Television of Yesteryear.

[Donald the Great]

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Sorry I doubled up on Catweazle.

[tex]

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Crackerjack--long running children's show with Leslie Crowther, Don Maclean, Peter Glaze and a host of others. Best remembered for Crackerjack pencils, silly games, musical sketch finale and being on at 5 to 5 on friday afternoons.

I remember the game where you had to see how many cabbages you could hold

[tex]

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Sounds like Anneka had massive nawks. I love your subtlety.

I like both Brenda Blethyn and Simon Callow. Was Chance In A Million funny? Where could I find it do you suppose?

Bum

[Donald the Great]

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Bum

Bum? You had 4 asterixs so assumed you meant her t***.

[Donald the Great]

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I found Chance In A Million. I have seen it as I recalled the odd way Callow's character spoke.. stilted with obvious words missing. Brenda was luscious in those days.

[Moonraker]

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Taxi.
The best American comedy series ever. From 1978.
It beats 'Friends' any day.
It starred Judd Hirsh and Danny DeVeto.

[Donald the Great]

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Dad's Army was a comedy about the antics of the British Home Guard who are led by Capt. Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe) and his long suffering second in command, Sgnt Wilson (John Le Mesurier) with each recruit having some comical "quirke".

If I remember this one rightly it had Adrien Zimmed as the host of a dance competition between couples. This was similar to 'Dances with the Stars', but just with everyday people. ...


Danger Man Patrick McGoohan played John Drake, some sort of government agent. It was James Bondish but edgier


Danger Mouse There was only one super spy that children of the 1980s needed, and he didn’t drink Martinis. DangerMouse (voiced by David Jason) - who wore an eye patch and a figure-hugging outfit in exactly the same shade of white as ...


Danger UXB was about about a unit of bomb disposal experts during the second world war. The UXB meant 'Unexploded Bomb'. As the name suggests, it was ...

Dark Shadows A gothic soap opera which featured vampires, werewolves, witches, worlocks and other supernatural beings.The soap lasted 5 years, starting in 1966 and running until 1971 and was aired during the daytime. It became massively popular in it's time. ...


Darkroom Darkroom was hosted by James Coburn. This anthology was an 80's version of Twilight Zone, as if the New Twilight Zone, was not enough. It was a little darker than The Twilight Zone however. It hosted many "has been"stars such ...

Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines This is quite often, and quite incorrectly, called Stop The Pigeon, and I'm pleased that a site other than mine has got it's facts spot on again.This featured Dick Dastardly, Zilly and Klunk as 3 people whose sole job it ...

[Smeghead]

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Taxi.
The best American comedy series ever. From 1978.
It beats 'Friends' any day.
It starred Judd Hirsh and Danny DeVeto.

Taxi was a great show no doubt, but I have to disagree here, Frasier tops it for me.

[tex]

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Bum? You had 4 asterixs so assumed you meant her t***.

Heather wont let me say asre

[Richard1978]

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Taxi was a great show no doubt, but I have to disagree here, Frasier tops it for me.

Christopher Lloyd was another who got his break through Taxi.

It's unfortunate that the real breakout star of Taxi, Andy Kaufman died not long after it ended.

[staffslad]

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Taxi was okay but I preferred All in the Family and The Odd Couple. Never seen Friends or any of the modern US sitcoms. I also liked Rhoda, a spinoff of the Mary Tyler Moore Show.

[Moonraker]

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Christopher Lloyd was another who got his break through Taxi.

It's unfortunate that the real breakout star of Taxi, Andy Kaufman died not long after it ended.

There was also a Taxi episode which starred a novice actor called Tom Hanks.

Sad to hear about Andy Kaufman aka Latka.
I will always remember him for a scene that went something like this:
A debate is taking place amongst the taxi drivers about how divorce is becoming far too common and that there appears to be no solution.
Enter Latka.

Latka: You know in my country if a man likes a woman and a woman likes a man, then they do it and if they like it then they get married.

Tony: Hey, thats a great idea.

Latka: Yes I know...now only if the women will buy it.

[tex]

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There was also a Taxi episode which starred a novice actor called Tom Hanks.

Sad to hear about Andy Kaufman aka Latka.
I will always remember him for a scene that went something like this:
A debate is taking place amongst the taxi drivers about how divorce is becoming far too common and that there appears to be no solution.
Enter Latka.

Latka: You know in my country if a man likes a woman and a woman likes a man, then they do it and if they like it then they get married.

Tony: Hey, thats a great idea.

Latka: Yes I know...now only if the women will buy it.

Checkout man in the moon, the story of kaufmans fake death played brilliantly by Jim carrey

[Moonraker]

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Oh well. So much for the Internet.

[zabadak]

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Checkout man in the moon, the story of kaufmans fake death played brilliantly by Jim carrey

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