# TV shows we MUST have on DVD **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 20, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162 "2004-09-20T18:22:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/21 "2004-09-20T20:32:17Z")
A second for The Adventure of Brisco County, Jr. And I want full-season sets of the animated \*Justice League \* and _Justice League Unlimited_ (I know this one’s in the middle of its first season, but I want it collected stat) series. And _Newsradio_, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/22 "2004-09-20T20:35:01Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Powerpuff Girls in full-season sets Hear hear. And even though this program contained so many copyright violations it would be impossible to release on DVD, I still pine for **Cartoon Planet** on something better than mid-grade VCD. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/23 "2004-09-20T20:37:33Z")
I could swear I saw _WKRP_ in the local Best Buy, but according to Amazon, it’s never been released. I’ll check it out when I go to buy _Star Wars_ tomorrow and report back. 🙂 I would love to see _Brisco County_, I only caught a few episodes of the show and always wished I’d managed to see more. I remember reading somewhere recently on the boards that _Moonlighting_ was forthcoming, but Amazon is again quiet on the subject. And I’m all for _Due South_ and _Lois and Clark_. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/24 "2004-09-20T21:14:07Z")
**Undeclared** (weren’t there a few episodes that they never aired? or they aired out of order?) ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/25 "2004-09-20T21:21:20Z")
I vote for: [ul] [li]St. Elsewhere[/li][li]WKRP[/li][li]Night Court[/li][li]Fame[/li][li]Family Ties[/li][li]Wings[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@Mr\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/26 "2004-09-20T21:22:08Z")
Malcolm in the Middle seasons 2 and up. Doesn’t look good. ☹ Scrubs, which will be released sometime next yr according to star Zach Braff. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/27 "2004-09-20T21:25:51Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Night Court I just finished ripping my old copies of this show onto DVD. This should almost guarantee it’ll be released soon. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/28 "2004-09-20T21:41:47Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > I could swear I saw _WKRP_ in the local Best Buy… A few episodes were available on VHS, but I’ve never seen them on DVD. When they are (as they must someday be), I’ll be among the first in line. And if they’re released the same day as Night Court; well, look out! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/29 "2004-09-20T21:46:14Z")
A big stumbling block with WKRP will be music licensing. When the show went into general syndication, a lot of “real” music played on the show was replaced by “generic rock”. ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/30 "2004-09-20T21:51:15Z")
Rocko’s Modern Life. ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/31 "2004-09-20T21:53:54Z")
Now that Freaks and Geeks has been released on DVD, there is one and only one TV Series on which Hollywood should be working feverishly in order to release, to the exclusion of all others: _**[Action](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206467/)**_, starring Jay Mohr and Illeana Douglas. ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/32 "2004-09-20T21:54:45Z")
Oh, you guys wanting NewsRadio on DVD? [Seasons 1 and 2.](http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?PID=6651251&style=movie&frm=frooglemovie) I want it, too. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/33 "2004-09-20T21:57:08Z")
Oh, wait – I know another TV series that I’m **sure** everyoneelse in the whole world wants to see on DVD: _ **Logan’s Run – the TV series** _ (from 1977) What mere mortal could resist a show whose theme song sounded like the disco version of Princess Leia’s theme? ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/34 "2004-09-20T22:26:22Z")
_Newsradio_ \*The Dukes of Hazzard \* (hey, allow me a little indulgence from my childhood!) ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/35 "2004-09-20T22:29:35Z")
**The Wonder Years** - there’s a crappy Best of out, but for the European market, there isn’t even a DVD. I wonder if music licenses play a part too. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/36 "2004-09-20T22:34:45Z")
**Daria** **Hill Street Blues** **The Paper Chase** ---
**Author:** ![Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kansas_Beekeeper)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/37 "2004-09-20T22:39:19Z")
Arrested Development Hill Street Blues St. Elsewhere WKRP ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/38 "2004-09-20T22:51:11Z")
_WKRP_ is not likely to ever appear on DVD, due to the huge expense that would be involved in licensing all the music that was played on that show. Of course, I would settle for a single DVD, filled entirely with Bailey Quarters scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/39 "2004-09-20T23:01:19Z")
Twin Peaks season 2 The Tick (animated) The _complete and total_ MST3K (I can dream) Wonder Woman seasons 2&3 (for the sake of completion) Wolf Lake The Judy Garland Show in its entirety, instead of the overpriced piecemeal sets Sid Luft tosses out every so often All the various incarnations of all the Marvel superhero cartoons dating back to the 60s ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2004, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/40 "2004-09-20T23:02:10Z")
> [@tracer](#): > > How about _ **My Mother, The Car** _ ? > I mean, just to know, y’know? Hey, I can still sing the theme song! From memory! _believe it or not my mother dear decided she’d come back as a caaaaar! She’s my very own guiding star!_ Anyway, how about **Time Tunnel**? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162.md?page=3)