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Offline azinyk

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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #15 on: Apr 14, 2012, 01:46:11 AM »
Mr. Dressup (like a Canadian Mr. Rogers, only better)
Sesame Street (specifically Ernie and Bert)
The Friendly Giant
Star Trek TOS (the reruns were exciting, they were suitable for children, and they were on every day after school)
Today's Special: A Canadian kid's show about a store mannequin who comes to life
The Beachcombers
Danger Bay: A marine biologist and his two kids have adventures near Vancouver.
The Raccoons: Animated - gentle forest dwellers vs. a greedy industrialist
The Edison Twins: This teenage brother and sister solved crime and other problems with science.
Knight Rider
The Mighty Hercules (reruns of the 1960s animated show)
Fraggle Rock

I remember watching reruns of animated series like the Flintstones, the Jetsons, Bugs Bunny, and the 1967 Spider-man, but I don't think I was as young as I was when I saw Hercules.
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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #16 on: Apr 14, 2012, 04:05:29 AM »
When I was three, I don't recall the name of the cartoon variety show but one of them was Paddington Bear. I vaguely recall aspects of some cartoons - in one he was in a baby stroller, and they were discussing yellow. In another he went to France.
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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #17 on: Apr 14, 2012, 06:41:18 AM »
Growing up in Detroit, I watched a lot of Canadian shows. The Polka Dot Door and the aforementioned Mr. Dressup and the Friendly Giant. Can't forget Captain Kangaroo either or the New Zoo Review. Born in '67

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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #18 on: Apr 14, 2012, 09:56:18 AM »
Anyone remember Woody Woodpecker? 
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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #19 on: Apr 14, 2012, 11:29:09 AM »
Quote from: David E. on Apr 14, 2012, 09:56:18 AM
Anyone remember Woody Woodpecker?

I do, but not until we moved to the US. The earliest TV show I remember liking here was the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

How about the first color tv shows? For me it was The Wonderful World of Disney and Bonanza. My parents domino playing friends had a color tv. I also remember Ed Sullivan and Captain Kangaroo.
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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #20 on: Apr 14, 2012, 12:46:05 PM »
Quote from: AgnosticBuddha on Apr 14, 2012, 06:41:18 AM
Growing up in Detroit, I watched a lot of Canadian shows. The Polka Dot Door and the aforementioned Mr. Dressup and the Friendly Giant. Can't forget Captain Kangaroo either or the New Zoo Review. Born in '67

Do you recall Hot Fudge? (I think that was its name.)

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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #21 on: Apr 14, 2012, 03:02:36 PM »
Dr Who (Jon Pertwee)
and Star Trek TOS  for me, which is why I have a soft spot for the James Cawley Phase II stuff even though I don't think the stories are very good.
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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #22 on: Apr 14, 2012, 07:30:24 PM »
My kids grew up with Mr. Dressup, which we received here in the US thanks to cable. One of the better kids shows.
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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #23 on: Apr 14, 2012, 08:03:13 PM »
Quote from: smithkhome on Apr 14, 2012, 12:46:05 PM
Do you recall Hot Fudge? (I think that was its name.)

Yes, I do remember Hot Fudge. One of the puppets was named Seymore?
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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #24 on: Apr 14, 2012, 08:13:20 PM »
Gotta share this one. New Zoo Revue Outake
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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #25 on: Apr 14, 2012, 09:47:35 PM »
Quote from: David E. on Apr 14, 2012, 09:56:18 AM
Anyone remember Woody Woodpecker?

And Chilly Willy, little penguin. He had segments during the Woody Wood Pecker Show. I can't remember if he was cruel or not. I remember a bear.
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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #26 on: Apr 14, 2012, 09:58:40 PM »
My dad always watched the news in the evening, so the Nightly News with John Chancellor.   Also Emergency!, and Looney Tunes cartoons.  How about Wonderama?
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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #27 on: Apr 14, 2012, 11:34:30 PM »
Quote from: Citizen Skeptic on Apr 13, 2012, 01:06:17 PM
The earliest shows I can remember were -


Villa Alegre!

Oddly I barely remember the show itself, but I could probably rebuild that little model town from memory.
Villa Alegre ( TV Show ) Opening Intro
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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #28 on: Apr 15, 2012, 06:51:40 AM »
You know what is weird. My kids will never have this experience. They do not have shared TV shows that they watch with their peers. And shows for them are unstuck from a specific time period. Dr. Who with John Pertwee will be in their childhood as much as the original Scooby Doo and Avatar the last Airbender cartoon 
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Re: Earliest memories of tv shows
« Reply #29 on: Apr 15, 2012, 07:19:48 AM »
Weekday mornings:


Road Runner, Tweety Bird, Bugs Bunny, Mighty Mouse and Speedy Gonzalos.


Weekday Lunch:


Flintstones


After School:


Transformers
Thundercats
GI Joe


Primetime:


Rawhide
Dr. Who
Cheers
Cosby Show
Mary Tyler Moore
Dick Van Dyke
Matlock
Perry Mason
HOCKEY, always HOCKEY
Bonanza
Little House on the Paririe
Littlest Hobo
Beach Combers
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