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What is/are the best TV show/shows you watched --any genre or time? The Dick Van Dyke Show is mine. And you? (Original Post) debm55 Mar 19 OP
Schoolhouse Rock Bok_Tukalo Mar 19 #1
Thank you very much for sharing, Bok_Tukalo. debm55 Mar 19 #2
Reruns Dark Shadows and of the original Star Trek. mwmisses4289 Mar 19 #3
Thank you very much mwmisses4289 for sharing your suggestions. debm55 Mar 19 #9
I'd probably go with The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but it is really hard to pick one! Whyisthisstillclose Mar 19 #4
Thank you very much for your choice. I changed the OP. debm55 Mar 19 #11
The Carol Burnett Show for Tim Conway. pandr32 Mar 19 #5
Thank you very much for sharing with us, pandr32. I enjoyed watching both. debm55 Mar 19 #12
M*A*S*H -- Perfect blend of comedy and drama with casts that changed over time but hlthe2b Mar 19 #6
Thank you very much, hlthe2b . I agree about the show and Alan Alda. debm55 Mar 19 #13
I, Claudius or maybe Caprica quaint Mar 19 #7
Thank you, very much quaint for sharing your choices. debm55 Mar 19 #14
"Lonesome Dove"... GiqueCee Mar 19 #8
Excellent series. Thank you so much for sharing. GiqueCee. debm55 Mar 19 #15
Monty Python's Flying Circus surrealAmerican Mar 19 #10
Thank you surrealAmerican. Great show. debm55 Mar 19 #16
Shindig! EYESORE 9001 Mar 19 #17
Thank you very much, EYESORE 9001. I remember Shindig. debm55 Mar 19 #19
Nova, PBS. NNadir Mar 19 #18
Thank you very much, NNadir, for sharing Nova with us. debm55 Mar 19 #20
WKRP in Cincinnati. Best all around sitcom I've ever seen. House of Roberts Mar 19 #21
Definitely. I can still hear my late Mom's laugh watching WKRP & M*A*S*H... so both are hlthe2b Mar 19 #30
Yes, those were both funny shows. Thank you very much, hlthe2b. debm55 Mar 19 #33
HAHAHHAHAHHAHA Thank you House of Roberts. That is funny. debm55 Mar 19 #32
Going obscure here gay texan Mar 19 #22
Thank you, very much, gay texan for sharing with us. debm55 Mar 19 #34
Gothic Horror -Interview With A Vampire Niagara Mar 19 #23
Thank you very much for sharing your Gothic side with us. debm55 Mar 19 #35
The one show that neve gets old would be Law and Order. Polly Hennessey Mar 19 #24
Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey for sharing. I still watch Law and Order. debm55 Mar 19 #36
Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister dickthegrouch Mar 19 #25
Thank you very much, dickthegrouch for your selections. debm55 Mar 19 #37
Star Trek (TOS); The Adams Family; The Smothers Brothers; Rowan and Martins Laugh-In. love_katz Mar 19 #26
Thank you very much, love_katz, for your wonderful selections. debm55 Mar 19 #38
Twilight Zone far and away - still holds up today rurallib Mar 19 #27
Wonderful selection, rurallib. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Mar 19 #39
Perry Mason, 1956-65, with Raymond Burr FuzzyRabbit Mar 19 #28
Thank you, very much for sharing Perry Mason. I was young when it went off the air. Thank you very much,Fuzzy Rabbit. debm55 Mar 19 #40
The West Wing Staph Mar 19 #29
Thank you, very much for your selection. Staph debm55 Mar 19 #41
Golden Girls! I know reruns have kinda spoiled it, but I still have to mention hlthe2b Mar 19 #31
Thank you very much, hithe2b. May the memories of your mother be a blessing to you. debm55 Mar 19 #42
Soooo many, but 3 come to mind the fastest some_of_us_are_sane Mar 19 #43

pandr32

(14,272 posts)
5. The Carol Burnett Show for Tim Conway.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:17 PM
Mar 19

Also, The Beverly Hillbillies. I had a video tape collection that we used to watch in the RV.

hlthe2b

(113,973 posts)
6. M*A*S*H -- Perfect blend of comedy and drama with casts that changed over time but
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:19 PM
Mar 19

never missed a beat. Of course the evolution of medicine was a deep attraction to me--even mentioning the earliest cases of Hantavirus in Korea and early treatments before they really understood what they were dealing with. Always, kudos to Alan Alda--a good actor and a real mensch in real life.

House of Roberts

(6,527 posts)
21. WKRP in Cincinnati. Best all around sitcom I've ever seen.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:10 PM
Mar 19

I do watch the Dick Van Dyke show almost every night though. I was a little young to have a crush on MTM in their original airings, but not any more.

hlthe2b

(113,973 posts)
30. Definitely. I can still hear my late Mom's laugh watching WKRP & M*A*S*H... so both are
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 04:20 PM
Mar 19

fondly remembered. Especially the Thanksgiving episode on WKRP. OMG. I laugh every time.

Niagara

(11,857 posts)
23. Gothic Horror -Interview With A Vampire
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:13 PM
Mar 19

Here's this clip where a salesclerk is going on and on about how great the vampire Armand is and how he has "layers", all while talking smack about the vampire Lestat right in front of Lestat. She obviously doesn't know that is Lestat purchasing copies of the interview book and that Armand was abusive towards Lestat while they were in a relationship.


When Lestat starts dropping items we know he's upset.


Lestat's outburst of, "NO THANK YOU!" cracks me up because he's a vampire and could just kill the salesclerk.



Polly Hennessey

(8,834 posts)
24. The one show that neve gets old would be Law and Order.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:52 PM
Mar 19

The other ones are on PBS: Hercule Poiret (sp); Keeping Up Appearances; As Time Goes By; Miss Marple.

dickthegrouch

(4,528 posts)
25. Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:11 PM
Mar 19

Both BBC shows.
Sir Humphrey is my favorite character, his rants are epic!

love_katz

(3,262 posts)
26. Star Trek (TOS); The Adams Family; The Smothers Brothers; Rowan and Martins Laugh-In.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:17 PM
Mar 19

And, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color.

Oh, and The Avengers ( a great old spy show, not the super hero series), and Remington Steel.

rurallib

(64,688 posts)
27. Twilight Zone far and away - still holds up today
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:29 PM
Mar 19

for short periods there were "All In the Family", "Mary Tyler Moore" and Carol Burnet for a long run variety.

FuzzyRabbit

(2,217 posts)
28. Perry Mason, 1956-65, with Raymond Burr
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:49 PM
Mar 19

And Barbara Hale as Della Street. When I was a kid she was old. Now she is young and beautiful.

debm55

(60,623 posts)
40. Thank you, very much for sharing Perry Mason. I was young when it went off the air. Thank you very much,Fuzzy Rabbit.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 05:48 PM
Mar 19

hlthe2b

(113,973 posts)
31. Golden Girls! I know reruns have kinda spoiled it, but I still have to mention
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 04:22 PM
Mar 19

The three shows I can remember my late Mom laughing hysterically at were Golden Girls, M*A*S*H and WKRP in Cincinnati. I loved them too--even after all those reruns in syndication!

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,188 posts)
43. Soooo many, but 3 come to mind the fastest
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 07:37 PM
Mar 19
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Carol Burnett Show, and The Twilight Zone.
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