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Question of the Day - What was your favorite TV show growing up?

11 Feb 2011

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Welcome to this weeks final Question of the Day. Today's Question comes from cassopeia who asks

"What was your favorite TV show growing up?"

Now I love these sorts of questions as they allow me to go get all nostalgic.

There are so many shows that I remember so well whilst growing up and probably a few I've forgotten. I'll list some of my favorites below.

Blake 7 - Epic Sci-Fi with a lot of corn and cheese. Still Awesome. (WIKI)
The Tomorrow People - People with special abilities, powers such as telepathy, telekinesis, and teleportation (WIKI)
Doctor Who - The Original Version
Cheers - Still funny today.
The A-Team - Simply great fun/action
Knight Rider - More campy fun with The HOFF
Spitting Image - Ahead of it's time Adult Puppet Comedy

But out of all the shows, my favourite and the one I had to watch each week (remember there were no DVD's, no +1 channels and very few repeats) was Space 1999. (WIKI)

From Wiki

"Space: 1999 is a British science-fiction television series that originally aired from 1975 to 1977. In the opening episode, nuclear waste from Earth stored on the Moon's far side explodes in a catastrophic accident on 13 September 1999, knocking the Moon out of orbit and sending it and the 311 inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha hurtling uncontrollably into space. The series was the last production by the partnership of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson."


So what about you? What shows do you remember loving when you were growing up and which was your absolute favourite?

Sound off in the comments and have a great weekend. I'll see you all again on Monday for another week of QOD's and remember to use the form below to send in your questions. Who knows, we may use your's on Monday.


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52 comments:

  1. Mary11 February 2011 at 15:04

    Home Improvement, Touched by an Angel, and Growing Pains.

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  2. Cadence11 February 2011 at 15:06

    Oh! That's a tough one! My favourite kids shows? My favourite shows from primetime?

    Kids Shows: Beast Wars, Dragonball, Digimon, Reboot, Power Rangers

    Primetime: Earth Final Conflict, Family Matters, Star Trek Voyager, Sliders

    While I would love to include Star Trek TNG, when I was 2, I saw an episode in which Data's head fell off. This effectively scarred me for life/until I was 6. I couldn't watch an episode again until after I had seen Voyager/fewer heads rolling.

    I'm sure there are hundreds of others I forgot to mention, but these shows stand out.

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  3. klutzy_girl11 February 2011 at 15:07

    Growing Pains, Who's The Boss? (They were in syndication by the time I started watching them, but still), Fraggle Rock, Dinosaurs, Gullah Gullah Island, and ton of other Disney and Nick shows.

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  4. Matan Bahar11 February 2011 at 15:08

    Pokemon, Family Matters, Love and Marriage, Power Rangers and more I can't recall

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  5. klutzy_girl11 February 2011 at 15:08

    I completely forgot about Family Matters!

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  6. Kate11 February 2011 at 15:12

    Favorite tv show while I was growing up? I have to admit a fondness for 80s action shows - loved The A-Team and Magnum PI . Long before there was shipping I wanted Scarecrow and Mrs. King to make it work between the spy and the single mom. My favorite family drama was Little House on the Prairie and favorite comedy was Mork and Mindy.

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  7. 24fan11 February 2011 at 15:14

    for me and my sibs TV was simple

    The flinstone's

    the jetson's

    looney tunes

    tom and jerry

    mr. roger's neighborhood

    gilligians island

    my favorite martian

    ect. :)

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  8. sandi11 February 2011 at 15:14

    Doctor Who, Worzel Gummidge, Magic Roundabout, Jamie and the Magic Torch, Touche Turtle, Mr Benn, Road Runner, Tomorrow People, Rentaghost, Bagpuss, Chorlton & the Wheelies, Knightmare, Jim'll Fix It, Hong Kong Phooey, Crackerjack.......the list could go on forever tbh lol

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  9. Leonie198811 February 2011 at 15:34

    X-Files
    Who's the boss?

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  10. mjkchip11 February 2011 at 15:37

    Boy Meets World, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Saved By The Bell, Full House, Step By Step, All That and The Amanda Show...I miss the 90's lol

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  11. tvmonkey11 February 2011 at 15:39

    Birds Of A Feather, Only Fools And Horses, Home Improvement, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Saved By The Bell, Little House On The Prairie

    Cartoons-Dungeons and Dragons, Thundercats, He-Man (sp?), Gummi Bears

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  12. Lena Archerman11 February 2011 at 15:41

    The main two would be "Full House" and "Family Matters". I also used to watch "Diff'rent Strokes". Those were different times alright! Oh, and "Married... with Children" sometimes — well, it's not exactly a show for kids.

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  13. Ron Kerzner, Sr.11 February 2011 at 15:49

    Twilight Zone, The honeymooners, Munsters

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  14. lichen264111 February 2011 at 16:02

    The Smurfs, Animaniacs, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and the Simpsons

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  15. Adrian S.11 February 2011 at 16:03

    Quantum Leap !

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  16. Writer11711 February 2011 at 16:07

    Who's the Boss

    The X-files

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  17. Kristen Schaffer11 February 2011 at 16:31

    I watched a lot of Rugrats. And Boy Meets World.

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  18. Seth William11 February 2011 at 16:54

    Wonder Years, Fraggle Rock, Muppet Babies, Simpsons, Hey Dude!, Salute Your Shorts

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  19. Bunky Bunk11 February 2011 at 17:02

    Les Aventures de Tintin & Pokémon are my absolute favourites. Blake et Mortimer and Yu-Gi-Oh are next to them. There was also :

    - L'Odysée.
    - Papyrus.
    - Esprit Fantomes.
    - Kangoo.
    - Funky Cops.
    - Iznogoud.
    - Achille Talon.
    - Martin Mystère.
    - Digimon.
    - Avatar : The Last Airbender.
    - Spiderman.
    - Batman : The Animated Series.
    - Sonic.
    - Rugrats.
    - Jimmy Neutron.
    - Hey Arnold.

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  20. Two Sides11 February 2011 at 17:02

    Teletubbies, Bodger and Badger, Play days...

    :D They were the better days.

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  21. Cadence11 February 2011 at 17:09

    :O I remember Gummi Bears!

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  22. door31411 February 2011 at 17:23

    The X-Files! Still love it just as much today.

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  23. Jordan11 February 2011 at 18:45

    I loved Friends, Full House, ER, Home Improvement and Pokémon

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  24. Hethler de Chavez11 February 2011 at 18:55

    Mine are as follows:
    Ewoks
    Are You Afraid of the Dark?
    Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
    X-Men
    Batman
    Lois & Clark: The New Adventure of Superman
    WWF
    Digimon
    X-Files
    7th Heaven
    Star Trek

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  25. Anjura11 February 2011 at 18:59

    after all the cartoons, beverly hills 90210 and friends which first came to my country around 2000

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  26. mbale47311 February 2011 at 19:11

    I was a cartoon freak.. Saturday's were The Smurfs and Dungeons and Dragons. Weekdays were G.I. Joe, Transformers, MASK, He-Man, and Thundercats. Gilligan's Island, Hogans Heroes, and Lassie come to mind. Oh lastly, another one was a show on Nickelodeon called, "You can't do that on Television".

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  27. Syd TheSquid Malfoi11 February 2011 at 19:45

    Everything on Nickelodeon in the 90's, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Puff Girls and Johnny Bravo

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  28. Bubbles11 February 2011 at 20:01

    wow ... what a question ....
    - Charley's Angeles
    - Sisters
    - Falcon Crest
    - Scarecrow and Mrs. King
    - Hart to Hart
    - X-Files
    - Dr. Quinn
    - Earth 2
    - Baywatch
    - Who's the boss

    and many others

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  29. darq11 February 2011 at 20:15

    I see all these kids shows and WOW I feel I missed out... I didn't watch many of them :(

    The only cartoon I ever watched regularly and woke up for was some old Voltron predecessor "Battle of the Planets" ... or maybe it was "G-Force" or both?

    I liked Night Court a lot, I watched Who's the Boss and Growing Pains some too, but mostly with family. I loved Boy Meets World (what the hell is Will Friedel up to anyway?) and of course Saved By the Bell.

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  30. ivetka11 February 2011 at 20:17

    My favorite was SMURFS hands down , and then shows like : Pokemon, Flinstones, Tom&Jerry, Gummi bears, and Nu,pogodi from Russia.

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  31. Wilson Crawford11 February 2011 at 21:03

    Charmed, Spongebob Squarepants, Beast Wars, Seinfeld, Pokemon, Animaniacs, Rugrats, The Angry Beavers, Smallville (I was 10 when that show came out!), Sabrina the Teenage Witch, All That, THE AMANDA SHOW, The Legend of the Hidden Temple, The X-Files, and Buffy. There are a million others, but that's the gist of it...

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  32. darq11 February 2011 at 21:36

    Oh.. thought of one other cartoon I watched growing up.. Dungeons and Dragons. Dungeon Master gave one of my all-time favorite lines... "One's legs are long enough if they reach the ground"

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  33. Meagan Winchester11 February 2011 at 21:46

    Boy Meets World, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Lizzie McGuire and Stargate SG-1.

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  34. Ryan McIntosh11 February 2011 at 21:55

    When I was real young it was The Wonder Years and Full House, when I was a little older I grew up and came of age with the gang of That 70's Show.

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  35. Classified :D11 February 2011 at 21:56

    Charmed. :D

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  36. Orsolya Godri11 February 2011 at 22:32

    Stargate Sg1 .... I literally grew up watching that show :D

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  37. Michael Di Biasi11 February 2011 at 23:00

    70's show, king of queens, everybody loves raymond, charmed
    as for after school cartoons rugrats and whatever else was on nickelodeon
    and of course pokemon, DBZ and digimon in the morning

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  38. Dahne11 February 2011 at 23:48

    Aw, I almost forgot about Scarecrow and Mrs. King. I loved that show. No wonder I'm a fan of spy TV now. I also liked Remington Steele.

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  39. Anthea Buckley12 February 2011 at 00:00

    Totally Spies.

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  40. lostrocks4ever12 February 2011 at 00:08

    rugrats!!

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  41. Linda Hostetler12 February 2011 at 01:26

    Well, I'm old so Dark Shadows (when it was first shown), Star Trek TOS, and The Monkees

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  42. Demelza12 February 2011 at 01:28

    Blossom first and foremost, then Home Improvement, The Cosby Show and cartoons like Darkwing Duck, TALESPIN (so wish they'd bring this one back!!) and some others I forget. I also really loved Quantam Leap. Remember watching that and MacGyver with the whole family. Oh and who can forget reruns of the greats like Gilligans Island and Happy Days!

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  43. Brittany Frederick12 February 2011 at 06:15

    I may get beaten up for this, but Masterpiece Theater, Law & Order, Homicide: Life on the Street and The Equalizer.

    This may be why I did not have a normal childhood.

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  44. Brittany Frederick12 February 2011 at 06:15

    I have no idea how this started, but I saw one episode of Quantum Leap in my childhood and had nightmares about it for years. I've never watched it again.

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  45. Stephanie Whitaker12 February 2011 at 06:17

    full house, golden girls, i love lucy, boy meets world

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  46. Eewen12 February 2011 at 10:13

    Winnie the Pooh, Tom and Jerry, Scooby Dooby Doo, Totally Spies, Kim Possible, Power Rangers, Lilo and Stitch, Powerpuff Girls, Mickey Mouse and loads more. I really was a cartoon junkie :P

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  47. Cadence12 February 2011 at 16:36

    Wow! I wonder what episode it was that caused such a terrible reaction. There was one episode about a purportedly haunted mansion. I guess it wasn't really much of a kid's show lol...

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  48. Linlighthouse12 February 2011 at 17:58

    You and I have the same first name, so we're both from the generation when "Linda" was every other girl in the class. I loved those you mention and also Leave it to Beaver, American Bandstand (hosted by the dashing young Dick Clark), and Mickey Mouse Club. I could be a tad older, judging by those last two.

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  49. numbersarebad15 February 2011 at 07:08

    I watched Rugrats too. Now I watch it with my daughter, it still as good as ever. Some of the humor went over my head when I was younger, but now I get it and it's pretty clever sometimes.

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  50. numbersarebad15 February 2011 at 07:10

    The X-Men show of the 90's was so awesome! I actually like it way more than the newer movies.

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  51. numbersarebad15 February 2011 at 07:14

    Hell yeah! I loved Earth 2! I am so glad to see anyone even mention it. I hate the way it ended, it could have been so much more. If I could bring back any show, it would be Earth 2. Even over Firefly and Lost. (Wow...did I just say over Lost?)...

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  52. numbersarebad15 February 2011 at 07:54

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Transformers
    Rugrats
    Ren and Stimpy
    Salute Your Shorts
    Hey Dude
    Dinosaurs
    Married With Children
    In Living Color
    Saturday Night Live
    Full House
    Beavis and Butthead
    Earth 2
    Headbangers Ball

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