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TVSCREEN2015
02-25-2016, 12:09 AM
The Brady Bunch - Later episodes were better than the earlier episodes imo.

70s show watcher
02-25-2016, 12:39 AM
the brady bunch and cheers

Sal
02-25-2016, 08:03 PM
Bewitched (a no-brainer!)
Ozzie and Harriet
My Three Sons
The Odd Couple
Cheers

opus
02-25-2016, 08:30 PM
The Odd Couple
Cheers

Agree on The Odd Couple, disagree on Cheers.

Adamantium
02-25-2016, 09:02 PM
I think Married ... With Children. For a long time I was a snob about the later years but now I find myself enjoying those seasons more.

I have to agree with those who said The Brady Bunch. I tend to prefer watching seasons four and five over seasons one and two (three's a good season though).

There's not many I can think of. I tend to be more of a middle years kind of guy, although that depends on the show.

icecream
02-26-2016, 12:53 AM
Bewitched (a no-brainer!)You actually prefer Dick Sargent?

Tubehead
02-26-2016, 07:53 AM
smallville
family ties
boy meets world
step by step
mama's family
welcome back ,kotter
sanford & son
the jeffersons
good times
whats happing

cartoon's
FOX'S 1990 SPIDER-MAN Anmited tv series
fox's 1990 x-men Anmited tv series
disney xd SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED WEB WARRIORS aNIMATED TV SERIES
teeange mutant ninja turtles 1980s AnIMATED TV SERIES
ben 10 Alien force Animated tv series
the jetsons Anmited tv series
the flintstones Anmited tv series
scooby doo were are you ? Anmited tv series

SitcomsOffline
02-26-2016, 07:37 PM
The Steve Harvey Show.
The Beverly Hillbillies.
Boy Meets World.
Hey Arnold! (because of the better animation)
Home Movies (because of the better animation)
Rocket Power

BigManMike
02-26-2016, 09:13 PM
Happy Days

Svenfan1234
02-26-2016, 09:53 PM
^ Really? You aren't like a lot of people. I like the later seasons of Happy Days but I don't love them

Adamantium
02-26-2016, 10:32 PM
^ Really? You aren't like a lot of people. I like the later seasons of Happy Days but I don't love them

I like the later years too. For me, the best era is from season three thru seven but I also really liked season ten (the year Fonzie dated Ashley). I know a lot of people on this message board seem to prefer the first two seasons but I always found them kind of boring. The show took off when there was a studio audience. Yes the performances got hammy, but I liked it that way, lol.

Svenfan1234
02-26-2016, 10:53 PM
I just watched the Season 8 episode where they did a musical on immigrant history ... that was painful.

Adamantium
02-27-2016, 12:26 AM
I just watched the Season 8 episode where they did a musical on immigrant history ... that was painful.

It's been a long time since I've seen that episode but as I recall... yeah, pretty bad.

AMackII
02-27-2016, 05:46 AM
What's My Line(CBS), I've Got a Secret(CBS) & To Tell The Truth(CBS)- The 1960s episodes of these shows are pretty good

Double Dare(1980s verison)- the original editon of the show got very improved in 1988

Saved by the Bell

Matlock- Seasons 4 thru 8 were twice as good as the first 3 seasons

Match Game(CBS)- the 1975 thru 1978 episodes of the daytime verison are better when Charles Nelson Reilly is available on the panel

Tonight Show with Johnny Carson- his episodes from 1972 to 1992 were very entertaining & watchable

Pettitcoat Junction

The Odd Couple(1970s verison)

Svenfan1234
02-27-2016, 11:49 AM
I like the later years too. For me, the best era is from season three thru seven but I also really liked season ten (the year Fonzie dated Ashley). I know a lot of people on this message board seem to prefer the first two seasons but I always found them kind of boring. The show took off when there was a studio audience. Yes the performances got hammy, but I liked it that way, lol.

I haven't seen Season 10 yet. Me-TV just got to Season 9. Who's Ashley?

BigManMike
02-27-2016, 01:10 PM
I haven't seen Season 10 yet. Me-TV just got to Season 9. Who's Ashley?

Fonzie's girlfriend in Season 10. She is a divorced woman with a daughter. This was probably the most serious relationship Fonzie had in the series. She was written out in Season 11 because she was no longer needed since Joanie and Chachi were back. I really liked Season 10 because of Ashley and her daughter Heather.

Svenfan1234
02-27-2016, 01:13 PM
Oh. I can't wait to see these eps then! This sounds fun!

Sal
02-27-2016, 02:02 PM
You actually prefer Dick Sargent?


Yes I do, without a doubt. :)

I like the later seasons better because a lot of my favourite episodes are from that period, mainly featuring Tabitha, but also a few with Darrin. Those are the ones that I remember more fondly from my childhood.


Regarding Happy Days, I love the first 2 seasons for their slower pace and the 1950s nostalgia atmosphere that shows up in every scene and the middle seasons 3-6 which I prefer over the rest because of the Fonzie episodes and the great chemistry and dialogue that existed between Richie and his pals. After Ron Howard left, that magic that developed with the entire cast was gone and the new additions could never save it, and the series itself was sometimes painful to watch.

Kasey
03-01-2016, 09:33 AM
I prefer the later seasons of:
Designing Women
The Golden Girls
I Dream of Jeannie
The Brady Bunch
The Partridge Family
Streets of San Francisco