One of my favorite old tv shows:

I can't say I remember The Land of the Giants, but when it comes to old-time favourites of mine, the list is long and distinguished.

The Streets of San Francisco
The Munsters
Gilligan's Island
The Odd Couple
Mannix
The Rockford Files
Bonanza
Gunsmoke

And so many more!

IMO, television was never as good as, and will never be as good as that of the 60's and 70's.
 
It's still on in the wee hours of Sunday morning in this area on MeTV.

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Aunt Marg said:
I can't say I remember The Land of the Giants, but when it comes to old-time favourites of mine, the list is long and distinguished.

The Streets of San Francisco
The Munsters
Gilligan's Island
The Odd Couple
Mannix
The Rockford Files
Bonanza
Gunsmoke

And so many more!

IMO, television was never as good as, and will never be as good as that of the 60's and 70's.
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Fred Gwynne was perfect for the role of Herman Munster - especially because of his size & appearance due to a hormonal condition called "Acromegaly" which causes abnormal height & other facial features, as well as (unfortunately) a shortened life span (66 years). Several actors had this condition: Paul Benedict (the Englishman on "The Jeffersons), Richard Kiel ("Jaws" on the James Bond movies), Ted Cassidy ("Lurch" on The Adams Family), Andre The Giant, Tony Robbins.
 
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win231 said:
Fred Gwynne was perfect for the role of Herman Munster - especially because of his size & appearance due to a hormonal condition called "Acromegaly" which causes abnormal height & other facial features, as well as (unfortunately) a shortened life span (66 years). Several actors had this condition: Paul Benedict (the Englishman on "The Jeffersons), Richard Kiel ("Jaws" on the James Bond movies), Andre The Giant, Tony Robbins.
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I agree, size and voice, he had it all.

That old classic never fails to take me back in time. Such great old memories.
 
I love the original Mission Impossible with Peter Graves as Jim Phelps.

In the 70s, never failed to watch an episode of Charlie's Angels. In the 80s up to early 90s, Knots Landing.
 
hellomimi said:
I love the original Mission Impossible with Peter Graves as Jim Phelps.

In the 70s, never failed to watch an episode of Charlie's Angels. In the 80s up to early 90s, Knots Landing.
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Mission Impossible was a great show.
It was funny - whenever I saw Peter Graves, I always said, "Hmmmm, he sure looks like James Arness" before I knew they were brothers.
 
I definitely dreamed of Jeannie.

And even though I was a kid, Johnny Carson on my very own "black & white" which was the original house TV before dad got the Trinitron with color.
 
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Bewitched
Hill Street Blues
LA Law
Alias Smith and Jones
Rockford Files
’til Death us Do Part
The Avengers
The Persuaders
Top Cat
The Phil Silvers Show
The Good Life
to name but a few..
 
@Pappy Land of the Giants was shown in the UK, not sure what year. All I can remember is little people running through grass etc trying to escape from the giants and some would be captured and put in a box or cage. There was a sneaky little person who would make deals with the Giants. Not sure if I'm making sense Pappy or if my imagination has got the better of me o_O. I did like the props and given when it was made it was made it was a pretty good attempt at miniature replicas. Although some of the props may have looked a bit 'tacky' we did have TV programmes such as Stingray in which the props were equally amusing. :giggle:
 
Treacle said:
@Pappy Land of the Giants was shown in the UK, not sure what year. All I can remember is little people running through grass etc trying to escape from the giants and some would be captured and put in a box or cage. There was a sneaky little person who would make deals with the Giants. Not sure if I'm making sense Pappy or if my imagination has got the better of me o_O. I did like the props and given when it was made it was made it was a pretty good attempt at miniature replicas. Although some of the props may have looked a bit 'tacky' we did have TV programmes such as Stingray in which the props were equally amusing. :giggle:
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That’s the show. Some of the props were a little tacky.
 
win231 said:
Fred Gwynne was perfect for the role of Herman Munster - especially because of his size & appearance due to a hormonal condition called "Acromegaly" which causes abnormal height & other facial features, as well as (unfortunately) a shortened life span (66 years). Several actors had this condition: Paul Benedict (the Englishman on "The Jeffersons), Richard Kiel ("Jaws" on the James Bond movies), Ted Cassidy ("Lurch" on The Adams Family), Andre The Giant, Tony Robbins.
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I remember him from Car 54 Where Are You? That was one of my father's few favorite shows when I was growing up. He also loved Get Smart and so did I.
 
One of my favorite shows was Sea Hunt with Lloyd Bridges. I used to love that show and I'd wear my tighty whities over my head with my face looking out of a leg hole to simulate wearing a diving hood.
 
As a kid I really liked watching the original Lassie series, especially when it featured Timmy in the episodes. Always admired collie dogs but never owned one unfortunately.
 
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