# Your favorite show nobody but you remembers. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 7, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006 "2017-04-07T20:30:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/21 "2017-04-07T22:31:03Z")
> [@bibliophage](#): > > _James at 15_ (later renamed _James at 16_). As near as I can remember, it was about a sensitive teenage boy trying to fit in at a new school and city following his parents’ divorce. It was controversial because the title character lost his virginity at the age of 16. I remember liking the show at the time, but I was pretty young when it aired. I don’t remember much more about it. As far as I know it has never been released on VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray or any streaming service. I remember the loss-of-virginity episode where James’s eccentric roue uncle sets him up with a (of course) hot Swedish blonde. Still remember the chucklehead theme song - a bunch of ham-fisted mullet-heads going “Whoh, whoh, whoh, whoh, whoh, whoh, _James_”. (And then the beginning of an SNL show with Don Pardoe announcing “‘James at 75’ cannot be seen at this time so we can bring you the following broadcast.”) A couple PBS shows from the late 70’s - “Inside Tennis” and “We Interrupt This Week”. I am the last remaining person on earth who still remembers those. Micheal Moore’s “TV Nation”. > [@What\_Exit](#): > > I’ve mentioned it before, but the obscure [Nanny and the Professor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanny_and_the_Professor) from 1970 is little known and a nice little show I loved as a kid. > > I liked this show, great cast too. featuring another flattenable theme song: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/e_dgMSnacvA/hqdefault.jpg "nanny and the professor") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_dgMSnacvA) ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/22 "2017-04-07T22:35:15Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Are you saying you remember a TV show called Search that has no wiki or are you suggesting I search wiki for TV shows? Straight Dope has a problem with parentheses “)” in URLs: [The Search (disambiguation) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_(TV_series))) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/23 "2017-04-07T23:00:16Z")
Old (to me) SF shows include [_Otherworld_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otherworld_%28TV_series%29), [_Earth 2_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_2_%28TV_series%29), _[Something is Out There](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Is_Out_There)_, and _[Mann and Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Is_Out_There)_. (\*[Manimal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manimal) \*and \*[Automan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automan) \*have enough of a “wow, this was bad” notoriousness to be concidered "nobody but me remembers.) A western I used to enjoy was [_Young Riders_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Riders), which is actually airing now on GetTV. Speaking of _BJ and the Bear_, there was the spin-off [_The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Misadventures_of_Sheriff_Lobo). And _The Dukes of Hazzard_ had the spin-off [_Enos_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enos_%28TV_series%29). ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/24 "2017-04-07T23:10:01Z")
Blakes 7 a British version of Star Trek with some politics thrown in. Loved it as a kid. Benson and Bosom Buddies were on about the same time. Bad USA shows but great fodder for a 12 year old. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/25 "2017-04-07T23:10:18Z")
[_The Feather and Father Gang_.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075504/) I think my wee self had a crush on Stephanie Powers. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/26 "2017-04-07T23:13:04Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > _ **SEARCH** _: > > [The Search (disambiguation) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_(TV_series))) Hey, I remember that one! Originally called **Probe!**. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2017, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/27 "2017-04-07T23:14:25Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > _ **SEARCH** _: > > [The Search (disambiguation) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_(TV_series))) Hey, I remember that one! Originally called **Probe!**. My contribution: **The Good Guys** > **[The Good Guys (1968 TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Guys_(1968_TV_series))** > > The Good Guys is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 25, 1968, to January 23, 1970. Forty-two color episodes were filmed. The program was produced by Talent Associates. > Although some episodes, including the pilot, have been posted online in color and black and white, the full series has never been released on home media or rebroadcast in decades, and a majority of the show has remained unseen since its original broadcast. > The main characters are Rufus Butterworth (Bob Denver), t... Bob Denver, Joyce Van Patten, how could it fail? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/28 "2017-04-07T23:24:33Z")
I’ve mentioned it before: **[Covington Cross](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103391/)**; the first episode was a hoot. I remember **Bearcats!** well; had a model car kit of a Stutz Bearcat. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/29 "2017-04-07T23:29:37Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > …\*\*Pearl \*\*- Malcolm McDowell as an arrogant English professor, and Rhea Perlman as a working-class woman going back to college. The chemistry between them was fun… I think that was based on the Michael Caine/Julie Walters movie, “Educating Rita.” \*Search \*and _Probe_; I never could remember which was the movie and which was the series. Just like I now have trouble with \*Firefly \*vs. _Serenity_. My contribution: a little-remembered Sherwood Schwartz show called [It’s About Time](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059997/?ref_=nv_sr_1), about two astronauts stuck in the caveman era. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/30 "2017-04-07T23:34:24Z")
When “Lost” was at the height of its popularity, ABC aired a one-season series called “Invasion” that was very good. I seem to have been the only person who watched it. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/31 "2017-04-07T23:37:04Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > I think that was based on the Michael Caine/Julie Walters movie, “Educating Rita.” > > \*Search \*and _Probe_; I never could remember which was the movie and which was the series. Just like I now have trouble with \*Firefly \*vs. _Serenity_. > > My contribution: a little-remembered Sherwood Schwartz show called [It’s About Time](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059997/?ref_=nv_sr_1), about two astronauts stuck in the caveman era. It’s about time, it’s about space It’s about time I slapped your face _POW_ “Sister Marie! burpo slapped me!” ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/32 "2017-04-07T23:45:19Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > It’s about time, it’s about space > It’s about time I slapped your face _POW_ > “Sister Marie! burpo slapped me!” Yeah, I can’t think about that show without hearing that little ditty in my head, too! ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/33 "2017-04-07T23:48:46Z")
As a child I loved the Saturday morning live shows "Ghost Busters"and “Space Nuts” ---
**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/34 "2017-04-07T23:52:23Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Hey, I remember that one! > > Originally called **Probe!**. > > My contribution: **The Good Guys** > [The Good Guys (1968 TV series) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Guys_(1968_TV_series)) > > Bob Denver, Joyce Van Patten, how could it fail? Reminded of Dusty’s Trail. It didn’t last long iirc. Showed me how to make soap out of fat and ashes. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/35 "2017-04-07T23:56:45Z")
_The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Hour._ Saturday morning watching three stoner brothers and an emu-puppet. I think I was nine or ten when that was on. It obviously guided my worldview to this day. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/36 "2017-04-08T00:08:09Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Hey, I remember that one! > > Originally called **Probe!**. > > My contribution: **The Good Guys** > [The Good Guys (1968 TV series) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Guys_(1968_TV_series)) > > Bob Denver, Joyce Van Patten, how could it fail? And we had [The Good Guy](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1567254/)s from 2010 It was great fun and deserved a chance. It didn’t get it. And I second [Raines](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0802148/?ref_=nv_sr_3). It deserved a shot also. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/37 "2017-04-08T00:09:32Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > _The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Hour._ > > Saturday morning watching three stoner brothers and an emu-puppet. I think I was nine or ten when that was on. It obviously guided my worldview to this day. Do I recall correctly that this is the show that had “Space Cadet Salute!” with two correct salutes and one brother hitting himself too hard? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/38 "2017-04-08T00:18:42Z")
Two similar ones: [Mr. Terrific](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061281/) [Captain Nice](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061239/) (I wonder what might be accomplished in this world if we could banish old TV theme songs from our noggins?) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/39 "2017-04-08T00:28:31Z")
I used to like Nanny and the Professor. Also liked Anything but Love. Was just thinking recently that nobody remembers [Family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_(1976_TV_series)). ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006/40 "2017-04-08T00:35:18Z")
There was a show called _Cafe Americain_ in the early 90s with Valerie Bertinelli as an American divorcee named Holly who takes a vacation to Paris, and decides to stay there, so she gets a job in a place called “Cafe Americain.” I suspect it was inspired by the play and later movie _Shirley Valentine_, but I have no proof. I loved it, but I’d been to Paris, and there were lots of references to European people and places that were part of its humor-- it was a very funny show. It also occasionally had subtitles when people were speaking something other than English, and Americans don’t like subtitles (or, according to some movie patrons whose money I gladly returned they “like, can’t get into subtitles.”) I think that’s why the show failed. As far as I know, it’s only one of two attempts the US has ever made to set a show in a non-English speaking country, with the exceptions of shows on military bases, where everyone spoke English, and the other show was another show I liked that didn’t last past the first season, called _Outsourced_, which was set in India, which yes, is technically English-speaking, and all the characters on it spoke English, so, no subtitles. After being a reading, texting world for a long time, the country finally accepted a subtitled show when _Switched at Birth_ managed 4 or 5 seasons on ABCFamily-- but then, if _Cafe Americain_ had been a cable show, not a network show, maybe it would have been successful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-show-nobody-but-you-remembers/784006.md?page=3)