1986 TV show openings Part 3

[mchou2002]

Wow those 1980s were great even though I was little, but life was so much simpler. I can only remember being afraid of Russian nuclear weapons then.

[dontfwithme2010]

most of these shows and most of the actors/actresses i had never heard of before.

[MrSuperbigman06]

i was born this year i remember some of the shows

[domirules28]

our house=the show that gave us our first look at a pre-heathers shannen doherty....

[djbritt]

Striker...Striker



[910364]

Valerie running on 7two in Australia

[Ui2019]

Loved Amen... Good ol' Sherman Hemsley

[jwgreek8606]

I was born in 1986 and I wish Jonathan Ward came back and did Charles in Charge and the Pembroke family came back. Charles in Charge was sucky in it's syndicated seasons

[TheAmericanEvita]

@jwgreek8606 How can you have seen this show if you were born in '86. When the 80's ended in 89 you were 3, in '90 you were 4, it amazes me how 80's babies who were under the age of 5 can remember so much I don't even believe them. I was born in '80 but my memories are fuzzy they are most clear from 86 to 89 when I was 7 to 10. I saw Mr Belvedere, Family Ties, Knight Rider A team, Dukes of Hazard, and a bunch of shows because it was the only way for me to learn about American culture

[jwgreek8606]

@TheAmericanEvita I saw them in a little thing we call reruns.

[TheAmericanEvita]

@jwgreek8606 Reruns in the 90's you mean. In '96 you were 10, I'm guessing you saw them from between 93 to 99 . The only retro shows I watched in the 90's were classic 50's and 60's TV shows they had on Nick at Nite "Mr Ed", "The Lucy Show" "Green Acres" "The Munsters" "The Addams" "Gilligan's Island" "I Dream of Jeannie" "Bewitched". In the 90's the 80's was "too recent" to be on retro theme channels. I never saw a single 80's show rerun in the 90's.

[jwgreek8606]

@TheAmericanEvita Well the 80s were good times and all and I was experiencing what I missed out on and all and my parents were still married and all.

[daverossi5436]

Sunday nights were awesome because of Our House and Amazing Stories. Starman never got enough of a chance. Lots of lost potential there but it was just too bogged down and gloomy. I wish they would bring the show back and give it a terrific team of writers and producers. Valerie/Valerie's Family/The Hogan Family was great in it's first couple seasons. I have been looking for episodes of heart of the City for years now on dvd. If anyone knows where I can get them via collectors,please lemme know

[voltaman33]

I love old and newer Lucy she is Thee comedy Goddess.

[meganXamyXtinaX4ever]

Like With Lucy<3

[SUPERSCHMOO]

so wait so was it implyin gthat MISTER BELVEDERE was an immortal butler in that opening?

[Zorayda85]

Mr. Belvedere is awesome!! I don't remember Starman...*sigh*...I remember Life With Lucy, though!!

[foxh8er]

Say it with me now!

DIABUTUS DIABETUS.

[foxh8er]

"WHAT do you WANT from ME!"

"I wanna give you acting lessons"

[funkiscarlett]

I cant believe i remember half the words to those theme songs.Nothing looked worse than Starman.

[foxh8er]

@funkiscarlett I must say, the theme to Starman still haunts my nightmares.

[GreatBritishGamers]

Stewie Griffin FTW!

[kgrkid]

The legendary Roberta Flack singing the "Valerie/Hogan Family" theme song

[zoidburg111]

most of these iv never seen b4.......thanx for posting....heheh

[cansecoisgod]

i gotta say, i was 10 in 1986 and i dont remember alot of these show, i guess they were pretty forgettable, Mr belvedere and starman and amen i remember

[hightide147]

@cansecoisgod  agreed with 100%

[bl00sadr]

I was born in 82, so I don't remember most of these shows as they originally aired. But I SWEAR that at 4 years old, my little memory was a sponge that just absorbed these songs. I'm sitting here going nuts because all of these songs are familiar and I had no idea where any of them were from.

It's like I just stumbled upon some kind of ancient, hidden treasure. Of loud synthetic music and late-80s fashion. What a night.

[wishweweredead]

@bl00sadr thats good shit i was born in 82 too and was thinkin the same thing. also that weed doesnt fuck up ur memory that bad!!! but seriously how about my secret identity w/ jerry oconnel, a classic

[sidrauneg]

Has "Starman" been released on DVD?

[Neville6000]

@sidrauneg: No, not officially; just by a group named Spotlight: Starman, the biggest and oldest Starman fan club-just Google 'Spotlight Starman' and you might be able to buy the DVD's from them.

[letsprazedance]

Did not know that Karen off of Will and Grace was on the Ellen Burstyn show. I was in elementary school when these shows came on and funny how with some of them, I remember some of the words of the song.

[RoxStare]

Im not crazy am I? Wasn't Valerie eventually changed to the Hart Family and then finally The Hogan Family?

[kgrkid]

@RoxStare close, it was called "Valerie's Family" after Valerie Harper left the series, then called "The Hogan Family" the following season

[deadbabyserpent]

Out of all these, Starman and Amen look like the only watchable shows. And they don't look that great. Did the success of The Incredible Hulk, Three's Company, Taxi, All in the Family, and The Jefferson's just fly by the 80's television executives? At least you guys still had Saturday Night Live.

[dadoctah]

C. B. Barnes from Starman was also C. D. Barnes from Day By Day, and Christopher Daniel Barnes in the two Brady Bunch movies. How do you go about changing your middle initial, anyway?

[xxxxxxpimptaddyone]

starman staring robert hayes.....now there is a shitty show

[rileymccarthy]

OMG, Megan Mullally as Ellen Burstyn's daughter at 3:33. Frightening '80s hair. And it's got that white rapper dude from 227 and Elaine Stritch in it. AND it's from David Frankel. Dear God.

[dvader234]

Trying to watch Mr. Belvedere here

[VaultMasterDBT]

I just went there and did not see that. It's highly likely a rumor that was removed..I didn't manage to see any other articles when searching Google on Beckham's personal life.

[VaultMasterDBT]

Not only was the supposed relationship removed, but any mention of Beckham's orientation was omitted as well. I'm not sure if it's even been legitimately clear as to whom Brice ever preferred or if there's anyone he's even been seen publicly as being connected to.

[VaultMasterDBT]

OK, well, like, I'm just trying to help..

[reymatt76]

@VaultMasterDBT It's really odd how you chose to turn an objective comment into something that was meant as a slight against this actor. It wasn't meant to be, but since you're probably him or perhaps a close friend - someone who gives a shit about this person more than average, I'll just go ahead and delete the comments so as not to offend anyone. It wasn't my intention and I'm glad you found my casual, conversational dialogue so funny that you had to mock me.

[VaultMasterDBT]

I never said this was a slight against the actor. Where would you possibly get that? It was the tone of your posts that seemed condescending. Maybe it just me, though.

[Yobachi2007]

I'm glad the version with the full Mr. Belvedere theme.

[xxxxxxpimptaddyone]

i always thought this rob stone guy from belevedere was the most annoying twit on tv.

[reymatt76]

@xxxxxxpimptaddyone THE most annoying twit? C'mon in order to win that honor, he'd have to beat out some tough competition! LOL

[VaultMasterDBT]

He better not have been saying that about me..

[xxxxxxpimptaddyone]

@reymatt76 his face just made me vomit....he looks like a child molester

[1nevaeh2008]

Love Amen opening!!!

[deliveryguyrx]

...and after looking at about 20 of these '80s TV show openings,I'm really gonna puke.

[Yobachi2007]

@deliveryguyrx

Yeah, after looking at 80s shows, and then comparing them to this crap that's on now, it makes you want to hurl chunks.

[kduideo]

I LIKED VAL but she was jewish...So TRY to understand

[delidude1999]

loved valarie before they canned her and replaced her with all people yucky sandy duncan

[zshaw7549]

Whoa...whoa..whoa. Lucille Ball had a series in the eighties. I didn't know this.

[orationi]

@zshaw7549 ME EITHER 

[serious22]

The Ellen Burstyn Show? Seriously?

Man...

It's funny to see Megan Mullally's old nose though...

[scottbaino]

Mr. Belvedere meant it was Friday night and a great weekend ahead. Man, how relaxed and fun the '80s were! :)

[83yomomma]

@scottbaino hahahahahaha. I was really young but yeah, the weekend was here for sure... I loved it... Even if I was a poor little Mexican kid growing up in South Central. hahahahaha Its universal man.

[snoot87]

LOVED Valerie/ The Hogan family!!!!

[jpowell180]

The primary reason I remember Heart of the City was because of Christina Applegate - she was so HOT in that show & I was so glad that they hired her for Married With Children that spring after the cancellation of her first show!

(I also remember feeling guilty for finding her attractive b/c she was 15 & I was an olllld man of 19!).

[abysmalatrocious]

@jpowell180 Haha!! It's like, I'm 39 in 2012 and my fiance is 31, and like with many other younger women I've dated, I can't help but to think to myself, "Gee, when I was 18, she was 10. When I was a senior in high school, she was a fourth grader." I was a freshman in college, when she was still in elementary school! You're not alone on this.

[kakuichi]

why the hell does loni anderson still look exactly the same! Plus christina applegate aged like fine wine!

[wildflower12]

I totally forgot that Shannen Doherty was in Our House.  I remember thinking Chad Allen was so cute! I don't know some of these shows, but some bring back some awesome memories!

[vegas787]

@wildflower12 Chad Allen is now openly gay.. and is still easy on the eyes.. LOL

[ringbolt9]

valerie......i remember that. and after a year or two she quit or was fired and it became " the hogan family" and sandy duncan took her place.

[mattybock]

Leon Redbone rules!

[VenusInFurs]

Easy Street! Man, I thought I dreamed that show!

[Effedup]

Christina Applegate was so freaking hot back then...

[klisher]

they really had the formula for sitcoms down pat by then

[seanhayesbaby]

aww Megan Mullally is so cute!!!!!!!!!!!

[LuvDownOnBway]

Eee! Megan is so cute! ^_^

[VidiotLibra]

aw! Look at how young Megan Mullally was on the Ellen Burstyn show! You almost can't even see Will and Grace's Karen Walker under those big shoulder-pads and even bigger 80s hair!

[vzeu019j]

Surprisingly, "Life With Lucy" was the ONLY(and I mean the ONLY, as well as the first) sitcom to star Lucille Ball, and be on a different network(ABC), from when she did "I Love Lucy", "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour", "The Lucy Show", and "Here's Lucy", which were all on CBS. Unfourtunately, that show didn't last, and Ball died 3 years later.

[52DODGEM37]

I miss the 80's thanks for posting this

[MeInTX]

Wow...this set certainly had a lot of actors who went on to much bigger things!

[dushawn82]

"Heart Of The City" featured a 14-year old actress named Christina Applegate, who went on to play Kelly Bundy on "Married...With Children"!!!

[kcroyalfanatic]

was that Christinas first tv show you think?

[SaskBlade]

Probably. But I'm guessing this show that she was in lasted only one year. Cause the next, she would be Kelly Bundy on Married... With Children.