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Penny Lane · 04-30-2016, 09:08 PM

The first time that I watched "In The Heat Of The Night" in 1990 I was totally hooked! It became and still is in my top 10 favorite t v shows!

This was Carroll O'Connor's finest performance as Chief Bill Gillespie!

shotzette · 04-30-2016, 11:07 PM

"Laverne & Shirley". Shocking, I know... ;-)

"Star Trek TOS"
"Ghost & Mrs. Muir"
"House Calls"

tlc38tlc38 · 04-30-2016, 11:13 PM

"In the Heat of the Night" is also one of my favorites.

Others that hooked me with the first episode I watched:
Mama's Family
I Love Lucy
Designing Women
The Beverly Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction
Green Acres
Murder, She Wrote
Matlock
Desperate Housewives
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Zoneboy · 04-30-2016, 11:20 PM

Amos 'N Andy
The Andy Griffith Show
Batman
Dragnet (1967)
Gomer Pyle: USMC
Murder, She Wrote
Night Gallery
The Outer Limits (1963)
Picket Fences
Sanford & Son
The Six Million Dollar Man
St. Elsewhere
S.W.A.T.
The Twilight Zone (1959)
When Things Were Rotten

Fleet · 05-01-2016, 12:52 AM

The Rifleman
Bonanza
Star Trek (original series)
Bewitched
Happy Days
Laverne & Shirley
Three's Company
The A-Team

Tubehead · 05-01-2016, 12:58 AM

my top shows were hooked on right away :
quantum leap
Early edition
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
the wonder years
family ties
sanfrod & son

comedies:
the wonder years
boy meets world
welcome back kotter
mama's family
family matters
home improvement
whos the boss?
happy days
the odd couple the original
step by step
I love lucy
family ties
night court
perfect strangers

cartoons Anmited series
he-man master of the universe 1980's
teenage mutnat ninja turtles 1980's
the real ghostbusters
fox's 1990 spider-man
fox';s 1990 x-men
swat kats
doug
muppet babies
static shock Anmited series
justice league Anmited series
justice league Unlimited Anmited series
batman 1990 Anmited series
batman beyond Anmited series

Penny Lane · 05-01-2016, 12:37 PM

"Dallas" also had me in it's clutches right off the bat!

shotzette · 05-01-2016, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

"In the Heat of the Night" is also one of my favorites.

Others that hooked me with the first episode I watched:
Mama's Family
I Love Lucy
Designing Women
The Beverly Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction
Green Acres
Murder, She Wrote
Matlock
Desperate Housewives
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Totally forgot about BtVS! Grr, Argh... The Whedonverse had me in it's clutches immediately with that one.

Torgo · 05-01-2016, 02:22 PM

Red Dwarf
Robin Of Sherwood
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Xena
Jonathon Creek
Monk
Psych
Twin Peaks
The King Of Queens
Farscape
Sliders
Star Trek TGN
Stark Trek DS9
Holliston
Picket Fences
Pushing Daisies
Chuck
My Name Is Earl
Smallville

Janice · 05-01-2016, 02:27 PM

Dallas, Cheers, Family Ties, The Bill Cosby Show, Dateline, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Dexter, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, The Good Wife...just to name only a few.

Regulus · 05-01-2016, 03:05 PM

I've mentioned this in other posts, in 1965, when then-president Lyndon B. Johnson botched my daily fix of Bozo the Clown when he preempted this show for a news conference

I switched the channel and stumbled on

Thunderbirds

. 37 years later (That's 2002 for those of you in Rio Linda!

) this show became the first DVD box set I purchased, using

"Santa Money"

I received for

Christmas.

Svenfan1234 · 05-01-2016, 03:18 PM

Cheers
Family Ties
Bewitched
Maude
All in the Family
Mama's Family
Remington Steele
The Streets of San Francisco
Hill Street Blues
Happy Days
Laverne & Shirley
Svengoolie
Freaks and Geeks
The Wonder Years
WKRP in Cincinnati
Wings
... to name a few.

Myles · 05-01-2016, 05:20 PM

Being Human

Such a fun show! Who knew a vampire, ghost and werewolf could be roommates?! Had a great run and I enjoyed everything about it.

Nordy · 05-01-2016, 08:50 PM

Mine was probably Mary Tyler Moore Show, Green Acres, Rules of Engagement, Hot in Cleveland, funny thing is I didn't watch Gilmore Girls until the final season. Then I went out and bought every season the next weekend.

Family Ties Forever! · 05-02-2016, 12:34 AM

Family Ties
There are others, but I listed my favorite one, of course.

04-30-2016, 09:08 PM	#1
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tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,257	"In the Heat of the Night" is also one of my favorites. Others that hooked me with the first episode I watched: Mama's Family I Love Lucy Designing Women The Beverly Hillbillies Petticoat Junction Green Acres Murder, She Wrote Matlock Desperate Housewives Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	shows you were hooked on first time!! my top shows were hooked on right away : quantum leap Early edition Kung Fu: The Legend Continues the wonder years family ties sanfrod & son comedies: the wonder years boy meets world welcome back kotter mama's family family matters home improvement whos the boss? happy days the odd couple the original step by step I love lucy family ties night court perfect strangers cartoons Anmited series he-man master of the universe 1980's teenage mutnat ninja turtles 1980's the real ghostbusters fox's 1990 spider-man fox';s 1990 x-men swat kats doug muppet babies static shock Anmited series justice league Anmited series justice league Unlimited Anmited series batman 1990 Anmited series batman beyond Anmited series

04-30-2016, 11:07 PM	#2
shotzette Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2004 Posts: 1,782	"Laverne & Shirley". Shocking, I know... ;-) "Star Trek TOS" "Ghost & Mrs. Muir" "House Calls"

05-01-2016, 12:37 PM	#7
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,083	"Dallas" also had me in it's clutches right off the bat! Attached Images

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05-01-2016, 02:27 PM	#10
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05-01-2016, 03:05 PM	#11
Regulus Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 07, 2011 Location: Port Orange, Florida Avatar - Poiuyt Posts: 3,374	I've mentioned this in other posts, in 1965, when then-president Lyndon B. Johnson botched my daily fix of Bozo the Clown when he preempted this show for a news conference I switched the channel and stumbled on *Thunderbirds* . 37 years later (That's 2002 for those of you in Rio Linda! ) this show became the first DVD box set I purchased, using "Santa Money" I received for Christmas.
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