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GARFIELDKOOL
06-27-2006, 01:55 PM
It was about an asian kid (Ernie Reyes, Jr) who was a champ in karate who assisted this cop(Gil Gerad) in fighting crime. It came on Friday nights in 1986 around 9:00 or 9:30. It was a drama that lasted a half an hour. It lasted one season or less, it premeired the same night as "Sledge Hammer."
Skywalker
06-28-2006, 09:43 PM
I remember that show. It's too bad the show only lasted a season. :( I thought it was pretty good.
TVFactFan
07-01-2006, 11:53 PM
It was about an asian kid (Ernie Reyes, Jr) who was a champ in karate who assisted this cop(Gil Gerad) in fighting crime. It came on Friday nights in 1986 around 9:00 or 9:30. It was a drama that lasted a half an hour. It lasted one season or less, it premeired the same night as "Sledge Hammer."


It lasted one season because ABC put it up against a Top Ten Show at the Time, on Fridays, "DALLAS"-lol
Skywalker
07-02-2006, 12:08 AM
It lasted one season because ABC put it up against a Top Ten Show at the Time, on Fridays, "DALLAS"-lol

:lol: That was a huge mistake on ABC's part. You can't compete with J.R. :lol:
TVFactFan
07-02-2006, 12:11 AM
:lol: That was a huge mistake on ABC's part. You can't compete with J.R. :lol:


Nope, not during that time it was too hot. Dallas owned Friday Nights in the 80's
GARFIELDKOOL
07-02-2006, 11:20 AM
Nope, not during that time it was too hot. Dallas owned Friday Nights in the 80's

By this time, Miami Vice gave Dallas some competition, and Dallas was no longer the king of Friday nights. CBS was in second place behind NBC and was about to fall to third behind ABC.
TVFactFan
07-02-2006, 12:32 PM
By this time, Miami Vice gave Dallas some competition, and Dallas was no longer the king of Friday nights. CBS was in second place behind NBC and was about to fall to third behind ABC.


Really?-lol Well Miami Vice was #26 after that 86-87 season while Dallas was #10

The next season Miami Vice was not even in the Top 30,

Same Thing with the 88-89 season as Dallas was falling at #29, Miami Vice was not in Top 30
TV Knowledge Fan
07-17-2006, 04:32 PM
....AND the pilot which aired on "THE DISNEY SUNDAY MOVIE" in the spring of 1986, called "The Last Electric Knight". ABC decided that title was too "stuffy", so they decided a snappier one {"SIDEKICKS"} would be a better choice. The problem was, the network promoted the series as a "comedy", which it certainly wasn't. It was a crime drama with warmth and comedy overtones...pairing it with "SLEDGE HAMMER!" wasn't such a great idea.

:tv:
MacLeaper
09-24-2006, 11:01 PM
I loved Sidekicks as a kid!!! Wow- some serious martial arts action! Way cool! I'd so love to see this show again. But until I can find the actual episodes again, I'll have to settle for this to tide me over.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gEgDqlFvdTo

Check it out!!! The opening theme song video for Sidekicks in French!!!!:)

(The theme song itself is still in English though)