TV Show Mash-Up

[WordWolf]

That pretty much narrows it down to two. Since "The Brady Bunch" didn't really do musical numbers until their post-series specials, I'll go with

"The Partridge Family."

George

It IS the Partridge Family.

Danny Bonaduce voiced himself, and Susan Dey did a little, but everyone else

was a regular voice actor.

If you see "PARTRIDGE FAMILY 2200 AD" (Partridge Family Twenty-Two Thousand AD",

you'll think it was a Jetsons episode for a moment.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

If you see "PARTRIDGE FAMILY 2200 AD" (Partridge Family Twenty-Two Thousand AD",

Don't see that happening. :)

New show:

"Are you a doctor?'

"I am, today!"

Only one character on this show had both a first and a last name given.

George

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"Are you a doctor?'

"I am, today!" (line from the first episode and the opening sequence, thereafter)

Only one character on this show had both a first and a last name given.

For example, there were characters named Jarod, Sydney, and Angelo, as well as Miss Parker, Mr. Raines, and Mr. Lyle

George

[WordWolf]

Is this "the Pretender"?

[GeorgeStGeorge]

It is, indeed. I really enjoyed the show. I assumed it would be pretty recognizable.

Do you remember which character had first and last name given?

George

[WordWolf]

It is, indeed. I really enjoyed the show. I assumed it would be pretty recognizable.

Do you remember which character had first and last name given?

George

I might if I'd seen even 1 episode of the show...

Everything I know about it, I picked up from the commercials.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"Miss Parker"'s mother was "Katherine Parker." (Both played, interestingly enough, by ANDREA Parker.)

Didn't mean to hold up the thread. Your turn, WW.

George

[WordWolf]

"It's only easy if you know the answer."

ABC once seemed to center its entire prime-time programming schedule around this show.

[Human without the bean]

$100,000 Pyramid

[WordWolf]

$100,000 Pyramid

Not inaccurate, probably, but less true than the show I spoke of,

which did use the direct quote more than once (the host did, at least.)

The show I mean had new episodes broadcast ACROSS A WEEK during prime-time at points.

[Human without the bean]

Who wants to be a millionaire

[WordWolf]

Who wants to be a millionaire

Bullseye!

Your turn.

[Human without the bean]

In this tv series a western sheriff driftes into the big city to observe and learn the ways of metropolitan crime.

The actor in this television series often used the catch phrase: *There* yuh go!

This stars wardrobe consisted of a sheep-skin coat, blue jeans, a bolo tie, and a cowboy hat.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

"McCloud"?

George

[WordWolf]

Sounds like he might be a LOT tougher than McCloud.

[Human without the bean]

"McCloud"?

George

George is right. It is McCloud. Your turn.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Human's clue gives me this question (in place of a single show "mash up"):

What do the following shows have in common?

Columbo

McCloud

MacMillan and Wife

Banacek

Cool Million

Hec Ramsey

Madigan

George

[Human without the bean]

It's obvious these all were shows about detectives.

But I thinks it's all of these characters (Except Macmillan's wife) wore mustaches.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

It's obvious these all were shows about detectives.

But I thinks it's all of these characters (Except Macmillan's wife) wore mustaches.

Actually, most did not have mustaches. They were not all detectives, either.

George

[Human without the bean]

Actually, most did not have mustaches. They were not all detectives, either.

George

All but one were Detectives George, but MacMillian and wife did detective work.

Ramsey - Detective

Banacek - Dectective

Columbo-Detective

Madigan- Detective

McCloud-Detective Sheriff

MacMillian & Wife - Police Commissioner

Cool Million-Private Detective George I'd debate this one.

Hec Ramsey- Detective

[GeorgeStGeorge]

Banacek was really an insurance investigator. Hec Ramsey was a deputy sheriff. All investigated crimes, so they could be considered "detectives," but that wasn't their official designation.

There was something that united all of those shows. Investigation of crimes is PART of the answer.

George

[hiway29]

weren't these shows rotated week to week on CBS-'mysteries' or something like that. One wekk they showed Columbo, the next MacMillan and Wife, and so on.

[GeorgeStGeorge]

THAT's the answer I was looking for (although it was NBC, not CBS). "NBC Mystery Theater" rotated 90-min episodes of different mystery ("detective," if you will) series. The first four were Columbo, McCloud, McMillan and Wife, and Banacek; and these were the only ones carried over for more than one season. In addition to the others I listed, there were a few more, the most notable being Quincy (also the only one to spin off as an hourly series). First, the shows were on Wednesday night, then Sunday night shows were added, then Wednesday shows moved to Tuesday. Eventually, all the 90-minute shows went away, probably because they couldn't get syndication contracts.

I hate to say it, but you're up, hiway!

George

[hiway29]

man...woman...birth...death...infinity

[GeorgeStGeorge]

I recognize that as the opening to an oldie, but I'm not sure which.

"Dr. Kildare"?

George