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Nick Mangold

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Apr 29, 2013 10:15 PM
Since we cancelled directv we have been watching a lot of MeTV which show nothing but old tv shows.

My favorite show is The Rifleman. Chuck Connors is a boss. Before the show he played in the NBA and MLB.

Others shows I find funny, and generally better than most shit on tv today:

The Odd Couple
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Twilight Zone
MASH
Hogan's Heroes
I Dream of Jeannie
Perry Mason
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Also, Mary Tyler Moore was a babe.
Apr 29, 2013 10:15pm
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LJ

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Apr 29, 2013 10:35 PM
I've been watching The Rifleman for a while now. Its on AMC every Saturday morning. I get up , feed the kid and have a cup of coffee while watching it. What's awesome too is that they didn't do that 13 episodes per year bull so there are something like 160 episodes for 6 year run
Apr 29, 2013 10:35pm
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Apr 29, 2013 10:36 PM
Without a doubt The Twilight Zone. That show is seriously unreal good as far as the stories go, if they had modern CGI it would be pretty beast
Apr 29, 2013 10:36pm
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Apr 29, 2013 10:37 PM
Bonaza
All in the Family
Sanford and Son
Apr 29, 2013 10:37pm
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GoChiefs

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Apr 29, 2013 10:37 PM
All In The Family
Hee Haw
The A-Team
Airwolf
The Dukes Of Hazzard
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Munsters
Gilligan's Island
Apr 29, 2013 10:37pm
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Apr 29, 2013 10:38 PM
My dad would watch Andy Griffith reruns when I was growing up, so I have an affinity for that.
Apr 29, 2013 10:38pm
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gut

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Apr 29, 2013 10:41 PM
Hogan's Heroes is just such a classic. I think it speaks to the quality of humor to still be so funny all these years later. It's somewhat slapstick, but done very intelligently in a way few, if any, shows manage these days.
Apr 29, 2013 10:41pm
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Apr 29, 2013 10:45 PM
In the Heat of the Night
Apr 29, 2013 10:45pm
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Apr 29, 2013 11:00 PM
Good Times and What's Happening?
Apr 29, 2013 11:00pm
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Ironman92

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Apr 29, 2013 11:01 PM
I grew up when the only cable channel was TBS and they showed great stuff from 3:05-7:05 and then a Braves game.

Beverly Hillbillies
Addams Family
Munsters
Gomer Pyle
Gilligan's Island
Happy Days
Laverne and Shirley
I Dream of Jeannie
Apr 29, 2013 11:01pm
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Apr 29, 2013 11:02 PM
Sanford and Son!
Apr 29, 2013 11:02pm
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Apr 29, 2013 11:03 PM
The Jeffersons
Apr 29, 2013 11:03pm
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Apr 29, 2013 11:20 PM
Ironman92;1435934 wrote:Sanford and Son!
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Apr 29, 2013 11:20pm
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Mohican00

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Apr 29, 2013 11:30 PM
always watched a shit ton of Davy Crockett and Daktari at my grandparent's house. Generally because my grandpa thought Batman and the Animaniacs were bullshit
Apr 29, 2013 11:30pm
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Apr 29, 2013 11:40 PM
Macgyver

Archie Bunker


Twin Peaks (is '90 old enough?)
Apr 29, 2013 11:40pm
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se-alum

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Apr 30, 2013 12:06 AM
Andy Griffith
Beverly Hillbillies
Mister Ed
Sanford and Son
Lone Ranger
Newhart
Dennis the Menace
Apr 30, 2013 12:06am
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Apr 30, 2013 12:42 AM
My mom watched a ton of Matlock and Murder she wrote when i was younger. They aren't too bad. Magnum pi is also a boss.
Apr 30, 2013 12:42am
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Apr 30, 2013 7:15 AM
Andy Griffith
Green Acres (baus)
Beverly Hillbillies
Apr 30, 2013 7:15am
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Apr 30, 2013 7:18 AM
Combat
China Beach
North Point
The Twilight Zone
Rifleman
All in the Family
Gun Smoke
Family ( Meredith Baxter ) was hot
The Real McCoys
Hopalong Cassidy
77 Sunset Strip
Apr 30, 2013 7:18am
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Apr 30, 2013 7:31 AM
The Cosby Show, for me, will only grow in its greatness as the years pass. Fantastic stuff! Especially in the early 4 or 5 seasons. Even it fell victim to that late sitcom phenomenon.
Apr 30, 2013 7:31am
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Apr 30, 2013 7:44 AM
cruiser_96;1435991 wrote:The Cosby Show, for me, will only grow in its greatness as the years pass. Fantastic stuff! Especially in the early 4 or 5 seasons. Even it fell victim to that late sitcom phenomenon.
You mean the introduction of the cute new kid? What was her name, Raven something or the other?

All sitcoms have a lifespan, they can either end in dignity (Cheers, Seinfeld although the last episode was awful) or they continue in mediocrity like The Office.
Apr 30, 2013 7:44am
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Apr 30, 2013 8:25 AM
Exactly, MB. Leave the kid out of it. Jeesh. She seemed to come along right around the time Rudy had grew out of her "cuteness" stage, in order to capture that aspect. But to me, even as a young teen, it was awkward.
Apr 30, 2013 8:25am
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Apr 30, 2013 8:30 AM
Rocky & Bullwinkle
Apr 30, 2013 8:30am
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Apr 30, 2013 8:44 AM
Andy Griffith
Brady Bunch
Little House on the Prairie
Apr 30, 2013 8:44am
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Apr 30, 2013 9:52 AM
dlazz;1436013 wrote:Rocky & Bullwinkle
Felix the Cat .......... who doesn't want a magic hole........... :D
Apr 30, 2013 9:52am