TV Guide 1982 Fall Preview. Battle of the Hit Sitcoms.

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  • #FormerNetworkExec #CallMeChato #tvguide
    Lots of hit shows came out of 1982. Can you spot them?
    00:00 Preamble
    02:04 TV Guide review
    Bring 'Em Back Alive
    Cheers
    The Devlin Connection
    Family Ties
    Gavilan
    Gloria
    It Takes Two
    Knight Rider
    Mama Malone
    Matt Houston
    Newhart
    The New Odd Couple
    The Powers of Matthew Star
    The Quest
    Remington Steele
    Ripley's Believe it or Not
    St. Elsewhere
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
    Silver Spoons
    Square Pegs
    Star of the Family
    Tales of the Gold Monkey
    Tucker's Witch
    Voyagers!
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  • @icepicjoey
    @icepicjoey Рік тому +19

    To think that the family ties dad becomes Bert in Tremors. Lol

  • @MrM-u3h
    @MrM-u3h Рік тому +90

    I miss how connected we all were before the fragmentation. GenXer's grew up on the same shows as boomers -Twilight Zone, Honeymooners, Beverly Hillbillies, etc in syndication. Without cable, internet and mobile gaming, we all watched the same things. Catchphrases from sitcoms or commercials would go viral organically and everyone knew the reference. Now, finding someone who's watching the same show as you is a needle in the haystack scenario. Everyone is an island in this ocean of options.

    • @BrettJones27
      @BrettJones27 Рік тому +10

      I've been thinking this for a while. In our house now, the family all separate for most viewing, only very occasionally coming together for a movie new release. Through the 70s, 80s, and into the 90s there was a sense of connectedness when each Sunday night the whole family had to basically agree on what movie to watch at 8:30pm. And it was that, a family decision, and we all watched whatever was chosen, rather than go off to our own little worlds. We watched a greater cross-section of genre types than most of this younger generation will never sample. And learned to enjoy and appreciate stuff that wasn't ordinarily our preference, and I think it made for more rounded adults as we grew.

    • @stephenthomas1492
      @stephenthomas1492 Рік тому +6

      I agree. There is too much choice and no centralized entertainment source anymore. It's weakened our social cohesion quite a bit. I'm with you, I REALLY miss the days of campfire television and the bonds it forged with family and fellow Americans.

    • @jimluebke3869
      @jimluebke3869 Рік тому +1

      One of my sons had an 8th birthday at Chuck E Cheese, with a presents table full of Transformers, GI Joes, and Legos.
      I guess Legos are still around...

    • @MrM-u3h
      @MrM-u3h Рік тому +1

      @Jim Luebke They others are still around too. Transformers is a huge ip.

    • @gregsmith7949
      @gregsmith7949 Рік тому +5

      Preach on! Also we are drowning in content which means the talent pool as far as writing is very diluted.

  • @grandmufftwerkin9037
    @grandmufftwerkin9037 Рік тому +28

    I remember explaining Knight Rider to a bunch of 19 years olds a few years back; they looked at me like I was from another planet.
    When I pulled up the intro on UA-cam, they were in disbelief. 🤣

  • @FatNorthernBigot
    @FatNorthernBigot Рік тому +115

    Comparing network TV from 1982 to the streaming services of today is like comparing cutlery. We just wanted a good-quality knife and fork, but now we have a huge pile of plastic spoons. Yes, there's more choice, but no, we don't need it.

    • @ValentineToybox
      @ValentineToybox Рік тому +9

      Sporks

    • @LKaramazov
      @LKaramazov Рік тому +4

      The streaming services have excellent shows now. Much better than old network tv. Todays network tv though? I can’t even name one current show.

    • @jimluebke3869
      @jimluebke3869 Рік тому +2

      I have great news for you! Disney has decided to reduce its budget for new content but maintaining its commitment to (Woke) content that has no broad audience appeal.
      It sounds like this means they're going to be pumping out low-budget Woke shows (reality TV maybe?) to make sure Disney+ is still full of content. I wonder if Chato could spitball some titles for these shows?...

    • @FatNorthernBigot
      @FatNorthernBigot Рік тому +1

      @@jimluebke3869 I'm not sure what woke reality TV would be like... "The World's Most Convincing Transexual"?, "The Bachelor: Lesbian Edition"? "Survivor (of being cancelled)"?

    • @FatNorthernBigot
      @FatNorthernBigot Рік тому

      @@ValentineToybox Sporks to you, too.

  • @infinitygirlak
    @infinitygirlak Рік тому +6

    Absolutely LOVED Square Pegs and Voyagers.

    • @andywindes4968
      @andywindes4968 Рік тому

      Ditto Square Pegs. A few years back it was released on DVD and Tracy Nelson and Claudette Wells did a little look-back. Fun to see they were still friends.

  • @hemaccabe4292
    @hemaccabe4292 Рік тому +13

    Had Cheers, Family Ties and Newhart, one year. What a year.

  • @michaelsamerdyke108
    @michaelsamerdyke108 Рік тому +16

    This was practically one winner after another. What a season!

  • @MurderMostFowl
    @MurderMostFowl Рік тому +16

    I wish there was a streaming channel that is strictly failed shows or shows controversially cancelled after a season or 2. Then they would have a review show making fun of some of the worst of them. I love this stuff.

    • @osaji922
      @osaji922 8 місяців тому

      There are UA-cam channels that do this right now. Some of the shows are good in comparison to the shows now. lol

  • @Thermool
    @Thermool Рік тому +11

    I was born in the fall of 1982. This is so fascinating to me.

  • @MrM-u3h
    @MrM-u3h Рік тому +50

    82 was a great year for movies too. Blade Runner, The Thing, First Blood, Poltergeist, ET, Gandhi, Wrath of Khan, Conan, 48 Hrs, Creepshow, Diner, Fast Times, Road Warrior

    • @kathleenhensley5951
      @kathleenhensley5951 Рік тому +5

      Did you notice how many of the TV actors of that year were in Wrath of Khan?

    • @jkincaid582
      @jkincaid582 Рік тому +6

      What’s really crazy is how many of these extremely well-regarded films were literally all in the theater at the exact same time and competing with each other. Also in that same time period The Secret of Nimh was released, and the Don Bluth films that competed with (and often out shown) Disney started being released.

    • @MrM-u3h
      @MrM-u3h Рік тому +7

      @@jkincaid582 I remember going to the movies at least once a week all throughout the 80s. Sometimes seeing two in one day and was hardly ever disappointed. Sure I was in my formative years, but even today, pop culture has an 80s obsession with the constant remakes and reboots so I don't think it was only due to my age.

    • @toweypat
      @toweypat Рік тому +4

      @@MrM-u3h As my mom always says, a few movie tickets were cheaper than an air conditioner :)

    • @orlock20
      @orlock20 Рік тому +3

      It was also the year of the Jane Fonda workout series and the book North and South which became a TV mini series.

  • @brettbeyer73
    @brettbeyer73 Рік тому +4

    Voyagers was my first encounter with absolute rage at my favorite show getting canceled.

  • @mightyzeus1e
    @mightyzeus1e Рік тому +4

    '82 was just a great year in general. God, I miss the 80's. 🌩

  • @Thermool
    @Thermool Рік тому +29

    I’d watch Knight Rider long after it was off the air. Loved the hell out of it. It was so fascinating to see the filming locations in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, and Santa Clarita Valley in those times, since the areas had been built up so much since filming ended and the 90’s took off. I grew up in these areas. I remember that display at Universal Studios Hollywood.

  • @kenstrumpf909
    @kenstrumpf909 Рік тому +7

    I graduated medical school and started my internship in 1982 working up to 90 hours a week.. St. Elsewhere really spoke to me.

  • @FugueState1
    @FugueState1 Рік тому +5

    I was 8 years old in 1982, and I can assure you that "Knight Rider" was the GREATEST SHOW EVER TO APPEAR ON TELEVISION!!! (to me, anyway)

    • @shadowchaser3836
      @shadowchaser3836 Рік тому +1

      I was right around the same age. Trust me, you were far from alone in thinking that. 😎

  • @tomlevier3615
    @tomlevier3615 Рік тому +22

    Hard to believe Cheers rated so low in their first season.
    You have to admit, Jack Palance's delivery of the line "Believe it..or not" is classic.

    • @johntabler349
      @johntabler349 Рік тому

      Makes you wonder how many early cancellations may have found an audience if given time

    • @sorceress1986
      @sorceress1986 10 місяців тому

      Same thing happened to MASH.

  • @LazySleestack
    @LazySleestack Рік тому +6

    Family Ties, Newheart, Remington Steel AND Cheers all premiered in the same year. Talk about a golden age of TV.
    Not to mention Knight Rider. KR was a lunkhead show, but I loved it.
    I remember Matthew Star as well. I don't remember too much about any episodes though. Which is probably why it never lasted long. I was still sorely disappointed when it was cancelled. If only because there was so little sci-fi shows on at the time and I was always hungry to have another one.
    Voyagers was simply awesome. I was actually pissed when it disappeared. Like so many shows of the era it just stopped. No finale, no closure.

  • @thunderstruck5484
    @thunderstruck5484 Рік тому +4

    Me and my siblings are all in our 60s and like my oldest brother says, we grew up in a magical time

  • @MrBenfranz
    @MrBenfranz Рік тому +4

    I remember 1982. That was a great year.

  • @johncook5370
    @johncook5370 Рік тому +7

    Oh, nice going Chato! Now I'm going to have the 'Knight Rider' theme stuck in my head all day.

  • @BarkingCur
    @BarkingCur Рік тому +11

    I remember the show "Voyagers!" I was quite young at the time but, I remember really liking that show. What happened to the star, Jon-Erik Hexum was so tragic, I always thought this was what caused Voyagers! to be canceled, but I see now my memories were quite flawed. No matter what, it was a good show that might have become a long running classic had things been different. So sad.

  • @andywindes4968
    @andywindes4968 Рік тому +9

    Glad to see Square Pegs mentioned. It started off a little slow but found it's way toward the end. Unfortunately, it was too late by then. CBS must have thought a lot of the show because MASH was it's lead-in (initially, anyway). The Bill Murray is a classic. I still have all the VHS tapes I made 40+ years ago.

  • @DaveNarn
    @DaveNarn Рік тому +3

    I never watched much TV, but the nostalgia is strong in this one.

  • @frozen1762
    @frozen1762 Рік тому +5

    Couple of legendary shows. I remember Hexum and his tragic death, but it was in shooting of another show, Cover Up. I think he was fooling around with a prop gun and shot himself not knowing it could still hurt him. One of my early childhood memories is watching that show, memorable for using "Holding out for a hero" from Bonnie Tyler in its opening.

  • @bazzathegreat3517
    @bazzathegreat3517 Рік тому +16

    What a year! Cheers, Newhart, Knight Rider, Family Ties, Remington Steele, St Elsewhere, and Silver Spoons. What an amazing year of TV! The thing that struck me the most is the amount star powered shows that failed. I can say that I watched Silver Spoons but don't remember anything about the show except Erin Gray. This has made me nostalgic. I have the sudden urge to buy some corduroy OP shorts, a shirt with a small alligator on it and pull my socks up to me knees. I had some Pac-Man sneakers to complete the look back in the day.

    • @TRAZ4004
      @TRAZ4004 Рік тому +5

      Erin Grey 🥰. As Twicki would say, Hubba, hubba.

    • @escgoogle3865
      @escgoogle3865 Рік тому +2

      I did not like silverspoons but my tween self watched a few episodes just for Erin Grey.

    • @alaricabercrombie2692
      @alaricabercrombie2692 11 місяців тому

      It's funny that you mentioned being influenced by Silver Spoons to wear clothes just like those of Ricky's because I was, too. He was my fashion role model during my mid-teens. 👍

  • @AndrewOrtizAO
    @AndrewOrtizAO Рік тому +4

    "...because the Firebird was reliable." LOL Preach it.

  • @jkincaid582
    @jkincaid582 Рік тому +6

    The other momentous event in 1982 was my birth 🤪
    A lot of iconic shows started that fall, some I was aware of, a couple I didn’t realize started that year. Silver Spoons is one of the first tv shows I remember watching as a small child. My siblings and I watched it pretty much every week, and continued doing so after it left NBC and ended up as syndicated tv for its final seasons. Knight Rider was one of those ips that influenced my early childhood, right alongside HeMan and Star Wars. One of my oldest memories was getting a rideable KIT for Christmas in 1984.

    • @cityhawk
      @cityhawk 7 місяців тому

      I was born in 1982 as well. I was born the day Remington Steele premiered. 😊

  • @SnoDub
    @SnoDub Рік тому +4

    1982.... the year the greatest movie ever made came out. John Carpenter's THE THING.

  • @MurderMostFowl
    @MurderMostFowl Рік тому +13

    Ted Danson was so good on Cheers that I think he ended up in a strange sort of typecasting for a while. People wanted to see more Sam Malone and it took so long for him to get shows that showed his true skills. His stint on CSI probably helped tremendously but to me his finest work is “The Good Place”. An absolutely wonderful show.

    • @anon5263
      @anon5263 Рік тому +4

      I think Becker was decent

    • @uphilliceskater
      @uphilliceskater Рік тому +1

      His best work was that show he did with Jason Schwartzman. I can't remember the title...

  • @AJ82778
    @AJ82778 Рік тому +3

    1982 was a great year for TV and movies . . . we finally had a new TV set (the old Magnavox caught fire one time too many and dad threw it out in the snow) . . . Santa brought us a VCR for Christmas (we were able to record TV shows AND rent movies from the only place around that rented them . . . the local real estate office). I had a VCR tape collection of 1982/83 shows (I think my folks still have that box . . . they also still have the VCR). Thanks for these Fall Previews.

  • @KushinLos
    @KushinLos Рік тому +5

    Cheers fact: the first person Sam interacts with in the pilot was a very obvious kid trying to get served a beer, that same kid eleven years later was the last customer of the bar.

  • @guygadbois3010
    @guygadbois3010 Рік тому +7

    100 pushups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10km run!

    • @gabrielhersey5546
      @gabrielhersey5546 Рік тому +2

      One punch man work out

    • @Ulysses_DM_
      @Ulysses_DM_ Рік тому +1

      Damn! Missed it by 1 sit up, but my hair did fall out. Oh well, I'll just start over.

  • @donaldwantz4071
    @donaldwantz4071 Рік тому +7

    Please keep doing these. For me, it's a great walk down memory lane. Some of the shows I remember, some I don't, but at the time I was pretty young, and could enjoy almost anything.

  • @roninmedic7661
    @roninmedic7661 Рік тому +28

    You're up to a year that I remember well! A war that a now dear friend from Yorkshire was in as a 19 year old royal marine, two shows (Cheers and Newhart) that became appointment television for my dad and I, and a show (Knight Rider) that he never stopped reminding me was ridiculous as he never missed an episode with me.
    I usually end the comment with "Love these...", but this time... your delivery and light-hearted way of speaking makes me feel as though we're having a conversation, and I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
    You have more followers than the CBC president because you're entertaining, and we genuinely like you. Can't wait for the next!

    • @solomani5959
      @solomani5959 Рік тому +3

      I was 10 in 1982. Plenty of good memories from that time. I remember watching the headline shows with my parents regularly. We would talk about these shows at school. That is all missing now.

  • @doktor_ghul
    @doktor_ghul Рік тому +6

    I used to collect TV Guides for quite a while, and this issue stands out in my memory. I remembered the entire issue, and some of those photos brought back pleasant nostalgic memories. I still think TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY could use a reboot; it was a fun show with far more potential than was used. Roddy McDowell was superb, as he pretty much always was.

  • @willhc
    @willhc Рік тому +5

    I remember so many of those shows and loved them (even some of the bad ones). Voyagers was my favorite, being young at the time, and it's a shame what happened to him.

  • @DrLongdongler
    @DrLongdongler Рік тому +5

    Looking forward to 83 & 84 now. Automan, Manimal etc. Keep 'em coming Mr Chato 👍😁

    • @TRAZ4004
      @TRAZ4004 Рік тому +3

      Manimal! Followed by the Master. What a great lineup for a young kid. Jaguars and Ninjas!

    • @omma911
      @omma911 Рік тому

      Oh God... Melody Anderson was my first crush 🥰

  • @grandmufftwerkin9037
    @grandmufftwerkin9037 Рік тому +7

    I'm terrified at the prospect that Family Ties will be rebooted sometime soon.

    • @anon5263
      @anon5263 Рік тому +5

      It would be a reversal. Alexandra "Alex" Keaton is a young woke girl living with her mother (since Michael J Fox is ill) who clashes with her Reagan-loving Parents.

    • @anon5263
      @anon5263 Рік тому +1

      @@Plisken65 lol, yes.

  • @ProfessorHeyTeeEn
    @ProfessorHeyTeeEn Рік тому +5

    When a kid from Quebec that grew up way after these were released knows a bunch of them, you know it was a good year.

  • @arioch2112
    @arioch2112 Рік тому +4

    Splendid timing and excellent reviews, I'd been missing your TV Guide time travels. Thank you for creating, I enjoy the trips down memory lane having graduated HS in 85.

  • @NeverForget1776
    @NeverForget1776 Рік тому +1

    1982 was such an amazing year. The entire decade was awesome

  • @bingbruce4865
    @bingbruce4865 Рік тому +14

    I love these TV guide preview videos. Of all these shows, Newhart is my stand out show. It was very well written and cast. Thank you Chato!

    • @lunarmodule6419
      @lunarmodule6419 Рік тому +1

      Newhart was a gem! "Here's my other brother Darryl!"

  • @MrBenfranz
    @MrBenfranz Рік тому +1

    Ah the opening narration for Knight Rider: "Enter the Shadowy world of a Man who does not exist". Chills, every time.

  • @MidnightsEdgeAfterDark
    @MidnightsEdgeAfterDark Рік тому +2

    Some creative juices flowing at this time between music, movies, and television. 82 was a good year for entertainment. 84 too!

  • @ignorethismessage
    @ignorethismessage Рік тому +6

    I can only speak for myself but please, take your time as you go through the guides. I find it very enjoyable on what I loved and what I have forgotten. When you reach the end of your guides, maybe you will have to go back and do in depth reruns? Thank you for a fun video.

    • @CallMeChato
      @CallMeChato  Рік тому +3

      I was thinking something similar. We shall see.

  • @darkhierophant4914
    @darkhierophant4914 Рік тому +5

    It's interesting that you said this Fall Preview was the best since i remember watching a lot of these shows and loving a good chunk of them. Maybe because my tastes as a kid were starting to mature, i was paying more attention to the adult themes more and more. I watched St. Elsewhere from the beginning and remember being shocked when the word "bitch" was said on network tv or when Howie Mandel's character had surgery on his own Howie. He played a prank on another patient by making it seem like his Howie exploded. Good times and a great year for tv. TV had great social currency for the time as shows like Silver Spoons and Knight Rider were talked about on the playground.

  • @redshirtacademymortuary4848
    @redshirtacademymortuary4848 Рік тому +8

    27:34 At the movies too: First Blood, ET, Star Trek II, Gandhi, Elephant Man, Conan the Barbarian, Blade Runner, The Thing, Dark Crystal, Tootsie... Why can't we have box office like this any more? Never mind, I know why 😖

    • @MrM-u3h
      @MrM-u3h Рік тому

      I wrote the same thing without seeing your comment. I included Road Warrior since it came out Dec 24, 81. Close enough!

    • @judgedrekk2981
      @judgedrekk2981 Рік тому +1

      we just can't have nice things!
      gas up and arm the tanks and bombers we're goin ta war boyz!!! gotta fight for your right to party right?? ugh...

    • @RJRC_105
      @RJRC_105 Рік тому

      Because our corporate overlords in film and TV industries are obsessed with strip mining they past and making it Reflect the World We Live In Today due in turn to creative bankruptcy on their part.

  • @johnw8578
    @johnw8578 Рік тому +4

    I absolutely LOVED Tales of the Gold Monkey. I was so sad when it was not renewed.
    I would say this is ripe for a remake but would dread what today's Hollywood would make.

  • @RichardSekmistrz
    @RichardSekmistrz Рік тому +1

    I was 11 that year - so much of that season shaped my memories of great times as a kid.

  • @llywyllngryffyn8053
    @llywyllngryffyn8053 Рік тому +2

    Wow, 1982 was quite a year for new shows. I remember almost all of them. Even the ones I didn't watch ring a bell of familiarity. A very good year for network TV.

  • @lance134679
    @lance134679 Рік тому +5

    I remember 1982 as the year Cheers started. It was easily the best new sitcom at the time. I'm not sure why no one was watching it, but it became part of the power Thursday night 8-10 line up along with The Cosby Show, Family Ties and Night Court. I still like it and have the series on DVD to watch every few years.

    • @toweypat
      @toweypat Рік тому +1

      I started watching "Cheers" a few seasons in. Recently I caught the first season on Netflix and was amazed at how good it is. This show really hit the ground running in terms of quality, if not ratings.

  • @gene1star
    @gene1star Рік тому +2

    What a year!!!
    That was a very good year!

  • @mattj65816
    @mattj65816 Рік тому +6

    4:00 thanks for going a little more in-depth than usual on Cheers. I don't think I've ever seen better TV than the first three or four seasons of Cheers. Of special note are the ones with the Christopher Lloyd and Harry Anderson guest starring arcs. And I'll throw in that, for me at least, "Pick a Con, Any Con" might have the most satisfying ending of any mid season 30-minute TV episode I've ever seen.
    One of the cool little pop culture quirks of growing up in the 80s was watching Harry Anderson play a judge on Wednesday nights and a two-bit con man on Thursday nights.

    • @MurderMostFowl
      @MurderMostFowl Рік тому

      I also loved cheers for its clever writing. Did you watch Frasier? I think it did really well keeping the banter and tone of cheers. I think it took a season or 2 to really break out and feel as fun as cheers did. Perhaps not ironically, some of the cheers character cameos were fantastic.

    • @mattj65816
      @mattj65816 Рік тому

      @@MurderMostFowl yes, I enjoyed that, too, but I can't say it ever blew me away the way some of the early episodes of Cheers did. Frasier worked *much* better than I originally thought it would, though. He was a bit character on Cheers. I didn't expect him to be able to carry a whole show. Which he did, without question.

  • @MyMy-tv7fd
    @MyMy-tv7fd Рік тому +2

    Cheers, now that was a show. I still remember Lilitth, every move, every hair of her raven locks. I used to watch St. Elsewhere with a certain disbelief at how good it was. Those were the days.

  • @david_walker_esq
    @david_walker_esq Рік тому +6

    Imagine living in a time when you can watch brand new episodes of Cheers, Family Ties, Newhart, Remington Steele and Knight Rider. Even those Indiana Jones clones and weird time traveller show sound fun.

    • @chrisoconor9314
      @chrisoconor9314 Рік тому

      Strangely enough, as a young student of history, Voyagers was my favorite show of the bunch. And I hated myself for it, because the history was pathetically unreal and the melodrama hard to swallow. Still, it always managed to fire up my imagination. I never seriously wanted to go into acting, but after every episode I would daydream all the next day about stealing Meeno Peluce's job.

    • @johntabler349
      @johntabler349 Рік тому

      Tales of the Gold Monkey was fun, I still remember most of the episodes

  • @robertpearson8798
    @robertpearson8798 Рік тому +13

    This was the beginning of that period of television history when the Thursday night lineup from 8:00 to 11:00 became must-see TV. For a while it seemed like NBC could do no wrong. When Cheers ended I believe that it was replaced by Seinfeld. St. Elsewhere is also one of my all-time favourite shows and you forgot to mention that the voice of Kitt was William Daniels (Dr. Mark Craig). Do you remember him in another short lived show from 1967 called “Captain Nice”? Calling it a “three network universe” is going to get you in trouble with your former CBC overlords.

    • @kenstrumpf909
      @kenstrumpf909 Рік тому +1

      I saw William Daniels in 1776 where he played John Adams.
      I also saw him in A Little Night Music during the last week of its Broadway run. Great actor.

    • @toweypat
      @toweypat Рік тому +2

      Also after "Cheers" came "Fraiser" which was a darned good show in its own right.

    • @robertpearson8798
      @robertpearson8798 Рік тому

      @@toweypat One of my fave’s as well. I also rather liked Wings.

    • @chrisoconor9314
      @chrisoconor9314 Рік тому

      Missed this before mentioning Daniels myself.

  • @DanyTV79
    @DanyTV79 Рік тому +2

    Knight Rider was (and stills) very popular on TV in my country, Ecuador. Most of those series (Cheers, Remington) started here about 1984. You really now a lot about TV history! Family Ties was premiered here in... 1990!!!

  • @bbennett40
    @bbennett40 Рік тому +3

    I watched Remington Steele all the time. Mainly for hunky Pierce Brosnan and the amazing Doris Roberts. I had NO clue what the premise of the show was back then. LOL

  • @kenstrumpf909
    @kenstrumpf909 Рік тому +3

    Remington Steele is why Timothy Dalton was 007 for two movies. The studio wanted Brosnan but he was locked into his TV contract. Of course eventually he became Bond.

    • @chasrn64
      @chasrn64 Рік тому

      I remember at the time hearing that Brosnan was announced as the next James Bond when Remington Steele was cancelled. But NBC decided to renew Remington Steele again, because it would star the new James Bond. So Brosnan couldn't do it anymore. It was a mess, but glad that Timothy Dalton got to be 007. I really enjoyed him in that role.

  • @michaelconnor1542
    @michaelconnor1542 Рік тому +3

    William Daniels(St.Elsewhere, Boy Meets World), who voiced KITT, asked not to be credited.
    He feltbsince this was primarily aimed at kids, having an actor associated with KITT would break the illusion.

  • @buckiemohawk3643
    @buckiemohawk3643 Рік тому +2

    I greatly enjoyed this episode. Thank you so much and I had a soft spot for The Powers of Matthew Star but I was only 6 at the time

  • @andygrams6344
    @andygrams6344 Рік тому +4

    Amazing era where you can have the birth of these great tv shows while a genuinely fantastic movie like Chariots of Fire gets Oscar recognition…. back when that meant something. I do my best to reconstruct a movie/tv show list for my kids… so many great shows, so little rewatch time. Thanks for these!!

  • @BossNerd
    @BossNerd Рік тому +3

    Only watched Cheers, Knight Rider. and Square Pegs. Loved Knight Rider, always viewed it as a live action Speed Racer(childhood favorite). Square Pegs was very relatable to me(I was in high school) - I must investigate bad behavior you mention. I never missed Cheers, it may have been the best show made in the 80s. I love your reviews and I also am a fan of The Prisoner. I suspect it would not take much prodding to get you to do a tribute to that show - - so I am prodding...

  • @nexusbrill
    @nexusbrill 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks so much for these videos…. I was born in 1967 and in the 70s I was obsessed with television and I used to get so excited about all the new shows and especially Saturday morning cartoons.

  • @maxvanorden2850
    @maxvanorden2850 Рік тому +1

    Fond memories of Tales of the Gold Monkey. 1982 really was a great year for TV.

  • @BitingComics
    @BitingComics Рік тому +3

    I'm always amazed at how many of these shows I had totally forgotten - I must have watched at least some of the ones that failed.

  • @PhantomBoomer
    @PhantomBoomer Рік тому +2

    Ah St. Elsewhere and Hill Street Blues. TV at it's finest.

  • @Augustus087
    @Augustus087 Рік тому +6

    I can't help but wonder when Sledge Hammer came out, the series that poked fun at the raging cop Harry Callahan. I loved that show. =) Also, Knight Rider! Ja vol, Herr Chato!

    • @IlyaKralinsky
      @IlyaKralinsky Рік тому +1

      Sledge Hammer was awesome! I watched that as a kid, and, as kids do, I filched a line from that show. When someone bumped into him in a bar, Hammer says, "Watch your sea legs, mutant!" So funny.

    • @biffstrong1079
      @biffstrong1079 Рік тому

      It's a coming. 1986.

  • @kathleenhensley5951
    @kathleenhensley5951 Рік тому +1

    I thought that was Rock Hudson! He was a such a handsome man!
    I was so busy during the early 1980s I watched nearly no TV. Our TV was a little black and white one that sat on an apple crate. I was so happy, though, my husband and I had bought a home, he had an excellent job, and I was staying home and keeping busy with all kinds of chores and project.
    Annoying mother came for a visit and stayed? Wow. That hits close to me. That was one of the things that kept me busy

  • @zackdemundo
    @zackdemundo Рік тому +2

    The Trans Am comment yielded a loud and sudden laugh of complete agreement into the darkness of the winter night. Thanks.
    St. Elsewhere was incredibly good. Great theme courtesy of Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour.

  • @007Thanos007
    @007Thanos007 Рік тому +1

    The GREATEST car-related diss of all time:
    "You could tell the show was fake, because the [Pontiac] Firebird was....reliable."
    -Chato

  • @DaxVJacobson
    @DaxVJacobson Рік тому +3

    I remember that Cheers episode!

  • @jdiluigi
    @jdiluigi Рік тому +2

    I was 2 when these premiered. But still have fond memories of watching Cheers and Family Ties later seasons in prime time and reruns years later.

  • @dragonbricks7086
    @dragonbricks7086 Рік тому +3

    I LOVED Silver Spoon when I was a kid. With all his toys, who wouldn't want that live? Now much cynical old me thinks it was a great show for product placements 😆

  • @The_Feud
    @The_Feud Рік тому +1

    The Sandbaggers! The Sandbaggers! Someone mentioned the Sandbaggers! God bless you, Chato!

  • @joegee2815
    @joegee2815 Рік тому +2

    That was fun, I didn't see most of those but some, like Cheers, are iconic. Love these excursions into the past like this.

  • @franksimonds04
    @franksimonds04 Рік тому +1

    I love these. Lots of childhood memories. Please continue the series.

  • @lance134679
    @lance134679 Рік тому +7

    Newhart holds up really good, IMO. I caught quite a few episodes over it's long run, but we recently re-watched the whole thing. Bob's gentle humour where he basically reacts to the eccentrics around him never gets old for me. The best early changes were adding Julia Duffy and Peter Scolari that became the YUPPY trope couple. Highly recommended.

    • @larrypatty8333
      @larrypatty8333 Рік тому +2

      Newhart, Cheers and St. Elsewhere were great shows. I watched a lot of the other shows and they just didn't click with me.

    • @TheIndianaGeoff
      @TheIndianaGeoff 10 місяців тому +3

      It holds up. And the final episode was the greatest ending of all time. It actually made the entire series better.

  • @istari0
    @istari0 Рік тому +1

    Even though I didn't watch but a few of them, that's an astonishingly high number of shows that I remember and remember because they were around for a while. I really enjoyed Remington Steele; it was, to the best of my knowledge, Pierce Brosnan's first significant role.

  • @andyandreson3989
    @andyandreson3989 Рік тому +1

    So many good shows. I loved Cheers and St Elsewhere.

  • @MurderMostFowl
    @MurderMostFowl Рік тому +2

    The only thing I remember about Silver spoons is that the kid has an arcade in his basement that would have been like $100k and that the dad had a weird smile lol

  • @BoSmith7045
    @BoSmith7045 Рік тому +8

    I loved Ripley's Believe It Or Not when I a kid. And I REALLY loved it when Holly was added to the show. 😍 I had to watch it in my mom's room because a lot of stuff they covered wigged my mom out. Tales of the Gold Monkey had a awesome first episode ( from what I can remember ) but I guess they spent all their money and effort on that because the rest of the season was kinda meh.

    • @shirw
      @shirw Рік тому +3

      Loved Ripleys also! I work at a school library and kids still love the books they make full of weird and wacky (and sometimes really gross) stuff!

    • @btr3k
      @btr3k Рік тому +3

      Have to give a special mention to Ripley’s Believe It Or Not as well. Jack Palance was absolutely perfect as the main host. He was able to take mildly interesting factoids and make them fascinating and intriguing stories. Believe it… [deep breath]

  • @TheRealMonkeyrogue
    @TheRealMonkeyrogue Рік тому +2

    Did anyone else notice the New Odd Couple's comment from TV Guide? "What's new? Well, they're black. Someone in Hollywood is always thinking."
    Is that offensive to anyone? Anyone? I doubt it. But it does cut right to the chase. Remember when we used to do? Just call something what it was? Doesn't have to be bad. But we should recognize and be allowed to state something so clearly obvious without being attacked.
    Remington Steele! I've legitimately been waiting for this issue!!!! What a great Magnum PI ripoff that managed to change it up and make it work.

  • @redleg1971
    @redleg1971 Рік тому +3

    Chato...Love these! I grew up in the 80s, so these are nostalgic time trips for me! Maybe you could do some from the 1950s every once in awhile.

  • @LKaramazov
    @LKaramazov Рік тому +1

    Wow! To put St Elsewhere in the same category as Sopranos, and not even to put Hill Street on that same list. I was only in high school and then a college undergrad. I can’t remember ever seeing it, but that’s high praise indeed!

  • @scottm.603
    @scottm.603 Рік тому +2

    I miss Bruce Boxleitner, he was great in "Babylon 5". Also, this was before Robert Urich starred in the longer-running "Spenser for Hire", which is a pretty dang nice little crime drama co-starring the almighty Avery Brooks as Hawk. Also, is it fair to say that Lee Horsley was the backup Tom Selleck? I still can't believe that "Newhart" and "St. Elsewhere" came out in the same year as "Knight Rider". I'm also happy to report that Louis Gossett Jr. is still alive. And, as the sad example of Jon-Erik Hexum shows, we must never treat guns like toys.
    Thank you for this firehose of nostalgia directly into my brain.
    Also, the "One Punch Man" T-shirt is nice.

  • @joshuashepard583
    @joshuashepard583 Рік тому

    Ah, the year I was born. 😘👌🏻
    A flawless year.

  • @asiastormy8728
    @asiastormy8728 Рік тому +2

    Love this series where you journey back to the early days of 80s TV series and you're shouting out to my homeland Singapore. heheh.. You bring back so much TV memories for me as we are about the same age range though maybe younger as I am 60 this year.
    CHEERS; Where everyone knows your name.......

  • @charvelgaming2975
    @charvelgaming2975 Рік тому +2

    This brings back many memories of enjoying these great shows. Well done Chato

  • @NeverForget1776
    @NeverForget1776 Рік тому

    Knight Rider YES!
    As a teenage boy this show had a major impact on me. I recently re Watched the first season and was surprised at how well this show stood the test if time

  • @moserfugger6363
    @moserfugger6363 Рік тому +1

    I got me a large piece of cheese cake and a nice cup of tea - perfect to watch Chato's beautiful TV Guide series. Always a special occasion, when a new episode pops up. 1982 really was a very interesting year. I need to watch "Voyagers!" and "Tales of the Gold Monkey". Also it's finally time to delve into some of the comedy classics I haven't watched yet: "Cheers" and "Newhart", here I come!
    Thank you & greetings from Germany! :)

  • @larrypatty8333
    @larrypatty8333 Рік тому +1

    "You could tell the show was fake because the Firebird was reliable". That's the hardest I've laughed in years!

    • @CallMeChato
      @CallMeChato  Рік тому

      That was my favourite joke. Thanks.

  • @Charlie_250
    @Charlie_250 Рік тому

    What a year for sci-fi and fantasy. I loved so many of those shows. Is till remember an episode of Golden Monkey with an Egyptian tomb that scared the pants off me.

  • @jswets5007
    @jswets5007 Рік тому +1

    I love that the sample episode of Newhart is the pilot. Great show.

  • @OldMan_PJ
    @OldMan_PJ Рік тому +2

    The complete Cheers series is coming out on Blu-ray April 25th this year.

  • @richardhuppertz3487
    @richardhuppertz3487 Рік тому +1

    A Firebird shot, nice.
    Sandbaggers mention, outstanding!!!
    Newhart was my favourite new show from this year.

  • @chrisw6164
    @chrisw6164 Рік тому +1

    I love these.

  • @dendostar5436
    @dendostar5436 Рік тому

    The year i was born. An auspicious year!

  • @rfernandz2001
    @rfernandz2001 Рік тому

    “You can tell the show was fake because the Firebird was reliable” LOL! I’m not a car enthusiast, but I still love car humor.

  • @hellerstern2217
    @hellerstern2217 Рік тому +1

    I love Knight Rider ❤