What was a favourite show/movie of your childhood that did not dissappoint when you watched

[applegrove]

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it as an adult. I loved "Born Free". Just saw it again and I liked it but not as much. So I will pass it on to the parts of my family who have children. M*A*S*H I am watching again now and like it even more than when I was a teen. The dialogue is so witty. There is so much compassion. It is so deep on war and humanity. I have another 260 episodes to go. I can't wait.

[hibbing]

1. Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory and Wizard of Oz

Hi,
I can still watch either one if they are on the television even though I have seen both countless times.

Peace

[NYC_SKP]

2. Never disappointed with original Andy Griffith, MTM, or any of the Newhart series.

And Carol Burnett!

I remember Born Free but somehow I didn't connect.

I loved MASH in the first few seasons but thought that it turned at some point and became preachy at the expense of the humor.

The magic of the original movie was that it always maintained the humor while still making the point about war.

[cyberswede]

11. I agree 100%, and would add the Dick Van Dyke Show.

[NYC_SKP]

12. Oh yes indeed. Did they ever have a finale, last episode?

I don't remember one...

[cyberswede]

15. I don't remember...

I'm in the process if watching them all on Netflix with my 10 y.o. - she loves the show!

Here's one of her favorite performance numbers:

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...oh - I googled it, and there was a finale called "The Last Chapter" which aired June 1, 1966 (a few days before I was born - LOL)

[NYC_SKP]

16. I also found a link with information, yes there was, check this out:

Also, OMG, I'm a find musician, how CUTE!!!

I remember that!!!!

Here's the link: http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=dickvandyke

Great trivia.

Did you know that Morey Amsterdam wrote the lyrics to "Rum and Coca Cola" for the Andrew Sisters?

http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=dickvandyke

[cyberswede]

32. No! I dodn't know that! Great song!

He did a serious role in Murder, Inc., which I caught on TCM a few months ago - he was great, though his character didn't do too well.

Oh - and do you remember he played a comic in the Partridge Family where Danny wanted to be a comedian? LOL!

[GoCubsGo]

18. I wish MeTV would show the Carol Burnette Show reruns.

It was one of the best shows ever, especially when Tim Conway was on it. Wish they'd also run Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In and the Smothers Brothers Show.

[NYC_SKP]

19. Also unappreciated, the show "Mama's Family"

[BlancheSplanchnik]

3. Thomasina and The Virgin Spring. And, to Kill a Mockingbird.

Thomasina got me all teared up.

The Virgin Spring...an early Ingmar Bergman film! It was on TV. Whoda thunk? Really moved me. Plus, set in Scandinavia, like 1200's or maybe earlier. Loved it!!

and To Kill a Mockingbird, which needs no explanation!



Oh, and the Twilight Zone!!!

[applegrove]

4. I didn't see "To Kill A Mockingbird" until I was an adult. Great flic.

[First Speaker]

5. Car 54, Where Are You?

...watch it today, and it's still hilarious. I was addicted to it as a kid...anyone remember an episode that ended with a bunch of NYC cops getting on their knees and shouting, "The Czar!"? That may be the funniest pre-Python moment in TV history...

[ohiosmith]

6. Wizard Of Oz!

[olddots]

7. Ernie Kovacs and Spike Jones

later Rocky & Bullwinkle and Dobie Gillis

[GoCubsGo]

17. I find both to be even better as an adult.

A lot of the humor in Rocky & Bullwinkle was over my head when I was a kid. And, I didn't remember Dobie being quite so "hip" when I was younger. It was a show that was ahead of its time, and they don't make 'em like that any more, sadly.

[Art_from_Ark]

24. This one really went over my head when I was a kid

The old "Double Dome Institute for Advanced Thinking" from Rocky and Bullwinkle

[mia]

8. "Little Rascals"

They still make me smile.

[Populist_Prole]

22. +1

Liked them better than all cartoons; though I liked the 'Buggs Bunny' and all the other Chuck Jones productions.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. Captain Kangaroo. I loved it as a child when it first aired back in the 50's.

I watched it again in the 70's and 80's with my kids. It had changed somewhat, but Obama ways it was still the same. I should looks for it in DVD for the grandkids.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

10. I watch the Wizard of Oz once a year...

it has always enchanted me.

Oh! The Addams Family still makes me laugh the way it did originally.

[cyberswede]

33. The Addams Family is great!

Much better than the Munsters - it seemed more robust, or sophisticated, or something...

And you can't beat Lurch!

[Sekhmets Daughter]

35. When he shakes his head and grumbles/growls!

Had a 155 lb. Bullmastiff that did an excellent Lurch imitation!

"Querida" as Gomez plants kisses up the length of Morticia's arm...still makes me giggle! Her frequent insouciance is hilarious!

[mucifer]

13. "The Odd Couple" Love that show. It's still great.

I had a crush on Jack Klugman when I was a kid. Oscar Madison is still way cute!

[avebury]

14. Shenandoah with Jimmy Stewart

It shows how the Civil War affected one family that tried to stay out of it. Portrayed wonderful family relationships, a little humor, and some really heart wrenching scenes. It showed that war is not to be glorified and how tragic that it is.

[mokawanis]

21. I'd forgotten about that one

There's some heart-wrenching scenes in that movie.

[mokawanis]

20. To Kill A Mockingbird

Didn't know anything about the book or movie until I saw it when I was about 12. Made quite an impression.

[Mr.Bill]

23. The Ed Sullivan show.

First place I saw a lot of my favorite musicians and comedians. At the time, it was really the only place to see them.

[crim son]

25. First, you spelled "favorite" wrong. Heh.

Second, I'm Canadian so I get it. That show was "The Waltons." If I had to choose another, it'd be "Little House on the Prairie." I tried to introduce both to my children but even then, years ago, they were too dated to keep their attention. I like to think that I was nonetheless able to instill the fundamental values and compassion that I noted and loved in both shows.

P.s. I remember being totally shocked by "Three's Company." I'll turn fifty in July, which might explain that.

[Boomerproud]

26. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and The Monkees.

Both bring back wonderful childhood memories.

[Sherman A1]

27. Sky King

Really enjoyed it on Saturday Mornings. I even have some VHS tapes of it to enjoy and there is an episode or two on You Tube.

[woodsprite]

28. The Ghost and Mrs Muir (movie and series), Star Trek, The Carol Burnett Show n/t

[Sekhmets Daughter]

34. Yes!

I think I am still in love with the captain!



That look could melt an icy planet!

[Paladin]

29. "Route 66" (nt)

[cyberswede]

36. Great show!

I watched it in the 80s on late night Nick at Night. I loved seeing all the guest stars when they were so young.

Like Martin Sheen:



and Suzanne Pleshette

[Paladin]

37. I caught a few shows a couple of years ago, late at night.

I was impressed at how well the series held up, and how unusually dark some of the story lines were. I never missed it when I was growing up in Austin. One show was actually set in Austin---the whole town shut down the night it aired. (FYI: It was the episode where George Maharis got knocked in the head on a construction job and was temporarily blinded---temporary blindness was a real staple of TV dramas, back in the early 60's.)

[femmocrat]

30. "The Birds" (Hitchcock)

I saw it when I was in junior high and it scared the beejeebers out of me. I saw it on TV a few years ago and thought it was just as good as when I saw it 40 or so years ago!

[sharp_stick]

31. The Animaniacs

OK, I was in my late teens when it was on the first time around but now I'm watching it with my kids and we all love it.

Now I have to find a way to get Freakazoid back on TV.

[LancetChick]

38. I agree with Born Free.

Also:

Ring of Bright Water (Loved this one more as an adult than a child)
National Velvet
The Sound of Music
Night of the Living Dead (One of my favorites now)
Thomasina
M*A*S*H
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (This is in my DVR library)
Swiss Family Robinson

Oh, there are more, I'm sure, but this is what I can think of at the moment (with help from whomever suggested Born Free and Thomasina).

[datasuspect]

39. speed racer

i used to get sad when the closing credits theme came on.

i wanted it to stay on forever.