TV - A Family Affair or is it Lost In Space?
July 1st 2007 21:29
Let’s face it – cheese sells.
How else do you account for season after season of The Munsters – or Lost in Space. How in today’s currency could you even contemplate running series after series of The Brady Bunch or put up with the escapades of McHales Navy or Hogan’s Heroes?
No – we’re talking classic television with a capital C.
From The Addams Family to the Partridge Family – there’s little doubt that we’re smitten with a heady mix of both pop culture and nostalgia.
Who could forget (or forgive Sally Field for her exuburence in) Gidget or The Flying Nun. Will we ever get over such truly memorable television series as My Three Sons, Leave It to Beaver or Pettycoat Junction?
And don’t forget the 70’s – CHiP’s with Ponch and John, Happy Days with Richie, Fonzie and the Gang, Laverne and Shirley or that stomping ground of the stars – Welcome Back Kotter, complete with one – John Travolta as Vinnie Barbarino.
Perhaps Julia or Room 222 was more your go or perhaps you’ve a soft spot for young Buffy and Jody or their sibling “Sissy” in the highly inappropriate and politically incorrectly titled – A Family Affair.
Long and short of it is that these days you can go to almost any video store and hire the boxed set of Dukes of Hazard, I Dream of Jeanie or Lost In Space and not feel the worse for taking it home and indulging in a little ME time
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Thanks for the trip down television sitcom memory lane. I also loved HR Puffenstuff. and the Banana Splits. (I am convinced that a bunch of fully baked writers laughed their asses off at their success) Great post
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Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Gilligan's Island - errr - Sandy Cay - also known as Honeymoon Island - is located two and a half miles from Nassau. Quite possibly the most photographed Is. in the world - thanks to it's starring role on the credits - It has two rustic cottages, a bathroom, rainwater tanks and picnic tables and recently went under the hammer for $5m US. Ginger and Mary-Ann didn't (unfortunately) come as part of the deal.
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Comment by Mr Nice Guy
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Had completely forgotten about HR Puffenstuff - and Witchypoo - as for Banana Splits - you're probably right.
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