jim

[James Y]

Dr. Pepper Commercial, "Be a Pepper" (1977)

This series of "Be a Pepper" commercials featured David Naughton, who later starred in 'An American Werewolf in London'.

https://youtu.be/jvCTaccEkMI

Jim

[James Y]

King Kong (1966 cartoon series)

The animation was done by Japan's Toei Studios.

Intro & End Credits:

https://youtu.be/j6M0gJ2ILEo

Jim

[James Y]

Here are three of the Marvel cartoons from The Marvel Superheroes Show (1966). They weren't as good as the Spider-Man series, and especially Hanna-Barbera's Fantastic Four series.

Hulk (intro)

https://youtu.be/_sFh-7m9540

Prince Namor: The Sub-Mariner (intro)

https://youtu.be/inE0wUHV1Qw

The Mighty Thor (intro)

https://youtu.be/rR61nWNr03o

Jim

[James Y]

Here's the Iron Man and Captain America cartoons from the same 1966 show, along with the entire show's intro and outro. The songs for all of them were funny and weird.

https://youtu.be/K3g0tzgIezY

Iron Man (intro)

https://youtu.be/P1-EaWvLwp4

Captain America (intro)

https://youtu.be/WeSpLnZF9sk

"Merry Marvel Marching Society" (outro)

https://youtu.be/qzgJuYktZR8

Jim

[Manixguy@1994]

This was a great show for its time .

[Doc Dan]

[Ankerson]

https://youtu.be/m4hVUYyR95Y

https://youtu.be/Q1XOacWCbuo&list=PLE0NwonZdOxn-a_qx-jIndKrsX_etIQ4P

https://youtu.be/Y6BXaGEuqxo

[James Y]

Great entries, guys!! Keem 'em coming.

Jim

[James Y]

The Avengers (British TV series; 1961 - 1969)

Season 5, Opening & Closing Credits:

https://youtu.be/Wg3oRtN0iqE

Jim

[James Y]

Wonder Woman (1976 - 1979 TV Series)

The TV series was campy as ****, but IMO, Lynda Carter was WAY hotter than Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.

Opening & Closing Credits

https://youtu.be/imc_qG8Re2Q

Wonder Woman Super Strength

https://youtu.be/s6bIIhmVyxo

Jim

[rangefinder]

The Avengers (British TV series; 1961 - 1969)

Season 5, Opening & Closing Credits:

https://youtu.be/Wg3oRtN0iqE

Jim

There was a bunch of great spy/thriller type shows back in the 1960s/70s. From the UK, there was "The Avengers", "Danger Man", "The Saint"; from the US there was "I Spy", "Man From UNCLE", "Mission: Impossible" and probably others I'm forgetting.

Another UK show:

https://youtu.be/osNmf_zmSyE

"The Prisoner" is definitely a "cult" show -- you either love it or hate it. (I'm in the "love it" camp.) By today's standards, it'd be considered a mini-series, since there are only 16 episodes. The whole show was a bit bizarre, but the final episode is truly weird.

[James Y]

The Avengers (British TV series; 1961 - 1969)

Season 5, Opening & Closing Credits:

https://youtu.be/Wg3oRtN0iqE

Jim

There was a bunch of great spy/thriller type shows back in the 1960s/70s. From the UK, there was "The Avengers", "Danger Man", "The Saint"; from the US there was "I Spy", "Man From UNCLE", "Mission: Impossible" and probably others I'm forgetting.

Another UK show:

https://youtu.be/osNmf_zmSyE

"The Prisoner" is definitely a "cult" show -- you either love it or hate it. (I'm in the "love it" camp.) By today's standards, it'd be considered a mini-series, since there are only 16 episodes. The whole show was a bit bizarre, but the final episode is truly weird.

My older brother was into "The Prisoner." I was way too young to have much of an impression or appreciation of it. I DO recall Rover (the giant white balloon that can track and suffocate people). I remember one of the suffocation scenes, but it didn't scare me, or even bother me at all; I just thought it was kinda cool. I was about 6 or 7 when I saw it on TV. Seeing that now, I know I would like the series a lot. I tend to like weird stuff, anyway.

Jim

[Ankerson]

https://youtu.be/pagf60H_z38&list=PLzK39dCkWVJ-g51_o1TuwlNR1W5Z4-keN

https://youtu.be/iWiRI9ZBJEo&list=PLudYrNy8teJBx-g5M_GwPQc-hhVOptDRx

https://youtu.be/IasZO1su0gs&list=PL0gyAfgz7fnPcNujh6DlT6uQ--QkdkCTI

https://youtu.be/Cq61IfXAqMs

[James Y]

Great picks, Jim!

Jim