# What tv show that's off the air do you miss the most? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2014, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267 "2014-03-22T05:47:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Melchior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Melchior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melchior)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/121 "2014-03-28T17:39:20Z")
_Leave it to Beaver_ was hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/122 "2014-03-28T17:43:41Z")
> [@SykoSkotty](#): > > Page 3, and no love for > > **FREAKS & GEEKS!!!** Well, along with that, I’d add Undeclared. which was Judd Apatow’s followup. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/123 "2014-03-30T00:38:11Z")
_The Ghost and Mrs. Muir_ came up the other day. That was a good one. Ran only a couple of seasons. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/124 "2014-03-30T03:08:08Z")
Psych! ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/125 "2014-03-30T03:18:55Z")
> [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](#): > > WKRP. And we’ll never get to see them again with the original music. Yes, I know. I bought a DVD box set from Frys Electronics and when I took it home, I realized that it didn’t have the original music. It’s awful and I haven’t watched it since. I hope that I can find someone who videotaped the **original** episodes so that I can transfer them to DVD. ---
**Author:** ![nevadaexile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/126 "2014-03-30T03:26:19Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Man, I forgot the reason I came in here: > > **The Wild, Wild West** – The show suffered a bit while Ross Martin was waylaid with (I believe) cancer, but I miss it with a white hot fever. That movie made me want to gouge out my eyes. > > Everybody sing: Who is that nut who flies around in his jammies? That’s no nut, boy, that’s Cap-tain Nice. Nice, Nice, Nice, Nice, **NICE**! Ross Martin first broke his leg and while he was recuperating he had a nearly fatal heart attack. He never really recovered (which is why you only see him in guest starring roles after _ **Wild,Wild West** _) and he died of after another heart attack in 1981. > **[Ross Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Martin)** > > Ross Martin (born Martin Rosenblatt, March 22, 1920 – July 3, 1981) was an American radio, voice, stage, film, and television actor. Martin was best known for portraying Artemus Gordon on the CBS Western series The Wild Wild West, which aired from 1965 to 1969. He was the voice of Doctor Paul Williams in 1972's Sealab 2020, additional characters in 1973's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, and additional character voices in 1978's Jana of the Jungle. > Martin was born to a Polish Jewish family i... ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/127 "2014-03-30T11:13:55Z")
What’s this about _WKRP in Cincinnati_? Are you saying the music playing on the show has been changed on the DVD? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/128 "2014-03-30T14:39:54Z")
Yes, because when the show was produced, no one knew that in the future people would want to buy episodes for home viewing so they didn’t secure the appropriate rights to the music, ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/129 "2014-03-30T19:03:54Z")
**Da Vinci’s Inquest**. I only watched a season or two, but I liked what I saw. Not really sure why, either, but it probably has to do with the focus being on acting and character development rather than gore, good looks and special effects. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/130 "2014-03-30T23:50:43Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Yes, because when the show was produced, no one knew that in the future people would want to buy episodes for home viewing so they didn’t secure the appropriate rights to the music, I think this still isn’t done even now. From what I’ve heard, record companies want insane amounts of money for dvd rights, so everyone drops them. I really didn’t think it would detract from **Daria** as it’s so dialogue-driven, but there are tons of sequences on the box set with no sound or music, even the generic stuff they added. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/131 "2014-03-30T23:59:04Z")
So what do they replace the old music with? Surely not something more modern like hip-hop. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/132 "2014-03-31T00:10:40Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > So what do they replace the old music with? Surely not something more modern like hip-hop. Generic rock. I assume just some studio musicians. In a very few episodes in which the music was directly relevant to the plot, they retained the original. Last time I checked, they had only had the first season out on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/133 "2014-03-31T00:17:28Z")
This sounds similar to something I noticed with _Lethal Weapon 2_. On the videotape we had (pre-DVD era), at the end there was a different song than “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” by Bob Dylan. I forget which song was substituted but always wondered why they did that. Must have been a similar reason. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/134 "2014-03-31T15:49:40Z")
The Carol Burnett Show. What an absolutely fantastic crew. My favorite clip is an outtake that didn’t make it on the air in this form, for obvious reasons. Don’t drink anything while you watch it. And then watch Vicki Lawrence’s comments on it. [The Elephant Joke](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY) [Vicki’s comments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA7bxTc0AJw) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/135 "2014-03-31T16:44:35Z")
I’m not feeling the loss of **Firefly** as much as I used to. Time soothing wounds and all. But if it started up again, I’m sure I’d be right there. [They killed Wash! I’m still not over that.] > [@epbrown01](#): > > Pushing Daisies. Wonderfalls. Yup. > [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > _Dead Like Me_ > > And _Firefly_, of course. Yup > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Ye . . . > How about _Dark Shadows_? and I don’t mean the Johnny Depp film. I’m not sure if I’d watch it, particularly if it was on every weekday, the way it was originally, but I’d enjoy knowing that it was showing and following the plot online. If it was online, now, I’d probably follow along. > [@ruh-roh](#): > > **Pushing Daisies**. . . . Yup. > [@ruh-roh](#): > > . . . and those special news casts where we are launching people to the moon. Oh, yes. I remember those. And not just the moon launches. Dad would wake us up at what felt like pain o’clock to watch the Mercury launches. The TV would be set up in the dining room, with the table pushed to the side and chairs set up like a theater. It felt odd to be up in the morning while it was still dark outside. For my addition to the list, I’d like to see some more **Rocky and Bullwinkle**. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/136 "2014-03-31T16:57:23Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > Firefly, of course. Yes - that’s the correct answer (Why isn’t this thread in GQ? 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![jfreakofkorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jfreakofkorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jfreakofkorn)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/137 "2014-03-31T17:09:46Z")
swat catz or ren n stimpy ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/138 "2014-03-31T17:57:27Z")
Arrested Development Freaks & Geeks MST3K NYPD Blue ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/139 "2014-04-01T02:43:52Z")
It has dawned on me that I would prefer that [The Joy of Painting](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross) still be on. Happy little trees. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/140 "2014-04-01T03:53:04Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > I’m not sure if I’d watch it, particularly if it was on every weekday, the way it was originally, but I’d enjoy knowing that it was showing and following the plot online. > > If it was online, now, I’d probably follow along. This is one area where newfangled devices like recorders and the Internet have destroyed the childhood experience. I remember running home as fast as I could every day to watch it (_Dark Shadows_), because my school a half mile away let out about 10 or 15 minutes before it started. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267.md?page=8)