# searching for old tv shows on vhs/dvd

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-old-tv-shows-on-vhs-dvd/198924>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 1, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-old-tv-shows-on-vhs-dvd/198924 "2003-09-01T05:10:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![acrossthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-old-tv-shows-on-vhs-dvd/198924/1 "2003-09-01T05:10:06Z")

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I’ve been doing exhaustive searches for this already. I have searched google thouroughly and not come up with much. I have even looked on ebay! There has got to be a way for me to buy my favorite old shows, anyone know offhand a good resource?

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**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-old-tv-shows-on-vhs-dvd/198924/2 "2003-09-01T06:15:58Z")

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Which specific programs do you have in mind?

Also check out [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/163450/ref=pd\_fr\_d\_fav\_h/104-7588203-6753507](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/163450/ref=pd_fr_d_fav_h/104-7588203-6753507), which shows the [amazon.com](http://amazon.com) categories for television DVDs, one of which is “Classic TV”. Maybe some of your favourites are there.

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**Author:** ![acrossthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-old-tv-shows-on-vhs-dvd/198924/3 "2003-09-01T14:31:34Z")

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Nah, that site has quite a few old shows, but not the ones I’m looking for. Specifically I’m looking for Laverne & Shirley and Perfect Strangers. While I’m aware that both shows are probably rerun all the time everywhere, they’re not where I live. They’re my two all time favorite tv shows, and some of the threads in here have put me on this nostalgia kick and now I crave them.

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**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-old-tv-shows-on-vhs-dvd/198924/4 "2003-09-01T15:36:24Z")

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Try checking [TV Shows on DVD](http://www.tvshowsondvd.com).