One of the reasons for my bad eyesight

Today I am going to blog about my favorite tv shows, something I have put off for a while simply because it is a lot so today I have nothing but time so here it goes.
The listing is by years so bear with me:

No. 1
The Twilight Zone (1959 - 1964)

Rod Serling's seminal anthology series focused on ordinary folks who suddenly found themselves in extraordinary, usually supernatural, situations. The stories would typically end with an ironic twist that would see the guilty punished.

This brings back so many memories of sitting in the dark, everyone asleep, staring at the TV waiting for some weird twist to play out at the end of the episode.
In the original versions the episodes weren't really long, 10 - 20 minutes, so TV 6 usually showed it after 10 to midnight on weekdays back in the day so instead of getting a refreshing sleep for school in the morning I was watching people getting paranoid because electricity went out in the village but only one house in the entire area seemed to have. So the villagers all gathered out front of the house whispering and getting more and more angry over something they hardly knew about to the point where one guy got so riled up he threw a bottle of lit kerosene through the window and set the house on fire. Only to know later that they family only had electricity because they had a generator. That episode so got to me to this day I don't even go outside when electricity goes. People be crazy in the dark.

No. 2
The Addams Family (1964 - 1966)

The Addamses are a close-knit extended family with decidedly macabre interests. They are humans with supernatural abilities. No explanation for their powers is explicitly given in the series.

The very wealthy, endlessly enthusiastic Gomez Addams (John Astin) is madly in love with his refined wife, the former Morticia Frump (Carolyn Jones). Along with their daughter Wednesday (Lisa Loring), their son Pugsley (Ken Weatherwax), Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan), and Grandmama (Blossom Rock), they reside at 0001 Cemetery Lane in an ornate, gloomy, Second Empire-style mansion, attended by their servants: Lurch (Ted Cassidy), the towering butler, and Thing (billed as "itself" but played by Cassidy and occasionally by Jack Voglin), a disembodied hand that usually appears out of a small wooden box. Occasionally episodes would feature other relatives such as Cousin Itt (Felix Silla), Morticia's older sister Ophelia (also played by Carolyn Jones), or Grandma Frump, Morticia's mother (played byMargaret Hamilton).

To me this show was frickin hilarious! This family was so weird and cool at the same time they were practically the go to for anything goth back in the 60's. It had a hand that would appear out of no where in the show and scare the living crap out of guest and the relatives, they were just genius. Now this family wasn't some evil group living in a creepy mansion killing people or anything, to them they were the most normal people in the world so what they would consider conventional, others ran away screaming. All time classic.

No. 3
Hogan's Heroes (1965 - 1971)

Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom set in a German prisoner of war (POW) camp during World War II. It ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to July 4, 1971, on the CBS network. Bob Crane starred as Colonel Robert E. Hogan, co-ordinating an international crew of Allied prisoners running a Special Operations group from the camp. Werner Klemperer played Colonel Wilhelm Klink, the incompetent commandant of the camp, and John Bannerwas the inept sergeant-of-the-guard, Hans Schultz.
The farcical premise of the show is that the prisoners of war (POWs) are actually using the camp as a base of operations for Allied espionage and sabotage against Nazi Germany as well as to help Allied POWs from other camps and defectors to escape Germany (including supplying them with civilian clothes and false identification). The prisoners work in cooperation with an assortment of resistance groups (collectively called "the Underground"), defectors, spies, counterspies, disloyal officers, and others. The mastermind behind the whole operation is the senior ranking prisoner American Colonel Robert Hogan. His staff of experts in covert operations comprises two Americans, one British serviceman, and one Frenchman. They are able to accomplish farfetched schemes such as having a prisoner visit the camp as a phony Adolf Hitler^[1] or rescuing a French Underground agent from Gestapo headquarters in Paris

To me this show would always be better than the Three Stooges. Nuff said!

No. 4

Sanford and Son (1972 - 1977)

Sanford and Son is an American sitcom, based on the BBC's Steptoe and Son, that ran on the NBC television networkfrom January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977.

Known for its edgy racial humor, running gags and catch phrases, the series was adapted by Norman Lear and considered NBC's answer to CBS's All in the Family. Sanford and Son has been hailed as the precursor to many otherAfrican American sitcoms. It was a ratings hit throughout its six-season run.

While the role of Fred G. Sanford was known for his bigotry and cantankerousness, the role of Lamont Sanford was that of a conscientious peacemaker. At times, both characters would involve themselves in schemes. Other colorful/unconventional characters on the show included Aunt Esther, Grady Wilson, Bubba Bexley, and Rollo Lawson.

Sanford and Son was the show that introduced me to Black Comedic tv shows. Mainly because I always felt like the Black Tv shows back then were being played out by black actors but the scripts were written by the whitest people in whole world.

No. 5

The Muppet Show (1976)

This was before my brothers made me develop a severe hatred for anything doll like. A person can dig up so many of their dolls and teddies in the back yard before you lose your ever loving mind.

No. 6

Blackadder (1983)

Although each series is set in a different era, all follow the "misfortunes" of Edmund Blackadder (played by Rowan Atkinson), who in each is a member of a British family dynasty present at many significant periods and places in British history. It is implied in each series that the Blackadder character is a descendant of the previous on , although it is never specified how or when any of the Blackadders (who are usually single and not in a relationship) managed to father children.

As the generations progress, each Blackadder becomes increasingly clever and perceptive, while the family's social status steadily erodes. However, each Blackadder remains a cynical, cowardly opportunist, maintaining and increasing his own status and fortunes, regardless of his surroundings.

I just stumbled upon this one. I didn't know at the time that Mr Bean and Rowan Atkinson were the same person. Back in the day no one read credits, they still don't to this day. We all know that he is a comedic genius who doesn't need to curse or use vulgar scenarios to get a laugh and still have us holding our side when a serious cramp takes you after busting a gut watching his antics. Finding out about this show was like digging up ruins at an Egyptian burial site. Since I wasn't really satisfied with just the episodes of Mr. Bean and his movies. That and the fact I got a sick thrill in knowing not many people knew about and I was like the only one.


No. 7

Boy Meets World (1993)

Boy Meets World is an American television sitcom that chronicles the coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cornelius "Cory" Matthews (played by Ben Savage). The show follows Cory and his friends and family through seven seasons, from his middle school days as a pre-pubescent child to his life in college as a married man. 

This type of sitcom you would normally say is not my cup of tea but something about caught my attention and I have yet to figure it out. All I do know is that the relationships of the cast were all touching and seemed relate-able instead of constant teenage dribble. So it gets a place on my blog of fame for being intriguing.


No. 8

The Vicar Of Dibley (1994)

The Vicar of Dibley was set in a fictional small Oxfordshire village called Dibley, which is assigned a female vicarfollowing the 1992 changes in the Church of England that permitted the ordination of women.

Now this was a English show that always made my night. You might not have heard of it mainly because TV6 always showed it after 11 on weekdays. So when I couldn't sleep and everyone was knocked out cold I was sit with whatever I could scramble from whatever cupboard I could reach in the kitchen (I was really short) and sit with me, myself and the tv with a little Dibley. What I can say about this show is that it's not for everybody, mostly because their accents takes a little getting used to.


No. 9

The Wayan Brothers (1995)

Shawn and Marlon Williams (Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans) are two brothers who live in an apartment on 126th street in Harlem. Shawn owns a newsstand in the fictional Neidermeyer Building where he and his brother Marlon work on a daily basis. In the same building, their father John "Pops" Williams (John Witherspoon) owns a diner and Dee Baxter (Anna Maria Horsford) works as a security guard. During the first season, Shawn and Marlon lived at a different part of New York, in a small apartment. In the 2nd season, Shawn and Marlon moved to Rockefeller Center with Pops.

These brothers introduced me to what "The Man" really meant. I always heard black comedians cracking jokes about this "Man" but I never rally dug into it until I started watching this show and the did an episode about it. I must say they had some colorful things to say back then about white people.


No. 10

The Adventures of Sinbad (1996)

A sword and sorcery adventure set in a land of myth and magic in the Middle East, around the Persian Gulf. The series tells of the adventures of Sinbad and his brother as they gather a crew, and set sail in the ship, Nomad, from Baghdadin search of wealth and adventure. Along the way they face witches, wizards, strange tribes and fantastic creatures.

My god this show was full of hunks! I am not talking about our modern day hunks where they shine so bright you aren't to sure where that little hint of femininity came from. You know what I am talking about, using words like rugged and manly to describe a man now a days is unheard of, you have to use words like clean shaven and mellow musk, shit like that. Anyway, if you were to say you are going to sit down and take in a little Sinbad, don't do it because to you it would be a pile and horse crap. Mainly because back in 1996 the animation used on the show was the best then so compared what we are used too now will just creep into your viewing spirit and corrupt it with similarities and condescension.


I am going to have to put this one as a 'to be continued' because this shit is long. Next time you will get another 10 from me until then now. Bye!