Robert Conrad, RIP - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Schmo · 02-08-2020, 07:53 PM

Actor Robert Conrad died at age 84.
I don’t think he did sitcom work.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-84-1119262

merlinjones · 02-08-2020, 09:28 PM

Robert Conrad was amazing as Jim West. His fight/action scenes and stunts showed a dancer's awareness of pose and movement and timing, almost like a Disney animated feature, silent movie, or comic strip. He was a joy to behold (and those little outfits didn't hurt either).

Hazel Anyday · 02-09-2020, 01:01 AM

My Mom wouldn't allow me to watch Wild Wild West when it was originally on ("too violent")

, so I'd have to sneak watching it by keeping the volume low and my ear close.

Conrand was also good in Hawaiian Eye playing one of the detectives. Connie Stevens was the girl club singer and is the only one still this side of the grass unfortunately, great cast in that show too.

But Wild Wild West was my favorite esp. when Jim West took on 6 guys at once and that fantastic background fight music they used, WOW, I loved it. The soundtrack to Wild Wild West is now FINALLY available as of last year or maybe 2018, it's got all the great music we'd hear INCLUDING the various fighting songs. YESH!

Sterling Holobyte · 02-09-2020, 02:12 AM

I liked The Wild, Wild, West, but I really loved Black Sheep Squadron with Robert Conrad as the tough but fair Pappy Boyington.

MA · 02-09-2020, 04:02 PM

Rest in peace. My mom thought that he was handsome.

Dude111 · 02-09-2020, 10:45 PM

Very sad..........

AB · 02-10-2020, 07:16 PM

He was a very good actor, I liked him on The Wild Wild West. May he rest in peace.

MA · 02-10-2020, 07:17 PM

Robert on Baa Baa Black Sheep:

Too2muchtv · 02-14-2020, 01:43 AM

Decades is airing a Wild Wild West tribute binge this weekend. It looks like a set of episodes spanning all four seasons including the premiere, and then also the two TV movies from 1979 and 1980.

MA · 02-14-2020, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Too2muchtv

Decades is airing a Wild Wild West tribute binge this weekend. It looks like a set of episodes spanning all four seasons including the premiere, and then also the two TV movies from 1979 and 1980.

Do you know what the original binge was supposed to be?

Too2muchtv · 02-15-2020, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MA

Do you know what the original binge was supposed to be?

Yes it was originally going to be the Love Boat. They may push it to next weekend.

MA · 02-15-2020, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Too2muchtv

Yes it was originally going to be the Love Boat. They may push it to next weekend.

Thanks.

Too2muchtv · 02-15-2020, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MA

Thanks.

No problem.

Just saw a commercial for next weekends binge, it will be the Jeffersons.

MA · 02-15-2020, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Too2muchtv

No problem.

Just saw a commercial for next weekends binge, it will be the Jeffersons.

No Love Boat then?

TMC · 08-31-2024, 05:25 AM

6 overlooked TV shows with Robert Conrad in the lead role

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Hawaiian Eye

1959–63

Conrad's first major role lasted just as long as The Wild Wild West — 104 episodes — but has since been overshadowed. Warner Bros. had an immediate hit in 1958 with 77 Sunset Strip, so the studio quickly repeated the formula of mixing P.I.s working vacation destinations. Hawaiian Eye, Bourbon Street Beat and Surfside 6 formed a TV universe of crime-solvers with tans and hep talk. Hawaii had just become a state, so the timing was perfect. Conrad played Lopaka, a half-Hawaiian investigator working alongside Tracy Steele (Anthony Eisley) in Honolulu. Much of the cast — Poncie Ponce, Connie Stevens and "Bob Conrad" included — even released pop records around the time to capitalize on the popularity of the show.

02-08-2020, 07:53 PM	#1
Schmo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 24, 2013 Posts: 466	Robert Conrad, RIP Actor Robert Conrad died at age 84. I don’t think he did sitcom work. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-84-1119262

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Hazel Anyday Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 12, 2002 Posts: 2,131	Fighting In Heaven Now My Mom wouldn't allow me to watch Wild Wild West when it was originally on ("too violent"), so I'd have to sneak watching it by keeping the volume low and my ear close. Conrand was also good in Hawaiian Eye playing one of the detectives. Connie Stevens was the girl club singer and is the only one still this side of the grass unfortunately, great cast in that show too. But Wild Wild West was my favorite esp. when Jim West took on 6 guys at once and that fantastic background fight music they used, WOW, I loved it. The soundtrack to Wild Wild West is now FINALLY available as of last year or maybe 2018, it's got all the great music we'd hear INCLUDING the various fighting songs. YESH!
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02-09-2020, 02:12 AM	#4
Sterling Holobyte Harper House Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,896	I liked The Wild, Wild, West, but I really loved Black Sheep Squadron with Robert Conrad as the tough but fair Pappy Boyington.
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MA Member Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: May 20, 2017 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 127,094	Rest in peace. My mom thought that he was handsome.
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02-08-2020, 09:28 PM	#2
merlinjones Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 30, 2019 Location: los ángeles Posts: 931	Robert Conrad was amazing as Jim West. His fight/action scenes and stunts showed a dancer's awareness of pose and movement and timing, almost like a Disney animated feature, silent movie, or comic strip. He was a joy to behold (and those little outfits didn't hurt either).

02-09-2020, 10:45 PM	#6
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,352	Very sad..........

02-10-2020, 07:16 PM	#7
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,426	He was a very good actor, I liked him on The Wild Wild West. May he rest in peace.

02-10-2020, 07:17 PM	#8
MA Member Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: May 20, 2017 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 127,094	Robert on Baa Baa Black Sheep:

02-14-2020, 01:43 AM	#9
Too2muchtv Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 13, 2018 Location: TX Posts: 123	Decades is airing a Wild Wild West tribute binge this weekend. It looks like a set of episodes spanning all four seasons including the premiere, and then also the two TV movies from 1979 and 1980.