CTV Throwback Thursdays

[Sal]

At last, after a painful dose of junk that has been accumulating for the past month or so, CTV Throwback has finally offered their first legitimate "throwback" hit series in quite a while and full seasons of another that is sure to be a favourite with fans in the cold winter months ahead. In doing so, CTV has pushed up the premiere dates that were mentioned in their press release that I posted last week, meaning that it's possible that "The Flying Nun", scheduled for December 19, might turn up next Thursday the 12th instead. I'll keep my fingers crossed and my eyes open just in case. Meanwhile, let's unwrap and enjoy a couple of early Christmas presents courtesy of CTV.


CTV Throwback - December 2019 - Original Premiere Dates

First is the perennial favorite "Baywatch". According to the above link, Seasons 3 and 4 were due to arrive on Dec. 10, but Santa arrived early and had them ready last week so here they are:


Baywatch - Seasons 3 and 4 - CTV Throwback

Baywatch - Complete Series - Dailymotion

Another long-awaited pleasant surprise which had been due to come 3 weeks from today (Dec. 26) has now arrived, brought to CTV by Sony from "De Plane! De Plane!" . It's "Fantasy Island", the popular long-running series starring Ricardo Montalban and his assistant Herve Villechaise as Tattoo, replaced later in the series by Christopher Hewett, the future star of "Mr. Belvedere".

Fantasy Island - Complete Series - CTV Throwback

Fantasy Island - Seasons 1-3 - DailyMotion

Fantasy Island - Complete - Sony/Crackle

[The Modfather]

Sal, I wasn't aware of CTV Throwback but am very happy that I have found it. Thanks for the links & keeping this thread so updated. I appreciate it.

[Sal]

Originally Posted by The Modfather

Sal, I wasn't aware of CTV Throwback but am very happy that I have found it. Thanks for the links & keeping this thread so updated. I appreciate it.

Thank you for your support. I'm glad to help.


Unfortunately, CTV wasn't much help to me today. The only new item they have added this week is Seasons 5 and 6 of Baywatch:


Baywatch - Seasons 5 and 6


Meanwhile, Seasons 3 and 4 have both disappeared, which I find to be both sad and strange. Maybe we should send Pamela Anderson and her "VIP" crew over to investigate. Would it not be easier to just stream the entire series instead like they have done with the others?

More bad news: January doesn't get much better as far as worthwhile content goes, although if you're a fan of Will Smith and Adam Sandler, CTV Movies will offer some of their best roles to stream for free, like "Men In Black", "Ali", "Anger Management", "Big Daddy", and "Bad Boys". There will also be a few movies that were actually good: "And Justice For All", "Easy Rider", "Five Easy Pieces", "The Bridge On The River Kwai", to name a few. All four will premiere on Jan. 23.

January 2020 - CTV Throwback and CTV Movies

For now, at least we have "The Flying Nun" to look forward to. More details on that and other new arrivals next week.

[Sal]

This is the last CTV Throwback before Christmas so I'll step aside for a couple of weeks and begin again in the New Year with new updates and streams for January 2020. If anything new comes up before then, I'll include it with the others. As a bonus, I will also include the new "Mad About You" reboot which the specialty channel CTV Comedy will debut on January 3. Speaking of reboots, and isn't everybody doing one these days, did you know that "Fantasy Island" had their own remake over 20 years ago? In the 1998 version, Malcolm McDowell plays Mr Roarke, surrounded by many beautiful assistants, all looking to take Tattoo's place but not quite making it:

Fantasy Island (1998) - CTV - Full Series (13 episodes)

Fantasy Island (1998) (YouTube)


For those who prefer the original, here are the links so that you can enjoy it again:

CTV

Crackle

DailyMotion


Now for some very exciting news! If you love Sally Field, your prayers have been answered. Just like they promised, CTV Throwback has delivered "The Flying Nun" just in time for Christmas. Every episode is here to stream and watch including the Christmas episode "Wailing In A Winter Wonderland":


The Flying Nun - CTV

The Flying Nun - DailyMotion

As you may know, Sally Field gained the leading role in "The Flying Nun" after starring in "Gidget" 2 years earlier. It was a good show that looked to have a promising future, but ABC cancelled it after only one season, yet they loved Sally and promised her another series. This was it.

There is a possibility that "Gidget" might be added to the Throwback roster next year now that "The Flying Nun" is here. CTV Movies has all the "Gidget" movies that you can watch until then, from the original 1959 feature that starred Sandra Dee to "Gidget Gets Married" when an adult Gidget gets married:


Gidget

Gidget Gets Married

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

Gidget Goes To Rome

Gidget Grows Up


USA Links

Gidget(From OK.RU - The website is Russian. The movie is in English and it should work great!)

Gidget Gets Married - PT 1 - Dailymotion

Gidget Gets Married - PT 2 - Dailymotion

Gidget Goes Hawaiian - OK.RU

Gidget Goes To Rome - OK.RU

Gidget Grows Up - YouTube


Finally, to get you in the mood for Christmas, CTV has served up what they are calling their "Holiday Hub", a collection of classic and current holiday movies, including "It's A Wonderful Life", "The Sound Of Music", and other more modern titles, plus Christmas episodes from series like "Seinfeld", "Mad About You", and "The Big Bang Theory". Enjoy them all and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!


CTV Holidays