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  1. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Christmas movies and TV episodes

    Update! I'm watching the Lou Grant episode from 1977 - five minutes in, it's pretty cool! It's dripping in '70s - the newsroom has like a full spaceship-lookng computer! As far as that good ol' Christmas spirit, we'll see!
  2. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Christmas movies and TV episodes

    Hey, Everyone! 2015's Christmas is moving toward us ... and it's always great to read this thread/threads like this! I want to ask all of you to recommend any obscure '70's stuff - commercially available, YouTube, through collectors. Ah, heck - '60s, too! I love sitcom episodes, variety...
  3. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Favorite Christmas Episodes

    I just love following this thread - I always learn about cool stuff ... an AFTER M*A*S*H* Christmas episode?! If anyone has any more late'60s, '70s, and early '80's sitcoms, variety shows, etc. to add, PLEASE DO!
  4. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Baretta: Has Enough Time Passed? Or, Ever?

    Wow .... so that's the reason (fire). Regarding season 1's release, I always thought it came out before Blake's issues. In addition to the occasional west coast plant, I think you'd also see some West coast brands of gas, etc. A really cool show, with a huge impact on pop culture ... I think...
  5. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Baretta: Has Enough Time Passed? Or, Ever?

    Hi, Everyone - First, I'm not sure how I even feel about this, but do you think enough time has passed regarding Robert Blake's personal life to where more Baretta could be released? After all, it's about the show, not Blake, right? And, maybe then all of Hell Town as a bonus on the complete...
  6. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Happy Days: The Complete Series: The Ultimate Edition?

    Oh, I know there are people that really liked the first two seasons and it's more realistic depiction of the times, and its dramedy, but let's face it: Happy Days was a flat-out smash in its more "crazy" seasons ... a big pop culture phenomenon, as well! From ratings, to merchandise, and even...
  7. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Happy Days: The Complete Series: The Ultimate Edition?

    Paramount has really missed the boat on this one - I mean, they have missed a whole harbor full of boats, but especially with this show. Of course, there's the music ... but perhaps a nice mix of replacements (incidental tunes) and key songs in episodes would have worked. Since the show was...
  8. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    DVD Review All in the Family: The Complete Series DVD Review

    That's right, I forgot about the Stretch Cunningham idea ... crazy!
  9. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    DVD Review All in the Family: The Complete Series DVD Review

    I was a HUGE fan of this show - the scripts, the comedy, and the acting. At the peak of its powers, AITF was just flat-out awesome ... and that peak to me would be the first four, maybe five seasons. Strong scripts, sometimes over dramatic for entertainment flair, and often, just believable...
  10. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    1966 Batman DVD Coming! See Post 649

    WOW ... thanks for posting!
  11. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Favorite Christmas Episodes

    Hey, Everyone! I just wanted to thanks everyone who contributed to this thread - it's been pretty educational for me! As for my viewing this year, I'm still going - on Christmas Eve, while playing Santa me and the wife took in "A Bionic Christmas" - it's surprisingly enjoyable ... the wife...
  12. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Favorite Christmas Episodes

    That's cool! I think I've heard about a few of these "it's Christmas, but we're not talking about it" shows!
  13. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Favorite Christmas Episodes

    What about "Christmas in passing" episodes? Are there any shows that showed a Christmas tree, or events happening during the season? Like, Did McGarrett and Dano zoom by a tree while chasing a criminal?
  14. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Favorite Christmas Episodes

    Oh - does anyone know if there's a CHiPs Christmas episode?
  15. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Favorite Christmas Episodes

    Yeah, although it's not "real" Brady Bunch to me (that first season feels more like '60s sitcoms that what BB became), it is a cute episode ... watched it with my daughter in a double-header. The other episode was one that has been mentioned here in the past, but not recently: The Partridge...
  16. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Favorite Christmas Episodes

    I watched the Newhart "No Room at The Inn" episode over the weekend, and loved it! Never saw much of any of Bob's shows, but want to dive in - funny stuff!
  17. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Favorite Christmas Episodes

    LOVE the All In The Family one you listed! The other one was a bit of a downer ... was there an Archie Bunker's Place Christmas episode?
  18. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Favorite Christmas Episodes

    I'm a nut for Christmas episodes, especially the '70s ones, and thanks to you guys, there are a bunch more I can check out! Love Boat in particular seems to have a whole library of them! I have never seen the WKRP ones ... I just watched some of the Carpenters ones on YouTube, and can't...
  19. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Hawaii Five: O: The Sixth Season and beyond

    Would the show benefit from Blu-Ray, though? The show looks pretty darn good on DVD!
  20. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Happy Days Blu-Ray?

    I just had to log in to join this conversation. If HD was done the way it should have been from the get go I'd be in. This series was HUGE - it deserves a deluxe treatment, and if marketed right, would certainly be worth a company's time, ala Six Million Dollar Man or something. This trickling...
  21. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Definitive List of '70s Christmas Shows on DVD?

    AWESOME replies! It looks like I have some buying, and youtube-ing to do! I have the Wonder Woman sets, but didn't realize there was an episode - it was always neat when non-sitcoms did Christmas shows. I've heard the Monkees one was really good, but never have seen it. There's only...
  22. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Definitive List of '70s Christmas Shows on DVD?

    Hey Everyone, I've been having a lot of fun watching some of my favorite Christmas episodes with the kids, and wanted to ask if there's a definitive list anywhere on the 'Net of '70s or even '60s/'50s sitcom holiday episodes. Here are some shows I know of that have Chistmas episodes...
  23. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Hawaii Five: O: The Sixth Season and beyond

    Hi ... I feel like a thread killer, but I really want to know if anyone has a screen cap of McGarrett in a Ceasar haircut and safari suit!
  24. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Hawaii Five: O: The Sixth Season and beyond

    How did Lord's appearance change? I heard that really late in the game he actually had a Ceasar haircut for a while, and wore a Sarafi jacket? Lord stayed in pretty good shape all throughout though - again, from what I've seen! My wife and I laugh about Danno looking like George Bush!
  25. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    Hawaii Five: O: The Sixth Season and beyond

    I've been watching a bunch of these from Seasons 3 & 4, and I can't believe how cool this show is. Yes, there are some incredible situations, yes, Lord is sometimes wooden to the point of weird, yes the Hawaiian cops don't get to do much, but it simply worked: a great show! The plots are...
  26. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    The Partridge Family Season 3

    Yeah, Cassidy was apparently beyond huge during this show's run, but that too is a little weird. The show was never a super-hit. right? Going back to the Brady Bunch, I never knew that this ran on the same night as that show - what a twofer!
  27. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    The Partridge Family Season 3

    Re: Susan Dey - yes, I noticed how much better she looked in the season 3. In fact, when I went back to season one right after to compare the seasons, it was jarring. The girl was really reed thin. That King's Island also is a great study in the differences between the show and The Brady...
  28. Polka Dot Ron Albanese

    The Partridge Family Season 3

    Hi All, I too grabbed this set ... I bought season one, but not season two - and it was on sale at Best Buy for $14.99! I too noticed that season 3 is a little uneven. The show itself is a little weird; the youngest kids are often seen but not heard, and it's almost spooky sometimes...
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