There is so much….I miss The Merv Griffin Show, Kukla, Fran & Ollie, (I sat the other day on cable and watched “The Red Balloon”) Captain Kangaroo (Mr. Greenjeans and the ping pong balls). There was Lassie, The Rat Patrol, Victory at Sea. I remember my parents sitting me in front of the Firestone Hour..Not suckin up…Make Room for Daddy (reruns), Hanna Barbera, cartoons, cartoons, cartoons I’ve got all 4 volumes of Warners….. Dick Cavett. I would sneak Dean Martin. Then, I discovered the Master or Covseratism—we recently lost. I would stare riveted. That rounded out Upstairs/Downstairs, and I can’t forget CCTV, Zoom…I am a nudge/nudge — know wha I mean? type of gal. Then there was the world of Disney from Scarecrow — Zorro — Sleepy Hollow..Maude and Mary Tyler Moore at such a young age taught me style. The Jeffersons in some ways were a part of my own families’ struggle and laughter. I wouldn’t learn until I moved outside of New York that diversity was such an oddity. I was a weirdo for loving Bollywood before it was “cool”. Or, watching Ceclia Cruz & Tito Puente. The Waltons gave me warmth. At night when I’m restless, there’s a channel where some of these shows can now be watched and it’s amazing how settled they can calm the soul. I miss C-Span before it was popular when every Friday morning I’d hear Mr. Lamb waking me up while I was reading and going to work. Foyle’s War, And when I first saw Dame Mirren…Didn’t Sir Alec Do Tinker, Tailor? Well, I’ve just babbled…..it was nice to think back. I’m enjoying a few things now also, but that wasn’t the question…once again thank you all…

Hey sisters. I guess you can tell I too was a T. V. kid. But I have a question. Liza mentioned Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. I watched it, but recall another show like it called All That Glitters. I don’t remember much about it, what was it about? I remember that the adults found it funny.

Given there are few shows that I have ever really committed to - the two that I miss the most are Murphy Brown and The West Wing. I love shows that deal with social issues and make you think. Part of the enjoyment of both of these programs is the intelligent script writing and the capacity for the actors to bring to life such complex and at times flawed individuals. I am looking forward to further seasons of Murphy Brown being released!!

Did anyone mention “American Bandstand”…I used to RUN home from Jr. High School to watch it everyday!

Mary Hartman Mary Hartman & Soap were incredible

I thought American Bandstand was on Saturday at 11am?! American Bandstand was great … then came Soul Train.

American TV shows are influencing the young people in China. Many of my friends always wait in front of the Internet in the weekend for the new series, such as Prison Break, Lost, Heroes, Sex and the city and so on. I love the scenario and the culture and imagination of these stories. However, my never miss TV show is Growing Pains which played in the 1990s in China, and the Friends what the best materials when I began learing English. Growing Pains opens a door for Chinese audiences to learn the life in USA, and gives a lesson to many families on how to get along with family members and show love to them, -in traditional culture, love always is hidden and hard to speak out. Friends may be the very popular English materials for English learners, we learn the culture of USA and the authentic experessions and slangs.

Yes, of course, West Wing (where is Bartlett when we need him…), but what about Mash? And, if you get past the language and violence, Deadwood was one of the very best!

Absolutely my favorite show was Due South. It ran from 1994 to 1996 and starred Paul Gross as the most gorgeous Mounty you could ever imagine and the great actor David Marciano. The writing, the wit, the story lines, the quality of the production and the stupendous acting made this the best tv program ever in my book. Also I miss China Beach with Dana Delaney, The Smothers Brothers, Miami Vice, WKRP, and Evening Shade. What good acting those shows gave us and never had anything to replace them. Nowadays I’m an Animal Planet fiend, interspersed by the Weather Channel and National Geographic. This is a dead giveaway as to my age (older than dirt) when I start to use words like “nowadays”. How pathetic is that. I really think the Daily Show and Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert will be classics also. The writing for these two groundbreaking comedies is superior to anything else I’ve found on the tube. And whoever wrote the speech Stephen gave at the Press Club dinner when the prez was there is a classic that should be given a medal and the speech should be framed and hanging on your wall.

Whew, reading your choices was a trip down memory lane! I miss “Hill St. Blues” “Little House on the Prairie,” and my favorite: “Family” (it starred Sada Thompson and I was BUMMED when the series ended)