DANG Again FETV goes from Season 5 BACK to Season 1 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

CosmicCharlie · 07-02-2026, 12:41 PM

What a Let Down !

stevea · 07-02-2026, 12:48 PM

I don't get that channel, but I'm not sure why they would show only those seasons.

If they had their choice of seasons, they should have picked the color seasons.

Howard · 07-02-2026, 06:41 PM

Catchy Comedy Network shows ALL 12 seasons at 2 per day. In those days sitcoms were 30 episodes unlike today's more like 18 so it would take many months to go through all the seasons but I can understand your frustration! I also agree that if a station is going to show only select seasons, they should be the COLOR seasons starting in 1966, the year ALL the networks would show all their products only in color!

Marcus2026 · 07-02-2026, 06:59 PM

Probably because they are still not unedited as per FETV's guidelines now, and they've been readily available on physical media.

gidgetgrape · 07-09-2026, 08:28 PM

In the past, CBS divided "My Three Sons" into two syndication packages. It could be that FETV only obtained the rights to the black and white episodes.

In the 1980s, Nick at Nite showed the black and white episodes and one of the later color seasons. This meant that at the end of Season 5, viewers saw Chip as a married man.

After that, the color episodes were mostly shown in syndication on channels like Hallmark. This left a lot of viewers not knowing Bub at all.

I think it's nice that Bub is getting his time to shine in syndication again, but I can understand you wanting to see the entire series.

07-02-2026, 12:41 PM	#1
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,453	DANG Again FETV goes from Season 5 BACK to Season 1 What a Let Down !

07-02-2026, 12:48 PM	#2
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,983	I don't get that channel, but I'm not sure why they would show only those seasons. If they had their choice of seasons, they should have picked the color seasons.

07-02-2026, 06:41 PM	#3
Howard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 23, 2003 Posts: 259	Catchy Comedy Network shows ALL 12 seasons at 2 per day. In those days sitcoms were 30 episodes unlike today's more like 18 so it would take many months to go through all the seasons but I can understand your frustration! I also agree that if a station is going to show only select seasons, they should be the COLOR seasons starting in 1966, the year ALL the networks would show all their products only in color!

07-02-2026, 06:59 PM	#4
Marcus2026 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 27, 2023 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Posts: 983	Probably because they are still not unedited as per FETV's guidelines now, and they've been readily available on physical media.

07-09-2026, 08:28 PM	#5
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,508	In the past, CBS divided "My Three Sons" into two syndication packages. It could be that FETV only obtained the rights to the black and white episodes. In the 1980s, Nick at Nite showed the black and white episodes and one of the later color seasons. This meant that at the end of Season 5, viewers saw Chip as a married man. After that, the color episodes were mostly shown in syndication on channels like Hallmark. This left a lot of viewers not knowing Bub at all. I think it's nice that Bub is getting his time to shine in syndication again, but I can understand you wanting to see the entire series.