Automan, Manimal, The Wizard, Wizards and Warriors, Misfits of Science, Shadow Chasers, The Phoenix, Powers of Matthew Star, Starman, Outlaws, The Highwayman
There should be a channel where they play nothing but these kinds of tacky shows. I would watch that over any reality bullshit TV any day
@teganbigone2366
8 жыл бұрын
+NotoriousNoe ... This is what TVLand SHOULD have been and utterly failed to be.
@paladinjones1833
7 жыл бұрын
There are a couple of channels like that: Cozi, MeTV, Antenna TV... Hulu has a pretty good selection, too, and no commercials!
@melodiefrances3898
3 жыл бұрын
God yes!!!
@lukemason2
2 жыл бұрын
I agree with this assessment
@ObiWanGinobiliTopFan
2 жыл бұрын
Yes... so instead of being warped by the mind-numbing fakeness of reality tv, you'd be all dazzled up by 80's cheese and weirdness. 😂
@smallvillefan72
9 ай бұрын
So glad I grew up in the 80s. A golden age for creativity and imagination on television. I remember many of these shows... Manimal, The Phoenix, Automan, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, The Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman, Airwolf, and cartoons like Transformers, GI Joe and Masters of the Universe were all favorites of mine.
@777Kareena
5 жыл бұрын
The 80’s was so magical, if only we had their powers now 💥👾👨🏻🎤🦄🤖🤠
@sonicguyver7445
5 жыл бұрын
In an age endless "reality" shows I would love to see some of these revisited. Imagine Automan done now but still set in 80s.
@PhilipHarwell
11 ай бұрын
I’m on board!
@strikeforcealpha9343
11 ай бұрын
Or 'Manimal' lol
@stevebonds5157
10 ай бұрын
Automan was before its time. Has the potential to be fantastic if made today.
@labelledamedumanor4876
10 ай бұрын
I could picture both in the same show.
@suburbohemian
10 ай бұрын
Yeah,maybe now when he makes the hard lefts, his passenger's face won't be smashed up onto the window (LMAO, loved that gag)...of course if he'd worn the seat belt that might have helped more..lol..
@Shenruss
9 жыл бұрын
Given a choice between these and the current glut of so-called "Reality" TV shows that just showcase boring people behaving in the _worst_ possible way for attention... I'll take _these shows_ any day of the week, and Twice with reruns on Sundays. Thank you.
@boy18inva
8 жыл бұрын
"Thumbs UP!" Excellent comment!
@Donatello97
8 жыл бұрын
+Shenruss The 80's and early 90's were amazeballs, if I could go back to circa 85-89 I would in a heart beat. TV & commercials in this day and age is truly depressing.
@Shenruss
8 жыл бұрын
Testify, _Testify_ my dude!
@83croissant
8 жыл бұрын
Um, okay, why the comparison of two entirely different types of shows? Why the false equivalence? Who would ever be in a situation to make that choice? Given that ultimatum by an evil god or something, I would probably just read books. But I live in 2015, when there are more quality television shows currently than I have time to watch, and I can see many of them commercial-free, plus the best of the past, at any time of my choosing, without having to rely on the quixotic networks's schedule. Today I watched Peaky Blinders and Twin Peaks. These are the days of miracles and wonders. No one need ever see a reality show again, or even an AD for a reality show. Just don't use a TV.
@Shenruss
8 жыл бұрын
***** Sigh...Killjoy much, brother? What we're saying is, even with the current crop of decent shows, they are the _exception_, NOT the norm, where there is an obvious *glut* of badly scripted sitcoms, shit retoolings of older shows, and piss poor, cheaply made "reality TV". For a generation that grew up with good and great TV, while we may appreicate the internet, it's a _damn shame_ that a still relevant form of media is becomign so passe due to the crap storm of elements that are being portrayed on it. This is why we are singing the praises of these shows past.
@DAZZYVANDAM
7 жыл бұрын
The 80's what a amazing decade!!! Sorry kids you missed out!
@pineapplepizza4016
5 жыл бұрын
Saturday morning cartoons was the best thing about the 80s as a kid.
@austinklein1172
5 жыл бұрын
I know right!
@MzuMzu-nx1em
5 жыл бұрын
Born '76 , 90 were better
@SwansLover1982
5 жыл бұрын
Chidi Akara me a 2000s kid. we had Minecraft not fortnite
@camcordernonsense5264
4 жыл бұрын
@Chidi Akara a point
@NBK1122
5 жыл бұрын
MeTV needs to put some of these on their Sci-Fi Saturday Night schedule. I like Wonder Woman, but she needs a break.
@gknipe
10 ай бұрын
Loved Manimal. Used to play it with friends at school. Matthew Star ripped the sound fx from Star Wars. I watched this to see if there were any faces that went on to bigger and better things. Courtney Cox did not disappoint.
@31webseries
9 ай бұрын
The Matthew Star story sounds exactly like the movie "I Am Number Four" from like 10 years ago. Maybe it inspired it.
@kurtkyre
9 ай бұрын
Kevin Peter Hall played The Predator in the first movie
@shannonbrown309
9 ай бұрын
I think I recognized maybe two other names and/or faces from all these. I was surprised to see Lou Gossett Jr. in the intro for such a tacky show!
@MyNameIsUnavailable
8 ай бұрын
Max Wright became the dad in Another Science Fantasy show... A.L.F.
@loraa3873
3 ай бұрын
@@shannonbrown309Lou paid his dues that's for sure😂
@vaderfett3229
9 жыл бұрын
Man... there should be a TV channel that plays all these shows 24/7!
@virgilpillay
9 ай бұрын
Agreed
@mikeysuzefour
6 жыл бұрын
I'm still proud to say that I was an extra in "The Highwayman" series. (Filmed all over Phoenix, AZ.) :)
@TheGodParticle
6 жыл бұрын
Mikey_Suze Four will you ever be able to wash off the smell of cheese? Lol
@darkhierophant4914
5 жыл бұрын
Really? I grew up in Phx. I never knew it was filmed there. However, i was a kid back then.
@lonebikeroftheapocalypse9527
5 жыл бұрын
What are you, 90?
@donbishop1634
5 жыл бұрын
Coooooool!
@camcordernonsense5264
4 жыл бұрын
Applause!!
@paulruffin8235
5 жыл бұрын
I was anywhere between 5-14 when these shows came out and I remember loving Misfits of Science and Automan.
@taoist32
5 жыл бұрын
Paul Ruffin I remember just a few. Misfits of Science, Manimal, Wizard! Auto man. The others must have been at times I couldn’t watch tv.
@chris1pugsley
Жыл бұрын
Me too
@theblacksp1derman
Жыл бұрын
Def watched those along with Starman, too bad Automan didn’t last past S1 😡
@hudsonsirheshicks2653
5 жыл бұрын
The 80’s were just the best. Simpler times... Better times.
@Jizzlewobbwtfcus
5 жыл бұрын
Better toys too
@ramairgto72
5 жыл бұрын
Notice how most everything was "outer space" based? Some of these, if not most I have no memory of, but man, we had such high hopes..
@picmman
5 жыл бұрын
You get 2 peckers up for your comment.😎
@Tracymmo
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the recessions and constant threat of nuclear annihilation were the best.
@Dingdongwitchisdead
3 жыл бұрын
We had no time as kids to worry about nuclear threats and such, we were to busy playing outside with our actual real life friends. When we actually did come in was to enjoy our favorite shows. They really were better and simpler times. Who cares about modernity, we had what we needed and didn’t focus on what we didn’t.
@StefanTravis
9 жыл бұрын
Oh god I want to be a teenager in the 80s again. Might not mess it up this time.
@notsoseriousmoonlight
8 жыл бұрын
+Stefan Travis Me too, Stefan, me too...
@alexpalmer9101
8 жыл бұрын
+Stefan Travis Amen. If I could, I'd live my whole life from 1970 to 1989, and then restart at the beginning again. Those were the best decades IMO.
@junetynf
8 жыл бұрын
+Stefan Travis Glad I wasn't a teen back then... I would'e been somewhere drunk watching Knight Rider and been more of a reckless driver than I already was in my 20s. Lmao
@teganbigone2366
8 жыл бұрын
+Stefan Travis ... I miss the 80s so bad it physically hurts. Those were my Middle & High school years. What the hell have we done to the world since then?! The future seemed so bright. I'd gladly turn in my computer to go back to an Atari. "Now you're playing with power!" Remember that?
@playsbass1969
8 жыл бұрын
mee too
@ProjectLifeCommand
6 жыл бұрын
00:00 Automan 01:05 Manimal 02:03 The Wizard 03:04 Wizards and Warriors 04:04 Misfits of Science 05:25 Shadow Chasers 06:50 The Phoenix 08:10 Powers of Matthew Star 09:39 Starman 11:03 Outlaws 12:44 The Highwayman
@ProjectLifeCommand
6 жыл бұрын
The special effects with computers may look bad, but keep in mind that in the 80's, the best computers available to the public then were 8 bit screens with only green numbers and digits, before Windows was created and before Mouses were created. So look closer at the video editing these shows used with green screens! The government always has technology 30 or 50 years before the public gets a hold of it. We just got the technology that they always had, so imagine what they have right now!
@dangc8315
5 жыл бұрын
No V or other world?
@hot2warm
5 жыл бұрын
@@dangc8315 I guess he doesn't consider them "tacky."
@porcupineinapettingzoo
Жыл бұрын
So much diversity!
@Nhamp2000
11 ай бұрын
Bring back Manimal!
@rexrexington2925
6 жыл бұрын
That was absolutely amazing! So many wonderful memories from my childhood just came back to me. I seriously can not thank you enough. The one the complexity blew me away was the misfits of science, from what I remember (I could be wrong it was over 30 years ago) it was pulled after something like 4 episodes. Seeing that again was completely unexpected, I literally said no way out loud. The 80's, good times man good effing times, thank you again :)
@shaharadegan9993
9 ай бұрын
Fantastic trip down memory lane. I remember Manimal, Misfits of Science and my All-time favorite Starman.😊❤
@ZombieDeathRace
8 жыл бұрын
The Wizard was awesome. I was truly sad when David Rappaport killed himself. He was a gifted actor, and one of my favorite Time Bandits.
@gunfighterzero
8 жыл бұрын
that show mever got a fair chance, he was awesome
@joeyshuny5
8 жыл бұрын
The little man killed himself?? That's really sad. Poor guy.
@gunfighterzero
8 жыл бұрын
He had bad depression, he went into the woods and shot himself in the chest on his son's 14th birthday..
@zapkvr
8 жыл бұрын
Oh my that's horrible. The poor boy.
@Ezzell_
8 жыл бұрын
yea...his life was cut short
@sidneyfrederickson3941
7 жыл бұрын
Chuck Wagner (Automan) actually has had a long, successful career in musical theater and New York based soaps. He freely admits his Hollywood foray was a mistake and he was cast for looks alone. He was the original Prince in Sondheim's "Into The Woods" and played Javert for four years in the touring version of "Les Miserables" This past year he played Jean Valjean in the concert version of Les Mis here in OKC.
@SM-sy5cd
2 жыл бұрын
This awesome decade was where people still had original ideas, and could use their own imagination to create new tv shows, and not try to remake everything and put a weird 2020 twist in it and expect it to work. I remember of watching a few of these back then, didn’t think it was tacky then or now.
@dancingvirgil
9 ай бұрын
LOL. Must be great living your life in nostalgia
@coppermutant
9 ай бұрын
The disco episode of Automan though ...
@kanaric
9 ай бұрын
nothing is original about any idea in these videos, stop being a boomer. Literally the first one is a tron ripoff
@Blankcanvas1983
9 ай бұрын
Yea, and NOT remaking,recasting and changing what made the movie the movie and still calling it its original name. I heard that. My birth year says it all :)
@31webseries
9 ай бұрын
@@kanaric How does someone stop being a boomer if they are, I'm guessing, literally that age? The same will happen to you before you know it.
@shibolinemress8913
5 жыл бұрын
"The Highwayman": Tim Russ as "D.C. Montana" really made me laugh! Tuvok meets D.C. Fontana! 🖖😂
@cellytron
Жыл бұрын
No wonder he auditioned so hard for Star Trek! It was destiny!
@420WILD
9 ай бұрын
I'd never heard of him before TNG. Wild to see him in earlier stuff.
@user-ie9tq2ej6k
6 ай бұрын
THANK YOU. After all these years, I still haven't watched most of ST:V, and I couldn't figure out where I knew the name "Tim Russ".
@maggiemcneal1049
7 жыл бұрын
I loved some of these shows! My most 3 favorites were Starman, Phoenix, and Manimal! 80's tv was awesome!
@helgenx
6 жыл бұрын
Say what you want, but the 80's had some fucking amazing music.
@okidoke4822
5 жыл бұрын
70's were much better for tv shows
@user-ys9fg4ol9s
11 ай бұрын
I remember back in the 1980s , I was chosen along with some other kids in my class to be a part of a test group for a NEW show that was going to air on T.V. The show was Manimal and we wrote down our opinions of it! This brings back so many memories of that time when it happened!!
@MyNameIsUnavailable
8 ай бұрын
City?
@naughtyvalues
5 жыл бұрын
Tacky? Like hell! Thats was a great decade to be alive. Wish I could find a way back to the 80s
@albertmas3752
6 жыл бұрын
The Starman theme is so much incredible...One of the best I've ever heard in series. It reminds me of the Legend of Zelda theme.
@sampark1868
8 жыл бұрын
man the mountains outside of LA must've been full of production crews filming cheezy scifi shows.
@rodriguez1025
5 жыл бұрын
A statement more true than any of us may ever really know.
@nilsnyman6767
5 жыл бұрын
Tacky? TACKY? How dare you? Compared to things like Jersey Shore, The "Krap"dashians? This stuff is tv gold!
@Tracymmo
4 жыл бұрын
You haven't left 2007, but that's ok.
@camcordernonsense5264
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah there's not to much of interest on television for me. I wish reality could step aside or be still an option with some other stuff that doesn't get cancelled the minute out of the gate and has a high viewership of support.
@timothychamberlin6985
4 жыл бұрын
God bless you....
@ricomajestic
3 ай бұрын
@@Tracymmo Stick to your golden bachelor! Haha!
@internettroll7604
11 ай бұрын
I remember when the Phoenix came on. I was a kid and watched the first couple of episodes and then it just disappeared. During the 80’s and 90’s I would bring up the show to others and they had no idea what I was talking about and I was wondering if I remembered things correctly. Thankfully the growth of the internet set things straight
@VanielDeeform
6 жыл бұрын
Born in 82, but British and not seen any of these. Thank you very much for compiling and sharing these lesser known gems (for someone like me) They are badass and make me smile
@jquiznos2283
8 жыл бұрын
Dude. Hats off to you for this sick montage. I was expecting Voyagers to be in there.
@dongeonmaster8547
Жыл бұрын
I love some of these shows and others somehow escaped my notice. There are several in this line up I'd never heard of.
@MrKaywyn
5 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how good a lot of these shows look.
@putiadams284
6 жыл бұрын
Oh the 80s...how i miss you😂
@mikvance
9 жыл бұрын
Tacky? You mean awesome!
@notthatguy1447
7 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@VNVgirl
7 жыл бұрын
I'm with you Mikvance!
@solarchos4352
Жыл бұрын
Oh god, I loved Misfits of Science. I was still in elementary school back then. I remember that show being on Saturday nights and I'd spend all week looking forward to it.
@GobiSubramaniam
9 ай бұрын
Me too. It was funny, humors and sometimes, digs deep into the heart. A few episodes still stick in me, like the one where a guy from a foreign land came on a canoe-like boat, carrying a small statue of his family so he could put them onto a space shuttle (which he believes will carry them to heaven).
@EphemeralProductions
7 ай бұрын
Courtney’s first show! :) ❤
@EphemeralProductions
7 ай бұрын
@@GobiSubramaniam❤️
@Norfolk250
5 жыл бұрын
I’ll never forgive you for causing me to recall MANIMAL.
@mrbonzoorubber2
8 жыл бұрын
They need to put all these shows on the Sci Fi channel
@alfredfeliciano543
8 жыл бұрын
+jeremy oliveria even though it's still Sci-Fi Chanel now it's named simply SyFy Imagine greater they need to bring even these one time Sci-Fantasy hits of the 80s so that Sci-Fi/Fantasy fans of today can watch at least a couple of these one or two season of these mentioned shows from when we were growing up as kids in the 80s that's back in our days. better these gems for SyFy in a SyFy 80s Weekend than those silly ass,crappy reality TV Shows and even some of today's shows that have no taste or class.
@mrbonzoorubber2
8 жыл бұрын
and put MST3K back on the air
@mrbonzoorubber2
8 жыл бұрын
I agree
@evanjackson2777
8 жыл бұрын
+Alfred Feliciano They did. Back in the 90s.
@greyeyed123
8 жыл бұрын
+Evan Jackson Some of them in the clip above still have the Sci-Fi logo in the corner, lol.
@nickfooz
8 жыл бұрын
man technology in the 80's was so advanced! and full of neon everywhere.
@antgto
5 жыл бұрын
Man, I've always loved the Misfits of Science theme. So fantastically '80s.
@imperatorrm
5 жыл бұрын
LOL Louis Gossett Jr. watching that book on a fishing line pass his head. He was filming An Officer and a Gentleman at the same time and won an Oscar for that role.
@Rhyno186
8 жыл бұрын
I think the most surprising was seeing Courtney Cox in "Misfits of Science"! Holy crap! Who knew?
@FutureGirl2033
8 жыл бұрын
I knew!
@RetroRobotRadio
8 жыл бұрын
That is the show I know her from.
@euphoric1183
8 жыл бұрын
when ı was reading your text ı see courtney cox😂😂😂😂
@ibtaba
8 жыл бұрын
Did she go on to do anything else after this show?
@jackkrom
8 жыл бұрын
I did not know. I don't think she wants to be remember for that part!
@VNVgirl
7 жыл бұрын
These all look so cool! The Phoenix really looks amazing
@bookworm5433
Жыл бұрын
Yep, this was back when things actually had to have a story and you couldn't rely solely on special effects. Awesomeness that will never be again. R.I.P. the 80's.
@vintagethrifter2114
Жыл бұрын
No matter how stupid the entire concept was.
@mrgault100
Жыл бұрын
Every single one of these shows were utter crap.
@celticlass8573
10 ай бұрын
@@mrgault100 Clearly you weren't around to actually watch them, troll.
@jongaulthero
10 ай бұрын
@@celticlass8573 Actually I was, ignorant cunt.
@g.k.1669
10 ай бұрын
As a teenager of the 80's, I agree. I realized it at the time and avoided them. Watching this just made my stomach turn. @@mrgault100
@greenergrass35
5 жыл бұрын
Damn....TV Nostalgia is something else. Makes me want to put on my old Spiderman UnderRoos, make a glass of Strawberry Quick, and lay back in a Pier 1 basket woven chair. 🕶️👍🏾
@will-love-lvx
11 ай бұрын
Right??!!
@aloper072
7 жыл бұрын
The intros to a lot of the shows today are so short as to allow more time for the story (which I like), but the "long" intros of yesteryear are one of the things that made these shows so memorable to all of us!
@celticlass8573
10 ай бұрын
Yeah you'd hear the intro for Fraggle Rock, The A-Team, McGuyver, Knight Rider, Magnum PI, Transformers, Battle of the Planets and you'd get SO EXCITED you were about to watch it!
@0g0dn0
10 ай бұрын
I do miss extended intros, they were the ultimate ad for the show that was coming up. They brought all the hype.
@DevinParker
6 жыл бұрын
Oh, man, I loved these shows when they were on TV. Don't remember Shadow Chasers or Outlaws, but I burst out laughing just now when I heard the premise for Outlaws. Automan was us being excited about computer animation after "Tron." David Rappaport (also from "Time Bandits") was basically the Peter Dinklage of the 80s. Misfits of Science was about as close to the X-Men as you could expect Hollywood to get back then. And of course Wizards and Warriors was a gift for any D&D-loving kid at the time.
@Trygvar13
10 ай бұрын
I remember most of them except Maninal.
@JohnBrown-wk4io
10 ай бұрын
For the Sci fi & fantasy enthusiasts these shows was as good as it got back when. I remember loving automan, wizards & warriors, & manimal.
@stevensallsorts
10 ай бұрын
@Trygvar13 yeah mccorkindale was deep into plans to resurrect it, but sadly he died :(
@JustWasted3HoursHere
10 ай бұрын
David Rappaport was great in "Time Bandits". He was also cast as Kivas Fajo for the Star Trek next Generation episode "The Most Toys" and even filmed several scenes, but sadly he took his own life before they finished and the part eventually went to Saul Rubinek. Here's David playing his version of that character: kzitem.info/news/bejne/1ayNnXuhi39-hm0si=vd2nQPt4HBkkfm79&t=45
@joelellis7035
9 ай бұрын
I don't remember Shadow Chasers, but I do remember Outlaws. It had a good pilot. When it turned into a "P.I." show, I went, "Oh, c'mon!"
@C.O.G.
9 ай бұрын
Just because these series didn't "catch on" doesn't mean they were "tacky". I loved Automan, The Wizard, Starman and The Phoenix. Some of my favorite 80s shows.
@carmenprimm7498
8 ай бұрын
I completely agree with you. I grew up on these shows and have very fond memories of my childhood . I never considered these shows tacky considering what on television now I'd take so called "tacky" anyday.
@C.O.G.
8 ай бұрын
@@carmenprimm7498 , same here. So many current TV series are really tacky.
@mrvampire7577
5 жыл бұрын
How are these shows “tacky” when compared to the excrement of the “reality” shows now?
@JaimeWulf
5 жыл бұрын
You're comparing apples to oranges, my friend...
@ecso828
5 жыл бұрын
I think he's comparing pizza to raw sewage. (The pizza being the 80s shows.)
@mccallosone4903
5 жыл бұрын
heres a tip...more than one kind of thing can be terrible
@tennektrey5227
5 жыл бұрын
Mr Vampire I almost shot myself during The Bachelor! 👎🏻
@nancysorto4769
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I was thinking the same thing; plain old jealousy lol
@Draeka
8 жыл бұрын
Man, I'm having a nostalgia attack.
@tranz2deep
8 жыл бұрын
...AND IT HURTS!! Sorry. But as good as some of the concepts were, the execution was more of an execution; you know, killing the show?
@neosrt10
6 жыл бұрын
The 80s age of Electronic Keyboard music with electric guitars violins trumpets and psychedelic video effect neon intros to accompany low res video . Loved every minute.
@thenuclearsandwich
5 жыл бұрын
These were some of the most entertaining shows of my childhood. No regrets. Only fantastic memories.
@rwfrench66GenX
10 ай бұрын
I’m 57 and I remember about half of these shows by name, and of those I probably saw a few episodes of each. I remember watching Starman because of the Jeff Bridges movie. Automan looks like it’d be fun to revisit! I bought Captain Planet on DVD recently and the graphics were great for the time and look great in 4K! The movie The Last Star Fighter looks great in 4K too!
@SeaOfTides
10 жыл бұрын
None of these shows are tacky. They have likeable characters, imaginative stories, creative plots, inspired props, exciting action, intelligent and witty dialog.
@tureytaino2785
8 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a trip to memory lane. They were not tacky, they were really cool shows, way better than the "reality" shows and the stupid court shows of today.
@HowlingMoonCinemas
8 жыл бұрын
+Turey Taino EXACTLY! Now THOSE are some tacky stupid shows to watch! They rip people off by not needing to add any special effects or cool music! They practically just grab a home camera and film real life! HAHA!! How frick'n BORING! I HATE boring reality shows! I'd rather just watch my own daily life! HAHAHA!!
@My2Cents1
8 жыл бұрын
LOL the problem is obviously you, because you've been watching all the wrong shows... like, forever. Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, Bones, Battlestar Galactica (new), Farscape, X-Files, Eureka, Penny Dreadful,... I can make the list a lot longer, but dude... I kinda envy you because if you seriously think there haven't been an "really cool" shows since the 80... you are in for such a treat.
@classic3511
8 жыл бұрын
Walking dead comes first.
@tureytaino2785
8 жыл бұрын
CLASSIC I hate everything that has to do with zombies.
@HowlingMoonCinemas
8 жыл бұрын
Turey Taino Right on! I hate zombies and gay ass vampires! I'd love to watch a bad ass tv series of a werewolf that kills zombies and vampires though! That would be a damn good show! A single werewolf killing off tons of vampires and zombies!
@crpggamer
Жыл бұрын
I'm amazed that there are so many TV shows I missed in the 80s. I watched so many sci Fi movies and TV shows. The biggest was probably Battlestar Galactica in the 80s. I watched only the show with Dirk Blackpool out of all these. I think I must have been too young.
@misterflibble6601
5 жыл бұрын
I remember watching the pilot for "The Phoenix" and and finding it a fascinating and compelling premise and also being disappointed with is short run
@LibraGamesUnlimited
8 жыл бұрын
How did we go from this to all the trashy reality shows? How?
@lackofsupervision
8 жыл бұрын
I think it's money. Cheaper and easier to produce, product placement
@LibraGamesUnlimited
8 жыл бұрын
lackofsupervision I know that. I just don't know why people watch it and keep watching it.
@Bunny23723
8 жыл бұрын
Beats me. I would prefer watching this than today's junk TV shows.
@LibraGamesUnlimited
8 жыл бұрын
Bunny23723 Yeah. Just think how much better they would look, not only effects wise but also with the better TV technology. Look how fuzzy all that looks. :)
@Bunny23723
8 жыл бұрын
Chris McWilliams Only needs to be digitally remastered.
@vicdmise
8 жыл бұрын
I think you mean AMAZINGLY FUN & COOL 80s SCI-FI/FANTASY TV
@kforcer
5 жыл бұрын
I think you nailed it.
@thatvikingtemper
9 ай бұрын
Thank you for creating this video! I remember watching most of these shows as a kid in the '80s. I still wish they'd release "The Highwayman" series on DVD. I was obsessed with that show, even though it got cancelled quickly. 😆
@terrgall
5 жыл бұрын
Boy do I love this stuff! Everyone is aging along with me!!
@avocado6623
9 жыл бұрын
The 80s was the best. The decade the music was fun, we never took ourselves seriously, and midgets could make a career out of acting.
@avocado6623
9 жыл бұрын
***** Name another.
@gentlepersuader
9 жыл бұрын
Wulf Hervé Villechaize
@avocado6623
9 жыл бұрын
Gentle Persuader That makes my point...
@Perktube1
7 жыл бұрын
sportster1988 or wrestling.
@rfahy72
6 жыл бұрын
Peter Dinklage is about the most successful midget actor besides Billy Barty & Tattoo from Fantasy Island.
@hugostiglitz4215
6 жыл бұрын
Weird Science and Real Genius, my two favorites, there was nothing like the 80s, anyone who was a teenager living in that decade knows exactly what I'm talking about
@scottlyttle5586
Жыл бұрын
Did you ever see the Weird Science TV series on USA Network? was mid 90's.
@kimberlyjeanne9456
10 ай бұрын
Real Genius! Throwback lol 🤘🏻
@baronzaebos8888
6 жыл бұрын
80's tv plots tended to be quite innocent and sometimes just silly but there was a charm there too. Kids don't want the complications of adult life. They want heroes and villains clearly drawn out. Nowadays kids TV seems more complex, it spends a hell of a lot of time on character development and dialogue and interrelationships, the adventure and action gets watered down for fear they might copy the violence they see. It did me no harm. Lets just let kids be kids. Do we have to pressure them and lecture them at every turn?
@neosildrake
9 ай бұрын
I am so happy to have experienced the 80s while growing up.
@tranzco1173
8 ай бұрын
Did you get AIDS?
@Fiendstein
7 жыл бұрын
i LOVED Misfits of Science! one of the first shows i can remember seeing as a kid. i was soooo hooked during its short running.
@erilaz7
7 жыл бұрын
"Co-Starring Jacko as Jetto" -- that always cracked me up! I especially remember Jacko from his Energizer battery commercials. "It'll surprise ya!"
@Ladygaga4047
5 жыл бұрын
Truth is.. They where magical times in TV history that will never be repeated. If we had the opportunity to actually go back in time to the 80s we actually wouldn't watch TV so we where lucky to have witnessed what we had at that time in TV history.
@mistertor
Жыл бұрын
I don't know about the word tacky. Definitely formulaic and paint-by-numbers, but most of them were quite fun for those of us who were the right age back then. One thing I really appreciate about this old-fashioned sort of television intro is the way the names of the regular cast members were displayed with their pictures. I wish my favorite shows would do that these days.
@randallterry4707
7 жыл бұрын
Never heard of some of these shows, but "Starman" was one of my favorites. Loved me some Robert Hayes!!!
@raphfelix6305
8 жыл бұрын
damn i miss the 80s
@DianaTPascal
8 жыл бұрын
+RAPH FELIX I have chest pains from the nostalgia
@charlesmandus574
8 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@bitzofdataz
8 жыл бұрын
Don't panic. It's probably just gas...
@dostagirl9551
9 ай бұрын
Oh man, I’m just overcome with nostalgia. Manimal, Misfits of Science, and Starman were among my favorites. I’d completely forgotten about Highwaymen until I saw the intro. ❤
@Nerval-kg9sm
Жыл бұрын
I really liked most of these shows, when I was a kid. Automan got me interested in technology in the 5th grade, Manimal got me interested in Zoology.
@jean-patricknova3910
8 жыл бұрын
14:04 "CO-STARRING JACKO AS JETTO" What?
@candyextreme8406
6 жыл бұрын
It may be tacky by todays standards but back then it was great! Depending on how old you were.
@Administrator_O-5
5 жыл бұрын
Sure as hell beats the complete crap genre the Kardashians started! At least they were creative then, now we get Honey Boo Boo, 90 Day Fiance, 100 different shows about little people...🙄
@Tracymmo
4 жыл бұрын
@@Administrator_O-5 You need to watch a decent channel to find decent TV.
@Administrator_O-5
4 жыл бұрын
@@Tracymmo that used to be the SciFi channel, until they became Syfy & the WWE Network
@philipchiu9835
9 ай бұрын
Gotta love those high tech 80s computers lol. 😅😂 I remember those were so cool to a 10 year year old...me lol. What memories.
@dingorex
10 ай бұрын
Starman was the one I never missed I was glad that it had a final episode of sorts. Great interview with Robert Hayes in Starlog magazine about the kidding around behind scenes.
@michelfitzgerald3599
7 жыл бұрын
How could they leave out "Greatest American Hero"?
@nmart1n
5 жыл бұрын
Just for the song alone!
@rzombie79
5 жыл бұрын
Greatest American Hero had 3 seasons and most people have actually watched it in syndication. Did any of these shows go past their first season? Because I have only heard of a handful of these shows and watched none of them(that I remember). I would have been pretty young when they were on the air.
@hudsonsirheshicks2653
5 жыл бұрын
True.
@jacobmcleod4482
5 жыл бұрын
That should be the most popular one 😂
@Margalus
5 жыл бұрын
That wasn't a stupid and tacky show like these. Not a single one of these is memorable at all. The only one I can even vaguely remember is Manimal, and even that is not a good memory...
@hollywoodguy70
7 жыл бұрын
Tacky? I loved almost all of these shows!!! lol
@ryancampbell8645
Жыл бұрын
Way more t&a in the Automan intro than I ever would have anticipated
@mistreme8341
5 жыл бұрын
One can see why teens like me, back then, read comics and went to the mall as much as possible. Thank god for MTV.
@torn8omickey
10 жыл бұрын
Having God send outlaws from the old west to the 1980's so they can start a detective agency is a perfectly reasonable premise for a TV show.
@Holammer
8 жыл бұрын
Automan tacky? Why I never! Good day sir! :D
@thedanksavatron7782
5 жыл бұрын
I remember getting upset when they canceled The Phoenix as a kid..
@camcordernonsense5264
4 жыл бұрын
Me too. I didn't know what cancelled meant and thought that was aseason and it was coming back like the other shows did. So when my dad reminded me and explained it..sadness
@MC_Elie
3 жыл бұрын
Damn, I almost forgot about these shows! Really, thank you for posting! You're awesome ^_^
@xavierprotocols
8 жыл бұрын
MANIMALS would be cool to remake now with the special effects they could do :D
@55Porter
6 жыл бұрын
Holy crap. I remember watching Wizards and Warriors when I was about 4 or so. For literally 35 years I have wondered what was the show from the early 80's that turned into a comic book scene every time it went to commercial. Now I know! Unbelievable.
@NBK1122
5 жыл бұрын
I used to watch Automan, Misfits of Science, The Powers of Matthew Star and Starman. I remember Manimal, but never watched it. I have a slight memory of The Phoenix. I never heard of the rest of the shows. Probably because I joined the Navy in '83 and missed the opportunity to see them. I wish I could see Wizards and Warriors because it had Taxi's Bobby, Zorro and Newhart's Stephanie in it
@cellytron
3 жыл бұрын
I like Melody Anderson so much, I wish she had made major stardom. She was in all kinds of slightly successful projects and she always killed
@fawziekefli2273
6 жыл бұрын
Scott Hayden, Jr: "Who are you?" Paul Forrester: "I am your father." Hayden: "Surely, you can't be serious!" Forrester: " I AM serious. And don't call me Shirley."
@misha2197
5 жыл бұрын
Hahhaha! That's what I was thinking! ♡
@dracoreptox4380
7 жыл бұрын
The Manimal & Phoenix were Very Interesting Shows.
@robertwelch3240
5 жыл бұрын
Two of my favourites.
@lonebikeroftheapocalypse9527
5 жыл бұрын
Manimal sucked ass
@dewayneprince67
5 жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite shows.
@camcordernonsense5264
4 жыл бұрын
Was phoenix like one or two episodes? Loved them both.
@TimeStrider
4 жыл бұрын
The Phoenix was definitely my favorite from this time period.
@ChildePC
5 жыл бұрын
These were a great season of shows. The 2000s would be lucky to have any good tv shows.
@ferociousgumby
6 жыл бұрын
Desi Arnaz, Jr. . . Dean Paul Martin. . . the genes got pretty watered-down.
@MasterJediDude
10 жыл бұрын
Starman was actually quite good. I wish they had been able to continue that series or at least end it.
@jnta68
9 жыл бұрын
gothatway09 I agree, and IMO while the show was obviously different from the film, they did a great job of creating something that could stand on its own, while continuing the story. The writing and casting were outstanding.
@jesusislord7632
9 жыл бұрын
hi
@CWill3252
9 жыл бұрын
Ugh. I HATED Starman. I hated that show and I hated the movie even more. Took years for me to finally like anything with Jeff Bridges in it after that movie, LOL. My mom LOVED it however and so I was forced to watch it week in and week out. LOL That being said, I would pay almost anything to go back to that time and have a show like this on again. It was just a different, better time, the 80s.
@sphericalstrake
9 жыл бұрын
Starman directed by John Carpenter an excellent film if you have a hart.
@Empresslockness
9 жыл бұрын
CWillPPS I loved Starman the movie.
@BrienMalone
9 жыл бұрын
I take exception to the use of the word tacky ;) This was my Friday night childhood! I watched every one of these shows.
@erich6096
Жыл бұрын
I always sought out these types of shows in the 80's when I was a kid. I tried predicting which shows would be featured in this montage before watching it. I correctly predicted 3 of them. Automan, The Phoenix, & The Powers of Matthew Star. I completely forgot about Manimal, probably because I didn't like it, even as a kid. The Misfits of Science and Starman (the series) I do remember but had totally forgotten about. All the remaining ones I don't remember at all or had never heard of. Other tacky 80's sci-fi shows I guessed would be in this montage, which are not. Otherworld, Mr. Merlin, Voyagers, & Q.E.D. (slightly more Victorian or steam punk but was a tacky quasi sci-fi). I was also going to say Beauty & the Beast but I think that one may have been early 90's. Does anyone remember Tales of the Golden Monkey? It was a wanna be Raiders'esqe TV series which attempted to cash in on the popularity of Indiana Jones at the time.
@m_d1905
10 ай бұрын
Loved Tales of the Gold Monkey.
@The_True_
5 жыл бұрын
Looks like everyone's first attempts at video editing apps, lol! So good! 😂 Now we just need a '70s-'90s 'men are pigs compilation', they ran that joke so much that it became an expected catchphrase! 😄
@christopherthorkon3997
8 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing the Automan intro and thinking it was so interesting and futuristic. Now I see it thirty years later and only one word comes to mind. "Tacky." Ha--- but still a great intro for its time, really.
@remo687
8 жыл бұрын
They were trying to ride the post-Tron(80's) coat tails. Very blatantly.
@NavySharkz
8 жыл бұрын
That show is ripe for a remake with updated CGI.
@tonywhite9873
6 жыл бұрын
The show was head of it's time, this was done before CGI or green sceen was invented cost them millions to make then.
@peritoquastenberg4487
6 жыл бұрын
Green screen was first used in the 70s, blue screen was invented in the 30s, although back then it was a photographic process.
@lawrencedoliveiro9104
6 жыл бұрын
Those 90-degree turns when Desi Arnaz gets plastered against the passenger window...
@millwaterpublishing1387
8 жыл бұрын
How much cocaine was Hollywood doing int the 1980s? ALL OF IT.
@Gezoes
7 жыл бұрын
Let's see how Dragonball Z and Pokemon look in 25 years.
@osonhouston
6 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure DMZ power level will still be over 9000
@undergroundwarrior70
6 жыл бұрын
To answer your question, I was. Not in Hollywood, but I was working at a Aerospace Co. that did government military contracts in the tail end of the Central West Coast and I did cocaine with quite a few other employees, mostly with the guys who worked in the machine shop who became my good buddies, and a few of the gals who had office positions. Friday afternoons we would get together to hit our favorite bar and early evening til 3 or 4 am, Saturday mornings we kept partying at a house that was known as "The Homewreckers". And sometimes on a Saturday at "The Homewreckers" we would watch boxing on HBO. And lots of booze and weed on top of that as well. That was way before random drug testing or drug testing before getting hired for a job. That was some really good fun and crazy days. I cannot party like that anymore. Not at 62 years of age. Everyone that I know from back then, they do not party like that anymore either. Very few us still keep in contact. Just the occasional phone calls.
@gregoryscott3858
6 жыл бұрын
Definitely their fair share, but not as much as Miami or Manhattan...
@DjStinger
6 жыл бұрын
Lmfao!!!!!!
@ronaldlebeck9577
Жыл бұрын
It's interesting just looking through the comments of the people who were just kids when these shows were on. I didn't get out of the Navy until June of 1984 and didn't get to see the shows during the early '80s as I was out of the country. What I did get to see from '84 on was definitely different from what I grew up with. I liked "Automan" (the idea of it, anyway), and I saw some episodes of "Highwaymen" and "Misfits of Science".
@Madfattdeeb
11 ай бұрын
It's literally a list of my most of favorite childhood shows.
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