Highly collectable. Sam Jones (Flash Gordon fame) was the Highwayman, a US Marshal in this futuristic series that critics said was a cross between Mad Max and Knight Rider.Partnered with Jones was Jetto, played by an Aussie actor, Jacko, whose main claim to fame here in the US was a series of commercials for Energizer batteries, you remember those, right, he would stick the battery on his shoulder and dare you to knock it off. Courteney Cox was Gloria Dinallo, a teenage girl who had the power of telekinesis and whose mother was locked away in a mental hospital. He then took off for England, which he hoped would be more receptive to his brilliance, but instead he found himself fighting crime using all the cool gadgets that he invented. The complete series was released onto DVD in 2006. It takes an English sentence and breaks it into words to determine if it is a phrase or a clause. His skills as a dirt bike racer came in handy since this motorcycle could travel at speeds up to 300 miles per hour. Remember a cop show. The cartoon was Kidd Video for sure. One that gets forgotten, never truly shown in syndication much either, is the show It's A Living (also known as Making A Living). But I do have some favorite shows from the 80s like Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap which didn't actually come out till 1989, Dukes of Hazzard, Knight Rider. The network did like the show enough to try to find a better night and time slot, by moving it from its original Friday night position to Tuesday, but the viewers still never showed up. Shaun Cassidy, who gained teen idol status as Joe Hardy on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, took on the role of Dave Stohler, a guy who loved bicycle racing in the series Breaking Away inspired by the 1979 feature film of the same name. I watched all the episodes before it was cancelled. Rounding out the cast was Ace's girlfriend, Luana (Shera Danesand) and Lt. Fanning (Dick Christie), a police officer who is just awestruck by Ace's luck. What about the short lived series "The Four Seasons" which was a take-off from the successful movie? I think that was the one where the truck turned invisible (it was a long time ago). Some of you may find answers if you go to Youtube and search "TV Show Openings" followed by the year you think the show aired. It has yet to be released on DVD and I don't think it has ever been seen in rerurns, sad really because it was good show. It has only been released on DVD in Germany and France and has yet to see a US release. But, in reality, he had no skills at all with all of his successes brought about by dumb luck and fortuitous accidents. What would critics know, or ratings, listen to the people, and you will realise that people do like these series, no one asks their opinions, and quite frankly there are a lot of series that got cancelled for no other reason than production, or big wigs making the rules. Cassidy didn't see the film before beginning to work on the series as he didn't want to allow his take on Dave Stohler to be influenced by the way Dennis Christopher portrayed the character in the film. A A's AMD AMD's AOL AOL's AWS AWS's Aachen Aachen's Aaliyah Aaliyah's Aaron Aaron's Abbas Abbas's Abbasid Abbasid's Abbott Abbott's Abby Abby's Abdul Abdul's Abe Abe's Abel Abel's It was picked up as a series, but during the summer of 1982, the movie Porky's, in which Kim had a role became a huge hit at the box office. But thanks for the comment and for pointing it out to us! We would like to show you a description here but the site wonât allow us. The bad guy, carrying a lantern falls to his death on the hole. I'm really surprised you didn't include 1980's "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe" on this list. Cassidy was proud of the show and how it dealt with real human issues and relationships and had no gimmicks at all and was a welcome departure from The Hardy Boys. Jerry Reed and Tom Selleck (before his Magnum days) starred in the TV movie Concrete Cowboys back in 1979. This is a brief look at 28 short-lived and easily forgotten television series from the 1980s with brief plot, cast list, photos, trivia and more. This causes friction between Charlie and Kaz as each has their own way of enforcing the law. Sadly, the series debuted against CBS's very popular series The Dukes of Hazzard. Impressive lens, sadly all I can remember is 'The Gemini Man' because Ben Murphy was in Alias Smith and Jones (an all time favourite T.V. :D I remember all but a couple of them. Thanks for understanding. This short-lived series that aired on NBC from February 3, 1989 to April 14, 1989, brought David Soul back to prime-time as Westley Grayson, an agent with the Behavioral Science Unit of the U.S. Justice Department. Anyone remember this? He took the role of Alexander Blacke because it was different, Blacke was outgoing and the story lines were exciting. We love porn and our goal is to provide the best service to find your favourite sex videos, save them for future access or share your own homemade stuff. It didn't work, sadly. Former football player, Merlin Olsen, starred as Buddy Landau just an ordinary guy who loved sports and who ended up coaching his son, Lanny's, baseball team. The series first aired on February 7, 1981 and lasted until March 21, 1981 with a total of six episodes airing. in one airport, killing the wife and small son of one man. I don't remember ANY of these ! Of course, every brilliant hero has to have an arch villain as an enemy and in this case, it's Dr. Stefan Kilkiss (Julian Glover). Our collection is deep and we're sure that you will find exactly the kind of pussy, dick or fucking you are looking for! It aired on ABC from March 4, 1983 to April 1983. Also of note, this page went through a bit of a cleaning and was updated on May 15, 2020. He took the idea for the series to ABC because he had done Baretta for them, but they weren't interested, much to his disappointment. The crime drama series starred the late Patrick Swayze Bandit in an early television role. The title of the pilot was The Good Witch of Laurel Canyon and it aired in May of 1982 and starred Art Hindle and Kim Cattrell. The show may have even been called San Bernardino. @anonymous: Hey! Mar 19, 2019 - 26 ââ¬â Atjazz, N'dinga Gaba, Sahffi ââ¬â Summer Breeze (Atjazz Main Mix) 6:30 / 125bpm. The Highwayman was an adventure series that aired on NBC beginning March 4, 1988 and lasted until May 6, 1988. Go to the com icons guys, and see that these kinds of series still have cult following, and they bring happiness and joy, rather than boring violence and darkness. anyone have an idea ? At the end of the 70's I saw a TV series "invisible sight" was the poorly translated name we got. The Delos Corporation manufactured robots that ran amuck in the feature films West World and Future World. And Scott Bakula was pretty hot too. Sam Waterston stared as Quentin E. Deverille, a brilliant American professor who found himself laughed out of a job at Harvard because he dared speculate that it was possible to transmit picture and sound through the air. Blake began working on the concept for Helltown when he was working on Blood Feud in 1983. There's another i remember from Saturday morning cartoons on NBC about a pop band that gets sucked into another dimension and turned into cartoons. Rounding out the cast was Mark Blankenfield as Freddy, the nearly blind elevator operator, Brian McNamara as Charles Nutt III, Molly Hagen as Sally Lonnaneck and Gregory Itzin as Dennis. I also liked the Powers of Matthew Star as has been mentioned in the comments. There are a hundred more channels today and most of it is lifeless mindless crap. Glory Miller (author) from USA on July 26, 2011: @anonymous: I sympathize with you, as I liked a lot of the short lived shows, too, not just ones from the 80's, but from the 70's as well. Producer Mark Carliner described the series as what you get if you , "Season a pot of Robert A. Heinlein's "A Stranger in a Strange Land", with a pinch of Gore Vidal's "Kalki", fold in a cup of Eric Van Danniken's "Chariots of the Gods" and you've got it.". and admitted that he was actually thrilled that the show was cancelled because he said it lacked any real spark and had no comedy to it. a Show where 2 guys fall asleep while heating something on their gas stove, and wake up in the future...I remember the non-Balki guy from Perfect Strangers. He then starts a quest of revenge, hunting down the criminals one by one. Their daughter, Princess Ariel (Julia Duffy) was betrothed to handsome Prince Erik. In the pilot episode only, was Mickey Jones as Arnold "Ice Man" Beifneiter who had the power to freeze anything he touched. It does have a bit of a cult following and I think it had the potential to be a decent series if it would have been given more of a chance. It went on like that for a while...it seemed so funny at the time. His favorite hangout was The Shanty, a wharf side bar owned by Inch (Billy Barty). The main character was in his 40's and bald I think. Hey! I have been trying to remember this for years with no luck so far. Glory Miller (author) from USA on December 11, 2018: Hmm, I have no clue. !Automan when it first came out, and recently was able to get the DVD, it was great, such happy memories and a fun series. But, his real dream was to be a street cop. Cresent moon shaped faces. You forgot Hot Pursuit and Cover Up from 1984. The series premiered in the fall of 1970, and is considered to be the definitve 1970's show. Most of the others in this lens I never saw or didnt really like. I remember AUTOMAN - I LOVED Automan!!! LibriVox About. 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Larson who never seemed to get a lot of respect from critics. They, of course, wanted Maggie to write the column, but she was used to writing the hard hitting human interest stories and wasn't the least bit pleased about having to write fluff about puppy dogs and nuns. It may have been a very short lived. Hal Linden and Harry Morgan in Blacke's Magic Alexander Blacke (Hal Linden) was a magician who liked to solve crimes with the help of his con artist father, played by Harry Morgan. Based on the film of the same name, Gung Ho starred Scott Bakula as Hunt Stevenson in this short-lived series that first aired on ABC December 5, 1986 and lasted until June 27, 1987. Husband and wife were both cops and partners but had to live separately. Since his superiors felt he wasn't suited for such work, he instead developed Automan (Chuck Wagner), a computer generated crime fighter who is able to come off the computer screen and into the real world. Great job on these almost forgotten shows. Joining them in their fight to stop car thieves is Officer Samantha Jensen (a young Michelle Pfeiffer). Battles (John Ashton) gets a brand new partner, young and brash Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski (Richard Tyson). The series lasted from September 13, 1987 until January 8, 1988 with 12 episodes. NO, If YOU hang I die! - Oct 1982 to July 1983 (20 eps), The Master - Jan 1984 to Aug 1984 (13 eps), Automan - Dec 1983 to April 1984 (13 eps). this is for Goofy....the shhow is called Kolcheck The Night Stalker. It was never given a chance in another timeslot. Ugh. Airing on NBC from January 16, 1981 to August 25, 1981, William Conrad brought to life Rex Strout's reclusive, orchid loving detective, Nero Wolf. You are right! Sam Groom and Gretchen Corbett starred in this science fiction, Lost in Space kind of series. Without her, he had no clue as to what his mission on earth was to be about. Se med når det passer dig. Of course, every good guy needs a bad guy as a rival and that came in the form of Prince Dirk Blackpook (Duncan Regehr) who wanted to take over Camarand and tried every dirty trick in the book, including black magic to do so. Happily I got a life latter. The setting was a once elegant hotel known as The Nutt House that had fallen on hard times and of course it didn't help that it was staffed by a bunch of "loonies" which included owner Edwina Nutt (Cloris Leachman) who relied on her right hand manager, Reginald T. Turkington (Harvey Korman), who in turn had to deal with head housekeeper Ms Frick (also played by Leachman). I thought it was called rescue 911 with a actor I think his name was anthony scalia. I would love to know the name.... the show was great. I think that's my kid memory playing tricks on me! It lasted 3 years or so and was on in the mid 80s. Nine episodes were planned, but only four were ever filmed, those and the 90 minute pilot movie. I also think it was cable) about two guys (maybe brothers) they had real long fake chins. There is also the pilot film titled DIAL HOT LINE starring Vince Edwards and Kim Hunter. She did the Charleston and had a crush on Rudolph Valentino. It was great to see the title again, Misfits of Science. This short-lived series last for a total of five episodes and it aired on CBS from March 15, 1982 to April 12, 1982. What about a show called " The Calicacks". After Morgan's series AfterMASH was cancelled he intended on doing very little acting and certainly had no desire to work on a series again, but when he was sent the script for the show, he loved it citing it was different than anything he had ever worked on before. It was popular enough to inspire a short lived TV series that starred Jerry Reed as J.D. This NBC series ran for 15 episodes starting on September 4, 1985 to December 25, 1985. To bad Bobby's death was a dream. I'm only 43 but remember all of these shows growing up (I watched a lot of tv in a small Iowa town). It was quickly cancelled. In real life, Pusser died in a car crash that left some thinking that it wasn't accidental, that his enemies finally had gotten rid of this thorn in their sides. Amazing it even got on the air. Blond haired, blue eyed Judson Scott was Bennu of the Golden Light, an ancient extraterrestrial who was awakened from his sleeping place in Peru. The late Jeff Conaway (of Taxi fame) starred in this very short lived 80's show that lasted from February 26, 1983 to May 14, 1983. Pat Mills from East Chicago, Indiana on July 08, 2015: Short lived ones from the decade include Police Squad, All Is Forgiven, The Duck Factory, and The Famous Teddy Z. Set during the time of King Arthur's Court, Conway played Prince Erik Greystone, a knight who was the defender of the Kingdom of Camarand which was ruled by kindly King Baaldorf (Tom Hill) and his wife, Queen Lattinia (Julie Payne). @jackiejormpjomp: Maybe Greatest American Hero? Surprised it didn't last long. Glory Miller (author) from USA on November 14, 2014: The story is that Arnold "Beef"/"Ice Man" Beifneiter (portrayed by Mickey Jones) who had the ability to freeze anything he touched, was written out of the show right after the pilot episode because of a complaint by Marvel Comics who had a similar character in their X Men series of characters. Critics said the series was merely an attempt to update the old Route 66 series for the 1960s. Barbara Barrie, Jackie Earle Haley and John Ashton reprised their roles from the feature film. The bit I can't forget is one character on a horse and the conversation was like "who's on first". Thank you for sharing. I remember a few of these, especially The Phoenix and Blacke's Magic. Thank you. Ran from 1980-1982, never a true ratings hit, was cancelled, then revived 3 years later in first-run syndication, airing new episodes from 1985-1989. There was no dialogue in the show. The theme of the series was "Someone Cares". The was West's first series in 20 years and he said that the show was really an attempt to modernize the Keystone Kops with lots of slapstick comed, a sort of "upside down Hillstreet Blues.". She played Jennifer Farrell, a Hollywood sex symbol who died tragically (ran over by an ice cream truck) and decided to haunt her old Beverly Hills home. Some of these shows actually had potential and why they never found their core audience is a bit of a mystery. Nick Donovan (Asher Brauner) and Ocee James (Steve Hanks) are former race car drivers who are hired by the LAPD, because of their superior driving skills. Below is a guest book that you can use to share your thoughts about the shows, or share with us other 80s shows that would fit on this list. We would like to show you a description here but the site wonât allow us. I liked Jon-Erik Hexum; the actor starred in Voyagers! The pilot for the series cost 6.5 million dollars to film. Les infos, chiffres, immobilier, hotels & le Mag https://www.communes.com Glory is a fan of 70s TV entertainment and enjoys writing about the popular and not so popular shows and TV movies of that decade. Hi,does anyone remember tv series about two girls going on holiday,I think Thailand,they met a gay on a plane,he spend time with him,and on the way back home they were stopped at the airport,because police found drugs on them,planted by that guy...they end up in jail,was horrible,when finally they got out they tried to find the guy,and they succeeded,got they revenge...Oh,and he gave them scorpion rings,or necklaces..I think the series was called Sorion,or sign of the scorpion...trying to find it for a long time.... @anonymous: I thought this was a great show! Chase used his special ability to fight crime and only a few people knew about his talent, Ty Earle (Michael D. Roberts) a friend with whom Chase served in Vietnam and pretty police detective, Brooke McKenzie (Melody Anderson), who often teamed up with Chase to solve crimes. This series lasted from April 11, 1986 to May 30, 1986 and was viewed by some as merely a way for NBC to cash in on the popularity of the Police Academy movies of the big screen. Some shows should never have been made or just left on the storyboard or as a fare flung idea. Robert Blake was Father Noah "Hardstep" Rivers a priest at St. Dominic's parish is a tough east LA neighborhood. @anonymous: Loved "Man From Atlantis" was awesome. This fit well with the special power that Chase had, the ability to transform into any animal at will. In the darkness, the realized are being follow, so the man covers a natural hole in the ground using four stones in every corner, then dust at the center. By viewing this website you are affirming that you agree with our terms of service and are at least 19 years old, if not please leave now! I actually loved!!!!!! The series has never been released onto DVD, but you can find an episode or two on Prime Time Crime: The Stephen J. Cannell Collection released onto DVD in 2010. Jerry Reed, a country music legend, wrote and performed the theme song, "Breakin' Loose". The Insiders was a 198x TV series that fits your category, I remember it as UK satellite TV picked it up as a cheap import back in its early days. The series co starred Tim Russ and Jane Badler and was produced by Glen A. Larson who said he envisioned it as being a cross between Gunsmoke and The Road Warrior. I don't remember any of these shows. A couple of other '80's shows I can think of that didn't last very long were a McLean Stevenson comedy series called "Condo", and a police program called "Houston Knights", which starred Michael Beck and Michael Pare. Hello does anyone know a good website that sells TV series on DVD?, i am looking for The New People-1969-1970 at the moment. Then there is a lady with red hair and a guy, but its some kind of science fiction series. 1. Great! thanks for this list. Hudson was disappointed that the relationship between his character and his son was never developed fully. I was a child back then so I only have "lagoons" about the plot. But, I do appreciate it when someone, like yourself, uses the guestbook to mention one that I haven't listed. I stopped watching most TV by about 1976 as there were so many new flops and the older series were nearing their end or the quality had become seriously compromised by then, but I would always see the commercials during movies and of course TV Guide listings. Does anyone remember a program called Ellery Queen. To Faintmemories: it starred Ann Jillian called "Jennifer Slept Here". This was very similar in plot to the present day series, Criminal Minds and co starred Kent McCord and Richard Kind. Veteran cop Charlie "C.B." So, in steps John Moore (Jim McMullan) Security Chief for Delos, it's his job to stop Quaid. "Night Train" Lane, Rick Duncommun was Officer William Raider an over weight and bumbling motor cycle cop. Some criminal band sets a bomb (inside a case ?, inside a cactus ?) Does anybody but me remember a primetime network tv series that was black & white and was a comedy that was in the style of old silent movies? Ok, I think it was a sitcom Western? I think it lasted a couple episodes. Dean Paul Martin (that's right, Dean Martin's son) was Dr. Billy Hayes, the leader of the group and the only member who had no super powers to speak of. Mit unserem Immobilienmarktplatz immo.inFranken.de, das Immobilienportal von inFranken.de, dem reichweitenstärkstem Nachrichten- und Informationsportal in der fränkischen Region, steht Ihnen für Ihre Suche nach einer Immobilie in Franken ein starker Partner zur Seite. XXXBunker is the biggest porn tube on the web with the largest selection of free full length porn videos and new videos added daily. Portail des communes de France : nos coups de coeur sur les routes de France. This short-lived series was co created by Pleshette and aired on CBS from March 4, 1984 to April 15, 1984. immo.inFranken.de â Ihre Immobiliensuche in Franken. I would like to add the show small wonder to this list. There was a pilot of a new show that was a take off of the Burns and Allen shows. Gloria had a major crush on Johnny. Heading up the Last Precinct was Adam West as Capt. XXXBunker.com uses the "Restricted To Adults" (RTA) website label to enable parental filtering. Eclectic and interesting list of TV shows, a lot of them from my childhood. Do you know what it was called? It's been bugging me for months. I remember watching Street Hawk. The Phoenix its run on ABC on March 19, 1982 and ended on April 16, 1982. LibriVox is a hope, an experiment, and a question: can the net harness a bunch of volunteers to help bring books in the public domain to life through podcasting? Thanks for reminding us that he did exist, though! With all the new mutant type stuff I was desperately trying to remember Misfits of Science. I'd like to add these to the list. The show ran from January 5, 1986 to May 7, 1986 with a grand total of 13 episodes and was reminiscent of the old 70s series, The Magician that starred the late Bill Bixby. I just sort of remember some of them, guess I wasn't watching much TV then or was on another channel. Connie Sellecca was on it too. I had really enjoyed the series "Phoenix ". But, this was no run of the mile detective agency as Amanda was a witch who used her powers to solve cases which sounded easy but lets just say that her powers were sometimes a little unreliable. Sadly, Simon would pass away, October 14, 2010 at age 58 from colorectal cancer. Notable guest stars: Denny Miller, Christopher Connelly, George Takei, Rene Auberjonoi. Of course, Kaz is a rebel, he plays be his own rules. I couldnt remember the of the complete name of the show with science mutant kids. also had a few made for tv movies as well.