I know.... Today we have hundreds of channels. When I was a kid growing up in the 60's & 70's we had only six (plus PBS) and yet I enjoyed television so much more. I anxiously awaited the arrival of the Fall Issue the same as a kid looking forward to Christmas day.
All I can think about when I watch this type of video is how memories of these images and these melodies come back to me as I'm watching them. So the memories are still in my brain, but aren't recallable until I see and hear them again. The brain is amazing, but I wish I could recall these memories without having them re-presented to me.
There were two shows I watched every chance I got back then. One was Strike Force. I still hear the theme song in my head. The other was Darkroom as I loved horror anthologies and was watching reruns of the Twilight Zone, Night Gallery and the Outer Limits because I hadn't seen all of them yet. I was seriously pissed when Darkroom was not renewed. So were many of my classmates as we were still reading "House of Mystery" comic books and the like. Sometimes, I really, really miss being a kid in the 1970s and 1980s.
I loved Strike Force. I'm surprised somebody else remembers it! :D The 1981 action shows were criticized for being overly violent and Strike Force was singled out in particular, which is hilarious as by today's standards the show is incredibly tame.
Markie Post was busy in 81. She was on Code Red, Simon & Simon, McLain's Law, Greatest American Hero and the Gangster Chronicles. Then she joined Fall Guy in 82! She will always be Christine Sullivan to me
Melanie Deysenroth When I was a kid, the worst punishment I could receive was not being allowed to watch Magnum PI! To this day, I think Tom Selleck is the sexiest man ever!
@@lorireece1930 I found a vintage school folder of Selleck in short shorts at a thrift store today; from the early '80s. I wondered how many girls who carried that notebook had a crush on him (as well as a few guys} !
I remember having to go to bed at 9:30 on school nights as a kid and couldn't wait to get old enough to stay up till 10pm and watch Knotts. It is funny because when I watched the show as an adult I didn't even know Karen had another husband besides Mac because I never saw the first 2 or 3 seasons. I adore all those shows and remember having a very big crush on Jameson Parker.
LOVED Simon and Simon. A really fun TV series. Did you know the original title was going to be (get this) Simon Eyes!! I think the floor wax people would have objected.
LOL oh man that Love Sydney theme is tragic! Looks like the show was primarily about big hugs. haha... and yeah, I was quite smitten by Heather Thomas. Shocking! lol
Simon and Simon! Yes, that was one of my favorite shows. I was so in love with Gerald McRaney at the tender age of 15. I'd fall in love with Delta Burke soon after when she played in Filthy Rich. Imagine my surprise when my two loves got married! I was over the moon happy for them and they are still together all these years later. Such happy times!
I was in my second year of college at this point and so missed most of these (did become a big fan of SIMON AND SIMON when I caught some reruns over the summer). My parents loved FALCON CREST (which was right after DALLAS) but I couldn't get into it. And still...all this (most of this?) way better than what we have now
1981 was a solid season. Simon & Simon was my favorite show for years. Pretty good year for eye candy to... Heather Thomas, Kari Michaelsen and Markie Post... it was a good to be an almost teenaged boy... so it ok I had a big crush on Lara Jill Miller too
The Fall Guy intro is actually inaccurate. The first season bail bonds agent was played by actress JoAnn Pflug. It was the latter seasons that had Markie Post.
"Falcon Crest" exposed my generation to many of the great talents of old Hollywood, as star Jane Wyman's frequent co stars included such names as Lana Turner, Eddie Albert, Cesar Romero and Mel Ferrer!
In third grade, we watched Disney's, "Pollyanna," on the old film projector. Jane Wyman is in that. I was the only kid, who piped up, "That's President Reagan's first wife!" My Mom had told me this, when Falcon Crest debuted...I was allowed to stay up, Friday nights.🤣
The Fall Guy was great. They don't make shows like they did in the 80s. I also liked Best of the West. That was a funny show. Joel Higgins would go on to do Silver Spoons. And Meeno Peluce would go on to do Voyagers. Meeno even had an appearance on Silver Spoons so he got to see his "dad" from Best of the West again.
I LOVED Simon & Simon! I'll admit to a huge crush on Jameson Parker. Found out he's currently married to the sister of the woman who played Leisl in The Sound Of Music.
looking at all the 'cowboys' present ; whether it be Arness & Majors, Western Alums as Modern Day "Detectives" or actual Westerns like Kaplan's proto- City Slickers, the Maverick Reboot, or Best of the West... you can tell that 'Urban Cowboy' was still in the pop culture consciousness
Tales From The Crypt totally stole the open from The Darkroom - Love that show! Coburn was creepier than the cryptkeeper any day. Best bad guy ever - How about the one where the gi joe guys come to life - awesome! I love both Gimme A Break songs that's rare to make two great songs for one show they used that instrumental as the closing credits. It was cool to hear with the lyrics
Yes, the intro for Gimme a Break is not the one used for its first season. A slip-up on my part. The original intro can still be viewed on CZcams by typing in a search for "Gimme a Break - Original Intro."
I had no idea back in the day that Robert Foxworth turned down the role of J.R. Ewing on Dallas. Tough one for him. He'd had done better with that than Falcon Crest in my opinion. At least he didn't turn down Elizabeth Montgomery though. :)
R I P Tony Randall from The odd Couple tv show Version And Love , Sidney (he died 2004) Nell Carter from Grimme A Break ? ( she died 2003) James Garner from The Rockford Files and Bret Maverick ( he died 2014) James Arness from Gunsmoke and McClain Law ( he died 2011)
I remember growing up, my Mother was a HUGE Dallas fan. She loathed Falcon Crest though and would never watch it. Thanks to Amazon/Freevee, I had the opportunity to go back and watch Falcon Crest all the way through. And as much as I did enjoy Dallas growing up, I really feel like Falcon Crest held up much better over time. Not to mention the amazing theme song by Bill Conti, which is still remarkable to listen to now.
The thing I will ALWAYS remember about NBC is how they were one of the original Big Three networks.. but the NEVER were able to keep a prime time soap opera show on the air. But in general.. the 1980s... the decade when a show actually HAD to be good to get a second season. Those were the days...
@@Madbandit77 , *Parenthood* was more of a family drama, like *7th Heaven* . Have not seen a single episode of *This is Us* . Also, I did say "Never were". Things changed in the late 1990s - 2000s.. like when *Friends* masqueraded as a ensemble sit-com when everyone knew it was a soap.
Always loved the opening for Falcon Crest. Nothing quite like hearing an orchestra with strings and the unmistakable french horns! Where have all the openings gone? The TV audience today is being shortchanged and having their intelligence insulted.
I was born in 79 so I was barely 2 years old when most of this came out. But knowing me that Merlin show is something I would absolutely loved as a kid. I know I would have been pissed expecting it to come on and having been cancelled.
Good to see that running and then pointing a gun in intros was carried over from the 70's. And I think the only thing David Gerber didn't produce was my wedding video.
6:37 Tony Randall ("Love, Sidney"), from the Odd Couple 8:45 Ilene Graff ("Lewis & Clark"), later the mom on Mr. Belvedere 11:15 Merlin Olsen ("Father Murphy") from Little House on the Prairie 18:08 Robert Stack ("Strike Force"), from the movie Airplane! 13:55 Heather Thomas, yowsa!!!
I started buying TV fall guide and predicting what shows would last and which ones would get cancelled just by looking at the cast and the name of the show. Then when the season started, I'd try to watch as many of them as I could. For 1981, I can only remember a few, including Best of the West. I predicted that show would fail. I remember the Fall Guy, I predicted it would survive but wasn't sure it would be a hit and then I watched it and thought it was better than I imagined.
Code Red was one of my favorite shows but I forgot Sam J Jones and Adam Rich were on it. Must have been right after Eight Is Enough! The predecessor to Emergency and obvious inspiration for Trauma and the more successful recent 9-1-1. I remember Love, Sydney! I vaguely remember Best of the West. It was a comedy with realy corny jokes. Joel Higgins pre Silver Spoons. Boy I don't remember Darleen Carr but she must have been a real mainstay in the late 70s and early 80s. Its absolutely amazing how many short lived forgotten tv shows which have faded into obscurity. Along with the classics which unfortunately are also fading due to the passage of time.
Wish that Eight is Enough would have continued for 1981-82 season. Some of the cast will leave the show, like Willie Aames, Mary O'Grady, and Michael Goodrow, Tommy Bradford's best friend.
The irony of what you say in the title bit, about NBC's Sunday Night At the movies premiering in 1981 is that only 2 years later (the notorious and infamous 1993-1984 season.. where and when *_NOT A SINGLE NEW SHOW ON NBC THAT YEAR WAS RENEWED_* .. something I will NEVER let NBC ever forget...) it would NBC's SNATMs showing first time on TV films and made for TV movies and mini-series (such as the shocking hit _V_ ... (which garnered HUGE ratings but would NEVER air on the SJW salad tossing version of that network now....) that SAVED that network from self-destruction.
Some of these shows were made to suck so they wouldn't get picked cause even then some of these shows didn't have a chance. Back when TV Guides were like a old Sears catalogs.
Best TV ever was the 60s , 70s and the 80s. We still had some morals as a country and most people respected the family. Now it's trash TV filled with freaks and not family friendly. Except for the reruns.
I loved it when the new TV Guide arrived with the Fall Preview. I read it cover to cover.
Yes, that Fall Preview guide was the best. Back when a TV guide actually meant something.
1964DB me too! That was best mail day.
Omigod, the fall issue of the TV guide was the best! Always looked forward to it.
I know.... Today we have hundreds of channels. When I was a kid growing up in the 60's & 70's we had only six (plus PBS) and yet I enjoyed television so much more.
I anxiously awaited the arrival of the Fall Issue the same as a kid looking forward to Christmas day.
Me too! It was like an event
All I can think about when I watch this type of video is how memories of these images and these melodies come back to me as I'm watching them. So the memories are still in my brain, but aren't recallable until I see and hear them again. The brain is amazing, but I wish I could recall these memories without having them re-presented to me.
There were two shows I watched every chance I got back then. One was Strike Force. I still hear the theme song in my head. The other was Darkroom as I loved horror anthologies and was watching reruns of the Twilight Zone, Night Gallery and the Outer Limits because I hadn't seen all of them yet. I was seriously pissed when Darkroom was not renewed. So were many of my classmates as we were still reading "House of Mystery" comic books and the like. Sometimes, I really, really miss being a kid in the 1970s and 1980s.
I loved Strike Force. I'm surprised somebody else remembers it! :D The 1981 action shows were criticized for being overly violent and Strike Force was singled out in particular, which is hilarious as by today's standards the show is incredibly tame.
Markie Post was busy in 81. She was on Code Red, Simon & Simon, McLain's Law, Greatest American Hero and the Gangster Chronicles. Then she joined Fall Guy in 82! She will always be Christine Sullivan to me
Ah yes, “Night Court.”
I use to crush on her big time. The 80’s were a great time to be a teenager.
OMG!!!---I remember seeing Lee Majors singing the theme song to The Fall Guy on the music countdown show Solid Gold lol!
Thursday night, CBS line-up; Magnum PI, Simon & Simon, Knots Landing. I was like "Don't call me! My shows are on!"
Melanie Deysenroth When I was a kid, the worst punishment I could receive was not being allowed to watch Magnum PI! To this day, I think Tom Selleck is the sexiest man ever!
@@lorireece1930 I found a vintage school folder of Selleck in short shorts at a thrift store today; from the early '80s. I wondered how many girls who carried that notebook had a crush on him (as well as a few guys} !
@@mikejohnson515
Probably a lot of girls.
I remember having to go to bed at 9:30 on school nights as a kid and couldn't wait to get old enough to stay up till 10pm and watch Knotts. It is funny because when I watched the show as an adult I didn't even know Karen had another husband besides Mac because I never saw the first 2 or 3 seasons. I adore all those shows and remember having a very big crush on Jameson Parker.
Simon & Simon and The Fall Guy! Love those shows so much!
I used to watch "Gimme A Break" and "Best of the West", and my mom just loved "Simon & Simon". Ah, the memories.....
The music for 80s shows was always cool even if most of the shows are deservedly forgotten.
All I'm hearing are shrill brass instrumental intros rejected by the local PBS affiliate.
Lot of freeze frames in the late 70’s early 80’s. So funny and primitive looking now.
Omg Falcon Crest. That theme is so iconic and EPIC.
Well I did remember hearing about falcon crest but I don't remember ever watching it
LOVED Simon and Simon. A really fun TV series. Did you know the original title was going to be (get this) Simon Eyes!! I think the floor wax people would have objected.
IN fall 1981, SYndication saw the debut of two long running shows: Entertainment Tonight and the JUdge Wapner People's Court.
Judge Wapner looks like a red-haired female these days...
I do not remember Fitz & Bones and I watched a LOT of TV back then. I have at least HEARD of most of these, but not that one. Thanks for the memories.
LOL oh man that Love Sydney theme is tragic! Looks like the show was primarily about big hugs. haha...
and yeah, I was quite smitten by Heather Thomas. Shocking! lol
Simon and Simon! Yes, that was one of my favorite shows. I was so in love with Gerald McRaney at the tender age of 15. I'd fall in love with Delta Burke soon after when she played in Filthy Rich. Imagine my surprise when my two loves got married! I was over the moon happy for them and they are still together all these years later. Such happy times!
I remember Filthy Rich. It also had the lady from Three's Company Lana.
These compilations are fantastic, great work, thank you.
That Darkroom intro....still chilling even after all these years....
Granted I was only 9 but that show was terrifying!!
@Konga 5000 Yes but scarier stories. More pure horror than sci-fi 😲
James Coburn's voice and presence was perfect for that show.
Wished that show got revived for Amazon Prime video or Netflix, with even scarier stories.
Never even heard of it.
I was in my second year of college at this point and so missed most of these (did become a big fan of SIMON AND SIMON when I caught some reruns over the summer). My parents loved FALCON CREST (which was right after DALLAS) but I couldn't get into it. And still...all this (most of this?) way better than what we have now
I always thought Dallas came on at ten on Fridays.
5:26 "Maggie" sets look like they were redressed (and kitchen island removed) and became "Married with Children" in 1987
I like the later version theme song for Simon and Simon. Became very recognizable.
It is now my ringtone.
Me too. Same thing with Magnum P.I. It had a different opening theme for the first few episodes. the second is iconic.
1981 was a solid season. Simon & Simon was my favorite show for years. Pretty good year for eye candy to... Heather Thomas, Kari Michaelsen and Markie Post... it was a good to be an almost teenaged boy... so it ok I had a big crush on Lara Jill Miller too
I had a crush on Lauri Hendler.
I liked Simon & Simon too. Did you see the crossover episode they had with Magnum P.I.?
Nope more like a Messy! Season as alot of these looked like flops more than Winners!
All of the shows bring back a lot of good memories growing up in the 80s 80s and 90s were the very best of times.
The Fall Guy intro is actually inaccurate.
The first season bail bonds agent was played by actress JoAnn Pflug. It was the latter seasons that had Markie Post.
Wow, I haven't seen Best of the West since it first aired.
Awesome that these videos are not lost forever.
that was such a funny show! my mom and I loved it.
No reality shows? NO wonder TV was so much better back then!
Now you enjoy Bridezilla...admit it
Ok Boomer
"Falcon Crest" exposed my generation to many of the great talents of old Hollywood, as star Jane Wyman's frequent co stars included such names as Lana Turner, Eddie Albert, Cesar Romero and Mel Ferrer!
In third grade, we watched Disney's, "Pollyanna," on the old film projector. Jane Wyman is in that. I was the only kid, who piped up, "That's President Reagan's first wife!" My Mom had told me this, when Falcon Crest debuted...I was allowed to stay up, Friday nights.🤣
The Fall Guy was great. They don't make shows like they did in the 80s.
I also liked Best of the West. That was a funny show. Joel Higgins would go on to do Silver Spoons. And Meeno Peluce would go on to do Voyagers. Meeno even had an appearance on Silver Spoons so he got to see his "dad" from Best of the West again.
I LOVED Simon & Simon! I'll admit to a huge crush on Jameson Parker. Found out he's currently married to the sister of the woman who played Leisl in The Sound Of Music.
i didn't like the 1st season theme.
I was hot for Jameson Parker for quite a while too. ❤️
He's married to actress Darleen carr. She played Karl Malden's daughter on the streets of San Francisco.
Simon & Simon was a great show!
FALCON CREST, with the exception of the last season, is hands down the winner for the most gorgeous opening sequences in any prime time series ever.
"hands down"?? I'm sure there are plenty of worthy contenders for that distinction. Hawaii Five-O, for example.
I like Newhart, the music was lovely.
The vast majority of these shows were cancelled. I was turned 13 that fall and this bring back memories. The fall guy was a favorite.
That's how it usually is.
i was born that fall
@Orn Gorn falcon crest lasted longer.it was 9 years before it was cancelled in 1990
Not the original theme to "Gimme A Break" but I liked this one better, anyhow!
Does anyone remember Ricks 1979 Dodge "Macho Package" Powerwagon from Simon and Simon?
And yes it really was called the "Macho Package"
Dodge Chevy ford all had there graphic packages back in the late 70s.
looking at all the 'cowboys' present ; whether it be Arness & Majors, Western Alums as Modern Day "Detectives" or actual Westerns like Kaplan's proto- City Slickers, the Maverick Reboot, or Best of the West... you can tell that 'Urban Cowboy' was still in the pop culture consciousness
Modern westerns work ("Renegade", "Walker: Texas Ranger", "Justified").
How about those vocals on “Love, Sydney”?
I don't really remember that show but I knew every word to that theme song! Same with Best of the West!
Later they changed it to R&B with Roberta Flack or Gladys Knight.
Tales From The Crypt totally stole the open from The Darkroom - Love that show! Coburn was creepier than the cryptkeeper any day. Best bad guy ever - How about the one where the gi joe guys come to life - awesome! I love both Gimme A Break songs that's rare to make two great songs for one show they used that instrumental as the closing credits. It was cool to hear with the lyrics
HUGE Simon & Simon fan.
Loved gimme a break. Nell carter was funny.
Guich Koock, that might be the greatest stage name I've ever seen. LOL
I had to look at it twice to see what I was actually reading. Lol
@@katbowl9971 He started out playing a deputy on Carter County.
I’ve been watching him this week on reruns of Match Game 79.
Looks like James Garner starred in a remake of Maverick immediately after the end of his hit show Rockford Files.
2:29
Me out loud: FLASH! AH AAAAH!
Mr. Kotter on a horse. They really tried
City Slickers before its time
donald paluga No, not at all.
I guess they figured Gabe Kaplan was friends with enough cowboys, they could just make him one
Yes, the intro for Gimme a Break is not the one used for its first season. A slip-up on my part. The original intro can still be viewed on CZcams by typing in a search for "Gimme a Break - Original Intro."
yep opening from a much later season the girls our all grown up
yes, they revamped the theme after 3rd season?? No longer "the game is survival". The chief was dead and they brought in (yukk) Jonathan Silverman!
The show should've been named Give Us All A Break
The intro is actually the one used in Dolph Sweet's final episode, since Jonathan Silverman is in the credits.
I had no idea back in the day that Robert Foxworth turned down the role of J.R. Ewing on Dallas. Tough one for him. He'd had done better with that than Falcon Crest in my opinion.
At least he didn't turn down Elizabeth Montgomery though. :)
They were similar concepts
"The Fall Guy," "Falcon Crest," "Simon & Simon," and "Gimme A Break!' were the only successes that season.
A lot of clunkers. The new shows of 1982 were better.
Love Sidney also was a hit.
I loved Simon & Simon, but that is not the theme music I remember
Yes, most of those would last until the late 80s.
@@mdeysenroth
That is the correct music from Simon and Simon. It varied a bit over the years, but that is it.
The Fall Guy!! Mic Drop
We were all singing the theme song to The Fall Guy!
Lee majors sang the theme song. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
It’s one of my all time favorite TV themes.
We all loved The Fall Guy.
WOW! So many great shows on-air in 1981. Tv was awesome in those days.
The one with Gabe Kaplan had me thinking, "Oh, Mr. Kotter is trying again to get out of NYC."
But instead, welcome back
@@mattr8251 I wonder if any of the actors playing the Sweathogs made guest appearances?
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Tony Randall from The odd Couple tv show Version And Love , Sidney (he died 2004)
Nell Carter from Grimme A Break ? ( she died 2003)
James Garner from The Rockford Files and Bret Maverick ( he died 2014)
James Arness from Gunsmoke and McClain Law ( he died 2011)
Don't forget Robert Stack from Strike Force (died in 2003). Good thing Strike Force failed since we would not have gotten Stack in Unsolved Mysteries.
I liked Code Red better the first time I saw it...when it was called EMERGENCY!
13:55.....yippee!! 12-16 year old me was very happy
You know they are doing a sequel show based on Simon & Simon... called, Simon & Simon & Simon & Simon... their sons are involved now.
Oh no. I hope it isn't like all of the other updated shows and movies made from old shows.
I’m still waiting for Married…. With Grandchildren. And yes I would watch it.
Hello from the future, in which The Fall Guy has been rebooted as a feature film!
Meeno Peluci was in so many shows in that era its nuts.
Wow is it just me or that short clip of Maggie's house looked exactly like the Bundy house?
the kitchen looked like the golden girls kitchen
Battlestar Galactica 1980 was purposely sabotaged by the writers during the strike; "Super Scouts" lol.
Yeah...what a horrible show...
A LOT went wrong with Galactica 1980 from writers to network execs. It was doomed from the start.
Sam J. Jones, I was in love with him since Flash Gordon. Code Red didn't last long though.
Good memories. Bret Maverick was a great show that's hardly ever mentioned these days.
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I remember growing up, my Mother was a HUGE Dallas fan. She loathed Falcon Crest though and would never watch it. Thanks to Amazon/Freevee, I had the opportunity to go back and watch Falcon Crest all the way through. And as much as I did enjoy Dallas growing up, I really feel like Falcon Crest held up much better over time. Not to mention the amazing theme song by Bill Conti, which is still remarkable to listen to now.
That NBC intro was AMAZING!!
The thing I will ALWAYS remember about NBC is how they were one of the original Big Three networks.. but the NEVER were able to keep a prime time soap opera show on the air.
But in general.. the 1980s... the decade when a show actually HAD to be good to get a second season. Those were the days...
I think "Parenthood" and "This Is Us" are soaps, yet not on the level on "Falcon Crest" or "Dynasty".
@@Madbandit77 , *Parenthood* was more of a family drama, like *7th Heaven* .
Have not seen a single episode of *This is Us* .
Also, I did say "Never were". Things changed in the late 1990s - 2000s.. like when *Friends* masqueraded as a ensemble sit-com when everyone knew it was a soap.
@@Panwere36 Friends was a sitcom with soap opera elements.
@@Madbandit77 , I can respect that POV. At least you admit the elements were there.
David Welsh true there was Flamingo Road which lasted for two years followed by Bare Essence and Berrenger’s.
Two of my big 80's crushes, Kari Michaelson from Gimme a Break and Heather Thomas in a bikini on The Fall Guy.
Always loved the opening for Falcon Crest. Nothing quite like hearing an orchestra with strings and the unmistakable french horns!
Where have all the openings gone? The TV audience today is being shortchanged and having their intelligence insulted.
"Code Red" always looked like an updated Jack Webb-styled show to me...an Eighties edit of "Emergency?"
And only a Half-hour.
King Bee, I think Irwin Allen ("Lost In Space") was the executive producer of "Code Red," if memory serves.
"Code Red" was an hour-long series, Joel.
I don't even remember it... but it does remind me of "Emergency!"
The way they cut between scenes of various vehicles/equipment rolling out in the opening, I thought it was a live action Thunderbirds.
Got me all excited for the Lucy episode, but didn't even show a clip of it. Thanks.
Swoozie Kurtz. That's a name I haven't heard in a while.
And she was prosecuting attorney in Liar Liar.
Swoozie kurtz played on an NBC show called, sisters. The show lasted five seasons.
@@Ifyernotawakeyet *The fact that she got ridden more than Seattle Slew is irrelevant!*
@@fromthehaven94 Ahh yes....."And the truth will set you free!!!
I loved in I still do love code red
5:57 OMG Grandpa from The Lost Boys!! Forgot about Mr Merlin. I liked that show.
Great great memories from my childhood I watched some of these shows
Mr. Merlin was adorable!
I was born in 79 so I was barely 2 years old when most of this came out. But knowing me that Merlin show is something I would absolutely loved as a kid. I know I would have been pissed expecting it to come on and having been cancelled.
Born in 79 as Well, and I agree!
The GIMME A BREAK opening is from a later season
Yup thought the same thing
@@b.j.thomas9754 It should also be a campaign ad for Stacy Abrams!
right. why didnt they use that?
i mean why didnt they use the first season opening and theme?
Wow, the Smothers Bros trying to be serious with their new show "Fitz and Bones"? 😆
Meeno Peluce in Best of the West, after being on "Voyagers!"
Hahahahahaha.... a tv show staring Gouich Coock....best name ever!!!!!!!
Good to see that running and then pointing a gun in intros was carried over from the 70's. And I think the only thing David Gerber didn't produce was my wedding video.
several long running successes in there.
Best of the West was a legit funny show! At least it was when I was 9. I remember laughing a lot!
Falcon Crest. One of the greatest night-time soaps ever.
Lorenzo lamas was really hot back then. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
I loved the fall guy
Anyone else notice that Marshal Dillon retired from protecting Dodge City to protecting some city with a guy named Marshall?
6:37 Tony Randall ("Love, Sidney"), from the Odd Couple 8:45 Ilene Graff ("Lewis & Clark"), later the mom on Mr. Belvedere 11:15 Merlin Olsen ("Father Murphy") from Little House on the Prairie 18:08 Robert Stack ("Strike Force"), from the movie Airplane! 13:55 Heather Thomas, yowsa!!!
At 11:18 I thought a credit would come up for the dog
I started buying TV fall guide and predicting what shows would last and which ones would get cancelled just by looking at the cast and the name of the show. Then when the season started, I'd try to watch as many of them as I could. For 1981, I can only remember a few, including Best of the West. I predicted that show would fail. I remember the Fall Guy, I predicted it would survive but wasn't sure it would be a hit and then I watched it and thought it was better than I imagined.
Lorenzo Lamas! HUBBA HUBBA!!!!!!!!
I wasn't even born in 1981, but I LOVE The Fall Guy.
Being born in 1971, yes I do remember these shows being on television! Gimme A Break lasted the longest!
you are 51 years old.
my was born in 1972. and he is 50 years old.
No wonder I never watched TV in 1981.
I was a HS sophomore and only remember Falcon Crest and Father Murphy
I just want to sing the theme of Psycho Dad when I hear theme of Best of the Wesr
CODE RED was my favorite. It also was Lorne Greene’s final TV series because he passed away sometime afterwards.
Code Red was one of my favorite shows but I forgot Sam J Jones and Adam Rich were on it. Must have been right after Eight Is Enough! The predecessor to Emergency and obvious inspiration for Trauma and the more successful recent 9-1-1. I remember Love, Sydney! I vaguely remember Best of the West. It was a comedy with realy corny jokes. Joel Higgins pre Silver Spoons. Boy I don't remember Darleen Carr but she must have been a real mainstay in the late 70s and early 80s. Its absolutely amazing how many short lived forgotten tv shows which have faded into obscurity. Along with the classics which unfortunately are also fading due to the passage of time.
From the intro to "Code Red" (which I never saw) Adam Rich didn't change a whole lot from "Eight is Enough"...same hairdo, anyway...
Earl Hamner also created The Waltons
His two shows were so different.
I have watched several of these montage new seasonal TV shows and they all start to look alike.
I LOVED The Dark Room and the Fall Guy when I was a kid.
Wish that Eight is Enough would have continued for 1981-82 season. Some of the cast will leave the show, like Willie Aames, Mary O'Grady, and Michael Goodrow, Tommy Bradford's best friend.
The irony of what you say in the title bit, about NBC's Sunday Night At the movies premiering in 1981 is that only 2 years later (the notorious and infamous 1993-1984 season.. where and when *_NOT A SINGLE NEW SHOW ON NBC THAT YEAR WAS RENEWED_* .. something I will NEVER let NBC ever forget...) it would NBC's SNATMs showing first time on TV films and made for TV movies and mini-series (such as the shocking hit _V_ ... (which garnered HUGE ratings but would NEVER air on the SJW salad tossing version of that network now....) that SAVED that network from self-destruction.
Some of these shows were made to suck so they wouldn't get picked cause even then some of these shows didn't have a chance. Back when TV Guides were like a old Sears catalogs.
I love your channel!
Best TV ever was the 60s , 70s and the 80s. We still had some morals as a country and most people respected the family. Now it's trash TV filled with freaks and not family friendly. Except for the reruns.