boom3 Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 In the late 50-s and early 60s, if my siblings were babysitting me because our parents had gone out, they'd let me sit up and watch The Untouchables and Peter Gunn, which were normally deemed off limits. In high school, when like most young people my sleep schedule went kablooey (technical term) I'd watch Perry Mason and The Untouchables reruns until I got sleepy. Quote
boom3 Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 Anyone remember SUPERCAR? Oh yes, that and Fireball XL-5, another Gerry Anderson SuperMarionation opus. Watching these on moderrn TVs we now see the wires, but on a fuzzy monochrome TV, it was pretty amazing. I always thought (even as a kid) that the back story of "Supa cah" was that Dr. Beaker (the Brit) and Professor Popkus (the German) had found themselves out of work after WW II and decided to collaborate to build this vehicle. I also recall that Mike Mercury was forever forgetting to open the roof doors and busting through them as he lifted off. Quote
oldtimer Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 Watched a lot of cartoons as a kid, this one is fairly obscure: Quote
oldtimer Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 Actually I still watch cartoons, as long as they have good moral content like this one: Quote
SilverSport Posted February 4, 2006 Posted February 4, 2006 Ahhhh...Marina...Stingray was a FAVORITE of mine...little trivia...did you know Troy Tempest was modeled after James Garner??? Pretty obvious after you know...Stingray...STINGRAY! Remember this call to action??? Thunderbirds are GO! Bill Quote
ScorpsFan Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 Oldtimer, that would be Gigantor (Which is still on in rerun on a certain satellite station in the wee hours of the morning). How about this one...... Quote
SilverSport Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 Gigantor...an early Japanese cartoon I believe and a favorite of mine as a wee laddy...Bob, your pic did not load...the infamous red "X"...another favorite around here...[][] Bill Quote
rplace Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 I totally dug these two ladies had to be home after school to catch the reruns And tough choice between a witch and genie. Quote
Mighty Favog Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 O.K., who remembers the model of the experimental plane that caused Steve Austin to get his $6 million "attachments". The REAL model, not the one they mention in the show. (don't say Farah Faucet either). Quote
bhendrix Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 Too easy . . . During the opening sequence of the show, the crash shown is actual footage of a crash of the M2-F2 experimental lifting body that was part of the research that eventually lead to the development of the space shuttle. Quote
Ray Garrison Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 One thing that has always bugged me was that in the movie "The Rocketeer" there was no mention of or homage paid to this show... Remeber him? Probably one of the only 50's SciFi shows to have a band named after it... Quote
Jeff Matthews Posted February 6, 2006 Author Posted February 6, 2006 It's funny that nobody I know seems to remember Ultraman. That was big-time stuff when I was about 4 or 5 years old. Quote
Ray Garrison Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 ...and this was the first show I ever really got hooked on... Quote
Jeff Matthews Posted February 6, 2006 Author Posted February 6, 2006 Okay, I know this is not a sitcom, but I remember well Marlin Perkins from the "Wild Kingdom" episodes. These were favorites on Saturdays. Quote
Mighty Favog Posted February 6, 2006 Posted February 6, 2006 It's funny that nobody I know seems to remember Ultraman. That was big-time stuff when I was about 4 or 5 years old. I used to play Ultrman with my older brother all the time. I would build a city out of my wooden blocks and he would come from behind a chair (as the monster de'jure) and try to knock down the city. If you want to see something VERY close looking to Ultraman see if you can rent Inframan somewhere. It GREAT!! Rubber monsters and all!! Quote
billyjoe72 Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 I've never posted a picture..can you see it? Quote
Jeff Matthews Posted February 7, 2006 Author Posted February 7, 2006 No. If you want to post a pic that is on your computer drive, you need to attach it using the attach file feature at the bottom of the editor. If it is a link to a pic on the internet, I hear you can use the add pic feature. Quote
SilverSport Posted February 7, 2006 Posted February 7, 2006 Okay, I know this is not a sitcom, but I remember well Marlin Perkins from the "Wild Kingdom" episodes. These were favorites on Saturdays. ..."here we have Jim being mauled by a Bengal Tiger...isn't it a beautiful animal???" [] Bill Quote
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