Name this '70's Saturday morning TV show

[scratch1300]

It was in the late '70's and it wasn't a cartoon. There were three kids (well, about 20): a black guy, a blonde chick, and a guy with glasses named Gary (or something that rhymed with Gary). They drove around in a talking red dune buggy and they what? fought crime? Anyway, I remember the buggy would fight a lot.

[scratch1300]

...and when I say "about 20", I mean they were about 20 years old. :)

[Sofa King]

That would be Wonderbug (http://info.krofft.net/dbase/show.php3?theshow=wonderbug). Great show about a schitzoid dune buggy named Schlep.

[scratch1300]

Thanks, Sofa King! That was my favorite Saturday morning show when I was around nine.

[Rhythmdvl]

Hats off to Sid and Marty Krofft for producing such dreck. Kept my childhood happy! That show was in the same lineup as The Lost Saucer (and you thought Jim Neighbors only sang!), Sigmund and the Seamonsters, and Land of the Lost, no?

You can get a lot of your thirst for childhood TV fun quenched here (http://www.yesterdayland.com/popopedia/shows/categories/saturday/) at Yesterdayland. Great site.

[Tommy the Cat]

Re: Land of The Lost, the Sleestacks still scare the crap out of me.:eek:

What was that show with Bob Denver and another guy as space ship janitors that accidentally hit the launch button and are sent into space?

[howardsims]

Far out Space Nuts
http://www.yesterdayland.com/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1045.php

[jb_farley]

C.C. the black dude became a porn star.

[Sofa King]

That would be Far Out Spacenuts (http://info.krofft.net/dbase/show.php3?theshow=spacenuts).

By the way, that's not the Skipper (Alan Hale Jr.) playing Denver's straight man, as many children were misled to believe. It's Chuck McCann, notable for surviving appearances in both Dracula: Dead and Loving It and Robin Hood: Men In Tights.

[Tommy the Cat]

Chuck McCann. Hmmm. That almost sounds like a made up name like Pat McCann. Interesting.

[Sofa King]

Wow, jb! You're not kidding:

http://us.imdb.com/Name?Baker,+Jack+(I)

Just to complete the circle of weirdness, Jack Baker/John Anthony Bailey also had a small role in Love at First Bite.

[Ike Witt]

I have a question in a similar vein. What was the name of the live action show that if I remember correctly, revolved around a kid who fell into a magicians hat. It sooo seems like a Kroft kinda show, but I can't remember the name to save my life.

[Rhythmdvl]

:::sneaks up behind Tommy the Cat:::


SSSSSSSsssssssssssssss ssssSSSSSSSSSssssssss SSSSSSSssssssssss!!!!! *


Yea, those bad boys gave me nightmares too. I still don't feel comfortable walking around with a toothpick in my mouth because of the way they used to dispatch 'Alice'. Anyone know if the girl on the show went on to do anything else? I always thought she was quite the dish 


* um… in case it was not obvious, that was me, stiffly waving my arms about pretending to be a sleestack.

[writefetus]

Originally posted by adam yax
I have a question in a similar vein. What was the name of the live action show that if I remember correctly, revolved around a kid who fell into a magicians hat. It sooo seems like a Kroft kinda show, but I can't remember the name to save my life.
That would be Lidsville...eeewwww, I DO so hate Sid and Marty Kroft.

[pldennison]

Originally posted by adam yax
I have a question in a similar vein. What was the name of the live action show that if I remember correctly, revolved around a kid who fell into a magicians hat. It sooo seems like a Kroft kinda show, but I can't remember the name to save my life.

That would be Lidsville, (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0066679) which was indeed a Krofft show. In fact, lead character Mark was played by Butch "Eddie Munster" Patrick, and the villian Weenie the Geenie was played by Billie Hayes, who also played Witchiepoo on H.R. Pufnstuf.

[Sofa King]

adam yax, that one is Lidsville (http://info.krofft.net/dbase/show.php3?theshow=lidsville).

Heh, heh. Lidsville, dude. No drug references there, man.

Anyone listen to the Richmond punk band Avail? They started out as "The Sleestacks."

Hey Tommy, who did your voice on Sailing the Seas of Cheese?

[Ike Witt]

Thanks writefetus, PL and Sofa. Lidsville, too funny. No drugs were consumed in the conceptualizing of this show.

I am reminded of some comedy sketch that I once saw that was a rip off of these wonderful Kroft shows. The sketch was set in a place called Drugachusetts.

[jb_farley]

Lih- lih- lih- Lidsville (http://www.theonion.com/onion3608/lidsville_nightmare.html)

[Tengu]

Adam - Drugsachusettes was on [u]Mr Show With Bod and David[u], staring Bob Odenkirk and David Cross. That sketch was a total laugh. I miss Mr Show...

[Tengu]

With Bob and David, obviously.

And the Underline was supposed to end after David...

(::Sigh::...Preview next time...)

[Skelji]

Ah, such fond childhood memories. But I've noticed something, especially with the advent of channels like TV Land:

When I was a kid, I loved shows like Lidsville, Banana Spilts, Lancelot Link, and all that stuff. After not seeing them for over 20 years, I check them out as an adult, and it makes me wonder what in hell I saw in those shows? I know I was a kid and all, but jeez, those shows are really cheesey.

[GuanoLad]

Chuck McCann aka Captain Bellybuster.

:)

[lee]

ok, there was a live action show on in the early 70s and the intro or credits had this hippy dude playing a guitar and he jumped up turnign arounf and dissappeared.

what show was that

[Maxwell Edison]

Does anyone remember a show that came on kind of later on Saturday mornings, after the cartoons, called "Big John Little John"? It was about this grown man with a wife and family, I think, and at awkward moments the man would turn into a little boy. I seem to be the only person who remembers this show.

[lee]

Originally posted by Maxwell Edison
Does anyone remember a show that came on kind of later on Saturday mornings, after the cartoons, called "Big John Little John"? It was about this grown man with a wife and family, I think, and at awkward moments the man would turn into a little boy. I seem to be the only person who remembers this show.
i remember it
i liked it
i must have been insane

[Sublight]

Land of the Lost trivia:

Detroit Pistons star Bill Laimbeer was a Sleestack.

--sublight.

[Chronos]

ok, there was a live action show on in the early 70s and the intro or credits had this hippy dude
playing a guitar and he jumped up turnign arounf and dissappeared.Might it have been The Great Space Coaster?

[Sir Rhosis]

Rhythmdvl,

Kathy Coleman played the character of Holly Marshall on Land of The Lost. From what I gather, she never really did much acting after the show. Four episodes of LOTL were recently released on DVD, and a bonus track included an interview with her and Philip Paley (who played Cha-Ka, the monkey boy). Kathy does not look like you remember, nor like what you would expect (hair dyed black with an orange tint in there). The years have taken their toll, though she's only about 38, and as a reviewer of the DVD said at Amazon.com, boy does she come off as demented! At a LOTL site (I'm new and can't do links, sorry), Landofthelost.com, a fairly recent thread indicated that she suffered a severe bout with pneumonia in August/September of this year, but is recovering fairly well.

Sir

[jabe]

While we are on the subject of old tv shows, I remember a show that was on about 10-15 years ago. It was about (I think) a group of four friends, two guys, two gals, who were in a band. Thats all I remember. I think the beginning was live action, but they get turned into cartoons somehow. I asked the fellows at IMDB and they couldn't help, so now I thought I would ask the pros. Any guesses? Thanks

JB

[GuanoLad]

jabe, I hope you're not talking about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids. A dire rehash of the Scooby Doo formula, that included a computer called Mr Socrates that was allergic to dogs.

[writefetus]

Originally posted by Sir Rhosis
The years have taken their toll, though she's only about 38,

Sir [/B]


WTF?? http://www.Landofthelost.com/hollytoday.htm
She looks pretty damn good to THIS slestack!!

[jb_farley]

Originally posted by jabe
While we are on the subject of old tv shows, I remember a show that was on about 10-15 years ago. It was about (I think) a group of four friends, two guys, two gals, who were in a band. Thats all I remember. I think the beginning was live action, but they get turned into cartoons somehow. I asked the fellows at IMDB and they couldn't help, so now I thought I would ask the pros. Any guesses? Thanks

JB


would that be kid video?

[jabe]

Thanks for the guesses. It might be Butch Cassidy, but Kid Video does sound familiar. I couldn't find a listing for it at the IMDB however. Anyone know where I might find some info? Thanks again, this has been bugging the hell out of me for years.

[Maxwell Edison]

Originally posted by jb_farley
Originally posted by jabe
While we are on the subject of old tv shows, I remember a show that was on about 10-15 years ago. It was about (I think) a group of four friends, two guys, two gals, who were in a band. Thats all I remember. I think the beginning was live action, but they get turned into cartoons somehow. I asked the fellows at IMDB and they couldn't help, so now I thought I would ask the pros. Any guesses? Thanks

JB


would that be kid video?

Yeah, Kid Video. Wasn't the fat guy with glasses the same guy that was cousin Oliver on the Brady Bunch?

[jb_farley]

don't forget the Master Blaster!!!

[Lsura]

Ok, since you are all so good at this, let's see if you can help me ID this one.

There were 3 'alien' people, Goldar, Silvar, and Gam(their kid) who helped defeat evil type people. The catch was, when they had to go do something they turned into rocket ships.

The standard bad guys in this wore all black-and it looked like bodysuits, with black pantyhose over their heads. When these guys got shot, they melted down into what looked like(to my 5-6 year old eyes) applesauce.

This was definately a late 70's/early 80's show. For some reason, I think the name of the show was Space Giants.

Was there such a show, or am I imagining things?

[jb_farley]

Lsura,

Yup. Space Giants. Bad Japanese show. Take a look here at Goldar and the rest (http://www.coolstuffvideos.com/images/spacepic9.JPG).


jb

[joemill]

Quote:
"There were 3 'alien' people, Goldar, Silvar, and Gam(their kid) who helped defeat evil type people. The catch was, when they had to go do something they turned into rocket ships. "

Ahhhhhhhh, Space Giants; now that brings back memories... The kid that called on the robots had to blow a special whistle to call them. One toot for Gam, two for Silvar, and three for Goldar.

Reminds me of another "serial" kids show that I never saw the ending to; "Star Blazers". I remember that it was about an alien race attacking earth and people finding an old spaceship to travel to a race that would help earth using the "Wave Motion Engine" (which also powered the wave motion gun). They finally got to the planet that was going to help earth to discover that it's twin sister planet was home to the race attacking earth. I missed the ending, anyone know how it ended?

Also reminds me how I used to like a show called "The Buggaloos". It was 3 guys and 1 girl that were small bugs and could fly. They used to sing during the show, which as a boy, I thought it was hokey; but I watched it because I *REALLY* liked the girl in the group.......

*Reminicing makes me break out into song*:

"The Bugaloos, The Bugaloos,
They're hear and there and everywhere.
Flying high, flying free, flying free as the summer breeze.
The Bugaloos, The Bugaloos........"

[Sofa King]

Dude, Star Blazers is about to be open-sourced, available for download on the 'net. I'll try to find that link for you tomorrow.

Spoiler: the Yamato kicked lots of ass and won, getting the "cosmo DNA" back home in time to save all Japanese Caucasians with really big eyes. 'scept the Captain. He bought it at the end, for purposes of tragedy, I think.

There is a second Star Blazers series, as well. I never saw it.

[Dijon Warlock]

joemill: Here ya go! (http://www.bugaloos.com)