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Lamont · 10-14-2006, 12:02 PM

ok lets see here--- what is the first show that got you into trading in the first place and were you able to locate it????

the show that got me started was a silly 1980s sitcom called

FILTHY RICH starring Slim Pickens and Dixie Carter. It lasted 1 1/2 seasons. Was about a rich man who died, but he had lots of heirs fighting over his fortune. he had made video tapes before he died and they had to go through a whole lot to see who would get the $$$.

theme song went

"FILTHY RICH, thats a whole lotta money
FILTHY RICH, its kinda sad and kinda funny"

to date, poor lamont has NO episodes of this show!!!!

BrownEyedGirl523 · 10-14-2006, 12:19 PM

I always kind of dabbled in trading, but I started doing a lot more this summer because I was looking for uncut episodes of Who's the Boss (I know, I know, cheesy 80s sitcom, but I love it!) When I heard that they weren't going to make anymore DVDs, I decided to find the episodes on my own. I've found about 5 network broadcasts, and also some Columbia House tapes, and I found a woman who taped them during the original run, and we're trying to set up a trade. Sooo...I found a few, and hopefully I'll be getting a lot more!

KonfusionFTC · 10-14-2006, 12:20 PM

Most of the ones i wanted i recieved but the one i wanted more then anything i still dont have any of is Out Of This World

lazygrae · 10-14-2006, 12:45 PM

Mod Squad. I loved that show as a kid in the early-mid 70s but then it disappeared off the air and was not syndicated much, at least, not where I lived. Then, as cruel fate would have, it aired locally late nights 10 years later as soon as I moved away from home to go to university (1986). I got my little brother to record some eps for me and I ended up with 3 tapes worth, and that started the quest to trade for the others. I still have one of those tapes, will probably always keep it, although the picture has degenerated so much it's basically unwatchable.

Obviously there was no internet in those days, so no epguides.com or tv.com, and I remember going to the library and researching episode guides.

It took me 15 years to complete the series, not that I was actively pursuing it during all that time.

lilhave · 10-14-2006, 12:58 PM

At the time I was trading vcds and then one day a friend came over to me with a few dvds of Phil Silver's, Bilko show. I was hooked. Went out and bought a burner, was given some burning programs and I was on my way. It's a great hobby and has given me me many hours of enjoyment.

Watching a series called Scotland Yard from 1958. True crime cases from the yard. Have watched the first 16 and it is a great series. Plenty of twists. For mysteries you can't beat the Brtit's. The comedies, I have no clue what they are saying or what it's about. If you want to enjoy something, watch the 4 Margaret Rutherford, Miss Marple series from the early 60's. You will see what a mystery should be like.

Harvey

giltdunn · 10-14-2006, 01:13 PM

Laramie quickly folowed by Broken Arrow. Took me a while to track down complete Broken Arrow by putting together episodes from various sources. Very pleased to see my authored setwith meuns is now doing the rounds - even selling for big money on certain sites I understand.

digitalmonkey · 10-14-2006, 01:29 PM

I got into this looking for game shows (The Price Is Right, Let's Make A Deal, Family Feud) for the developmentally delayed individuals that I work with. I still don't have a single game show.

CHERISLAND · 10-14-2006, 01:35 PM

it was The Bionic Woman ...one of my all time faves...I had just gotten a DVD recorder and Bionic Woman was airing in syndication weekenights at midnight on tv here uncut so I started to record it. Unfortunately I was only able to get the first season and part of the 3rd before they pulled it off the air. That started my quest to try and find more episodes. I had heard of a magazine called the TV COLLECTOR that had ads in it that hooked traders up with other traders of old tv shows so I got a subscription and started posting "Wants" in their publication. Besides BIONIC WOMAN, BEWITCHED and GET SMART were the two other series that I first started collecting and got me into trading in the first place.

TVFactFan · 10-14-2006, 01:54 PM

The Crossover Episode between Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days, and Mork and Mindy. I was searching everywhere for the Mork and Mindy Pilot because I never knew Mork and Laverne was in the Cunningham's Living Room

gilligan fanatic · 10-14-2006, 06:46 PM

The Good Guys was the first one I got. I am still looking for more. Six out of forty two is preety bad.

KonfusionFTC · 10-14-2006, 07:04 PM

is that with chucky???

jie3 · 10-14-2006, 09:00 PM

My Dad is a big Bilko fan and he had always wanted to see 'The New Phil Silvers Show', but it was just so rare.

When I discovered the power of the internet, I started searching, and a year and a half later I had collected 7 episodes, just in time for his 60th Birthday.

Not the greatest amount, but it was quite good for a newbie, and the set is still floating around out there as the most complete yet.

I'm still looking for more episodes, but I doubt I'll ever find any.

J

stoogedog · 10-14-2006, 11:55 PM

hi, first, i traded tapes of bootleg concerts. then i started trying to get everything i could find of the 3 stooges. then wanted to get shows i liked as a kid like mission impossible & rat patrol. have rat patrol, mission impossible, plus a few other shows i came across complete. also have almost everything that is out there on the stooges. thanks

Bratac19 · 10-15-2006, 07:25 PM

I ventured into trading for a few sets.

Man From Atlantis
Thundercats
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle

And yes I have them all now.

http://www.freewebs.com/bratac19/

combsisthebest · 10-16-2006, 05:58 PM

I was looking for all of the episodes of "Just the Ten of Us". Yes, I have all of them now.

10-14-2006, 12:02 PM	#1
Lamont Lamont says Smile! Forum Veteran Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Deep in the Heart of Nowhere Posts: 5,217	?? What is the one show that got YOU into trading in the first place??? did u find it ok lets see here--- what is the first show that got you into trading in the first place and were you able to locate it???? the show that got me started was a silly 1980s sitcom called FILTHY RICH starring Slim Pickens and Dixie Carter. It lasted 1 1/2 seasons. Was about a rich man who died, but he had lots of heirs fighting over his fortune. he had made video tapes before he died and they had to go through a whole lot to see who would get the $$$. theme song went "FILTHY RICH, thats a whole lotta money FILTHY RICH, its kinda sad and kinda funny" to date, poor lamont has NO episodes of this show!!!!
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10-14-2006, 12:45 PM	#4
lazygrae Archivist Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 30, 2003 Location: Canada, watching the grooviest gang of fuzz who ever wore a badge. Posts: 460	Mod Squad. I loved that show as a kid in the early-mid 70s but then it disappeared off the air and was not syndicated much, at least, not where I lived. Then, as cruel fate would have, it aired locally late nights 10 years later as soon as I moved away from home to go to university (1986). I got my little brother to record some eps for me and I ended up with 3 tapes worth, and that started the quest to trade for the others. I still have one of those tapes, will probably always keep it, although the picture has degenerated so much it's basically unwatchable. Obviously there was no internet in those days, so no epguides.com or tv.com, and I remember going to the library and researching episode guides. It took me 15 years to complete the series, not that I was actively pursuing it during all that time.
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10-14-2006, 01:13 PM	#6
giltdunn Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 16, 2006 Location: Welwyn Garden City, UK Posts: 72	the one show.... Laramie quickly folowed by Broken Arrow. Took me a while to track down complete Broken Arrow by putting together episodes from various sources. Very pleased to see my authored setwith meuns is now doing the rounds - even selling for big money on certain sites I understand.

10-14-2006, 01:29 PM	#7
digitalmonkey just getting started Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 14, 2006 Location: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Posts: 351	I got into this looking for game shows (The Price Is Right, Let's Make A Deal, Family Feud) for the developmentally delayed individuals that I work with. I still don't have a single game show.
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10-14-2006, 01:35 PM	#8
CHERISLAND Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 20, 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 300	for me... it was The Bionic Woman ...one of my all time faves...I had just gotten a DVD recorder and Bionic Woman was airing in syndication weekenights at midnight on tv here uncut so I started to record it. Unfortunately I was only able to get the first season and part of the 3rd before they pulled it off the air. That started my quest to try and find more episodes. I had heard of a magazine called the TV COLLECTOR that had ads in it that hooked traders up with other traders of old tv shows so I got a subscription and started posting "Wants" in their publication. Besides BIONIC WOMAN, BEWITCHED and GET SMART were the two other series that I first started collecting and got me into trading in the first place.

10-14-2006, 12:19 PM	#2
BrownEyedGirl523 Dominic Zamprogna Fan Frequent Poster Join Date: May 29, 2004 Posts: 118	I always kind of dabbled in trading, but I started doing a lot more this summer because I was looking for uncut episodes of Who's the Boss (I know, I know, cheesy 80s sitcom, but I love it!) When I heard that they weren't going to make anymore DVDs, I decided to find the episodes on my own. I've found about 5 network broadcasts, and also some Columbia House tapes, and I found a woman who taped them during the original run, and we're trying to set up a trade. Sooo...I found a few, and hopefully I'll be getting a lot more!

10-14-2006, 12:20 PM	#3
KonfusionFTC Cobra Kai Never Dies Senior Member Join Date: Aug 09, 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,381	Most of the ones i wanted i recieved but the one i wanted more then anything i still dont have any of is Out Of This World

10-14-2006, 12:58 PM	#5
lilhave Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 03, 2004 Location: N.Y.C. Posts: 2,294	At the time I was trading vcds and then one day a friend came over to me with a few dvds of Phil Silver's, Bilko show. I was hooked. Went out and bought a burner, was given some burning programs and I was on my way. It's a great hobby and has given me me many hours of enjoyment. Watching a series called Scotland Yard from 1958. True crime cases from the yard. Have watched the first 16 and it is a great series. Plenty of twists. For mysteries you can't beat the Brtit's. The comedies, I have no clue what they are saying or what it's about. If you want to enjoy something, watch the 4 Margaret Rutherford, Miss Marple series from the early 60's. You will see what a mystery should be like. Harvey

10-14-2006, 01:54 PM	#9
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,101	The Crossover Episode between Laverne and Shirley, Happy Days, and Mork and Mindy. I was searching everywhere for the Mork and Mindy Pilot because I never knew Mork and Laverne was in the Cunningham's Living Room

10-14-2006, 06:46 PM	#10
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	The Good Guys was the first one I got. I am still looking for more. Six out of forty two is preety bad.
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10-14-2006, 07:04 PM	#11
KonfusionFTC Cobra Kai Never Dies Senior Member Join Date: Aug 09, 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,381	is that with chucky???

10-14-2006, 09:00 PM	#12
jie3 Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 13, 2005 Location: HOME OF THE BRAVE! Posts: 1,057	The New Phil Silvers Show My Dad is a big Bilko fan and he had always wanted to see 'The New Phil Silvers Show', but it was just so rare. When I discovered the power of the internet, I started searching, and a year and a half later I had collected 7 episodes, just in time for his 60th Birthday. Not the greatest amount, but it was quite good for a newbie, and the set is still floating around out there as the most complete yet. I'm still looking for more episodes, but I doubt I'll ever find any. J
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10-14-2006, 11:55 PM	#13
stoogedog Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 18, 2003 Posts: 747	reply hi, first, i traded tapes of bootleg concerts. then i started trying to get everything i could find of the 3 stooges. then wanted to get shows i liked as a kid like mission impossible & rat patrol. have rat patrol, mission impossible, plus a few other shows i came across complete. also have almost everything that is out there on the stooges. thanks

10-15-2006, 07:25 PM	#14
Bratac19 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 23, 2004 Location: US Posts: 61	I ventured into trading for a few sets. Man From Atlantis Thundercats Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle And yes I have them all now. http://www.freewebs.com/bratac19/

10-16-2006, 05:58 PM	#15
combsisthebest Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 04, 2004 Posts: 292	I was looking for all of the episodes of "Just the Ten of Us". Yes, I have all of them now.