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littletydramon · 04-07-2014, 07:01 PM

I'm trying to gather a list of every TV series, (mostly after the 60's) that are unavailable in any format and even taped television copies are almost impossible to find if not at all. I've been for example trying FOR YEARS to find episodes if the 1990 series "What A Dummy" which ran for a season in syndicated. Countless hours searching as found me nothing except rumours of a taped "Christmas episode" and basic info (theme, cast etc). I have literally only found 2-3 photos and one commercial online EVER of the series.

It's just an example of probably hundreds of series that nobody bothered to tape. Most of these are obviously short-run series, another example would be Uncle Buck (the sitcom spinoff) which yet again I've only found a clip of and that's about it.

Anybody have anymore information on series like this? Thankfully youtube has been wonderful in unearthing lost tv series via commercials or full episodes but there's alot still to find.

MacLeaper · 04-07-2014, 07:18 PM

Here's a little more about the puppet used on "What A Dummy", if that helps you.
http://www.tvacres.com/puppets_buster.htm

MacLeaper · 04-07-2014, 07:25 PM

This might be the same promo you've seen, but I also found these Youtube links for "What A Dummy":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT11Cl3zKcU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVAOCN9ysHQ

bmasters9 · 04-08-2014, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by littletydramon

I'm trying to gather a list of every TV series, (mostly after the 60's) that are unavailable in any format and even taped television copies are almost impossible to find if not at all. I've been for example trying FOR YEARS to find episodes if the 1990 series "What A Dummy" which ran for a season in syndicated. Countless hours searching as found me nothing except rumours of a taped "Christmas episode" and basic info (theme, cast etc). I have literally only found 2-3 photos and one commercial online EVER of the series.

It's just an example of probably hundreds of series that nobody bothered to tape. Most of these are obviously short-run series, another example would be Uncle Buck (the sitcom spinoff) which yet again I've only found a clip of and that's about it.

Anybody have anymore information on series like this? Thankfully youtube has been wonderful in unearthing lost tv series via commercials or full episodes but there's alot still to find.

A lot of game shows from then are not available in any format. One of them is the original $ale with Jack Kelly and Joe Garagiola (done from NBC in NYC) from 1969-74. There are pictures on a couple of sites, and one video clip from later in the run, but outside of that, it's pretty much gone forever.

littletydramon · 04-08-2014, 08:37 PM

Thanks for those What A Dummy links but those Ive known about for sometime. a quick search on youtube again for Uncle Buck did turn up this opening clip of about 4 minutes of the show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cLqA...e_gdata_player

dare I say, probably the only clip of it that has surfaced online.

04-07-2014, 07:01 PM	#1
littletydramon Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 18, 2001 Location: WI, USA Posts: 339	Series from after the 60's that are almost lost I'm trying to gather a list of every TV series, (mostly after the 60's) that are unavailable in any format and even taped television copies are almost impossible to find if not at all. I've been for example trying FOR YEARS to find episodes if the 1990 series "What A Dummy" which ran for a season in syndicated. Countless hours searching as found me nothing except rumours of a taped "Christmas episode" and basic info (theme, cast etc). I have literally only found 2-3 photos and one commercial online EVER of the series. It's just an example of probably hundreds of series that nobody bothered to tape. Most of these are obviously short-run series, another example would be Uncle Buck (the sitcom spinoff) which yet again I've only found a clip of and that's about it. Anybody have anymore information on series like this? Thankfully youtube has been wonderful in unearthing lost tv series via commercials or full episodes but there's alot still to find.
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04-07-2014, 07:18 PM	#2
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,355	Here's a little more about the puppet used on "What A Dummy", if that helps you. http://www.tvacres.com/puppets_buster.htm
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04-07-2014, 07:25 PM	#3
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,355	This might be the same promo you've seen, but I also found these Youtube links for "What A Dummy": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT11Cl3zKcU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVAOCN9ysHQ

04-08-2014, 08:37 PM	#5
littletydramon Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 18, 2001 Location: WI, USA Posts: 339	Thanks for those What A Dummy links but those Ive known about for sometime. a quick search on youtube again for Uncle Buck did turn up this opening clip of about 4 minutes of the show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cLqA...e_gdata_player dare I say, probably the only clip of it that has surfaced online.