# Shows you wish were in reruns **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 27, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050 "2010-03-27T20:48:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/61 "2010-03-30T19:13:16Z")
Old Tonight shows with Johnny Carson. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/62 "2010-03-30T19:48:31Z")
_ **Ed** _. A sweet, offbeat little dramedy with a great cast - Tom Cavanagh, Julie Bowen, Michael Ian Black, Justin Long, Ginnifer Goodwin, _et al_. The quirk was laid on a little thick sometimes, but I liked it, and I miss it. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/63 "2010-03-30T20:41:02Z")
I’m surprised at some of these, b/c I’ve seen them recently, and some are on TV currently. The Larry Sanders show has been showing, uncut, on Comcast On Demand on the TubeTime channel for the last couple of years. LOGO showed **Wonderfalls** in its entirety, including the un-aired episodes with Jewel Staite, for a couple of years. I don’t get that channel anymore, so I’m not sure if they still do. Perry Mason has been on WGN (available on every cable package I’ve ever had) at Noon for about twenty years now. Monty Python’s Flying Circus is currently being shown every night on the IFC channel. ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/64 "2010-03-31T04:49:50Z")
[The Adventures of Pete & Pete](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_and_pete) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/65 "2010-03-31T05:37:10Z")
[The Smothers Brothers Show](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smothers_Brothers_Show). Not their hour-long variety show, but the sitcom that aired from 1965-1966. Dick was a young publishing executive and Tom was a sailor who was lost at sea and presumed drowned. Now an apprentice angel, Tom has to help his brother Dick to lead a good life so he can become a full-fledged angel. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/66 "2010-03-31T15:54:29Z")
> [@GameHat](#): > > [The Adventures of Pete & Pete](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_and_pete) Well, unlike a lot of other 90’s Nickelodeon shows, at least some of this is available on DVD. But seriously, when did Nick get rid of their “second” channel that, from what I saw, only showed their greats from the 90’s? Noggin, I think it wa called? It’s probably been reduced to airing more Spongebob…blech. That was the beginning of the downfall of Nickelodeon. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby\_Slippers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Ruby\_Slippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby_Slippers)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/67 "2010-03-31T16:25:06Z")
Another vote for Star Trek: DS9 And I would add: Murphy Brown Mary Tyler Moore ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/68 "2010-03-31T17:18:58Z")
What was that show on Nickelodeon where the kids would have to go to a cave, dressed in robes, and run through a tiny maze to get to a place? ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/69 "2010-03-31T18:09:12Z")
Ally McBeal (am I really the only one??) Another vote for McMillan and Wife and NYPD Blue Beakman’s World ---
**Author:** ![BaconAndEggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@BaconAndEggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaconAndEggs)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/70 "2010-04-11T10:35:12Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > What was that show on Nickelodeon where the kids would have to go to a cave, dressed in robes, and run through a tiny maze to get to a place? Hmm? Finders Keepers? Legends of the Hidden Temple? Nick Arcade? I don’t know? ---
**Author:** ![In\_Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/71 "2010-04-11T22:36:50Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > Dean Martin’ variety show. Does anyone know where I can get plans for that revolving bookcase/bar combination? _Tales of the Gold Monkey_. Thankfully, it’s coming out on DVD. A Canadian show most of you have never heard of called _Wojeck_, which starred John Vernon as a coroner trying to make a difference (the idea was later recycled in the US and became _Quincy_). There were only 20 episodes, anyway; one would think CBC would release it on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/72 "2010-04-12T04:17:37Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Barney Miller Two episodes on WGN every Sunday night at 8/7. They also run two more around midnight or so. I DVR them every week. They’re currently around Season 5. ---
**Author:** ![WomanofScorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@WomanofScorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WomanofScorn)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/73 "2010-04-12T04:29:13Z")
> [@FordTaurusSHO94](#): > > These are from my childhood and I’d still watch them if they showed them once in awhile: > > Tailspin > Ducktails > Chip and Dale’s Rescue Rangers > Doug > Disney’s Doug > AHHH! Real Monsters > Rockos Modern Life > Hey Dude > Salute Your Shorts > > Who knows though, I might hate them all if I watched them again. You must be close to my age because I adore most of these shows. I’m not a big fan of the Disney ones, but definitely the Nickelodeon ones. I’d go farther back and add the ones they used to show like: Noozles Maya the Bee Lil’ Bits David the Gnome Grimm’s Fairy Tales Clarissa Explains it All Are You Afraid of the Dark? etc Nick needs to come out with a retro channel. ---
**Author:** ![bramma23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@bramma23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bramma23)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/74 "2010-04-12T05:56:29Z")
You’d be surprised how many of these shows can be found on youtube, especially some of the old Nickelodeon shows. The Wonder Years should have it’s own channel and constantly be running. I’m glad I have about 8 VHS tapes full of episodes. ---
**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/75 "2010-04-12T06:17:47Z")
Punky brewster!!! ---
**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/76 "2010-04-12T13:43:59Z")
The Garry Shandling Show Ed. Glad to see someone else remembers it as fondly as I do. What a charming, classy entertaining show built around a very interesting premise. I’ll also re-nominate Northern Exposure. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/77 "2010-04-12T14:06:02Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. - wiki says it’s available on the AOL site In2TV, but it’s not. It is out on DVD, but I don’t know if I would want to own it as much as I would just want to watch the series a time or two. > [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > What’s Happening? > NewsRadio It might not be the full run, but there are episodes of these on hulu. Thirding The Wonder Years. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050/78 "2010-04-12T22:38:45Z")
**Nash Bridges**. Pretty much everything else I can find on DVD on Netflix or online. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050.md?page=3)