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happyfullhousedays · 08-08-2013, 07:10 PM

I would like to discover some great classics I have never seen before from the 50s-80s eras. Suggestions please!!!!!!!

icecream · 08-08-2013, 09:11 PM

Benson, Family Ties, WKRP in Cincinnati, Newhart, Barney Miller, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, Bachelor Father, Hazel, Different Strokes, The Facts of Life to name a few

brtcmfn · 08-08-2013, 09:30 PM

Burns and Allen
Jack Benny
Car 54
Our Miss Brooks
Lottsa Luck
Sgt Bilko
Carol Burnett
Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Newhart
All in the Famly
Just a few....

happyfullhousedays · 08-08-2013, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by brtcmfn

Burns and Allen
Jack Benny
Car 54
Our Miss Brooks
Lottsa Luck
Sgt Bilko
Carol Burnett
Mary Tyler Moore
Bob Newhart
All in the Famly
Just a few....

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Originally Posted by catsrule

Benson, Family Ties, WKRP in Cincinnati, Newhart, Barney Miller, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, Bachelor Father, Hazel, Different Strokes, The Facts of Life to name a few

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

Just a few suggestions: Mama's Family, Soap, I Love Lucy, Kate & Allie, Alice, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, Designing Women, Hazel, Mr. Belvedere, & That Girl

Already watched most of those

tlc38tlc38 · 08-08-2013, 09:37 PM

Just a few suggestions: Mama's Family, Soap, I Love Lucy, Kate & Allie, Alice, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, Designing Women, Hazel, Mr. Belvedere, & That Girl

tvfan25 · 08-08-2013, 09:53 PM

Some that are not well known, but still good shows!

Sister Kate
The Torkelsons
For Your Love
Going Places
Nick Freno, Licensed Teacher
My Brother And Me
On Our Own
Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
Redd Foxx Show
Flo
The Parent 'Hood
Double Trouble
My Sister Sam

Tubehead · 08-08-2013, 10:45 PM

I love lucy
the Lucy show
mister ed
the hoony mooners
court ship of eddies father
my favorite Martian
the munsters
the inedible hulk tv series
Sanford and son
the Jefferson's
mammas family
family ties
hanging with mr cooper
step by step
boy meets world
the wonder years
my two dads
perfect strangers
who's the boss?
California dreams
saved by the bell
the wayns brothers

dakert · 08-09-2013, 12:02 AM

Three's Company

I hope you get a chance to watch lots of shows from the 50's to the 70's!

MacLeaper · 08-09-2013, 10:11 AM

I'll try to list a few favorites for me that haven't been mentioned yet....

Father Knows Best
Leave It to Beaver
Batman (the live action '60s show, which is sort of an action show, but might as well be a sitcom- it's good either way.)
Charles in Charge (one of my all time favorites from the '80s)
Small Wonder
Full House (LOVE this series- seen most episodes many times over)
Happy Days (LOVE this series!)
Laverne & Shirley (LOVE this series!)
Mork & Mindy (LOVE this series! - okay, I'm probably gonna wind up doing that on all of these, so I better stop that- lol)
ALF
The Muppet Show
Family Matters (I know it ran mostly in the 1990s, but it did start in 1989)
Doogie Howser, M.D. (same deal- though this is kind of a dramedy)
The Greatest American Hero (okay- it's a superhero show and I generally look at it a bit more seriously... but it's meant as a comedy- it's really a parody of superheroes in many ways- in any case, well worth the watch if you enjoy superheroes at all)
(Of course, with that last argument's reasoning, I could also recommend The A-Team- though again, I take show a little more seriously, but it was also created as a parody of sorts.)
Sledge Hammer! (okay- this one is also sort of an action show, but it's definitely a sitcom- a half hour long show that totally lampooned tough guy heroes with big guns, like Dirty Harry and Hunter. Fun '80s show.)
My Favorite Martian
The Addams Family
Gimme A Break!
Welcome Back, Kotter
Taxi
Day By Day
Valerie (aka Valerie's Family aka The Hogan Family)
Silver Spoons
Night Court
Punky Brewster
Growing Pains
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Out of this World
The Beachcombers
The Cosby Show
Chico and The Man
The Golden Girls
Just the Ten of Us
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Brides
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet

Rookielove · 08-09-2013, 01:21 PM

50s:
Bachelor Father
Amos and Andy
Adventures of Superman

60s:
I Dream Of Jeannie
Gidget
Julia
The Beverly Hillbillies
Gilligan's Island
The Brady Bunch
Hazel
The Addams Family
The Munsters
Bewitched
Batman
The Andy Griffith Show

70s:
Good Times
Three's Company
The Jeffersons
Sanford and Son
Laverne and Shirley
Happy Days
Mork and Mindy
Different Strokes
The Facts of Life
The Love Boat
What's Happening
Alice
One Day At A Time

08-08-2013, 07:10 PM	#1
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08-08-2013, 09:11 PM	#2
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08-08-2013, 09:37 PM	#5
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08-09-2013, 10:11 AM	#9
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,359	I'll try to list a few favorites for me that haven't been mentioned yet.... Father Knows Best Leave It to Beaver Batman (the live action '60s show, which is sort of an action show, but might as well be a sitcom- it's good either way.) Charles in Charge (one of my all time favorites from the '80s) Small Wonder Full House (LOVE this series- seen most episodes many times over) Happy Days (LOVE this series!) Laverne & Shirley (LOVE this series!) Mork & Mindy (LOVE this series! - okay, I'm probably gonna wind up doing that on all of these, so I better stop that- lol) ALF The Muppet Show Family Matters (I know it ran mostly in the 1990s, but it did start in 1989) Doogie Howser, M.D. (same deal- though this is kind of a dramedy) The Greatest American Hero (okay- it's a superhero show and I generally look at it a bit more seriously... but it's meant as a comedy- it's really a parody of superheroes in many ways- in any case, well worth the watch if you enjoy superheroes at all) (Of course, with that last argument's reasoning, I could also recommend The A-Team- though again, I take show a little more seriously, but it was also created as a parody of sorts.) Sledge Hammer! (okay- this one is also sort of an action show, but it's definitely a sitcom- a half hour long show that totally lampooned tough guy heroes with big guns, like Dirty Harry and Hunter. Fun '80s show.) My Favorite Martian The Addams Family Gimme A Break! Welcome Back, Kotter Taxi Day By Day Valerie (aka Valerie's Family aka The Hogan Family) Silver Spoons Night Court Punky Brewster Growing Pains The Courtship of Eddie's Father Out of this World The Beachcombers The Cosby Show Chico and The Man The Golden Girls Just the Ten of Us The Brady Bunch The Brady Brides The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet
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08-09-2013, 01:21 PM	#10
Rookielove Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 14, 2011 Location: America Posts: 235	50s: Bachelor Father Amos and Andy Adventures of Superman 60s: I Dream Of Jeannie Gidget Julia The Beverly Hillbillies Gilligan's Island The Brady Bunch Hazel The Addams Family The Munsters Bewitched Batman The Andy Griffith Show 70s: Good Times Three's Company The Jeffersons Sanford and Son Laverne and Shirley Happy Days Mork and Mindy Different Strokes The Facts of Life The Love Boat What's Happening Alice One Day At A Time
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08-08-2013, 09:30 PM	#3
brtcmfn Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 10, 2002 Location: colorado Posts: 319	Burns and Allen Jack Benny Car 54 Our Miss Brooks Lottsa Luck Sgt Bilko Carol Burnett Mary Tyler Moore Bob Newhart All in the Famly Just a few....

08-08-2013, 09:53 PM	#6
tvfan25 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 10, 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 634	Some that are not well known, but still good shows! Sister Kate The Torkelsons For Your Love Going Places Nick Freno, Licensed Teacher My Brother And Me On Our Own Hangin' With Mr. Cooper Redd Foxx Show Flo The Parent 'Hood Double Trouble My Sister Sam

08-08-2013, 10:45 PM	#7
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	I love lucy the Lucy show mister ed the hoony mooners court ship of eddies father my favorite Martian the munsters the inedible hulk tv series Sanford and son the Jefferson's mammas family family ties hanging with mr cooper step by step boy meets world the wonder years my two dads perfect strangers who's the boss? California dreams saved by the bell the wayns brothers

08-09-2013, 12:02 AM	#8
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	Three's Company I hope you get a chance to watch lots of shows from the 50's to the 70's!