TV Shows

Tia Landry was the studious twin from Detroit, where her mom Lisa worked as a seamstress; Tamera Campbell was the boy-crazy twin from the suburbs, where her dad Ray owned a limousine service. After their unexpected encounter in a department store, Ray reluctantly allowed Tia and Lisa to move into hi...

From the planet of Gallifrey comes a mysterious man only known as "the Doctor". The show began with the idea of an educational program focusing on history but it ended up being the longest science fiction tv show in history. The Doctor travels in a Time/Space machine called the TARDIS, an acronym t...

The main show was hosted by Molly McCloskey (who also starred in a local New York version before and after taping the syndicated show), and three characters; Kimble (an oversized cousin of Cookie Monster!), Granny Cat, and a clown puppet named Up-Up. Sadly during the 1980's many stations began to...

CHiPs — California Highway Patrols — was a mainstay of disco-era TV, and still stands today as an immensely enjoyable throwback to the period. Created in 1977 by producer Rick Rosner, the show followed a troupe of California motorcycle cops as they patrol the Golden State’s freeways looking for...

In 1985, Hanna-Barbera made an animated television special based on the fad, broadcasting on ABC, pairing this movie with Star Fairies. Characters in the cartoon included the Fonzie-styled leader Cooler (Dan Gilvezan), the cheerleader Bright Eyes (Nancy Cartwright), the southern belle Nose Marie (Ru...

While currently shown in the U.S. as a time slot for family films on the weekends ("The Magical World of Disney Junior", airing Friday-Sunday at 6pm EST), this program originally started as a prime-time feature, hosted by Walt Disney himself, that showcased original programming from the Disney Studi...

A show about Maggie and a ferocious beast.

A cartoon about nine-year-old Brendon Small, who gets away from his akward life by making movies with his best friends Melissa and Jason. The show follows the adventures of the trio as well as Brendan's mother, Paula, and the kids' soccer coach, John McGuirk, and their teacher, Mr. Lynch. Several...

Bill Cosby hosts educational vigniettes for kids. Kids were asked to match some things with others, or put the steps to a certain task in the correct order. Despite only lasting one season, books of PicturePages were made available and viewers could follow along at home. Syndicated until the early...

Also known by its Japaneese title "Gotchman". Characters were all birdlike and had a large birdlike mothership. Was originally an adult Japanese cartoon, large violent chunks removed with a robot giving a summary instead.