# Does anyone remember the shows...

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**Created:** [February 9, 2000, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-the-shows/13630 "2000-02-09T19:02:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 9, 2000, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-the-shows/13630/5 "2000-02-09T22:20:00Z")

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Yeah, Manimal! Despite bieng about ten years old I do remember that. About 1982.

I recall the hero of the show was supposed to be an ex-Vietnam vet who got lost in the jungle and stumbled upon a shapeshifting wiseman-ninja sorta’ guy who taught him the tools of the trade.

That was a really weird television season. It was the same one that had “Misfits of Science” and “Supertrain” and some kind of ninja-in-America show (I remember thinking "Hmmm, do I wanna’ watch “Square Pegs” or do I wanna’ plug in my Atari and play “Frogger” again?).

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