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

pandr32

(14,213 posts)
5. The Carol Burnett Show for Tim Conway.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:17 PM
20 hrs ago

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

hlthe2b

(113,778 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
20 hrs ago

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.

EYESORE 9001

(29,683 posts)
17. Shindig!
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:47 PM
20 hrs ago

First time I saw the Rolling Stones was on Shindig! - not The Ed Sullivan Show.

House of Roberts

(6,494 posts)
21. WKRP in Cincinnati. Best all around sitcom I've ever seen.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:10 PM
19 hrs ago

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

(113,778 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
17 hrs ago

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

Niagara

(11,751 posts)
23. Gothic Horror -Interview With A Vampire
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:13 PM
19 hrs ago

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

(8,806 posts)
24. The one show that neve gets old would be Law and Order.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:52 PM
19 hrs ago

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

dickthegrouch

(4,500 posts)
25. Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:11 PM
18 hrs ago

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

love_katz

(3,255 posts)
26. Star Trek (TOS); The Adams Family; The Smothers Brothers; Rowan and Martins Laugh-In.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:17 PM
18 hrs ago

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

(64,682 posts)
27. Twilight Zone far and away - still holds up today
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:29 PM
18 hrs ago

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

FuzzyRabbit

(2,211 posts)
28. Perry Mason, 1956-65, with Raymond Burr
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 03:49 PM
18 hrs ago

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

debm55

(60,074 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
16 hrs ago

hlthe2b

(113,778 posts)
31. Golden Girls! I know reruns have kinda spoiled it, but I still have to mention
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 04:22 PM
17 hrs ago

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!

debm55

(60,074 posts)
42. Thank you very much, hithe2b. May the memories of your mother be a blessing to you.
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 07:08 PM
14 hrs ago

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,115 posts)
43. Soooo many, but 3 come to mind the fastest
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 07:37 PM
14 hrs ago
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Carol Burnett Show, and The Twilight Zone.
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