Ive been stumpted on this for some time. This was very similar in plot to the present day series, Criminal Minds and co starred Kent McCord and Richard Kind. Ran from 1980-1982, never a true ratings hit, was cancelled, then revived 3 years later in first-run syndication, airing new episodes from 1985-1989. That '80s Show 1x12 Tuesday Scenes. It went on like that for a while...it seemed so funny at the time. This short-lived series last for a total of five episodes and it aired on CBS from March 15, 1982 to April 12, 1982. Executive producer and writer James D. Parriott didn't expect anyone to take these characters seriously as they weren't meant to be, they were written for fun, for laughs as the humor was very campy and tongue in cheek. It does have a bit of a cult following and I think it had the potential to be a decent series if it would have been given more of a chance. Eclectic and interesting list of TV shows, a lot of them from my childhood. Hi everyone. That aired on NBC for thirteen episodes lasting from October 2 – December 25, 1982. Bill Sadler played Lieutenant Charlie Fontana, Cleary's only friend left on the force and who helped him with his cases whenever possible. Starred Darren McGavin. She played Jennifer Farrell, a Hollywood sex symbol who died tragically (ran over by an ice cream truck) and decided to haunt her old Beverly Hills home. Orson Welles had originally been asked to play the role, but creative differences with Paramount, the production company, prompted him to bow out of the project. Glory Miller (author) from USA on July 18, 2014: @roseozhrin: Hi there.. Yep, Otherworld was a 1985 TV series that ran on CBS for 8 episodes. this is for Goofy....the shhow is called Kolcheck The Night Stalker. In 1980s LA, a crew of misfits reinvent themselves as the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. He was a research scientist who specialized in studying those who were considered to be human anomalies. TVGuide has every full episode so you can stay-up-to-date and watch your favorite show That '80s Show anytime, anywhere. Ernie Hudson was Sgt. They are to become members of the newly formed B.A.D. Rounding out the cast was Ace's girlfriend, Luana (Shera Danesand) and Lt. Fanning (Dick Christie), a police officer who is just awestruck by Ace's luck. I hope you had fun and that maybe it sparked a few memories for you. What would critics know, or ratings, listen to the people, and you will realise that people do like these series, no one asks their opinions, and quite frankly there are a lot of series that got cancelled for no other reason than production, or big wigs making the rules. It wasn't as good as 70s show (maybe better then the last season which I found mediocre), but if it had more time I am sure I would have grown to like the characters almost as much. Watch the full trailer below. Highly collectable. Based on the film of the same name, Gung Ho starred Scott Bakula as Hunt Stevenson in this short-lived series that first aired on ABC December 5, 1986 and lasted until June 27, 1987. The Insiders was a 198x TV series that fits your category, I remember it as UK satellite TV picked it up as a cheap import back in its early days. The series first aired on February 7, 1981 and lasted until March 21, 1981 with a total of six episodes airing. Where is MATT LINCOLN starring the late, great Vince Edwards?.This series dealt with a psychiatric social worker who helped emotionally stressed people in need. The plot of this small screen series had mad scientist, Simon Quaid (James Wainwwright) taking control of the robots and planning to use them in a plot to rule the world. Load More. Ya hear that Paramount!! The show never found an audience because it was pitted against Dallas on CBS. Most of the others in this lens I never saw or didnt really like. Critics said the series was merely an attempt to update the old Route 66 series for the 1960s. This series lasted from April 11, 1986 to May 30, 1986 and was viewed by some as merely a way for NBC to cash in on the popularity of the Police Academy movies of the big screen. Wow, I always imagined it consisted of more than 4-5 episodes. George took the cat to the vet, and when the vet called back to say the cat (X) was pregnant, Gracie thought her friend (X) was pregnant (even though she went in X place). The dialogue is stupid, the characters are vapid, and the stories are non-existent, but ha-ha-ha, that girl is trying to dance like Pat Benatar. Thanks for the visit and the comment! Nobody I know can remember this and I was a kid at the time so maybe I've got confused but if anyone recalls it please let me know. Critics dismissed it charging it was just a Mod Squad update. Iâm becoming nostalgic in my old age. I would love to know the name.... the show was great. 3 St. Elmo’s Fire Having to use cars, clothes and sets that fit the 1950's feel of the series and the budget for the remaining 11 episodes was set at $18 million dollars. Great lens. NO, If YOU hang I die! Glory Miller (author) from USA on November 14, 2014: The story is that Arnold "Beef"/"Ice Man" Beifneiter (portrayed by Mickey Jones) who had the ability to freeze anything he touched, was written out of the show right after the pilot episode because of a complaint by Marvel Comics who had a similar character in their X Men series of characters. During the day, Mach worked as a trouble shooter for the police department, but by night he was a crime fighter known as The Street Hawk. @jackiejormpjomp: Maybe Greatest American Hero? Kelly Ann Christensen from Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas on January 03, 2020: It looks like you are right, Glory. I have a very faint memory of a tv show I watched in the 80's, but it seems I watched it in the daytime- so maybe it was older??? Go to the com icons guys, and see that these kinds of series still have cult following, and they bring happiness and joy, rather than boring violence and darkness. I think it was 1980's. What about 'Marbelhead Manor' with Paxton Whitehead and Michael Richards? Sadly, the series debuted against CBS's very popular series The Dukes of Hazzard. What about a show called " The Calicacks". The cartoon was Kidd Video for sure. The main premise is even fuzzy, but the older woman may have actually been a ghost- or a psychic. A comedy by the team behind "Orange Is the New Black." goldenrulecomics from New Jersey on May 30, 2011: I only remember a handful of the shows, and I have to say that Gung Ho was just terrible. Dennis Bagguley on August 24, 2020: Hello does anyone know a good website that sells TV series on DVD?, i am looking for The New People-1969-1970 at the moment. With all the new mutant type stuff I was desperately trying to remember Misfits of Science. But, this was no run of the mile detective agency as Amanda was a witch who used her powers to solve cases which sounded easy but lets just say that her powers were sometimes a little unreliable. Sophia has a crush on Katie and kisses her. The main character was an older woman and it seems she had 2 younger girls living in the house. It was great to see the title again, Misfits of Science. One episode guest starred Charo. Also of note, this page went through a bit of a cleaning and was updated on May 15, 2020. The post New cinematic trailer shows a first look of VALORANT’s Agent 14 appeared first on Dot Esports. That '80s Show Season 1 show reviews & Metacritic score: "The date is 1984. Battles (John Ashton) gets a brand new partner, young and brash Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski (Richard Tyson). Robert Blake was Father Noah "Hardstep" Rivers a priest at St. Dominic's parish is a tough east LA neighborhood. Playing next. The bad guy, carrying a lantern falls to his death on the hole. He was considered by many to be nothing more than a lawless vigilante no much better in ethics than those he helped to catch and send to prison. The series tried to find its comedy by the interactions between Buddy and the player's on his son's team. Kathy Lunt I think the show you are talking about is MacGruder and Loud (1985). :). The Phoenix its run on ABC on March 19, 1982 and ended on April 16, 1982. !Automan when it first came out, and recently was able to get the DVD, it was great, such happy memories and a fun series. boss's name was Greenspan I think ..........the investigator had a female partner. This short-lived series that aired on NBC from February 3, 1989 to April 14, 1989, brought David Soul back to prime-time as Westley Grayson, an agent with the Behavioral Science Unit of the U.S. Justice Department. @MrAverageGuy: I loved Ellery Queen. The character was often thought of as Baretta (Blake's famous cop role from the 70's) in a priest's collar. Some criminal band sets a bomb (inside a case ?, inside a cactus ?) For the most part it received good reviews, but just couldn't find its audience. I don't remember ANY of these ! Please help! That '80s Show (TV Series 2002) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Joining them in their fight to stop car thieves is Officer Samantha Jensen (a young Michelle Pfeiffer). (Burns) would talk to the audience and (Gracie) had a cat named (X) for her friend, which stayed on the car in the garage and her friend (X) had a doctors appointment that she couldn't keep so (Gracie) went instead. One that gets forgotten, never truly shown in syndication much either, is the show It's A Living (also known as Making A Living). She did the Charleston and had a crush on Rudolph Valentino. Former football player, Merlin Olsen, starred as Buddy Landau just an ordinary guy who loved sports and who ended up coaching his son, Lanny's, baseball team. Unfortunately, The Empire Strikes Back accounted for 25 percent of all ticket sales in the summer. Anyone remember an 80s TV show set in a bar in San Bernardino? I stopped watching most TV by about 1976 as there were so many new flops and the older series were nearing their end or the quality had become seriously compromised by then, but I would always see the commercials during movies and of course TV Guide listings. Happily I got a life latter. Some of you may find answers if you go to Youtube and search "TV Show Openings" followed by the year you think the show aired. He had special abilities like telekinesis, the power to levitate and to do astral projection, etc. Only one film, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, had any guarantee of viewership. Surprised it didn't last long. "Night Train" Lane, Rick Duncommun was Officer William Raider an over weight and bumbling motor cycle cop. 7:30. I liked how he would transform himself. your welcome!!!!! Joe. I remember AUTOMAN - I LOVED Automan!!! that had a good looking young sheriff. A movie or show about 2 kids being taken care of by an older woman who is actually a robot? This was how I first learned about the 1920's era. Reed and Geoffry Scott (who took over Selleck's role) as Will Eubanks. I think I still have an episode of wizards and warriors on a VHS tape somewhere. Sadly, Simon would pass away, October 14, 2010 at age 58 from colorectal cancer. This fit well with the special power that Chase had, the ability to transform into any animal at will. It was one of the funniest show of TV for about 8-10 episodes (if that many). He along with his crew investigated crimes committed by serial killers. Wow, I was only 13 at the time, but I remember The Phoenix so well; especially the theme music - I've not heard since it was on the short-lived-air back in the early 80s, but that tune still plays through my head. Assisting Ace on his adventures was bumbling Toomey (Joe Regalbuto), an accountant by trade who idolized Ace. Directed by David Trainer. I watched all the episodes before it was cancelled. But thanks for the comment and for pointing it out to us! Report. Maybe you can help me. The series was hyped and promoted a lot, and had many thinking it was the hit of the year. The series lasted from September 13, 1987 until January 8, 1988 with 12 episodes. Impressive lens, sadly all I can remember is 'The Gemini Man' because Ben Murphy was in Alias Smith and Jones (an all time favourite T.V. Anyone recall a tv series where the main protagonist is a ninja trying to hide hispast while helping people and being relentlessly hunted by his clansman ninja.?? The show ran from January 5, 1986 to May 7, 1986 with a grand total of 13 episodes and was reminiscent of the old 70s series, The Magician that starred the late Bill Bixby. I remember watching one of the episodes and walked away from it because it lacked depth and was quite boring. NicholasYsamo9057. ;-) Most cool page here. Still, it's a memory itch I'd like to scratch. Robert Wright. Others, after watching an episode or two, it makes a viewer wonder how these shows ever made it into production to begin with, but be they good or bad, they are all short lived TV series from the 1980s'. Costarring Jason Late,Kelly Sanders, and Andre Gower. The series was meant to be a mid-season replacement but NBC had shows that were doing so well in the ratings that finding a place for the series was difficult. I remember a few of these, especially The Phoenix and Blacke's Magic. The network did like the show enough to try to find a better night and time slot, by moving it from its original Friday night position to Tuesday, but the viewers still never showed up. Apex Legends’ season 8 is called Mayhem, and if the launch trailer for it is any indication, it won’t have any trouble living up to the name. With Glenn Howerton, Tinsley Grimes, Chyler Leigh, Eddie Shin. Blond haired, blue eyed Judson Scott was Bennu of the Golden Light, an ancient extraterrestrial who was awakened from his sleeping place in Peru. This is the first time his acting career centered around a role connected with sports. The setting was a once elegant hotel known as The Nutt House that had fallen on hard times and of course it didn't help that it was staffed by a bunch of "loonies" which included owner Edwina Nutt (Cloris Leachman) who relied on her right hand manager, Reginald T. Turkington (Harvey Korman), who in turn had to deal with head housekeeper Ms Frick (also played by Leachman). Jerry Reed, a country music legend, wrote and performed the theme song, "Breakin' Loose". Lanny has no real talent for the sport and was only involved in it to please his dad.The show, a sitcom, aired for only four episodes on NBC starting on April 6, 1986 to May 4, 1986. Star Wars. Top 10 Movies That Ruined Childhoods In The 80s. Glory Miller (author) from USA on December 11, 2018: Hmm, I have no clue. He took the idea for the series to ABC because he had done Baretta for them, but they weren't interested, much to his disappointment. And that's all I remember of it. At the end of the 70's I saw a TV series "invisible sight" was the poorly translated name we got. JC the show you are thinking of is Jack and Mike. Rounding out the cast was Mark Blankenfield as Freddy, the nearly blind elevator operator, Brian McNamara as Charles Nutt III, Molly Hagen as Sally Lonnaneck and Gregory Itzin as Dennis. Fun lens, and must be a lot of us with 1970s nostalgia. also had a few made for tv movies as well. The male hero was an intellectual type who had built an entire castle in his mind when he was younger. A couple of other '80's shows I can think of that didn't last very long were a McLean Stevenson comedy series called "Condo", and a police program called "Houston Knights", which starred Michael Beck and Michael Pare. Sam Jones (Flash Gordon fame) was the Highwayman, a US Marshal in this futuristic series that critics said was a cross between Mad Max and Knight Rider.Partnered with Jones was Jetto, played by an Aussie actor, Jacko, whose main claim to fame here in the US was a series of commercials for Energizer batteries, you remember those, right, he would stick the battery on his shoulder and dare you to knock it off. Does anyone recall a show I believe was about a private eye paired with a superhero? Shaun Cassidy, who gained teen idol status as Joe Hardy on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, took on the role of Dave Stohler, a guy who loved bicycle racing in the series Breaking Away inspired by the 1979 feature film of the same name. Producer Mark Carliner described the series as what you get if you , "Season a pot of Robert A. Heinlein's "A Stranger in a Strange Land", with a pinch of Gore Vidal's "Kalki", fold in a cup of Eric Van Danniken's "Chariots of the Gods" and you've got it.". Now, to make ends meet he worked as a private detective. Peter Willcox was King an Elvis impersonator, Keenen Wynn was Butch and Hank Rolike was Sundance, two over the hill cops just waiting for retirement. This 1987 series was set in Hollywood during the 1950s; Jack Cleary (Michael Woods) was a good cop who lost his job because of a frame up by those on the force who were the bad guys. I'm not sure if this was even a series or just a pilot. Their daughter, Princess Ariel (Julia Duffy) was betrothed to handsome Prince Erik. I would have like this to have been revived after 70s Show ended, maybe with some cameos from the cast once and a while. This NBC series ran for 15 episodes starting on September 4, 1985 to December 25, 1985. Automan was in a sense, Walter's alter-ego. It was picked up as a series, but during the summer of 1982, the movie Porky's, in which Kim had a role became a huge hit at the box office. Cats division which stands for Burglary Auto Detail Commercial Auto Thefts. The series was released on DVD on July 29, 2014. By this time, Cassidy had given up touring in his musical career, although he had released the album WASP, and speculated he should tour somewhat to promote it. - Oct 1982 to July 1983 (20 eps), The Master - Jan 1984 to Aug 1984 (13 eps), Automan - Dec 1983 to April 1984 (13 eps). You forgot Hot Pursuit and Cover Up from 1984. He took the role of Alexander Blacke because it was different, Blacke was outgoing and the story lines were exciting. There's another i remember from Saturday morning cartoons on NBC about a pop band that gets sucked into another dimension and turned into cartoons. The plot involved a gang of street toughs who were given a choice, work for the police as undercover agents infiltrating street gangs in order to prevent gang related crimes or go to jail. :). Set during the time of King Arthur's Court, Conway played Prince Erik Greystone, a knight who was the defender of the Kingdom of Camarand which was ruled by kindly King Baaldorf (Tom Hill) and his wife, Queen Lattinia (Julie Payne). Does anyone remember a show about an investigator with one hand, demoted to an office in the basement who continued to do investigations contrary to his bosses directives. Blake began working on the concept for Helltown when he was working on Blood Feud in 1983. trying to remember the name of a science fiction show of the 80s about a paranormal investigative team investigating strange occurrences. Watch trailers & learn more. It successfully managed to turn the camera on the typical American high school of the ‘80s and really show what went on in the minds of that generation even when it wasn’t necessarily always what people wanted to hear. anyone have an idea ? I'm really surprised you didn't include 1980's "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" on this list. 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