Plucky Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I am trying to show my kids the tv shows that I grew up with and their grandparents grew up with. Just a taste of each so they know a bit about the cultural issues and such when people older than them talk about it. So far I have: I Love Lucy Andy Griffith Happy Days Partridge family Brady Bunch The Waltons Carol Burnett I know some of those aren't so much classics. :) Any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 My kids loved The Addams family and Fat Albert cartoons that are available for instant streaming from Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 The Dick Van Dyke Show We have been watching them on Netflix and I have been pleasantly surprised at how cheeky Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) is. She definitely blows the 50s housewife stereotype out of the water! And my kids love the comedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Yes, thank you both. Keep them coming! I just want to show them an episode or two. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Leave it to Beaver? Brady Bunch? Little House on the Prairie? My kids have enjoyed I Love Lucy, Andy Griffith, Who's the Boss, Little House... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Father Knows Best The Donna Reed Show The Twilight Zone (well, we did grow up on that, and it is classic, don't you think? :) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 What, no Looney Tunes?! What is wrong with you people?? :toetap05: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Father Knows BestThe Donna Reed Show The Twilight Zone (well, we did grow up on that, and it is classic, don't you think? :) ) Oh, yeah, they would love The Twilight Zone. There aren't even any vampires in it. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanabug Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I Dream of Jeannie Bewitched M*A*S*H Wonder Years Cheers (maybe not!) Full House Cosby Show Captain Kangaroo Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Howdy Doody Show Mickey Mouse Club (Annette Funicello era) Happy Days Lana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 What, no Looney Tunes?! What is wrong with you people?? :toetap05: I loved the looney tunes. Do you know how horrified I was to see Tom & Jerry with sharp knives and axes? I guess I can show my kids that now. I don't remember all the violence in those shows when I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 I Dream of JeannieBewitched M*A*S*H Wonder Years Cheers (maybe not!) Full House Cosby Show Captain Kangaroo Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Howdy Doody Show Mickey Mouse Club (Annette Funicello era) Happy Days Lana Yeah, we'll skip cheers. I remember watching Three's Company after school. :glare: We will definitely skip that, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 My daughter won't let me show my littles Tom and Jerry considering they just don't need any ideas! And since our house rule is to follow the person with the strictest conscience.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettechmomof2 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Zorro Flipper The Lone Ranger The Munsters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyagain Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Dennis the Menace Mr. Ed (Hulu has this) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Star Trek (original) Get Smart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 game shows? Dd just read a book that focuses on the show $20,000 Pyramid. She liked watching youtube clips of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Gilligan's Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) gilligan's island dobie gillis columbo alias smith and jones kung fu perry mason - and Ironside f-troop magnum p.i. hogan's heros green acres gomer pyle welcome back kotter it takes a theif - w rober wagner mr. ed (which was probably a take off of the francis the talking mule movies) gentle ben (ron howard's brother played the little boy) andy griffith show flying nun my three sons the flinstones lost in space any series they made into a movie to lure in baby boomers. re: The wild, wild, west mission imposible the twilight zone beverly hillbillies Edited February 23, 2012 by gardenmom5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 My kids love McHale's Navy (Tim conway anyone???) Gomer Pyle, Hogan's Heroes (my 6 yo knows what the Russian front was in WW2 thanks to Hogan) and last fall we discovered a show from the 6o's called Rat Patrol that my kids love. oh yes....Perry Mason. My 10 yo LOVES to watch Perry Mason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLDebbie Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 In addition to many of the wonderful ones mentioned, our kids like Lassie Old Spiderman cartoons Old Batman cartoons Pink Panther cartoons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I don't know how old your kids are and most of the ones I would have mentioned have already been, but here are a few I didn't see: Mary Tyler Moore Rhoda Family The Walton's Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman All in the Family Maude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearnpurple Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 How about Bonanza, Emergency, Car 54 Where are you?......my brother's favorites..... Little House is good,.... OLD Warner brother cartoons Droopy?!?! Muppet show Old Disney movies are great - you know the original Parent Trap, Return to Witch Mountain, Shaggy D.A. I know you ask for tv shows but remember the Sunday night Wonderful World of Disney?!?! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I think everyone has mentioned everything I can think of except the old Batman show. :boxing_smiley: pow, wap, holy thrown punches Batman! Oh, and Dragnet, Adam 12 and Hawaii 5-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I loved the looney tunes. Do you know how horrified I was to see Tom & Jerry with sharp knives and axes? I guess I can show my kids that now. I don't remember all the violence in those shows when I was a kid. And the booze!! I never noticed how much drinking and smoking went on in those toons, LOL. We're actually collecting LT DVDs. We feel it is a cultural necessity to have our son watch them. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Star Trek (original)Get Smart And Knight Rider. ...duh...duh...dunna-dunna-dunna...duh...duh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 And Knight Rider. ...duh...duh...dunna-dunna-dunna...duh...duh... Totally forgot about Knight Rider. If we are going to include cheese on the list-let us not forget The Dukes of Hazard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 You might want to show an old Sanford and Son or Good Times. We watched part of a Good Times where one son brought home a picture of a black Jesus. The ensuing convo was very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Gilligan's Island, Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, and The Munsters are favorites at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I love the shows listed but I can't believe no one mentioned the Jetsons. My kids love that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 The Monkees? My younger two watched a few of those and thought they were a hoot! Also, Bonanza? My all-time favorites (which others have already mentioned) are Dick Van Dyke, Bewitched, and Get Smart. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Thought of a few others: Nanny and the Professor, Hazel, Green Acres, and another all-time favorite -- The Avengers (with Emma Peel and John Steed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearnpurple Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 My Three Sons...... Gidget was a favorite but now that I watch it - too much skin for my taste :) I second the Jetsons - we still watch that also... Hong Kong Phooey and Flintstones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma H Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Great thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAVampireLvr Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Any interest in 80s sitcoms? Here are a few clean ones that come to mind: Alf Growing Pains(I think only the first 2 seasons are on netflix) Full House Family Matters Mr. Belvedere The Cosby Show All the other suggestions are great too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I saw The Muppet Show mentioned. Has anyone suggested Fraggle Rock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I did not read all of the replies, so these could all be doubles, but some of my favorites from my childhood, and ones that my parents introduced me to from their childhood include: Green Acres Mr. Ed I Love Lucy Petticoat Junction The Beverly Hillbillies The Munsters The Addams Family My Favorite Martian Fraggle Rock The Flintstones Gilligan's Island Bewitched I Dream of Jeannie The Dukes of Hazzard MacGuyver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 my son likes to watch THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 My kids love little house on the prairie, the waltons, the sugar creek gang, gilligan's island is one of their newest obsessions, happy days is on hold at the libary, I love lucy, old musicals are typically big hits here too, Fat albert is a favorite too (my 4 yr old likes to do the "Hey, hey hey" part) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) I looooooooooooved Nanny & the Professor. What a great name for a nanny. And The Ghost and Mrs Muir-- I wanted to live in that house. Think of the discusssion; staying a chaste widow at the same time you're basically having a torrid relationship with a ghost. How conveeeeeeenient. For older kids, it would be fun to compare the differences between the comedy writers of The Alan Brady Show vs The Tracy Jordan Girly Show. lol What about a study on Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie compared to That Girl and The Mary Tyler Moore Show? ;) Edited February 28, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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