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In case you hit this page first, this is page two of
a wish list for the TV Land / Nick at Nite programmers. Click
here to read page one.
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Farmer's
Daughter
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 The
lovely Inger Stevens stars as Katy Holstrum, governess to
Congressman Glen Morley (William Windom) two children. Based on the
1947 movie of the same name. Katy Holstrum, a beautiful, naive,
Minnesota farm girl, was seeking a government job teaching
under-privileged children in the Congo, Katy seeks the help of her
congressman. Impressed with her ability to handle his sons, Glen offers
her the position of governess, which she accepts. Like all
politicians, he falls in love with her. The series ran on ABC
September 20, 1963 - September 2, 1966 101 episodes. See
Also "The Farmers's
Daughter Resource Page" |
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Fitz
& Bones
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 It
only took a few weeks to cancel The Smothers Brothers 1981 series "Fitz
and Bones" on NBC. So why not dust off those 13 episodes and
let us see what made this show so damn bad. I never saw
it, and considering the ratings, no one else did
either. |
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Flying
Nun
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 Sure
it's the dumbest premise since "My Mother the Car", but Sally
Field is great as Sister Bertrille, the nun that flys. Now to you
youngsters out there, don't turn away, give it a shot. There's
something about this stupid show that makes you feel good. It
ran for three seasons on ABC, starting in 1967. Would you be more
open to trying it if I told you all 83 episodes are in color. Stars
Sally Field as Sister Bertrille, Marge Redmond as Sister
Jacqueline, Madelaine Sherwood as Mother Superior Plaseato,
Alejandro Rey as Carlos Ramirez, Shelley Morrison as Sister Sixto,
Vito Scotti as Captain Gaspar Fomento. See
Also "The Flying Nun
Resource Page" Added
to the TV Land line-up in June of 2002. |
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Garry
Moore Show
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 "The
Garry Moore Show" ran for nine years 1958-1967 and featured such
great regulars as Carol Burnett, Durward Kirby, Marion Lorne (she
played Aunt Clara on "Bewitched"), and Dorothy
Loudon. Early episodes were in black and white, later in
color. The format was very much like "The Carol Burnett
Show". Carol credits Gary with giving her her break. |
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The
Ghost and Mrs Muir
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 Hope
Lang as Mrs Muir, Edward Mulhare as Captain Daniel Gregg (the
ghost). On a desolate stretch of New England coastline,
overlooking Schooner Bay, sat a charming little house known as Gull
Cottage. It was haunted by the ghost of the previous owner, Captain Daniel
Gregg, a 19th century sea captain. His nephew Claymore (played to the hilt
by Charles Nelson Reilly) rents the cottage to an attractive widow,
Carolyn Muir, with her two young children (Candice & Jonathan),
their dog Scruffy, and their housekeeper Martha. The captain
resented the invasion and he tried to scare them off. Eventually, however,
they established a truce, and even developed a fondness for each
other. See Also "The
Ghost and Mrs. Muir Resource Page" TV
Land bought this series, ran one episode, and never any more. |
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Gidget
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 There
was lots of California sun and surf in this frothy comedy about the
adventures of a bright, winsome teenager. Gidget was age
fifteen-and-a-half, the daughter of Prof. Russ Lawrence, a widower.
Despite the best efforts of her overly protective older sister, Anne, and
Anne's husband John (a psychology student who practiced on the family),
Gidget and her best friend Larue managed to find endless fun in the Santa
Monica sun. Gidget's boyfriend Jeff was "off to college" and
seldom seen. I don't think I could stand too much of this, but
it would be great fun for a summer special. Stars Sally Field and Don
Porter. 32 episodes in color 1966. See
Also "The Gidget
Resource Page" Added
to the TV Land line-up in June of 2002. |
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The
Goldbergs
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 The
trials and tribulations of a poor Jewish family who are guided through
difficult times by a warm, compassionate, and understanding woman. Molly
is the typical mother trying to raise her children and run her home; the
"yenta" talking through the window to her neighbor
("Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Bloom!"); the philosopher who has a theory and a
solution for all problems. Based on the radio program of the same name.
Ran on CBS January 17, 1949 - September 25, 1953 |
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The Good Guys
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After "Gilligan's Island" Bob Denver went on
to star as Rufus Butterworth in "The Good Guys" with Herb
Edelman. Bert Gramus and Rufus Butterworth were childhood chums who
decided to pool their savings and purchase a diner, which they called
"Bert's Place". Originally bachelor Rufus worked as a cabdriver,
while Bert and his wife Claudia operated the diner, but Rufus eventually
quit his cabbie gig. The show bombed. They even brought Alan
Hale Jr. on the second season as "Big Tom" but it didn't
help. I know the show isn't any good, neither was Dusty's
Trail", and they ran that. |
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Good Morning
World
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 Good
Morning World was created by the same gang that made "The Dick Van
Dyke Show" It starred Joby Baker and Ronnie Schell as DJs of a
morning radio program. in Los Angeles. Dave is happily married,
while Larry thinks of himself as a ladies' man and "swinger."
Billy deWolfe's performance as Roland Hutton, the stuffy, humorless
station manager, was the best and funniest part of this show. It
wasn't great, but I'd like to see it again. It ran at some
ridiculous hour on TNT for a short time several years ago. See
Also "The Good
Morning World Resource Page" |
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Governor &
JJ |
 William
Drinkwater was the governor of a quiet Midwestern state. Since he was a
widower, his "first lady" was his hip, bright, opinionated
daughter Jennifer Jo, who worked as a zookeeper. Despite their differences
in age and politics (he was conservative, she leaned towards the left),
the two got along extremely well and loved each other very much. Maggie
was the governor's secretary, Sara the maid, and George his press
secretary. 1969, one and a half seasons, 39 episodes.
Starred: Dan Dailey and Julie Sommars as Jennifer Jo "J.J."
Drinkwater: |
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Hazel
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 I
liked this show. Shirley Booth is great as the pushy maid to the
Baxter family. It ran from September 28, 1961 to September 6,
1965 on NBC, then changed formats and ran another season on CBS. The
CBS version wasn't any good, but those four years on NBC were great.
The black and white episodes were the best. EMI ran the series for a
short time, and never ran episodes in order. Come on TV Land, do it
right! See Also "The
Hazel Resource Page" Added
to the TV Land line-up in June of 2002. |
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He and She |
 Another
series that TV Land bought, and only aired one episode of! "He &
She" (1967) Dick and Paula Hollister (Richard Benjimin and his
beautiful wife Paula Prentiss) are a witty, sophisticated couple living in
New York City. Dick is a comic-book artist who has become well-known for
creating a superhero called Jetman, which has been turned into a TV show
starring egocentric actor Oscar North. The series was really ahead of it's
time, and only lasted one season. The critics liked it. See
Also "The He & She Resource
Page" |
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Hello Larry |
 "Hello
Larry" is often ranked with "My Mother the Car" as one of
the worst TV shows ever. I really don't remember much about the
series. As I recall, I liked it. It starred McLean Stevenson
as radio psychiatrist, Larry Alder. He's trying to raise two
daughters in Portland, Oregon after his divorce. McLean Stevenson
plays Larry, so how bad can it be. It ranked 36th in the ratings
during first season (1979) and dropped completely off the charts in the
second season after they tried to "fix it." It
would be a fine addition to TV Land's Kitschen. SitcomsOnline has a
great "Hello
Larry" page. |
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I'm Dickens,
He's Fenster
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 John
Astin as Harry Dickens, Marty Ingels as Arch Fenster with Frank De
Vol and Emmaline Henry. I have no recollection of this
pre-Addams Family outing for John Astin (1962) Although it only lasted one
season, people have been telling me how funny is was for
years. I want to see for myself.
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It's About Time
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 "It's
About Time, It's about space it's about two men in the strangest
place" Just like "Gilligan's Island", this Sherwood
Schwartz creation had a snappy theme song that explained the premise of
the show. Two astronauts, after breaking the speed of light,
accidentally travel back in time to prehistoric Earth. Unable to return,
they make friends with the "natives". The series ran for
two season (26 episodes), in color. When it didn't click with the
viewers in the first season, they switched the plots, had the astronauts
travel back to current time, with two cave people. I want to see it! |
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Jack Benny
Program |
 A
long running series, even longer than the October 29, 1950 - September 10,
1965 CBS & NBC 343 episodes on TV, because it's the same show that ran
on radio from 1937 to 1955. Jack is one of the funniest guys ever on
TV. The series started out like "Seinfeld", it was a show
about a comic, day-to-day life, a show about nothing. They ate at
the lunch counter of a drug store, just like the gang on
"Seinfeld" ate at Monks. Just like
"Seinfeld", there was a great comic supporting cast:
Mary Livingston, Eddie "Rochester" Eddie Anderson, Dennis Day,
Don Wilson, and Mel Blanc. 343 episodes, isn't that
great! Also See: The
Jack Benny Resource Page |
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Jackie Thomas
Show |
 The
Jackie Thomas Show couldn't have come along at worse time. Tom Arnold and
his wife Roseanne were in the headlines for acting like spoiled
brats. ABC only ran the series because Roseanne told them too, so
they were not interested in it's success, the critics hated Tom, and
what they all missed was that "The Jackie Thomas Show" was a
great parody of TV, and a funny series. It would be a fine addition
to TV Land's Kitschen, and it even has Martin Mull in it. "The
Jackie Thomas Show" ran on ABC, just 18 episodes, from
December 1992 to March 1993. Tom Arnold in the title role plays the
host of a talk/variety show that's a major hit, despite the efforts of the
network. |
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Jimmy Stewart
Show |
 Many
people are very surprised when I tell them that Jimmy Stewart was the star
of a sit-com in 1972 on NBC. The series was great, it never
got the ratings it should have, I have no idea why. There are
only 24 episodes of the program, not even enough for a
marathon, but I really want to see all 24, in order. TV Land
should make this happen. Also See: The
Jimmy Stewart Resource Page Was airing
Sundays on Good Life TV
in June of 2002. |
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Life With Father |
 This
series is based on the movie of the same name. There are only 26
episodes of this highly rated 1953 - 54 CBS show. Leon Ames is Clarence
Day, Sr., you may remember him from his role the next-door neighbor
on "Mr. Ed". Lurene Tuttle plays the mom, Vinnie
Day. Life with Father was the story of Victorian father, his wife
Vinnie, and their four red-headed sons. Despite the fact that he ruled
with an iron hand, and was a staunch traditionalist, Father Day dealt
fairly with his family and earned their lifelong respect. It's rare
that you see a period sit-com, here's one I've never seen, and
I'd like to see. |
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Love on a
Rooftop |
 No
two ways about it, "Love on a Rooftop" was a rip-off of
"Barefoot in the Park", but I liked "Barefoot"
too. I haven't seen this show about a young couple in a tiny
apartment in San Francisco since it aired in 1966 - 1967 on
ABC. Threre are only 30 episodes. Cast: David
Willis: Pete Duel, Julie Willis: Judy Carne, Stan
Parker: Rich Little. How about that, Rich Little was on
a sit-com. |
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