One thing that is unique about Twitter is that the "handles" on Twitter have to be no more than 15 characters. Examples of current shows' Twitter handles include "GreysABC" (for Grey's Anatomy), "NBCGrimm" (for the TV series titled Grimm), and "PersonInterest" (for CBS's Person of Interest). I thought I would decide to create a thread where we can make up imaginary Twitter handles for old/"classic" TV shows. It is okay to insert the name of the show's original network into the imaginary handle, but that would restrict the rest of the handle to 11 or 12 characters, so networks' names are optional.

Disclaimer: This is just an idea of mine, and is purely just a game. The "handles" created in this thread are purely fictional and do not represent actual Twitter accounts.

I will start by creating an imaginary Twitter handle for the former NBC sitcom Friends. It would be:

@Friends_NBC

How about this one for Hart to Hart:

@Harts_ABC

Or maybe @Hart2Hart_ABC.

Another note: Think of as many "handles" as you can.

What if old game shows of the past had Twitter handles like TPIR and LMAD do now on CBS?

For Jim's $ale, for instance, it would probably have been something like @SOTC_NBC or @$ale_NBC. Jim and Summer could have each had their own; for Jim, it would have been @JimPerrySOTC, and for Summer, it would likely have been @SummerB_SOTC (it would have to have been like that because Bartholomew would have been too long for the handle).

@PartridgeFamily_ABC
@BradyBunch_ABC
@TheCourtshipOfEddie'sFather_ABC

@LittleHouseOnThePrairie_NBC

@LALaw_NBC
@Hardcastle_ABC
@PerryMason_CBS

@CharliesAngels_ABC
@TJHooker_ABC
@Matlock_NBC (and then @Matlock_ABC when it moved there)
@TwilightZone_CBS

The FBI: @TheFBI_ABC
The Brady Bunch: @BradyBunch_ABC
Marcus Welby, M.D.: @MarcusWelbyABC
The Partridge Family: @Partridge_ABC
Happy Days: @HappyDays_ABC
Dynasty: @Dynasty_ABC

Anything else? Remember, the rule is, you can only restrict the fictional handles to 15 characters, even if they end up looking silly/stupid. Some show's full titles can be too long for a 15-character handle.

Three’s Company: @ThreesCo_ABC or @3sCompany_ABC
Eight is Enough: @8isEnough_ABC

Also,

The Dick Van Dyke Show: @DickVanDykeShow
December Bride: @December_Bride

(Didn't need to put "CBS" in either shows' handle.)

Some other NBC shows:

Hill Street Blues: @HillStreet_NBC
Cheers: @Cheers_NBC
The Cosby Show: @NBCTheCosbyShow, @NBCCosbyShow, or @CosbyShow_NBC
Family Ties: @NBCFamilyTies
The Golden Girls: @NBCGoldenGirls
Frasier: @Frasier_NBC or @NBCFrasier
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: @NBCFreshPrince
Empty Nest: @NBCEmptyNest

Nanny and the Professor: @ABCNannyProf, or @NannyProf_ABC, or @FigalillySilly

One thing that is unique about Twitter is that the "handles" on Twitter have to be no more than 15 characters. Examples of current shows' Twitter handles include "GreysABC" (for Grey's Anatomy), "NBCGrimm" (for the TV series titled Grimm), and "PersonInterest" (for CBS's Person of Interest). I thought I would decide to create a thread where we can make up imaginary Twitter handles for old/"classic" TV shows. It is okay to insert the name of the show's original network into the imaginary handle, but that would restrict the rest of the handle to 11 or 12 characters, so networks' names are optional.

Disclaimer: This is just an idea of mine, and is purely just a game. The "handles" created in this thread are purely fictional and do not represent actual Twitter accounts.

I really hope 10 years from now we'll all laugh at this like we did with "chat rooms".

I really hope 10 years from now we'll all laugh at this like we did with "chat rooms".

And I really, really hope this!

Why, because social media is stupid?

How about this? Four of the long-running Norman Lear/Tandem/TAT sitcoms have imaginary handles on this thread:

All in the Family: @AllinFamily_CBS
Maude: @Maude_CBS
Good Times: @GoodTimes_CBS
The Jeffersons: @Jeffersons_CBS
One Day at a Time: @OneDayTime_CBS, or @OneDay_CBS, or @OneDayataTime

Here's a few...

Diff'rnt Strokes-@DiffrntStrokes_NBC
Mork and Mindy-@Mork&Mindy_ABC
Bob Newhart Show-@BNHS_CBS
Gimme a Break!-@GimmeABreak_NBC
Facts of Life-@FactsofLife_NBC

More To Come...

Or... think of as many handles for one show as you like, such as...

Different Strokes: @DiffStrokes_NBC
Mork & Mondy: @MorkMindy_ABC or @MorkandMindy
The Bob Newhart Show: @BobNewhartShow or @NewhartShow70s
Newhart (1980s): @Newhart_CBS, @Newhart1980s, @NewhartShow80s, or @Newhart8290
Gimme a Break!: @NBCGimmeABreak
The Facts of Life: @NBCFactsofLife
The Golden Girls: @GoldenGirlsNBC or @NBCGoldenGirls
Empty Nest: @NBCEmptyNest
Amen: @NBCAmen
227: @NBC_227

Barney Miller: @BarneyM_ABC
St. Elsewhere: @StE_NBC

The Mary Tyler Moore Show:

@CBSTheMTMShow
@MaryMooreShow70
@MaryTylerMoore7
@MTMShowonCBS

Hill Street Blues: @HillStreet_NBC, @NBCHillStreet or @HillStreetBlues
St. Elsewhere: @NBCStElsewhere or @StElsewhereNBC

St. Elsewhere: @NBCStElsewhere or @StElsewhereNBC

Those St. Elsewhere ones are better than the one I had! Good job.

Dallas: @Dallas_CBS, @Dallas7891_CBS, @RealDallasCBS
Knots Landing: @KnotsLanding, @KnotsLandingCBS, @CBSKnotsLanding
Falcon Crest: @FalconCrest_CBS

Barney Miller: @BarneyMillerABC (show's full title, no underscore needed)
Three's Company: @3sCompany_ABC, @ThreesCo_ABC, @ABC3sCompany
Who's the Boss?: @WhosTheBossABC
Growing Pains: @GrowingPainsABC
Moonlighting: @MoonlightingABC
Charlie's Angels: @CharliesAngels, or @CharliesAngels1

The upcoming reboot of The Wonder Years will have the Twitter handle "@WonderYearsABC". The problem with this? That could easily have been used for the original 1988 series. Another reason to hate the current reboot/remake/revival trend.:angryfire

How else are the original or reboot Wonder Years serieses supposed to render their handles? Put an underscore between "WonderYears" and "ABC" (for either series)? "@WonderYears21" (for the reboot)? "@WonderYears88ABC" (for the original)? Oh, wait, that's gonna exceed the 15-character limit for Twitter handles...

MASH: @MASH_CBS
Hogan's heroes: @CBSHogan
Mannix: @MannixonCBS
All in the family: @AITF_CBS
Gunsmoke: @GunsmokeCBS

The Streets of San Francisco:

@StreetsSF