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08-05-2013, 05:10 AM
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25 years ago this fall; CBN Cable Network becomes The Family Channel
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25 years ago this fall Pat Robertson-Founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network along with his son Tim Robertson transformed the CBN Cable Network into The Family Channel also known as The Positive Place The Family Channel or FAM for short aired Classic and Original Programs during its 10 year run from 1988-1998 The Family Channel aired Original Action Adventure Series from the likes of BORDERTOWN, The NEW Zorro w/Duncan Regehr and Patrice Martinez, Rin Tin Tin K9 Cop (Katts & Dog) w/Jesse Collins and Andrew Bednarski, The Adventures of the Black Stallion w/Legendary Screen Actor Mickey Rooney, Richard Ian Cox and Michele Goodger, African Skies w/Catherine "Daisy Duke" Bach and Legendary Screen Actor the late Robert Mitchum and Snowy River: The McGregor Saga FAM was also the place for Great Original Movies from The Boy King to The Girl from Mars to The Ditch Digger's Daughters to even Hart to Hart Reunion Movies w/Robert Wagner and Stephanie Powers FAM was even the place for Great Original Variety Series like The NEW Original Amateur Hour w/Legendary Today Show Weatherman Willard Scott and You Asked For It...Again! w/Jimmy Brogan FAM also had Original Comedies from Big Brother Jake w/Fitness Guru Jake Steinfeld and Barbara Meek of Archie Bunker's Place Fame, Maniac Mansion w/Joe Flaherty of SCTV and Freak & Geeks and Deborah Theaker and The Mighty Jungle Featuring the voices of Tony Danza of Taxi and Who's the Boss? Fame and Delta Burke of Designing Women Fame FAM has even produced Original Cartoons from Madeline to Heroes on Hot Wheels to even The Legend of Prince Valiant Starring the voice of Robbie Benson of Disney's Beauty and the Beast FAM also gave us Original Game Shows from That's My Dog to Baby Races to Interactive Game Shows like Trivial Pursuit, Boggle, Shuffle, Jumble and the Television Version of Trivial Pursuit all hosted by Mr. Tic Tac Dough and Mr. Gambit himself Wink Martindale FAM even gave us Classic Cartoon Blocks From 1989-1992, FAM and DiC Entertainment gave us Mayor Zak's Fun Town and from 1992-1998, it became known as FAM and later FAM TV FAM gave us Classic Cartoons and Children's Programming like Roger Ramjet and Classic DiC Shows like Zaktales, Something Else, C.O.P.S., The Get Along Gang, Pole Position, Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater, Sylvanian Families, Dinosaucers, StarCom, Super Mario Bros., Captain N: The Game Master, ProStars, Wish Kid, The NEW Archies, Archie & Friends Featuring Maxie's World, Hey Vern, It's Ernest, Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, The Littles, Inspector Gadget and even Hanna-Barbera Shows like Fonz and the Happy Days Gang, Laverne & Shirley in the Army, The Flintstone Kids, FAM's Incredible Animal Hour, The All-New Popeye Show and even Ruby-Spears' Heathcliff and Marmaduke and even The New Generation w/Famed Emcee Michael Young as well as Xuxa They also had Filmation's The Archies with The Archie Show, Archie's Funhouse and U.S. of Archie FAM even gave us Classic Game Shows from Crosswits with David Sparks, The NEW $100,000 Name That Tune w/Jim Lange of The Dating Game and Barry & Enright's BULLSEYE, Let's Make a Deal and Split Second w/TV's Big Dealer Monty Hall and Face the Music w/Ron Ely, the late Tommy Oliver and Lisa Donavan When FAM was CBN, they reran LMAD, NTT and FTM FAM also gave us Classic Episodes of NBC's I'm Telling w/Laurie Faso and it was co-produced by DiC Entertainment and Saban Productions Producers of Power Rangers During the 94/95 Season, FAM TV gave us Afternoon Game Show Blocks from I'm Telling to Masters of the Maze w/JD Roth of Fun House Fame, Maximum Drive produced by Vin Di Bona Producer of Animal Crack-Ups, American's Funniest Home Videos and Show Me the Funny and That's My Dog w/Wil Shriner From 1995-1998 FAM in the Afternoon became known as FAM AFTV giving us shows like Wild Animal Games w/Ryan Seacrest of American Idol and Click, The NEW Masters of the Maze w/Mario Lopez of Kids Incorporated and Saved by the Bell FAME and Family Challenge w/the late Ray Combs of Family Feud From 1996-1998, FAM AFTV gave us The NEW Shop 'til you Drop w/Pat Finn, Shopping Spree w/Ron Pearson of Malcolm & Eddie, Small Talk w/Wil Shriner, Wait 'til You Have Kids w/Tom Parks of Not Necessarily the News, The NEW Family Challenge w/Michael Burger and It Takes Two w/the late TV Icon Dick Clark FAM even gave us more Classic Adventure Dramas like Batman w/Adam West and Burt Ward, Hardcastle and McCormick w/the late Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly and Scarecrow and Mrs. King w/Kate Jackson of The Rookies and Charlie's Angels Fame and Bruce Boxleitner of Bring'em Back Alive and Babylon 5 Fame FAM even gave us Classic Sitcoms from Punky Brewster to Newhart as well as the Daytime Talk Show Home & Family FAM even gave us Classic Variety Series like Carol Burnett & Friends-The Best of The Carol Burnett Show, Carson's Comedy Classics-The Best of The Tonight Show w/the late Johnny Carson, Stooge TV-Classic Film Shorts of The Three Stooges and The Best of TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes w/the late Dick Clark and the late Ed McMahon FAM also had Classic TV Family Dramas from The Waltons to Our House to even Life Goes On FAM also gave us more TV Dramas from the Reality Series Rescue 911 to Mysteries like Father Dowling Mysteries w/the late Tom Bosley of Happy Days Fame to Diagnosis Murder w/TV Legend Dick Van Dyke to even Remington Steele w/Stephanie Zimbelist and Pierce Brosnan FAM even gave us your favorite Classic TV Westerns from Cimarron Strip w/Stuart Whitman, Wagon Train, The Virginian w/James Drury, Gunsmoke w/the late James Arness, The Big Valley w/the late Miss Barbara Stanwyck, the late Richard Long, Peter Breck, a young Londa Evans and a young Lee Majors, Bonanza: The Lost Episodes w/the late Lorne Greene, the late Dan Blocker and the late Michael Landon, The High Chaparral w/the late Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell and Linda Crystal, The Young Riders and Paradise w/Lee Horsley and Sigrid Thornton FAM also had Original Specials like Family Reunion: A Gospel Music Celebration and Fred Travelena's Comedy at the Oval Office FAM even had The 700 Club w/Pat Robertson and Co-Host was Scottish Singer Sheila Walsh and Ben Kinchlow and there was even a Talk Show called Straight Talk w/Ben Kinchlow and later Scott Ross FAM even gave us Videosyncrasy w/Jimmy Hodson who is best known as the announcer for Divorce Court with Judges Mablean Ephrim and Lynn Toler and they also had CCM-TV-Contemporary Christian Music Television FAM even gave us 2 Magazine Programs as part of the Parent Power Hour American Baby and Healthy Kids FAM also had Brand New Episodes of CBN's American Snapshots In 1998, FAM would soon become FFC-Fox Family Channel when Pat Robertson and his son Tim sold their company International Family Entertainment to Fox Kids Worldwide The Family Channel may be gone, but the spirit still lives on in The Hallmark Channel and INSP Happy 25 to The CBN Family Channel also known as The Positive Place  and now, here are some Video Clips: The Family Channel sign-off Promo from 1989 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9c0e7J_mno The Family Channel Fun Town Bumper and Promos - November 24, 1989 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhQ5o7mmH8U The Family Channel Bumper from 1992 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoJXTup-iq4 Family Feature Fitness w/Melissa Anderson of Little House on the Prairie Fame from 1990 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz3gv5hemxg The Family Channel The Positive Place from 1992 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uou3ZkrzkM The Family Channel Game Show Block intro from 1993 w/Wink Martindale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw952zJFSyI The Family Channel Rescue 911 Promo #1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP3MEn4ptIM The Family Channel Rescue 911 Promo #2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvG54PDtLho The Family Channel Super Mario Bros. Bumpers from Fun Town and FAM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0x0rnOTJwo The Family Channel Fun Town Break from March of 1992 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n_f89-dV3w The Family Channel Bordertown Promo from 1991 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPM2KenFRJo Shopping Spree Theme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKrOQ63dKIU The Family Channel Paradise Promo from c.1995 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOaHYMeSpCw The Family Channel Promo of The Mighty Jungle from 1993 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKdybMulerA The Family Channel Promo of Stooge TV and Carson's Comedy Classics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isCbXHdHVLw The Family Channel Promo of Ed McMahon on Carson's Comedy Classics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA_mx8PkEHo The Family Channel Big Brother Jake Promos from 1990 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APR_xbw20zo The Family Channel Promo of Maniac Mansion from 1991 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GVK-YNx4bI The Family Channel Promo of Maniac Mansion from 1992 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkNzNYGpnpw Bordertown TV Opening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuG31zN9qx4 The NEW Zorro Season 1 Opening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgaGJln2Tbs The Adventures of the Black Stallion Opening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moOUIH3t30E Katts & Dog also known as Rin Tin Tin K-9 Cop Season 5 Opening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpQWNHIzMjM Big Brother Jake Opening from Season 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TipaulAEiRw Maniac Mansion Season 1 Opening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CutaNxxS8N8 Trivial Pursuit: Mitch vs. Stan vs. Marna - A GREAT EPISODE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqY9u4NDTvg Maximum Drive - The Finale Cobras vs. Sharks vs. Lions for The Championship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOeGg1WjK4o |
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08-05-2013, 05:36 AM
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RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :(
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08-05-2013, 12:23 PM
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This thread makes me want to cry! I can remember watching "Wagon Train" on The Family Channel with my parents when I was a kid. It was the first place I saw "Father Knows Best."
I miss the old Family Channel. 
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08-05-2013, 12:46 PM
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Like Bob Hope said, Thanks for the memory.
 
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08-08-2013, 12:27 PM
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For those who know me that I like tradition and whatnot but I do think UP, which was GMC has taken over what the Family Channel used to be.
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08-08-2013, 11:38 PM
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To me CBN was the less publicized sister of Nick at Nite. Their late 80s evening block was stunning:Burns and Allen, Jack Benny, You Bet Your Life (with Groucho), and Laurel and Hardy back to back! Plus Nanny and the Professor, Family Affair, Doris Day, and scads of Westerns--stuff the local channels and other networks never would have though of. (Didn't Green Acres air there too or is my memory faulty?)
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10-03-2013, 06:48 PM
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Ahh yes the early 90's I remember getting to watch Inspector Gadget and at timeslots like 7pm which I thought was unusual since most cartoons are aired in the afternoons.
And 60's Batman and C.O.P.S. |
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10-03-2013, 10:08 PM
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I think they also aired the waltons
I remember when i had cable the CBN/Family Channel was on a channel it shared with Instant News channel. before it became a full time channel on my cable. |
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10-05-2013, 09:09 AM
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I do remember the old Family Channel, they even used the Dr. John's version of "Accentuate the Positive" as promotion for The Family Channel...
I hope to buy a TV Station one day and It'll have the BEST of all TV Worlds and it'll be like Family Channel, TBS, USA, and WGN so it'll be a Superatation. |
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10-07-2013, 02:50 PM
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I do remember that one
Good Time in the 90's when that song came out for FAM |
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10-21-2013, 02:00 AM
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They had really good programming.
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