# 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:** 4
**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 21, 2004, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/61 "2004-09-21T02:28:24Z")
> [@Atreyu](#): > > _Cupid_, the 1998 series starring Jeremy Piven. I’d forgotten about that show! I don’t remember loving it, but I remember liking it a lot. Could just have been the Piven factor, though. 🙂 ---
**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 21, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/62 "2004-09-21T02:32:56Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > [TV Shows on DVD](http://www.tvshowsondvd.com) is an excellent resource for this subject. _Very_ excellent, thanks! In fact, I took a gander at the October releases and discovered that the 1st season of _Taxi_ is scheduled to be available on the 12th. I can’t believe I left that show off my list! :smack: ---
**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 21, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/63 "2004-09-21T02:34:55Z")
> [@Number Six](#): > > Let’s hope both sell well so that CBS will try to capitalize by releasing the 86 version. See post #43. ---
**Author:** ![bizzwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/64 "2004-09-21T02:39:25Z")
_The Avengers_ Dianna Rigg. In leather. Yum. ---
**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 21, 2004, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/65 "2004-09-21T02:41:42Z")
> [@bizzwire](#): > > _The Avengers_ > > Dianna Rigg. In leather. Yum. [Get your credit card out](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005MKOL/qid=1095734478/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-9570746-1755955?v=glance&s=dvd) ---
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/66 "2004-09-21T02:45:30Z")
Quadruple ditto on animated Tick. ---
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/67 "2004-09-21T02:48:26Z")
I thought of another show: **Grand** Anyone remember it? Bonnie Hunt? Set in Oklahoma? I don’t know why they cancelled it. I’m thinking about a show that was on the 80s sometime; I can’t remember the name. It was set in one of those wheat states like Kansas or Nebraska (I think Nebraska). The only episode I can remember is this family had a cute little chubby son who was on the school wrestling team, and he had to wrestle a girl. I _think_ the kids in the family all had Greek names but I might be confusing it with another show. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/68 "2004-09-21T02:50:50Z")
One more vote here for _Night Court_ and _The Golden Girls_ . Here’s hoping that A&E and Lifetime get their act together soon! ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/69 "2004-09-21T02:57:01Z")
Square Pegs (I was a Patti who wanted to be Muffy), and I pray daily for Daria to be releaed from whatever deal MTV made with the dev…Nickelodeon/Noggin. I read somewhere that while they’re running it, MTV’s not allowed to pursue a DVD release. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/70 "2004-09-21T03:36:03Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > For Matt Frewer fans: > > Max Headroom > Doctor! Doctor! Thank you, I was just thinking of Doctor, Doctor today and how much I wish it were out on DVD. I was going to start a thread about it but it slipped my mind, and slipped it again for this thread. And Max Headroom goes without saying, both the ABC series and the HBO talk show incarnation. ---
**Author:** ![sugaree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@sugaree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sugaree)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/71 "2004-09-21T11:19:38Z")
Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/72 "2004-09-21T12:47:22Z")
> [@Thunder](#): > > Of course, I would settle for a single DVD, filled entirely with Bailey Quarters scenes. How ‘bout Bailey Scenes’ Quarters? 😃 I just happen to have a list handy:[ul] [li]The Duck Factory (1984) Jack Gilford, Jim Carrey - some eps avail as VHS![/li][li]Friends & Lovers (1977) Paul Sand, Penny Marshall, Steve Landesberg[/li][li]Brothers (Oh, Donald!)[/li][li]Hooperman (1987-89) John Ritter, Barbara Bosson[/li][li]The Second Half - John Mendoza[/li][li]Nurses[/li][li]John Larroquette Show[/li][li]Cafe Americain[/li][li]It’s Like, You Know (1999)[/li][li]Sledge Hammer[/li][li]The PJ’s/Projects - Eddie Murphy[/li][li]Max Headroom[/li][li]Eerie, Indiana[/li][li]Brooklyn Bridge[/li][li]Davis Rules (Jonathan Winters)[/li][li]Doctor Doctor (Matt Frewer)[/li][li]Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994, wonderful collection of guest voices!)[/li][li]Dennis Wolfberg - HBO special, sitcom, etc.[/li][li]Dr. Katz (TV 1995) - animated? A great collection of guest comedians[/li][li]Evening Shade - Burt Reynolds, Marilou Henner[/li][li]The Tick[/li][li]Open All Night (Dave Letterman had a cameo b4 he was famous)[/li][li]Cop Rock (didn’t see it, wonder what the fuss was about)[/li][li]Family Guy[/li][li]Futurama[/li][li]Dream On, (Wendy Malick)[/li][li]Dinosaurs[/li][li]Duckman (Jason Alexander)[/li][li]Sports Night (2000?)[/li][li]My Talk Show[/li][li]Fernwood 2 Night[/li][li]Herman’s Head[/li][li]Titus[/li][li]Push, Nevada[/li][li]Pickett Fences[/li][li]Twin Peaks[/li][li]Flying Blind (1990,Tea Leoni)[/li][li]The Critic (Jon Lovitz)[/li][li]Frank’s Place (prod. by Hugh Wilson)[/li][li]Taxi[/ul][/li]And of course, everyone’s favorite, WKRP ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/73 "2004-09-21T12:52:46Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > How ‘bout Bailey Scenes’ Quarters? 😃 > > I just happen to have a list handy:[ul] > [li]Sledge Hammer[/li] > [li]Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994, wonderful collection of guest voices!)[/li] > [li]The Tick[/li] > [li]Futurama[/li] > [li]Sports Night (2000?)[/li] > [li]Twin Peaks[/li] > [li]The Critic (Jon Lovitz)[/li] > [/ul] These have already been released! Congrats! I want to add: Beakman’s World (complete seasons, not the 2 ep disc) The Electric Company A DVD of the best of Cartoon Network promos ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/74 "2004-09-21T13:47:01Z")
> [@Number Six](#): > > One more. The screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock’s _The Birds_ made the most money of anyone involved in the picture in the long run. During a key scene outside the school, one of the characters sits down to wait in front of a jungle gym, which slowly fills up with birds while the children inside are singing a traditional children’s rhyme. The song wasn’t long enough for the scene, so the screenwriter, who wasn’t a songwriter of any kind, wrote a couple of extra verses. As a result, he got a songwriting credit, and his royalties for that have amounted to many times what he was actually paid for writing the movie. Hijack: The screenwriter of which you speak was none other than Evan Hunter, who wrote a lot of good books and also mysteries as Ed McBain. He is a jazz piantist who worked clubs at night while teaching during the day before taking off as a very prolific writer. There was a 1950’s TV series based on his 87 Precient mysteries. I don’t know if it’s out on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/75 "2004-09-21T13:50:04Z")
> [@Mehitabel](#): > > The cult favorite from 1984-85, **It’s Your Move.** Maybe Jason Bateman’s series winning the Emmy will spark interest. I loved that show. What a blast from the past! I just pre-ordered _ **Newsradio** _. Thank you, **Tentacle Monster**! I’ve gotta second _ **Undeclared** _. I love that show. It had such a great cast. I also need \*\*\*Degrassi Junior High \* \*\* and _ **Degrassi High** _. I can do without _ **The Kids of Degrassi Street** _, though, as I never watched it. I’m a little embarrassed by wanting those, as I was always a good 5 years older than the kids on the show. But damn, that was compelling Canadian drama! 😃 Oh, and my husband wants _ **Quincy** _. ---
**Author:** ![SilentButDeftly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/0ea827/32.png) [@SilentButDeftly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentButDeftly)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/76 "2004-09-21T14:28:15Z")
MTV’s _ **The State** _. 'nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/77 "2004-09-21T14:41:32Z")
> [@Abbie Carmichael](#): > > I thought of another show: **Grand** > > Anyone remember it? Bonnie Hunt? Set in Oklahoma? I don’t know why they cancelled it. > > I’m thinking about a show that was on the 80s sometime; I can’t remember the name. It was set in one of those wheat states like Kansas or Nebraska (I think Nebraska). The only episode I can remember is this family had a cute little chubby son who was on the school wrestling team, and he had to wrestle a girl. I _think_ the kids in the family all had Greek names but I might be confusing it with another show. I remember _Grand_. I don’t recall Bonnie Hunt being on it, but I remember the little chubby girl was Sara Rue. And I think the other show you’re talking about was called _Heartland_. I only remember one actual episode, where the family’s “pet” lamb was hit by a piece that fell off an airplane, or something, and they were forced to eat her. Was that the same show you’re thinking of? Throw another vote for _It’s Your Move_. I only vaguely recall it, but I know I watched it because I had the mother of all crushes on Jason Bateman. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Papermache\_Prince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/78 "2004-09-21T14:42:28Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Hijack: The screenwriter of which you speak was none other than Evan Hunter, who wrote a lot of good books and also mysteries as Ed McBain. He is a jazz piantist who worked clubs at night while teaching during the day before taking off as a very prolific writer. > > There was a 1950’s TV series based on his 87 Precient mysteries. I don’t know if it’s out on DVD. If you liked the 87th Precinct series, you might also like **Naked City** (1958-63) which is available on DVD. See Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Carroll O’Conner, Burgess Meredith, Diahann Carroll, et al earlier in their careers. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/79 "2004-09-21T14:50:37Z")
Give me an Dragnet Adam-12 Emergency Box set and I’ll be Jack Webb happy. ---
**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162/80 "2004-09-21T16:18:35Z")
> [@Kansas Beekeeper](#): > > Arrested Development [_Arrested Development_](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002PYS7Y/qid=1095783286/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8317870-6754360?v=glance&s=dvd) is coming next month. I’ll umpteenth _NewsRadio_ and add _The Brak Show_ and _Beavis and Butthead_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-must-have-on-dvd/265162.md?page=5)