# HEY YOU GUUUUUYS! or Your favorite PBS shows **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 3, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916 "2003-07-03T01:19:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/1 "2003-07-03T01:19:03Z")
Electric Company…Is it me or did the folks on EC seem to be a bit high? Loved the show anyway! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/2 "2003-07-03T01:32:49Z")
Hmmm… Liberty’s Kids - cartoon set in Revolutionary War times, with Ben Franklin (spoken by Walter Cronkite) as one of the characters. Reading Rainbow The Red Green Show various British comedies (Keeping Up Appearances, Waiting for God, and The Vicar of Dibley are a few titles I can remember at the moment) Antiques Roadshow Rick Steves’ Europe Great Performances Austin City Limits (I think that’s the name) Frontier House Nature That’s a sampling of what we like, anyway. Another thing that we enjoy are the local productions like The Blizzard of '78 (we live within viewing range of two PBS stations in two states so we get lots of regional variety, too). I thought it would be hard to give up satellite programming, but we honestly hardly miss it because we spend so much time watching PBS. (Except when Monk’s on - then I pout.) ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/3 "2003-07-03T01:47:12Z")
DHO! I’m sorry, but should have posted “Your favorite PBS shows for children” But those are great shows I really love “Are you being served?” ---
**Author:** ![Suse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Suse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suse)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/4 "2003-07-03T01:58:02Z")
Well… Liberty’s Kids and Reading Rainbow, as I posted before; Arthur; and Nature (I have a kid who’s nuts about animals). But if I have to hear that “shake your dragon tail” song from Dragon Tales one more time… ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/5 "2003-07-03T02:09:31Z")
**Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood**. Then, now and forever. Q ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/6 "2003-07-03T03:36:36Z")
I can’t believe Suse didn’t mention it (all though I’m sure it was simply forgotton) but what about, possibly the best BBC comedy every to be aired on a regular basis on PBS FAWLTY TOWERS!!! ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/7 "2003-07-03T03:57:28Z")
What’s the name of that show? Y’know, the one with the big bird and the green guy in the big metal can? ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/8 "2003-07-03T03:59:29Z")
Reading Rainbow Sesame Street **Square One** 3-2-1 Contact Mr. Roger’s ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/9 "2003-07-03T04:00:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JThunder \* > \*\*What’s the name of that show? Y’know, the one with the big bird and the green guy in the big metal can? \*\* _The Giant Chickenhawk and Sentient Can of Moldy Spam Show_? Hey, that’s my favorite too! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/10 "2003-07-03T04:01:37Z")
Oh yeah, gotta second Electric Company, great show, also Square One TV. Mathnet was the shiznit back in the day! ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/11 "2003-07-03T04:29:38Z")
Square One was the best, too bad it doesn’t seem to be on anymore. Also, not a kids’ show, but we have one called “Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations,” with these three guys in a van who drive around the Midwest and find free folk art. It’s hilarious, and some of the art is really nice too. Some of it’s weird, like the pop bottle windmills and stuff, but some of it, like the grottos, are really nice. It also has a really funny themesong. Oh, and they have a giant ball of video tape that they carry around. It’s about the size of a large beach ball. Does anyone else know about that show? ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/12 "2003-07-03T05:14:34Z")
Square One was the best. Caught it for the first time in ages one late night on Noggin a while back. I always look for it there, but I think it’s on after my bedtime. And I go to bed around 1am. ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/13 "2003-07-03T05:18:09Z")
Another vote here for Square One. Nowadays, it’s Nova and Frontline. ---
**Author:** ![topher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@topher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/topher)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/14 "2003-07-03T06:24:14Z")
Frontline. Watch a few here. [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/twenty/watch/](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/twenty/watch/) ---
**Author:** ![leafrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@leafrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leafrog)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/15 "2003-07-03T06:27:53Z")
Zoom! Come on and zoom a zoom a zoom a zoom… Now as a grown-up it’s the great Saturday afternoon of cooking shows, Sundays with home improvement series, and then weeknight science and documentaries. Nova, Scientific American, Nature, Burns, etc. My local PBS isn’t showing any BBC comedies right now. ☹ Wait, they are showing A Fine Romance and As Time Goes By. Great series, both, but man, I’ve seen them both all the way through at least 3 times now. Christ fellas, isn’t it about time to bring back Blackadder? How about the small rouge one? ---
**Author:** ![Hobie\_the\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e99b99/32.png) [@Hobie\_the\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hobie_the_One)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/16 "2003-07-03T14:28:09Z")
Liked the old Zoom much better than the recent incarnation. Maybe that’s because I’m not 10 anymore. The New Yankee Workshop and The Woodwright’s Shop. Mister Roger’s. ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/17 "2003-07-03T16:03:38Z")
Oh, I LOVED _Square One_. Mathnet was the best part. I was also partial to _3-2-1 Contact_, _The Electric Company_ and _Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego_, though. The grown-up fare ain’t shabby, either - my favorites of those being _Mystery_ and _Ballykissangel_ (plus assorted Britcoms). Thank heavens for Public Television. All of you, go out and make a donation, if you haven’t already. PLEASE! Kn(doing my own freelance pledge-drive)ckers ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/18 "2003-07-03T16:23:19Z")
“3-2-1 Contact” was one of my favorites. When I was younger than that I liked watching “Sesame Street” and, of course, “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” There was also a show called “What Will They Think of Next?” I don’t remember if it was on PBS or not, but it was about inventions of the future. I think it aired in the early 80s. I’d like to see re-runs of it now to see if any of the inventions they talked about ever came to be. ---
**Author:** ![Engywook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bc8723/32.png) [@Engywook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engywook)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/19 "2003-07-03T19:11:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dwc1970 \* > \*\* > There was also a show called “What Will They Think of Next?” I don’t remember if it was on PBS or not, but it was about inventions of the future. I think it aired in the early 80s. I’d like to see re-runs of it now to see if any of the inventions they talked about ever came to be. \*\* I do remember seeing it on Nickelodeon (I think - if not that, it would be TBS) in the early to mid 80s. It might have been on PBS before that, though. I can’t remember too many of the concepts from the show, but I can’t think of anything that actually hit the big time. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916/20 "2003-07-03T20:54:19Z")
Square One rocked. There used to be a show – not sure if it was local – called “The Magic Door” geared toward Jewish kids. I used to watch that before “Rawhide” on WGN every Sunday. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-you-guuuuuys-or-your-favorite-pbs-shows/185916.md?page=2)