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@mchill said
Hill Street Blues was a good one. My favorite however was Banacek (72 - 74)
George Peppard
Inside joke, when I don't know what actor played a part George Peppard is my IDK answer.

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@mchill said
Hill Street Blues was a good one. My favorite however was Banacek (72 - 74)
I much preferred NYPD Blue to Hill Street Blues. Dennis Franz was in both.


@pb1022 said
I much preferred NYPD Blue to Hill Street Blues. Dennis Franz was in both.
I never really got into the police dramas if that time period. I grew up watching Dragnet and Highway patrol. Dragnet was so badly done IMO

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@gambrel said
I never really got into the police dramas if that time period. I grew up watching Dragnet and Highway patrol. Dragnet was so badly done IMO
Dragnet was so badly done IMO

Yes, it was badly done, and so provided some comic relief as well. Friday and Gannon were portrayed to be so perfect they almost squeaked when they walked. 😆


@mchill said
Dragnet was so badly done IMO

Yes, it was badly done, and so provided some comic relief as well. Friday and Gannon were portrayed to be so perfect they almost squeaked when they walked. 😆
Typical interchange
Friday: Well fella, you can tell us who your partner is or you'll rot in jail until you do.
Gannon and Friday look at each other and nod three times.

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@Gambrel
Bonanza and The Twilight Zone

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@mchill said
Dragnet was so badly done IMO

Yes, it was badly done, and so provided some comic relief as well. Friday and Gannon were portrayed to be so perfect they almost squeaked when they walked. 😆
My dad said once that he thought Jack Webb was such a tool. I said, "Wow, look at Dad, trying to be all hip and stuff."

Of course he never said this around his military buddies. They all thought Jack Webb was "right on".

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@silky said
@Gambrel
Bonanza and The Twilight Zone
Bonanza was just great fun entertainment, like Gunsmoke.

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@Gambrel
Not sure these go back far enough to be considered "classic TV", but - Barney Miller.
Taxi.


@ktadaddy said
@Gambrel
Not sure these go back far enough to be considered "classic TV", but - Barney Miller.
Taxi.
Heck, they were in reruns (syndication) when I first saw them.


@silky said
@Gambrel
Bonanza and The Twilight Zone
Loved both
Bonanza Michael Landon's nickname around the set was socks
Because he smoked so much even his socks smelled like smoke.


@ktadaddy said
@Gambrel
Not sure these go back far enough to be considered "classic TV", but - Barney Miller.
Taxi.
I liked both shows. Andy Kaufman RIP


@silky said
@Gambrel
Bonanza and The Twilight Zone
Bonanza was a big hit when I was a child in the 70's in Germany.

probably not politically correct I liked Hop-Sing most...

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@ponderable said
Bonanza was a big hit when I was a child in the 70's in Germany.

probably not politically correct I liked Hop-Sing most...
Victor Sen Yung was a great actor, known primarily for his role of Hop Sing on Bonanza. Victor also played Charlie Chan's "numba one son."
In 1972 Victor was on a flight and the plane was hijacked
FBI stormed the plane and in the ensuing gunfight 3 passengers were hit, one died, Victor survived his gunshot would in his back. Victor passed away in 1980.


@gambrel said
Victor Sen Yung was a great actor, known primarily for his role of Hop Sing on Bonanza. Victor also played Charlie Chan's "numba one son."
In 1972 Victor was on a flight and the plane was hijacked
FBI stormed the plane and in the ensuing gunfight 3 passengers were hit, one died, Victor survived his gunshot would in his back. Victor passed away in 1980.
I knew none of this. Thanks.

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