TV Shows of my youth

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 01/26/2017 at 09:21 • Filed to: None

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They just don’t write music like this any more for TV.

The Lost in Space theme was written by Johnny Williams. Yes, that Johnny Williams.

vondon302 > ttyymmnn 01/26/2017 at 09:25

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Chips is so painful to watch now but damn the cars THE CARS!

Swat and emergency were 2 of my favorites growing up.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > ttyymmnn 01/26/2017 at 09:35

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Don’t remember much about emergengy, but remember loving it. now I wish my name was Randolf Mantooth.

ttyymmnn > vondon302 01/26/2017 at 09:37

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I think I watched most every episode of Emergency. I played a few episodes for my kids on Netflix, and they liked them. I think what works is that they show (pretty much) what firefighters and paramedics do, but without the extreme drama, gore and sex that comes along with shows today.

ttyymmnn > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/26/2017 at 09:39

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Great name. He’s got a lot of Native American in him (his father was from Oklahoma, but his mother was German). I think you can still watch it on Netflix.

X37.9XXS > ttyymmnn 01/26/2017 at 09:40

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Meh

The Brits had it all over those guys

ttyymmnn > X37.9XXS 01/26/2017 at 09:48

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Either way, it was an era when people cared about writing good music for TV shows, and the music is as indicative of the era as the shows.

Roundbadge > vondon302 01/26/2017 at 09:55

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My in-laws don’t have cable, and the various antenna digital channels they get rebroadcast a lot of these. I tried watching CHiPs again recently and hated it...but the car spotting is top-notch.

I never saw Emergency until they had it on one evening. I’m sad I missed it, because I love the truck. I remember syndicated reruns of SWAT were always on before the news when I was 5-10, before stations started doing news at 5, 4, etc. I’ve still never seen an episode of that.

vondon302 > Roundbadge 01/26/2017 at 10:02

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I’ve been without cable for 19 years so I have the same stations. I was getting weak but then youtube and netflix saved the day. I remember liking chips as a kid and then I rewatched it. Ugh simpler time for sure.

Also yeah the truck kicks ass.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 01/26/2017 at 10:07

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ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/26/2017 at 10:15

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An acid trip without the acid.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 01/26/2017 at 10:20

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Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 01/26/2017 at 12:15

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Dammit, get out of my head!

You forgot:

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 01/26/2017 at 12:26

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These shows are cool, but they will never be Airwolf cool. One of the main characters play string bass.

ttyymmnn > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/26/2017 at 12:49

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Despite my love of aviation, I was never an Airwolf fan.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 01/26/2017 at 14:39

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Chose not to go with Bionic Woman. I watched the show, but the music paled in comparison to some of the other ones. Almost included The Partridge Family, but David Cassidy. Never watched Space 1999, sadly, though I knew about it. Only watched Star Trek as an adult. My whole family watched the Muppet Show. God, I miss Jim Henson. Oh, wait! I just remembered another one.

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 01/26/2017 at 16:23

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Oh well, if you’re gonna go Saturday morning, then you might as well include:

The Monkees Greatest Hits was the first album I ever owned. Actually shared. My siblings and I sent away for it by mail through an offer that played at the end of each episode.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 01/26/2017 at 16:30

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Oh, geez, I forgot about those shows. Two thumbs up for both. We used to get the Banana Splits every day after school on WGN.

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 01/26/2017 at 16:34

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And now I get them on disc and Boomerang! Love technology.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 01/26/2017 at 16:37

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My Dish package dropped Boomerang. :(

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 01/26/2017 at 16:38

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:(( That hits right in the nuts.