Sep 10
02

Batman (1960)

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Batman is a 1960s American television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. The typical story began with a villain (often one of a short list of recurring super-criminals) committing a crime, such as stealing a fabulous gem or taking over Gotham City. This was followed by a scene inside Police Commissioner Gordon’s office where he and Chief O’Hara would deduce exactly which villain they were dealing with. Gordon would press a button on the Batphone, a bright red telephone located on a pedestal in his office. The scene then cut to stately Wayne Manor where Alfred the butler would answer an identical Batphone beeping loudly on the desk in Bruce Wayne’s study. Upon learning which criminal he would face this time, Bruce would push a button concealed within a bust of Shakespeare that stood on his desk causing a bookcase to slide back and revealing two poles. “To the Batpoles!” Wayne would exclaim, at which he and Grayson would slide down to the Batcave, activating a mechanism on the way that dressed them in their costumes.

Starring: Adam West as Bruce Wayne/Batman; Burt Ward as Dick Grayson/Robin; Neil Hamilton as Commissioner James Worthington Gordon; Stafford Repp as Chief Miles O’Hara; and Madge Blake as Aunt Harriet Cooper, Dick Grayson’s maternal aunt.

Batman TV Series Available on DVD

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Aug 10
24

The Invaders

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“The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to make it “their” world. David Vincent has seen them, for him it began one lost night on a lonely country road, looking for a short cut that he never found. It began with a closed deserted diner, and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey. It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy. Now, David Vincent knows that the Invaders are here, that they have taken human form. Somehow he must convince a disbelieving world that the nightmare has “already” begun.”

Created by:                                                                                      

Larry Cohen

Directed by:

Lewis Allen
Richard Benedict
Richard Butler
Robert Day
Robert Douglas
William Hale
Jesse Hibbs
Don Medford                                                                                                                          
Sutton Roley
Joseph Sargent
Paul Wendkos

Starring:

Roy Thinnes
Kent Smith

The Invaders TV Show Available on DVD


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Aug 10
21

The Bionic Woman (1976)

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When Jaime Sommers, the beautiful girlfriend of astronaut Steve Austin, is critically injured during a skydiving accident, Oscar Goldman of the O.S.I. (Office of Scientific Intelligence) authorizes Dr. Rudy Wells to perform a bionic operation in an attempt to save Jaime’s life. With the help of Michael Marchetti, a cryogenic surgeon, Jaime pulls through. Giving up her career as a tennis pro, she starts work as a school teacher at the Ventura Air Force Base — her cover as an O.S.I. agent, in which capacity she fights evild rs everywhere.

Starring: Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Martin E Brooks

The Bionic Woman Tv Show available on DVD.

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Jul 10
01

Wanted: Dead or Alive

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Wanted: Dead or Alive was set in the frontier of the 1880’s when it was common for bounty hunters to make a living from the rewards offered for capturing wanted criminals.  Since bounty hunters were not hampered by the constraints that confronted lawmen, they did pretty much as they pleased.  Many of them acquired a reputation for bringing back the wanted man dead, which did not endear any of them to either the lawmen or the town citizens.  This antagonism didn’t seem to faze Josh Randall, who took it upon himself to apprehend anyone having a price on his head wanted by the law.  In the very first episode, he witnesses the murder of a town sheriff, and when the outlaws escape, he sets out to bring them to justice.  In successive episodes, he would ride into a town, check out the wanted posters, and the hunt was on.

Over the course of the series, Josh Randall came to be known by all to be as honest as the day was long.  He was a man of few words, but a man of integrity, often acting upon his own code of ethics, which sometimes didn’t agree with the law. Lawmen all over the Southwest and as far north as Wyoming knew him.  Often, lawmen would send for him to track down a particularly bad hombre that they themselves were unable to bring to justice.  Toward the end of the Second Season, he acquired a young sidekick named Jason Nichols, who mysteriously disappears by the start of the Third Season.

Not all of Josh Randall’s work was tracking down outlaws for the reward monies.  He would often hire out to protect citizens, find missing people, hunt for hidden gold, deliver ransom money, solve differences between families, even act as shotgun for stage lines.  In one episode, he set out to prove his former Army commander’s innocence.  And, he never refused children.  He was a man of many talents, all of them good.

One of the most interesting features to Josh Randall was his “Mare’s Laig,” a custom-made .30-.40 caliber, sawed-off Winchester carbine, which he wore on his side like a handgun and which could be fired with blazing speed.  This gun is now a legend in the annals of television western lore.

This series drew some top names in Hollywood as guest stars.  Among them were Michael Landon, DeForest Kelley, Nick Adams, Warren Oates, James Coburn, Victor Jory, Clu Gulager, Jay Silverheels, Lee Van Cleef, Dyan Cannon, John Carradine, Mary Tyler Moore, and Cloris Leachman.

Wanted: Dead or Alive TV Show Available on DVD.



Wanted: Dead or Alive was set in the frontier of the 1880’s when it was common for bounty hunters to make a living from the rewards offered for capturing wanted criminals.  Since bounty hunters were not hampered by the constraints that confronted lawmen, they did pretty much as they pleased.  Many of them acquired a reputation for bringing back the wanted man dead, which did not endear any of them to either the lawmen or the town citizens.  This antagonism didn’t seem to faze Josh Randall, who took it upon himself to apprehend anyone having a price on his head wanted by the law.  In the very first episode, he witnesses the murder of a town sheriff, and when the outlaws escape, he sets out to bring them to justice.  In successive episodes, he would ride into a town, check out the wanted posters, and the hunt was on.

Over the course of the series, Josh Randall came to be known by all to be as honest as the day was long.  He was a man of few words, but a man of integrity, often acting upon his own code of ethics, which sometimes didn’t agree with the law. Lawmen all over the Southwest and as far north as Wyoming knew him.  Often, lawmen would send for him to track down a particularly bad hombre that they themselves were unable to bring to justice.  Toward the end of the Second Season, he acquired a young sidekick named Jason Nichols, who mysteriously disappears by the start of the Third Season.

Not all of Josh Randall’s work was tracking down outlaws for the reward monies.  He would often hire out to protect citizens, find missing people, hunt for hidden gold, deliver ransom money, solve differences between families, even act as shotgun for stage lines.  In one episode, he set out to prove his former Army commander’s innocence.  And, he never refused children.  He was a man of many talents, all of them good.

One of the most interesting features to Josh Randall was his “Mare’s Laig,” a custom-made .30-.40 caliber, sawed-off Winchester carbine, which he wore on his side like a handgun and which could be fired with blazing speed.  This gun is now a legend in the annals of television western lore.

This series drew some top names in Hollywood as guest stars.  Among them were Michael Landon, DeForest Kelley, Nick Adams, Warren Oates, James Coburn, Victor Jory, Clu Gulager, Jay Silverheels, Lee Van Cleef, Dyan Cannon, John Carradine, Mary Tyler Moore, and Cloris Leachman,

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Jul 10
01

The Wild Wild West (1965)

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Charming gunslinger James West and Artemus Gordon, an inventor and master of disguise, are the country’s first Secret Service agents, traveling the Old West at the behest of President Ulysses S. Grant, fighting villains, encountering beautiful women and dealing with fiendish plots to take over the world.

Stars:

Robert Conrad

Ross Martin

The Wild Wild West TV Show Available on DVD

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Jun 10
30

M Squad

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“M Squad” stared the 33-year old Marvin (with his distinguished and distinctive premature white hair) as Lt. Frank Ballinger, a no-nonsense plainclothes cop working in the elite M-Squad division of the Chicago Police Department.  Marvin’s portrayal of the cool tough-guy character with a big heart gave him instant name recognition, and launched his career.

The show debuted on NBC in 1957 and aired for three seasons. “M-Squad” stood apart from other police series with its coarse, film noir look, unique story lines and first-rate musical score. Filmed in Chicago, the high-contrast cinematography brought the city to life — from the easily recognizable landmarks and swanky lake front penthouses to the seedy, darker side of the city. “M Squad” (M stands for Murder) was inspired by actual Chicago crime-fighter Joseph Morris, and the series retained a sense of realism and intensity lost among the other dramas of its era. As a credit to its realism, after an episode of “M Squad” depicted a Chicago police officer accepting a bribe, Mayor Richard Daley banned any other television or film production in the city of Chicago. Long time character actor Paul Newlan played Ballinger’s boss, Captain Grey. The rest of the cast featured a revolving door of television luminaries and stars-to-be; guest actors included, most notably, Angie Dickinson, Charles Bronson, a very young Burt Reynolds, and Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley of “Star Trek”.

Also playing a starring “role” in M Squad was the extraordinary musical score. For the first season, the producers enlisted long-time conductor and music supervisor Stanley Wilson to lead the orchestra in moody arrangements by legendary jazz man Benny Carter and a new composer on the scene, 25-year old jazz pianist John Williams.  For the second season, jazz great Count Basie wrote the “M Squad Theme.”  It was a perfect marriage of image and sound.   Because of the importance of the musical score to the series, Timeless Media has included the CD version of the original 1959 soundtrack, “The Music From M Squad,” in “M Squad” collection.

M Squad TV Series Available on DVD.

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Jun 10
30

The Six Million Dollar Man

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The Six Million Dollar Man was American TV series that classified as Action’s Sci-Fi series and premiered on January 18, 1974 until March 6, 1978. The series originally based on the novel of Martin Caidin, and aired on ABC as regular series in all part of the United States. Lee Majors was the main character as he portrayed Steve Austin, the first Bionic Man that barely alive, who’s stronger and faster than he was before.

This series revolves the adventures of the Bionic Man that cybernetically improved astronaut and turned to secret agent who’s employed by the OSI. Oscar Goldman (Richard Anderson) as director of this agency and supervised scientist who created also his own cybernetics, Rudy Wells. Steve Austin has bionic arm and legs that gives strength and speed to him, not included his improved vision provided by his artificial eye. This power will get use to fight enemy agents, aliens, mad scientist and a wide variety of villains.

Lee Majors ………….. Colonel Steve Austin                                                          

Richard Anderson …….. Oscar Goldman

Alan Oppenheimer …….. Dr. Rudy Wells (1973-1974)

Martin E. Brooks …….. Dr. Rudy Wells (1974-1978)

Lindsay Wagner ………. Jaime Sommers

Jennifer Darling …….. Peggy Callahan

Lyrics to “Six Million Dollar Man”:

Written by: Glen A. Larson
Music by: Glen A. Larson
Performed by: Dusty Springfield

He’s the man!                                                                
Six Million Dollar Man!
He’s the man!
Six Million Dollar Man!

Catch him if you can
Beat him if you can
Love him if you can!

Now he is the man!
Six Million Dollar Man!

Boom!

(Italics are background vocals):

He’s the man!
Six Million Dollar Man
He’s the man!
Six Million Dollar Man

He’s my man.
Sha-ma na-nah na-nah
Oh, he’s my man.
Sha-ma na-nah na-nah
Yeah,
Lemme tell ya ’bout him,
Can’t do without him
He’s one of a kind.

Now he’s the man
Six Million Dollar Man
Now he’s the man
Six Million Dollar Man
O-oh,

Catch him if you can
Beat him if you can
Love him if you can!

Now he’s the man
Six Million Dollar,
Six-Million-Dollar,
Six Million Dollar Man!

The Six Million Dollar Man TV Series Available on DVD


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Jun 10
13

Zorro

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With Walt Disney’s “Zorro” popular television series ending in 1959 after 78-episodes, for its 50th year Anniversary, Walt Disney is giving the classic action/comedy series special treatment with the “Walt Disney Treasures” release of “ZORRO – The Complete First Season (1957-1958) and “ZORRO – The Complete Second Season (1958-1959).

For the second season, this marks the tenth Walt Disney Treasures release in which a limited amount of DVD copies were printed (in this case – 30,000 were printed) and where the majority of the “Walt Disney Treasures” releases were animated releases, these two Zorro releases will be the first to receive an all-black tin case release.

This release contains the 39 episodes from the second season on five DVD discs and each episode has been digitally remastered.  Also, included are “Zoro: The Postponed Wedding” which aired January 1, 1961 on Walt’s anthology TV series “Walt Disney Presents”, “Zoro: Auld Acquaintance” aired on April 2, 1961 on “Walt Disney Presents”, “Behind the Mask” about the life of Guy Williams featuring interviews with surviving cast and crew members, an author and his son Guy Williams Jr. and “A Trip to the Archives” featuring Leonard Maltin and Guy Williams Jr. visiting the Walt Disney Archives.  Included with each release is a certificate of authenticity signed by Roy E. Disney and Leonard Maltin (who personally selected the rare offerings in this set), a publicity still of Zorro and a Zorro pin (featuring the memorable silhouette of Zorro and Tornado the horse) and a booklet with episode listings for the second season and more.

“Zorro” was the first major series that film man Walt Disney was very enthusiastic about.  Ratings were terrific with the first season earning over 35% and the second season earning over 40% in the ratings which is phenomenal but the only reason why the series was pulled off the air was because Disney was pursuing color and ABC wasn’t and thus, because of this disagreement, both “Zorro” and “The Mickey Mouse Club” were pulled off the air.

The story of Zorro first appeared back in 1920 as part of a silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks. For the next 35 years, there would be several “Zorro” related films that were released.  But it was in Sept. 11, 1957 when Walt Disney introduced the character to audiences through the 4th Anniversary show of Walt Disney Presents and four weeks later, Zorro would debut on ABC on Oct. 10th. With the success of the first season of “Zorro”, the second and final season was a ratings hit.

“Zorro” takes place during the time of Spanish occupation of California (pre-1820 before Mexico won independence for California and took control of the state).  Where members of the Spanish colonial government are oppressing the Mexicans and Indians who occupy the land.  Meanwhile, Don Diego de la Vega (played by Guy Williams, “Lost In Space”, “Captain Sinbad”, “Bonanza”), a scholar who trained in Spain makes his return to California along with his mute sidekick Bernardo (played by Gene Sheldon) and to see how people are being oppressed by Spanish rule.  With the success of the first season, the second season would feature guest stars such as Cesar Romero, Annette Funicello, Richard Anderson, Jonathan Harris, Jeff York and Ricardo Montalban.

Walt Disney Zorro TV Show Available on DVD

Directed by Hollingsworth Morse, Charles Barton, William Witney, Charles Lamont, Harmon Jones

Written by Johnston McCulley, Bob Wehling, Lowell S. Hawley, N.B. Stone Jr., Robert Bloomfield, Lewis R. Foster and Maurice Hill

Produced by Bill Anderson

Music by William Lava

Cinematography by Gordon Avil

Editing by Roy V. Livingston, Cotton Warburton, Hugh Chaloupka, Edward Samson and Al Teeter

Art and Production Design by Marvin Aubrey Davis

Costume Design by Chuck Keehne                                                    

Make Up by Pat McNailey

Production Management by Roy Wade

Starring:

Guy Williams as Don Diego de la Vega

Gene Sheldon as Bernardo

Henry Calvin as Sgt. Demetrio Lopez Garcia

Don Diamond as Corp. Reyes

George J. Lewis and Don Alejandro de la Vega

Jolene Brand as Anna Maria Verdugo

Suzanne Lloyd as Raquel Toledano

John Litel as The Governor

Annette Funicello as Anita Cabrillo/Costancia

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Vivera

Richard Anderson as Ricardo del Amo

Edgar Barrier as Don Corneloio Esperon

Joan Evans as Leonar

Douglas Kennedy as Manuel

Patricia Medina as Margarita Cortazar

George N. Neise as Capitan Felipe Arrellanos

Cesar Romero as Esteban de la Cruz

Everett Sloane as Andrews Felipe Basilio

Gloria Talbott as Moneta

Robert J. Wilke as Capitan Mendoza                                                                         

Carlos Rivas as Ramondo Ruiz

Rodolfo Acosta as Carancho

Arthur Space as Gonzales

Wendell Holmes as Storekeeper Avila

Greigh Phillips as Jose

Tony Russell as Carlos Martinez

Jonathan Harris as Don Carlos Fernandez

Jeff York as Joe Crane

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Jun 10
03

The Tales From The Crypt

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Tales From the Crypt TV Show ran on HBO from 1989-1996. Most of the episodes depicted herein were based on stories originally published in the EC comic book series Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror, and Shock Superstories in the 1950s. In these grim little morality plays, a number of nasty characters deservedly met grisly fates appropriate to their misdeeds. Examples included the compulsive neat freak who is cut up into little pieces and then tidily repackaged into carefully labeled mason jars, or the homicidal baseball player whose bloody body parts are used as bats, balls, and bases in a grim nocturnal ball game played by the vengeful teammates of his last victim. It was this sort of merry mayhem that brought down the wrath of professional do-gooders (such as the infamous Dr. Frederick Wertham) and their political co-conspirators, who demanded that the comic book industry immediately purge itself of all horror magazines — and never mind these were among the best written and illustrated comics in the business.

At any rate, the old EC comics had become classics by the time Tales From the Crypt made its HBO debut on June 10, 1989. The series, like the comic books that inspired it, was hosted by the ghoulish “Cryptkeeper,” seen here as a skeletal animatronics puppet whose voice was provided by actor John Kassir. Cracking delightfully gruesome jokes all the while, The Cryptkeeper introduced each episode, and showed up at the denouement to make a few additional creepy comments. In keeping with the standards set by the comics, the individual episodes dealt primarily with unpleasant people who were given their just desserts in an even more unpleasant fashion, usually with supernatural assistance. Several top filmmakers contributed their directorial talents to Tales from the Crypt, among them Robert Zemeckis, Walter Hill, Steven E. de Souza, John Frankenheimer, Elliot Silverstein, and even Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Hanks. The casts were equally impressive, boasting the likes of Joe Pantoliano, Amanda Plummer, Kirk Douglas, Miguel Ferrer, Teri Hatcher, Harry Anderson, Teri Garr, Beau Bridges, Christopher Reeve, Mimi Rogers, Martin Sheen, Shelley Hack, Natasha Richardson, and Ewan McGregor.

Tales From the Crypt TV Show Available on DVD

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Jun 10
02

My Two Dads

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My Two Dads TV Series is about two young single men, uptight yuppie financial advisor Michael and free-spirited artist Joey, sharing a daughter. The two men had competed for the love of the same woman 13 years before, but had ultimately broken up with her—and parted enemies. Now, after years with no contact, they learned that their ex-flame had died and left them joint custody of her plucky 12-year-old daughter, Nicole. One of them was the father, but nobody knew which one. Putting their obvious lifestyle differences aside, they moved into Joey’s artist’s flat and set about child-rearing by comic compromise.

Cast and Characters

Paul Reiser as Micheal Taylor

Greg Evigan as Joey Harris

Staci Keanan as Nicole Bradford

Florence Stanley as Judge Wilbur

Dick Butkus as Ed Klawicki (1987-1989)

Chad Allen as Nichols

Amy Hathaway as Shelby Haskell (1989-1990)

Giovonni Ribisi as Cory Kupkus

Don Yesson as Julian (1989-1990)

My Two Dads TV Series Available on DVD

“You Can Count On Me” written and performed by Greg Evigan.

You can count on me.
No matter what you do.
You can count on me.
No matter where you go.
I’m standing by your side.
I’ll be right behind.
No one loves you more than I do,
Put your hand in mine.
I can see a part of me in you.
A little something special that comes shining through.
I hear it in your laughter,
And I feel it when you cry,
I will be right there for you,
Until the day I die. You can count on me.
No matter what you do.
You can count on me.
No matter where you go.
You can count on me.

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