Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Fugitive











The Fugitive, an action-adventure-mystery-thriller drama, was one of the big shows of the 60s. It "owned" the 10pm Tuesday evening slot for 4 years as the other two networks never even bothered to mount a serious challenge to the show. Starring David Janssen as Dr. Richard Kimble, the falsely accused murderer of his wife who was both on the run and in pursuit of the real killer. The final episode in the summer of '67 was watched by some 78 million people making it the most ever watched television program at that time, a record it would hold into the 80s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The Fugitive

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Circus Boy



Circus Boy was a NBC Sunday night show during the 1956-1957 season about a late 19th century traveling circus (which never seemed to leave the Iverson Ranch Studio where it was filmed). Wiki shows it as an "action/adventure/drama" series and it had a "western" feel to it (perhaps because all the big westerns were filmed at the same location). With an additional 13 episodes in the can at the end of the season, it returned the following year as a Thursday night show on ABC. Starring Mickey Braddock as the circus boy, 10 years later and using his real name of Dolenz, he would be back on NBC starring in The Monkees. If you're in your 60's you probably remember this show for one simple reason......Corky the circus boy got to ride around on his pet baby elephant Bimbo. How cool was that? Like having a pet dolphin named Flipper or a seal named Sammy in your backyard pool or a talking horse in your office/barn (really Wilbur, how did that smell?) it was very impressive to us normal kids with dogs and cats for pets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_Boy

The Monkees






Arriving in the autumn of 1966, and about two years too late, The Monkees was a musical sitcom about a band trying to survive and get their lucky break. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The Monkees

Friday, February 3, 2012

The Untouchables











The Untouchables was an ABC 1959-1963 crime drama that took place in 1930s Chicago. Based on the memoirs of Eliot Ness, this show had an impressive list of guest stars. The Season 4 episodes, 90 - 119, were made by someone who has a fetish about small video sizes. Like The Rifleman and The Rebel, they're only about half the size they should be so they'll look crappy on big TV's. Should be okay up to 27 inches or so. Hopefully they'll see DVD release some day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Untouchables_%281959_TV_series%29