Your Parent's Favorite TV Shows? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Janice · 07-06-2007, 09:11 PM

My parents are gone now, yet I remember with fondness the shows they loved to watch. My father loved Murder She Wrote, College Football and of course, the New England Patriots.

My mother loved The Golden Girls, Designing Women and Frasier. During the day, she always had Lifetime on, and loved those made-for-tv Lifetime movies. My mother enjoyed watching the Red Sox, actually more than my father. My mother went wild for 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' when it hit the scene. We used to call each other during tense moments on the show.

They watched Wheel Of Fortune and Jeopardy together every night. Going way back, they enjoyed Columbo and Quincy.

Mr. Television · 07-06-2007, 09:14 PM

My Mom's favorite shows were The Waltons, Little House on the Praire, Columbo, Quincy, Touched By An Angel, Murder She Wrote.

My Dad never really had a favorite show though he liked AITF. He mainly watches sports now.

Janice · 07-06-2007, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Walking Tall

Murder She Wrote.

Sonny, I think there's some sort of law that parents must love this show.

Ireneparalegal · 07-06-2007, 09:17 PM

Awesome Thread!!!!!

Ok, I was too young to know what my mom loved to watch, but I know for a fact she loved watching at Easter time THE TEN COMMANDMENTS and all the biblical movies.

My dad, HE WAS THEEEEEE BIGGEST DODGER FAN EVER! He bought a satellite dish (back when they were the thing to have) so he could watch Dodger home games. DODGERS DODGERS DODGERS, if there was a game on, he would watch it.

He also loved to watch the westerns, BONANZA, GUNSMOKE, etc. And oh yes! ALL THE COURT TV SHOWS, Judge Judy, Divorce Court, People's Court (he especially loved the original People's Court with that white-haired judge, can't remember his name). Any court show, he watched it. He had a television at his business. That tv was on all day long. In between work and customers, my dad would watch it.

He was also a huge fan of QUINCY.

I remember after my dad died, as I went through his stuff at his business, I found his "tv listing" that he wrote. He wrote the times and channels that his fave shows came on.

coffield3 · 07-06-2007, 09:18 PM

My moms was little house on the praire and the waltons,and touched by an angel.plus theres a tv show here called only fools and horses my dad was a big fan of that and dads army sometimes allo allo.

Mr. Television · 07-06-2007, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janice

Sonny, I think there's some sort of law that parents must love this show.

She was addicted to it. Every Sunday night.

The Waltons was her favorite show though. She'd watch the reruns for years after the show left the air. And every Christmas we had to watch The Homecoming.

Cactus Jack · 07-06-2007, 09:19 PM

Sonny,I think most older people liked The Waltons andt he yougner ones didnt, cause I abhor it

Janice · 07-06-2007, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

I remember after my dad died, as I went through his stuff at his business, I found his "tv listing" that he wrote. He wrote the times and channels that his fave shows came on.

*screen gets blurry* Your Dad sounds like he was such a wonderful man, Irene. It comes across in all your posts about him.

Mr. Television · 07-06-2007, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cactus Jack

Sonny,I think most older people liked The Waltons andt he yougner ones didnt, cause I abhor it

I used to watch it Jack and it is a pretty good show.

Cactus Jack · 07-06-2007, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Walking Tall

I used to watch it Jack and it is a pretty good show.

Maybe you just like westrens, where I dont. Sorry, I just dont like it, when it was on TV Land I thought it sucked

Janice · 07-06-2007, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Walking Tall

She was addicted to it. Every Sunday night.

The Waltons was her favorite show though. She'd watch the reruns for years after the show left the air. And every Christmas we had to watch The Homecoming.

Your mother had good taste, Sonny. She liked all the heartwarming shows.

Ireneparalegal · 07-06-2007, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janice

*screen gets blurry* Your Dad sounds like he was such a wonderful man, Irene. It comes across in all your posts about him.

Ohhhhh, my dad loved MURDER SHE WROTE too.

Janice, how funny you posted blurry screen. I was getting tears in my eyes as I wrote that. I had this smile on my face but the tears were welling up as I was remembering what he watched. God, there are other shows that he loved to watch, but for the life of me I can't remember, the obvious ones came to mind.

Mr. Television · 07-06-2007, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cactus Jack

Maybe you just like westrens, where I dont. Sorry, I just dont like it, when it was on TV Land I thought it sucked

The Waltons isn't a western. Maybe you're confusing it with Little House on the Praire.

Mr. Television · 07-06-2007, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janice

Your mother had good taste, Sonny. She liked all the heartwarming shows.

Thanks Janice.

Cactus Jack · 07-06-2007, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Walking Tall

The Waltons isn't a western. Maybe you're confusing it with Little House on the Praire.

Yeah, I dont know, maybe I just dont like dramas that much.

07-06-2007, 09:11 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Your Parent's Favorite TV Shows? My parents are gone now, yet I remember with fondness the shows they loved to watch. My father loved Murder She Wrote, College Football and of course, the New England Patriots. My mother loved The Golden Girls, Designing Women and Frasier. During the day, she always had Lifetime on, and loved those made-for-tv Lifetime movies. My mother enjoyed watching the Red Sox, actually more than my father. My mother went wild for 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' when it hit the scene. We used to call each other during tense moments on the show. They watched Wheel Of Fortune and Jeopardy together every night. Going way back, they enjoyed Columbo and Quincy.

07-06-2007, 09:14 PM	#2
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	My Mom's favorite shows were The Waltons, Little House on the Praire, Columbo, Quincy, Touched By An Angel, Murder She Wrote. My Dad never really had a favorite show though he liked AITF. He mainly watches sports now.
	__________________ Sonny

07-06-2007, 09:17 PM	#4
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Awesome Thread!!!!! Ok, I was too young to know what my mom loved to watch, but I know for a fact she loved watching at Easter time THE TEN COMMANDMENTS and all the biblical movies. My dad, HE WAS THEEEEEE BIGGEST DODGER FAN EVER! He bought a satellite dish (back when they were the thing to have) so he could watch Dodger home games. DODGERS DODGERS DODGERS, if there was a game on, he would watch it. He also loved to watch the westerns, BONANZA, GUNSMOKE, etc. And oh yes! ALL THE COURT TV SHOWS, Judge Judy, Divorce Court, People's Court (he especially loved the original People's Court with that white-haired judge, can't remember his name). Any court show, he watched it. He had a television at his business. That tv was on all day long. In between work and customers, my dad would watch it. He was also a huge fan of QUINCY. I remember after my dad died, as I went through his stuff at his business, I found his "tv listing" that he wrote. He wrote the times and channels that his fave shows came on.
	__________________ DALLAS COWBOYS ARE HERE AT TRAINING CAMP!!!

07-06-2007, 09:18 PM	#5
coffield3 <3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 7,379	My moms was little house on the praire and the waltons,and touched by an angel.plus theres a tv show here called only fools and horses my dad was a big fan of that and dads army sometimes allo allo.
	__________________ Roseanne Fan!! ღღღ

07-06-2007, 09:19 PM	#7
Cactus Jack RonFingSwanson Forum Idol Join Date: Dec 09, 2001 Location: Santa Rosa Beach,FL Posts: 103,099	Sonny,I think most older people liked The Waltons andt he yougner ones didnt, cause I abhor it
	__________________ Id Love to help you Tracy, but I cant have sex with a black guy, Id lose my endorsement deal with NASCAR-Jenna Maroney,30 Rock April 17,2009 9:02 PM : 100,000th post!