CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

To begin with Classic here is defined as any show that was on tv from
1950 to 1984.
It can be any genre.
My own favorites:
WESTERNS:
Maverick
The Lone Ranger
The Wild Wild West
Bonanza
Kung Fu
Gunsmoke

SCI FI:
Lost In Space
Star Trek
Planet of the Apes
The Twilight Zone
Buck Rogers
Battlestar Galactica
The Time Tunnel

SITCOMS:
Gilligan's Island
Happy Days
The Honeymooners
I Love Lucy
Laverne & Shirley
Three's Company
Bridget Loves Bernie

Westerns

Gunsmoke
The Wild, Wild West
The Rifleman

Sci Fi

The Twilight Zone
The Outer Limits
Star Trek

Sitcoms

The Andy Griffith Show
The Munsters
Happy Days
Levern & Shirley
Gilligan's Island

Sci-Fi
Doctor Who
Thunderbirds
Joe 90

Children's
Gumby
Get Smart

Facts of Life, baby!

Mission: Impossible, Hogan's Heroes and the Avengers are my big three. I also enjoy a little Sanford and Son, Star Trek and the Munsters now and then.

"Get Smart" is all I can think of at the moment.

I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, The Munsters, Family Ties, Happy Days

...and I liked those old comic book shows like Superman, 60's Batman, and Shazaam!

In random order, for now:

Avengers
Zorro, (old Disney series w/ Guy Williams)
Lone Ranger
Roy Rogers
Cisco Kid
Batman (w/ Adam West)
Thunderbirds
Thunder Cats
SilverWings
Andy Grittith
Mission: Impossible
Hogan's Heroes
Superman (w/ Noel Neil & George Reeves)

Will come back & update as I remember more

Oooh, another Avengers fan! I prefer the black and white Emma Peel episodes, but the colour ones are fun also. I did *not* like Tara. Linda Thorson was an unbelievable ditz.

I'm also probably one of the few Avengers fans who actually liked the movie, although I liked it for Sean Connery ("Now is the winter of YOUR discontent!") and the script. Also, Jim Broadbent made a great Mother. However, Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman were badly miscast -- Fiennes didn't play Steed with enough panache, and Thurman ... well ...

At least Patrick MacNee was in the movie, if only invisibly. *rimshot*

Its a pleasure to meet anouther "agent!"

shooraijin wrote:Oooh, another Avengers fan! I prefer the black and white Emma Peel episodes, but the colour ones are fun also. I did *not* like Tara. Linda Thorson was an unbelievable ditz.

I'm also probably one of the few Avengers fans who actually liked the movie, although I liked it for Sean Connery ("Now is the winter of YOUR discontent!") and the script. Also, Jim Broadbent made a great Mother. However, Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman were badly miscast -- Fiennes didn't play Steed with enough panache, and Thurman ... well ...

At least Patrick MacNee was in the movie, if only invisibly. *rimshot*

You & I agree on both the TV series & the movie. Really annoys me that the always give the original actors these least or throw a bone roles. They should be part of the story, not an afterthought.

But the TV shows were sooo cool! Most of them may have been shot as stage plays, but diffenatly better storytelling then today's.

The black and white ones seem to be the best at storytelling. I liked the Quick Quick Slow Slow Death and A Surfeit of H2O best, although of the colour episodes, The Correct Way To Kill always cracked me up. The Invisible Man was also surprisingly good, if a little cheesy.

shooraijin wrote:The black and white ones seem to be the best at storytelling. I liked the Quick Quick Slow Slow Death and A Surfeit of H2O best, although of the colour episodes, The Correct Way To Kill always cracked me up. The Invisible Man was also surprisingly good, if a little cheesy.

You remember the eps better than me, gonna have to get them out & watch them again.

I love the sublty & banter between Patrick & Diana's character.

What's Happenin'? "Hey, hey, hey!"

Happy Days.

And it's not that old, but The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; best ever.

Hogan's Heroes, Get Smart, and Inspector Gadget.

.rai//

the munsters hahaha i fricken love that show!

naughty naughty naughty naughty naughty!


How come the three stooges weren't mentioned? IMO this is one of the funniest shows created to date! =)

My own list could have been longer and definitely would have included a lot of the shows that were mentioned by others except I had to go out for dinner just when
I got started on it.
Happy to see that there's another L&S fan here!:)
Any way one category I didn't get around to was the Secret Agent/Spy one:
Get Smart(even though it was a parody)
The Avengers
I Spy
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.

o.o Maybe, I missed it....but I dont see anyone mentioning 'The Beverly Hillbillies'. that's totally my favourite classic tv show! ^_^

Also yay for Hogan's Heroes, Get Smart(the earlier episodes..), and Avengers. Although I can't really bring myself to watch that anymore. weird memories. =/

oh...and I absolutely can not STAND Green Acres. AGH. *kills show*

How old does it have to be to be classic?. . . my favorite TV show of all times is the Cosby Show, and I don't think it qualifies as a classic yet, but one day it will be!

Anyways, my favorite show that's actually a classic now is probably I Love Lucy. Funny stuff.

Why does the Avengers give you weird memories, Faded?

And you're in big trouble, m.l. How on *earth* could you forget Mission: Impossible?! I have over 100 episodes on tape! Peter Graves is the man!

The 1980s one has a few good episodes, particularly "The Pawn," but the 1960s one was the best. Episodes like "Operation Rogosh" and "Live Bait" ... man. They don't make them like that anymore.

NO ONE here has mentioned "Sanford and Son?"

You all fail at life.

Glad to see "The Three Stooges" mentioned as well, good job, Sonic.

Ohh, I'd have to say I Love Lucy, The Cosby Show (not the oldest, but eh), The Andy Griffith Show, and Zorro! Ack, I used to love Zorro! I also remember watching old Batman eps with Adam West...Not a favorite, but it's great to poke fun at!! "Confound it!! The batteries are dead!!" Wow. Good stuff, I say.

Zorro was played by Guy Williams who later became even more famous for playing
Professor John Robinson the husband of Dr.Maureen Robinson(June Lockhart)and
father of Judy,Penny and Will Robinson on Lost In Space.

Batman
Get Smart
Beverly Hillbillies
I Love Lucy
Wonder Woman
Petticoat Junction
Hogan's Heroes
Muppet Babies
Mr. Roger's
Sesame Street

kaemmerite wrote:NO ONE here has mentioned "Sanford and Son?"

I did, on the first page. *pokes*

I just bought a Three Stooges DVD this weekend. $5. Now that's a lot of fun at a nice price.

shooraijin wrote:I did, on the first page. *pokes*

D'OH!

*Open mouth, insert foot*

Forgot to mention Magnum, P.I. as well. Man, that was a great show.

Gypsy wrote:Facts of Life, baby!

I totally agree! That and Diff'rent Strokes

shooraijin wrote:I did, on the first page. *pokes*

I just bought a Three Stooges DVD this weekend. $5. Now that's a lot of fun at a nice price.

This proves of course that you are a guy as very few women would admit to having bought a Three Stooges DVD.

M*A*S*H and Green Acres. Awesome hilarious shows.

Lost in space was good

Doctor Who. Lost In Space. Land of the Giants, The Dukes of Hazard, THe List goes on. I found a real old one That's incredible The Adventures of Robin Hood with Richard Greene. I find my self Liking the old black and whites.