The only episode of Diff’rent Strokes I can clearly remember is the infamous one where Gordon Jump plays a child molester.
Speaking of: Day By Day and its Very Brady Episode.
I think you’re mistaken on the second. That was a very early B&W episode, and it put the kibosh on their plans to sail off the island. Once the Minnow was gone, it was gone!
FUN FACT: The boat was named after FCC Chairman Newton Minnow, who had declared television “a vast wasteland.”
Except his name was Newton Minow.
I stand corrected.
I think I’ve seen all of the episodes of Keeping Up Appearances but the first one I saw on PBS, the only one I kept seeing until it was streaming on Netflix was “Please Mind your Head” where Hyacinth tries to prove she can ride.
I was thinking the same thing- I remember that there was a Naval Intelligence/Vietnam story arc that culminated in Magnum shooting that KGB agent at the end of the episode, but despite having watched the show religiously for its entire run, I don’t actually remember the episode. The only one I do remember is the one where Magnum’s buddy was a pro football player and was getting injections that didn’t actually have any therapeutic effect and were destroying his shoulder.
I also watched a lot of Wings back in the day. I can’t recall any particular storyline but I remember enjoying it. One thing I do remember is that the episodes with Farrah Forke were my favorite ones.
Here’s a quote about Farrah I found on Wikipedia. " Forke also was the voice woman of several high end companies such as Cadillac and Arby’s." I’m just tickled pink that Arby’s is a high end company.
I actually remember several plots from Wings but overall it’s a fairly forgettable sitcom. Family Guy made a joke out of it when Quagmire tells the gang it’s his favorite show, none of the other guys have heard of it, and Quaqmire angrily walks away ranting that he can’t believe they’ve never seen it.
Only saw one episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and only one episode of Angel. Didn’t care for either, but people have told me I was really unlucky and caught two less-than-sterling episodes.
(The first Agatha Christie novel I ever read turned out to be one of the relatively few stinkers. Just my luck!)
I watched every single episode of The Golden Girls, more than once, but can remember only generalities of each character: Blanche the slut, Dorothy the unattractive one, Rose and her St. Olaf stories and Sophia’s aging body and brain. But I don’t remember any of the plots at all.
I can remember exactly one Golden Girls episode, where they enter a contest to write a promotional song for the city of Miami. Rose defends her use of the word “thrice” (“Miami is nice, so I’ll say it thrice”) but Dorothy says it’s as awkward as the word “intrauterine”.
Miami, you’re cuter than
An intrauterine…
I saw a lot of The Cosby Show – it being both very popular in prime time and then in syndication – but the only episode I remember is Theo saving up money for some sweater, his sister offering to make the sweater for a fraction of the price and her produced sweater being comically bad.
So did I, but I’d forgotten that one until you jogged my memory. The only one I really remembered was the one where Theo was diagnosed with dyslexia. Oh, and there was the one where Cliff had a weird dream where all the men were pregnant and he gave birth to a sub sandwich and a two liter soda. So I guess I remember two episodes.
I watched plenty of “Simon & Simon” when it was first run but only remember an episode I caught in syndication, the one involving roid rage.
I can dial this down further; I don’t even remember an entire episode of Dennis The Menace, but one single scene from one single episode, that occasionally pops into my mind for some reason. A relative was visiting the family, maybe Dennis’ grandfather or uncle. The scene I remember is, he and Dennis were at a local store, where there was a sign for a food product, something along the lines of “Satisfaction guaranteed, or double your money back!”. The relative bought one, and right there, took a bite and said he didn’t like it, pointed to the sign and demanded double his money back. The reluctant shopkeeper was forced to do so. With the returned money, the relative immediately purchased another one of the product, opened it, took a bite, said he still didn’t like it, and wanted double his money back. He may or may not have done this another time or two before he was kicked out.
That’s all I remember. I do recall, even watching this as a child, thinking that the shopkeeper deserved to be taken advantage of for having such a stupid offer.
Fame. I watched almost every episode, but aside from a scene or two of the cast performing (by far the best part), I can only remember the plot of the episode where Coco won’t let Julie be in the student production she’s putting on because Julie is the wrong astrological sign.
The Cosby Show is a good call. I watched the heck out of it in the 80s but I can scarcely recall any particular episode and I can’t even name all the kids. I’m unlikely to ever revisit the series though.
I remember that one now that you reminded me, but the one that stuck with me was the one where Dennis’s father was trying to decide whether he should get his wife a car. She, apparently, had no say in the matter; it was entirely up to him. Dennis thinks he mom should have a car, and somehow convinces a little old lady to sell him her antique electric car, I guess for the money in his piggy bank or something. Meanwhile, Dennis’s father comes to the conclusion that yes, he should get a car for his wife, and buys a conventional late model used car for her. So at the end of the episode, Dennis’s mom ends up with two cars. How amusing.
Actually, that episode stuck with me because even as a kid watching reruns on Nickelodeon, I could see how sexist it was that it was the man’s decision whether or not his wife could have a car, while she had no say in the matter.
That little car sure got around!