Unsolved Mysteries is now 30 years old! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Kane · 01-20-2017, 04:38 PM

It was 30 years ago today, on January 20, 1987, when the first episode of UM was broadcast. Happy 30th birthday to UM!

tlc38tlc38 · 01-20-2017, 04:52 PM

I've been recently watching my segment set that I bought on ioffer. I've already watched it twice. I'm sure it's the same set that's circulated the trading circuit for years now. I wish someone would put together a bigger, badder set with lots more rare segments.

Hot Jock · 01-20-2017, 07:45 PM

The entire series will be available to stream on Amazon Instant Video this spring.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=355504

unidentified · 01-20-2017, 08:20 PM

Happy 30th Birthday UM!

LilMissKryssy · 01-20-2017, 09:15 PM

It's crazy. I will turn 30 on march 4th. Crazy to know 1987 was 30 years ago.

dynoguy88 · 01-21-2017, 12:48 AM

And if any of you were in elementary school at the time like I was, you might have gone through this phase that started from your first episode and continued throughout the first couple of years of the show....

"It's Wednesday! That means Unsolved Mysteries night....but I'll get scared....but I must watch...but I won't be able to sleep....but I must watch because it looks like a good episode....but I'll be too scared to sleep...but I'll watch Doogie Howser right after to calm my nerves...but that won't end up helping....but I must watch.... but mom will tell me not to watch so I won't scream for her in the middle of the night...but I must watch....O.K., I watched and I think I'll be OK....but now I can't get the theme song out of my head...now I can't sleep."

And so on and so on.

freakbook · 01-21-2017, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by dynoguy88

And if any of you were in elementary school at the time like I was, you might have gone through this phase that started from your first episode and continued throughout the first couple of years of the show....

"It's Wednesday! That means Unsolved Mysteries night....but I'll get scared....but I must watch...but I won't be able to sleep....but I must watch because it looks like a good episode....but I'll be too scared to sleep...but I'll watch Doogie Howser right after to calm my nerves...but that won't end up helping....but I must watch.... but mom will tell me not to watch so I won't scream for her in the middle of the night...but I must watch....O.K., I watched and I think I'll be OK....but now I can't get the theme song out of my head...now I can't sleep."

And so on and so on.

Crazy. I'm 27, but I started watching UM in elementary. My grandmother would keep lifetime on 24/7, so I'd watch the re-runs with Golden Girls, and I'd fake sick to stay home from school just to watch UM. I'd get spooked, and would run around the house checking all of the windows, and constantly looking out the door.

Hot Jock · 01-21-2017, 02:59 AM

I was in the 4th grade when it premiered and vividly remember watching the Halloween episode with all of the ghost stories. Even as a kid, I found them more amusing than frightening. Then they played the Tallman's Bunk Bed ghost segment and that one scared the living hell out of me. When that "family member" let out that scream amid all that fog toward the end of the segment I refused to go to bed.

Now when I watch any of the ghost segments as an adult I just laugh, but that was so damn scary as a kid that I'll never forget it.

tarheelslim · 01-21-2017, 01:36 PM

I wonder if they intentionally put up the first season on Amazon today because of the anniversary??

Spark Of Spirit · 01-21-2017, 02:28 PM

Hard to believe it's that old. But hey, it's still one of the best.

Janel "Jaycee" Miller · 01-21-2017, 04:30 PM

So is it incredibly tacky to say that I can still kinda remember the words in TV Guide when it became a full blown TV series? TV Guide said something like "the occasional series begins a weekly run" or aomething very close to that.

Wonder whose voice it was who did the "This program is about Unsolved Mysteries ..." voiceover at the start of each episode.

SitcomsAreTheWay · 01-22-2017, 02:25 AM

Honestly, I didn't become a fan UM until I reached my early teens in the mid 90s. It's one of the few shows where I could watch each episode repeatedly and my interest remains strong.

SitcomsAreTheWay · 01-22-2017, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Love A Good Mystery

So is it incredibly tacky to say that I can still kinda remember the words in TV Guide when it became a full blown TV series? TV Guide said something like "the occasional series begins a weekly run" or aomething very close to that.

Wonder whose voice it was who did the "This program is about Unsolved Mysteries ..." voiceover at the start of each episode.

You took it back in time regarding the mention of the TV Guide. Although this may come off as weird, it actually had a unique scent which I remember vividly.

bip05 · 01-22-2017, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by freakbook

Crazy. I'm 27, but I started watching UM in elementary. My grandmother would keep lifetime on 24/7, so I'd watch the re-runs with Golden Girls, and I'd fake sick to stay home from school just to watch UM. I'd get spooked, and would run around the house checking all of the windows, and constantly looking out the door.

me too. i used to stay home from school and basically have heart attacks lol. still couldn't stop watching.

bip05 · 01-22-2017, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freakbook

Crazy. I'm 27, but I started watching UM in elementary. My grandmother would keep lifetime on 24/7, so I'd watch the re-runs with Golden Girls, and I'd fake sick to stay home from school just to watch UM. I'd get spooked, and would run around the house checking all of the windows, and constantly looking out the door.

me too. i used to stay home from school and basically have heart attacks lol. still couldn't stop watching.

01-20-2017, 04:38 PM	#1
Kane Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 07, 2001 Location: MA, United States Posts: 3,367	Unsolved Mysteries is now 30 years old! It was 30 years ago today, on January 20, 1987, when the first episode of UM was broadcast. Happy 30th birthday to UM!

01-20-2017, 04:52 PM	#2
tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,259	I've been recently watching my segment set that I bought on ioffer. I've already watched it twice. I'm sure it's the same set that's circulated the trading circuit for years now. I wish someone would put together a bigger, badder set with lots more rare segments.
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01-20-2017, 08:20 PM	#4
unidentified Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 11, 2010 Posts: 152	Happy 30th Birthday UM!
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01-20-2017, 09:15 PM	#5
LilMissKryssy " & every sinner has a future" Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 09, 2013 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 465	It's crazy. I will turn 30 on march 4th. Crazy to know 1987 was 30 years ago.
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01-21-2017, 02:28 PM	#10
Spark Of Spirit Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 20, 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 563	Hard to believe it's that old. But hey, it's still one of the best.
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01-20-2017, 07:45 PM	#3
Hot Jock Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 09, 2016 Posts: 493	The entire series will be available to stream on Amazon Instant Video this spring. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=355504

01-21-2017, 12:48 AM	#6
dynoguy88 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2000 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 3,675	And if any of you were in elementary school at the time like I was, you might have gone through this phase that started from your first episode and continued throughout the first couple of years of the show.... "It's Wednesday! That means Unsolved Mysteries night....but I'll get scared....but I must watch...but I won't be able to sleep....but I must watch because it looks like a good episode....but I'll be too scared to sleep...but I'll watch Doogie Howser right after to calm my nerves...but that won't end up helping....but I must watch.... but mom will tell me not to watch so I won't scream for her in the middle of the night...but I must watch....O.K., I watched and I think I'll be OK....but now I can't get the theme song out of my head...now I can't sleep." And so on and so on.

01-21-2017, 02:59 AM	#8
Hot Jock Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 09, 2016 Posts: 493	I was in the 4th grade when it premiered and vividly remember watching the Halloween episode with all of the ghost stories. Even as a kid, I found them more amusing than frightening. Then they played the Tallman's Bunk Bed ghost segment and that one scared the living hell out of me. When that "family member" let out that scream amid all that fog toward the end of the segment I refused to go to bed. Now when I watch any of the ghost segments as an adult I just laugh, but that was so damn scary as a kid that I'll never forget it.

01-21-2017, 01:36 PM	#9
tarheelslim Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 16, 2014 Posts: 275	I wonder if they intentionally put up the first season on Amazon today because of the anniversary??

01-21-2017, 04:30 PM	#11
Janel "Jaycee" Miller Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 19, 2010 Location: South Jersey Posts: 408	So is it incredibly tacky to say that I can still kinda remember the words in TV Guide when it became a full blown TV series? TV Guide said something like "the occasional series begins a weekly run" or aomething very close to that. Wonder whose voice it was who did the "This program is about Unsolved Mysteries ..." voiceover at the start of each episode.

01-22-2017, 02:25 AM	#12
SitcomsAreTheWay Retro Sitcoms Fanatic Forum Regular Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: NY Posts: 612	Honestly, I didn't become a fan UM until I reached my early teens in the mid 90s. It's one of the few shows where I could watch each episode repeatedly and my interest remains strong.