# What TV Shows do you wish were still on the air? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 17, 1999, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483 "1999-11-17T06:27:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 1999, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/61 "1999-11-18T14:19:00Z")
Dewaholic: Do a search for Small Wonder and you will find a thread I started of the same name. Be afraid, be very afraid. HUGS! Sqrl * * * Gasoline: As an accompaniement to cereal it made a refreshing change. Glen Baxter ---
**Author:** ![Jebediah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@Jebediah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebediah)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 1999, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/62 "1999-11-19T06:41:00Z")
Did anyone else watch Cupid last season (or was it the season before that.) I loved the show, but they put it against Fraisure, so it was doomed to failure. I have to Echo “The Tick” god I miss that show. Now I think I’m gonna cry. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 1999, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/63 "1999-11-18T23:29:00Z")
_The Pink Panther Cartoon Show America’s Funniest Home Videos_ (I never watched the version with that MTV bimbo Daisy Fuentes. To my way of thinking, only a fool would follow Bob Saget.) ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 1999, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/64 "1999-11-19T00:22:00Z")
I forgot to mention that _The Critic_ and _The Tick_ are being shown on Comedy Central, Sunday nights. I’ve never seen _The Tick,_ but _The Critic_ is really freakin’ funny! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 1999, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/65 "1999-11-19T00:36:00Z")
I remember the _Lost Cities Of Gold_. Above average kids fare, I must agree. Was on in the early 90’s, too. E-Mail the Nick website & ask them! Who knows; it **might** be coming back soon. If so, e-mail me. * * * Is an appreciation of beauty a function of the human soul? ---
**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:** [November 19, 1999, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/66 "1999-11-19T02:50:00Z")
SqrlCub, Thanks for the entertaining thread on Small Wonder. It’s frightening that there is actually a webring devoted to that bizarre show. Your sig line in the old threads reminded me of another show to add to this list: ## The Young Ones! (even though if they were still doing it now, it would just be sad if they were still living together and still in college, plus the fact that their car went off the CLIIIIIFFFFF at the end of the last show…) “They have the internet on computers now.”–Homer J. Simpson ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 1999, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/67 "1999-11-19T04:23:00Z")
> [@](#): > > I like to think that John Eric-Hexum wouldn’t have shot himself in the head if “Voyagers” was still on. 🙂 > Anyone remember the name of the kid character (not the actor)? Jeffrey Jones. And, in case anyone was wondering, JEH was Phineas Bogg. ---
**Author:** ![Andrea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@Andrea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrea)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 1999, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/68 "1999-11-19T04:35:00Z")
M_A_S\*H Twilight Zone Quantum Leap Outer Limits ZOOM (ok, so it was a kid show… but I liked it!!!) Electric Factory (see above comment) The COurtship of Eddies FAther ADAM-12 Emergency! Monty Python(He’s pining for the fjords!!) I’m sure I’ll come up with others… 🙂 * * * OK, so God created me; so he has control over me; so he has no right to bitch about anything I do. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 1999, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/69 "1999-11-19T04:52:00Z")
Star Trek DS9. ---
**Author:** ![Glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@Glitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glitch)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 1999, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/70 "1999-11-19T13:39:00Z")
ReBoot Quantum Leap Robotech are the three shows I miss the most. I am sure there are lots more but these are the three that popped into my head when I read the OP. * * * “Glitch … BFG.” - Bob the Guardian ---
**Author:** ![saraam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@saraam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saraam)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 1999, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/71 "1999-11-19T14:36:00Z")
Northern Exposure Seinfeld The Super Friends The (old) Love Boat The Monkees (!) Cristi: I loved them too! When it was on I had a huge crush on Mike! The ugliest Monkee! ---
**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:** [November 19, 1999, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/72 "1999-11-19T17:25:00Z")
Andrea, > [@](#): > > Electric Factory Do you meant Electric Company on PBS with Rita Mareno and Morgan Freeman? On an installment of “Where are they now” on VH1, they said Irene Cara was also on the show when she was a kid. If that’s what you’re talking about, I liked that show, too. If not, then in the words of Gilda Radner–“Never mind”. * * * “They have the internet on computers now.”–Homer J. Simpson ---
**Author:** ![Andrea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@Andrea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrea)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 1999, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/73 "1999-11-19T17:57:00Z")
Dew…it was a PBS show, but I dunno about Rita and MOrgan… 🙂 That was a LONG time ago, and I’m gettin old… 🙂 Some other shows: Room 222 NightStalker The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Nanny and the Professor and some cartoons: ## Kimba Underdog Johnny Quest (original) I forget the name,but the one with Penelope Pitstop, Dick Dastardly and Muttley Yes, I am a brat…and it’s hard work!! ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 1999, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/74 "1999-11-20T06:04:00Z")
In honor of SqrlCub: The Misfits of Science (wasn’t Courtney Cox in this?) Manimal The cheesy Tron rip-off, where the guy had a digital car, instead of a digital cycle. The Greatest American Hero (“Believe it or not, I’m walking on air. I never thought I would feel so freee-ee-eeee”). * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![KentT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@KentT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KentT)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 1999, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/75 "1999-11-20T06:23:00Z")
FOX didn’t cancel the Family Guy, it just took a little break for some reason. I think I read somewhere that it’ll be back in December. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 1999, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/76 "1999-11-20T06:59:00Z")
Thanks for the info on The Awful Truth! I’ll be sure to watch it next week. Yay! Of course, seeing these lists makes me want to revise my own. I’ll tack on: Northern Exposure, Picket Fences (both in reruns on A&E, however), MST3K, and, of course, the SD show. Oh, and ST:TNG & DS9. ~Kyla ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 1999, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/77 "1999-11-19T19:40:00Z")
Dewaholic: I love _The Young Ones_. I own all four of their videos. I laugh every time I see it (yes, I watch it over and over and over and over…sorry Rocky Horror seems to have come back). The reason that I like British sitcoms so much is that they usually end. I just wish _The Young Ones_ was on for another season. I remember _The Lost Cities of Gold_. It was very entertaining at the time plus Estabon looked like my friend Danny, but with neater hair. I seem to remember the name\* Misfits of Science\* but not any of the episodes. Is Duckman still on? I used to watch it whence I still had cable. Oh well. HUGS! Sqrl * * * Gasoline: As an accompaniement to cereal it made a refreshing change. Glen Baxter ---
**Author:** ![Otis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47774/32.png) [@Otis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otis)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 1999, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/78 "1999-11-19T20:00:00Z")
I think it would be apropriate if “Space 1999” came back for a run. * * * “Stop the rope and let me in or I’ll go out and get some gin” ---
**Author:** ![Ophanim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8491ac/32.png) [@Ophanim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ophanim)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 1999, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/79 "1999-11-20T03:09:00Z")
Oh my GOD! I can’t believe I forgot about Mst3k! Also… Twin Peaks I saw a spoof of this last night on Darkwing Duck “Twin Beaks” Uurrggghhh, but it still made me laugh! Duckman Does anyone remember Probe? I think it had Robert Urich in it. and Strange Luck also. I loved that show… all four episodes. * * * Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words’ll make me sit in a darkened corner and cry for hours. Kyoko Baby, Shane ---
**Author:** ![MarkSerlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@MarkSerlin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkSerlin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 1999, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483/80 "1999-11-20T17:55:00Z")
Americas Funniest Home Videos. With Bob Saget. I LOVED that show and now all they do is show worn out re-runs. It was getting really big there for a time and going international and all, then, poof! It was gone. Americas funniest people kinda sucked. The current Americas Funniest whatever, bites! All of the others have bit, blown and not been very good and they STILL will not bring Bob back and restart Americas Funniest Home Videos. * * * Mark “Think of it as Evolution in action.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-wish-were-still-on-the-air/11483.md?page=5)