Monday, May 28, 2007

How The West Was Won

How The West Was Won TV Series

Casts:

  • James Arness as Zeb Macahan
  • Fionnula Flanagan as Molly Culhane
  • Bruce Boxleitner as Luke Macahan
  • Kathryn Holcomb as Laura Macahan
  • Vicki Schreck as Jessie Macahan
  • William Kirby Cullen as Josh Macahan

How The West Was Won western action tv series loosely based on 1963 film with the same name, about cavalry scout who turned as father for his four nieces and nephews left by his late brother, they now deal with frontier life problems with nature, Indians and town under civil war.


Ten years from rugged mountain, Zeb Macahan returned to his brother Timothy in Virginia to help for long trip of his brother's family but unfortunately, Timothy and his wife Kate killed on the journey when Civil War began on their way. Zeb orphaned Luke the eldest, Laura who turning in her womanhood, tomboyish Jessie and the youngest teenager Josh, with the help of Kate's widowed sister Molly, they make it through hardships, dangers and perils caused by renegades, nature and Indians, plus Luke being accused as murderer after defensing himself but killing three men, Zeb has to rescue and help Luke to prove his innocence.


The show completed 3 seasons with 25 episodes aired from February 1977 to April 1979.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers Sitcom

Cast:

  • Mark Linn-Baker as Larry Appleton
  • Bronson Pinchot as Balki Bartokomous
  • Melanie Wilson as Jennifer Lyons
  • Rebeca Arthur as Mary Anne Spencer
  • Jim Doughan as Jimmy
  • Allan Graf as Richard
  • Candi Milo as Gina Morelli
  • F.J. O'Neil as Mr. Wainright
  • George Wyner as Marvin Berman
  • Ernie Sabella as Mr. Donald "Twinkie
  • JoMarie Payton as Harriette Baines Winslow

Perfect Strangers sitcom created by Dale McRaven, comedy show about two people living inther perfectly different lifestyles and attitudes who have to share in an apartment. Humors and laughters brought by their opposite cultures resulting to troubles but it works to rescue each others.


Naïve and idealistic Balki Bartokomous was new to America finding his luck in the big city of Chicago found his cousin Larry Appleton, a high-strung, panicky and hyper-ventilative who escaped from their big family and live in the city. Since Balki got nowhere to go, Larry have to share his apartment and deal with their opposite attitudes but when help calls, each other was always there. In the final seasons, great new things comes on cousins' way, they got promoted on their own position in Chicago newspaper office, The Chicago Chronicles and finally Larry married to his girlfriend Jennifer and Balki to their roommate Mary Anne.


Award-winning comedy series Perfect Strangers completed total of 8 seasons with 150 episodes aired from March 1986 to August 1993 on ABC.


Perfect Strangers DVD

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Rescue 8

Rescue 8 Action Drama Series

Casts:

  • Jim Davis as Wes Cameron
  • Lang Jeffries as 'Skip' Johnson
  • Nancy Rennick as Patty Johnson

Rescue 8 was 1950s and first of it's kind paramedic drama series based on actual files of the Los Angeles Fire Department Rescue Station No. 8. The experiences of two rescue specialist in saving people from dangerous, life-threatening situations and but more in physical-orientation from similar fire-fighter series 15 years later, Emergency! It's total of 73 black and white action/drama episodes were made and produced for the audience, to let them understand, appreciate and give respect for rescue and police force. The show was debuted in 1957 and ran from September 1958 to May 1960 in total of 2 seasons.

Rescue 8 DVD

Wes Cameron and Skip Johnson were two heroes from the squad LA Fire Rescue Station 8 Department, they were originally not firemen but rescue experts helping hapless souls in different kind of emergency situations such as car accidents, cave-ins, capsized boaters, stranded hikers and many more.


Sunday, May 20, 2007

B.J. And the Bear

B.J. And the Bear Comedy Series

Casts:

  • Greg Evigan as Billie Joe "B. J." McKay
  • Sam the Chimp as Bear
  • Sherilyn Wolter as Cindy Grant
  • Judy Landers as Stacks
  • Linda McCullough as Callie
  • Candi Brough as Teri Garrison
  • Barbra Horan as Samantha
  • Sheila DeWindt as Angie Cartwright
  • Claude Akins as Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo
  • Randi Brough as Geri Garrison
  • Richard Deacon as Sheriff Masters
  • Janet Louise Johnson as Tommy
  • Joshua Shelley as Bullets
  • Murray Hamilton as Rutherford T Grant
  • Otto Felix as Deputy Higgins
  • Conchata Ferrell as Wilhelmina 'The Fox' Johnson
  • Eric Server as Lt. Jim Steiger
  • Ed Lauter as Sheriff Cain
  • Slim Pickens as Sgt. Beauregard Wiley
  • Mills Watson as Deputy Perkins

B.J. And the Bear adventure comedy series about young good-looking trucker traveling around the country with his big red & white rig and his pet chimpanzee companion, but their journey seemed always followed by corruptions.


Billie Joe “BJ” McKay take his misadventures on country's highway with his Kenworth K-100 truck and chimpanzee pet Bear, they were usually harassed by sheriff Elroy P. Lobo and other corrupt sheriff, but with aid of one honest female Cop Wilhelmina 'The Fox' Johnson who trying to trap her crooked local cops. BJ settled down to run a trucking business in LA he called Bear Enterprise, but he was unable to find experienced trucker because of his business opponent Rutherford T. Grant, BJ hired seven beautiful young truckers including Grant's daughter Cindy.


B.J. And The Bear completed 48 60-minute episodes in 3 seasons ran from February 1979 to August 1981 on NBC.

B.J and the Bear DVD

Friday, May 18, 2007

The District

The District TV Series

Casts:
  • Craig T. Nelson as Chief Jack Mannion
  • Sean Patrick Thomas as Detective Temple Page
  • Elizabeth Marvel as Detective Nancy Parras
  • Roger Aaron Brown as Deputy Chief Joe Noland
  • David O'Hara as Detective Danny McGrego
  • Jonathan LaPaglia as Detective Kevin Debreno
  • Lynne Thigpen as Director of Adm. Services Ella Mae Farmer
  • Justin Theroux as Press Secretary Nick Pierce
  • Jayne Brook as Deputy Mayor Mary Ann Mitchell

The District police drama series inspired from real-life experiences of former New York Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Maple, a pertinacious crime-fighter with his revolutionary tactics and efforts that he incredibly dropped Washington, D.C.'s crime rate to 50 percent.

Despite the city of have the most numbers of Law Enforcement Agencies around the world, Washington was demoralized and agencies were ineffective as they still has the highest crime rate in US. The city hired Police Commissioner Jack Maple, portrayed by Police District Chief Jack Mannion in the series, the movie-quoting lounge-singing former NYPD Cop well-known as the underdog champion and an avowed crime-fighter with his dedicated team, they take over crime-ridden and drug-infested streets of the city. They successfully cut crime rate to half and made the city safely and ideal place to live.


The District Action Drama series completed 89 60-minute episodes in total of 4 seasons aired from October 2000 to May 2004 on CBS.

The District DVD


Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Courage The Cowardly Dog TV Series

Courage The Cowardly Dog

Casts:
  • Marty Grabstein as Courage, the Cowardly Dog
  • Thea White as Muriel Bagg
  • Lionel G. Wilson as Eustace Bagg
  • Simon Prebble as The Computer
  • Paul Schoeffler as Katz, Dr. Vindaloo, M.D. Quack, Snowman
  • Stephen Root as Basil the Burglar
  • Arnold Stang as Monk
  • Mary Testa as Shirley the Medium
  • Fred Melamed as Spirit of the Harvest Moon
  • Ashley Albert as Storm Princess
  • Jim Cummings as Cajun Fox

Courage the Cowardly Dog animated series created by John R. Dilworth was about a cowardly fuchsia dog named Courage being abandoned when he was a puppy, found and adopted by old Scottish woman. Despite his owner's husband usually scare Courage, he was the defender and savior of the family against monsters, aliens, curses, natural disasters and other evil forms.


Courage found new home with Muriel Bagge after being abandoned when his parents was sent in outer space for an experiment, Courage now live in town Nowhere, Kansas. Muriel moves to cook, sit on her rocking chair watching television, play her sitar and talk to Courage while her old grumpy farmer husband Eustace Bagge dislikes Courage, usually scares him with giant green mask. Courage was always afraid of every mundane creepy, scary things and paranormal events happening in Nowhere town, but with the help of his computer, he was always ready to kick villain monsters, aliens, zombies and other evil forces away, facing them usually not by super strength method but by a game or contest and he win either by convincing villains to leave crime life or by tricking them out.

Courage the Cowardly Dog cartoon series was originally ran all it's 52 episodes in 102 individual segments from November 1999 to November 2002 with total of 4 seasons on Cartoon Network.

Courage The Cowardly Dog DVD


Monday, May 14, 2007

Chips Police Drama

CHIPs TV Series

Casts:
  • Erik Estrada as Officer Frank "Ponch" Poncherello
  • Larry Wilcox as Officer Captain Jon Baker
  • Robert Pine as Commissioner Sergeant Joe Getraer
  • Brianne Leary as Officer Sindy Cahill
  • Tina Gayle as Officer Kathy Linahan
  • Tom Reilly as Officer Bobby "Hot Dog" Nelson
  • Lew Saunders as Officer Gene Fritz
  • Brodie Greer as Officer Barry Baricza
  • Paul Linke as Officer Detective Artie Grossman
  • Randi Oakes as Officer Bonnie Clark
  • Michael Dorn as Officer Jebediah Turner
CHIPs was an action police drama series which stood as California Highway Patrol, the show about daily beats of two motorcycle men patrolling around the streets of Central Los Angeles. They take assignments and advice for compilation of street cases from humorous stranded motorists to criminal investigations and saving lives on tragic accidents.

Partner officers serious Captain Jonathan 'Jon' Baker and free-wheeling Officer Francis 'Ponch' Poncherello riding their Kawasaki 1000's motorcycles cruising around the highways and interstates of Los Angeles encountering speeders and car thieves, helping stranded motorists, assisting for paramedic help on accident scenes and emergencies, chase law breakers and investigate criminal crimes such as high-jacking. Also social lives of this bachelor duo were highlighted as well, with the assistance of beautiful and 'chippie' Officer Sindy Cahill and attractive Officer Kathy Lindahan. In 1982 season, Ponch got new partner Officer Bobby 'Hot Dog' Nelson and probationary force trainee Cadet Sergeant Bruce Nelson.

The series completed 6 seasons with total of 139 episodes aired from September 1977 to July 1983 on NBC.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Family Ties Comedy Series

Family Ties TV Series

Family Ties tv sitcom was created by Gary David Goldberg as a motive, uproarious and thought-provoking show in successfully domestic comedy series ran for seven years. The series focus on how political leftwings with liberal viewpoints in Reagan-era couple try to raise their children with conservative, liberal democrats and republican mindsets.

Public station manager Steven Keaton with his successful architect wife Elyse, they were hippies with their liberal viewpoints during the 1960s, abandon the Peace Corps ways to raise their children and hoped that they would adopt the same value but how they wonder why their children posses strong conservative views. Their first son Alex was over-achieving Reagan-devotee and member of Young Republican, while their daughter Mallory was an underachiever, music obsessed and seems having a never ending crush over boys and Jennifer was an intelligent observer, a precocious youngster just wanted to be a normal kid. Their family filled with fun and laughers while seriously tackles about teen pregnancy, censorship, pills addiction and racial minority. Baby boy Andrew later join as the youngest of Keaton family.

Family Ties comedy series strongly ran for seven seasons in 7 years from September 1982 until May 1989 with total of 180 episodes on NBC.

Family Ties DVD


Family Ties Casts:
  • Michael Gross as Steven Keaton
  • Meredith Baxter as Elyse Keaton
  • Michael J. Fox as Alex P. Keaton
  • Justine Bateman as Mallory Keaton
  • Tina Yothers as Jennifer Keaton
  • Brian Bonsall as Andrew 'Andy' Keaton
  • Scott Valentine as Nick Moore

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

The Big Valley TV Series

The Big Valley drama series was about the saga of richest and most powerful family, The Barkley's living and running their sprawling thirty-thousand acre ranch in San Joaquin Valley, Stockton, California. The family was headed by beautiful strong-willed matriarch Victoria widow of Tom who was killed bu railroad official, with her four children consists of two sons Jarrod and Nick, daughter Audra and Tom's illegitimate son Heath, they manage their cattle herd, mines, citrus groves and logging camps.

Elder Jarrod was a lawyer and he handles all the family legal issues, while second son was Nick was an aggressive and hot-tempered man who physically manage their family holdings with the assistant of sincere and helpful step-brother Heath in managing the family treasures and the youngest child Audra was a very caring, sensitive, talented horse rider, proud and beautiful daughter. Together they face family problems and share happiness, they bond together against troubles such as bank robbers, horse thieves, land grabbers and Mexican revolutionaries and other con men.

The series completed 122 60-minute episodes in 4 seasons aired from September 1965 until May 1969 on ABC, now on DVD.

The Big Valley DVD


The Big Valley Casts:
  • Barbara Stanwyck as Victoria Barkley
  • Richard Long as Jarrod Barkley
  • Peter Breck as Nick Barkley
  • Lee Majors as Heath Barkley
  • Linda Evans as Audra Barkley
  • Charles Briles as Eugene Barkley

Monday, May 7, 2007

Roc Comedy Series

Roc TV Series

Roc comedy series was a sitcom focused on the everyday life of Baltimore City garbage collector Roc Emerson and how he balances his time and mind between pressures on his work, social commentaries, family life crises and his great effort for the best and benefits of his loving and understanding wife Eleanor, his irresponsible brother and aspiring musician Joey and his live-in dad Andrew, all in sometimes dramatical but usually filled with humors life.

Roc's everyday chronicles on typical ups and downs, with fun and laughter on his family but also tackles some social commentaries like gang activities, teens, violence, African-American racism, sexually transmitted diseases, drug effects on childbirth and other local politics but Roc deal with them in more parenting concerns. In the last season, Roc and Eleanor finally welcome their first baby named Marcus Garvey Emerson.

The Roc comedy series completed 3 seasons in total of 72 episodes aired from August 1991 until May 1994.

Roc DVD


Roc Casts:
  • Rocky Carroll as Joey Emerson
  • Charles S. Dutton as Roc Emerson
  • Ella Joyce as Eleanor Emerson
  • Carl Gordon as Andrew Emerson

Friday, April 27, 2007

Witchblade Sci-Fi Action Series

Witchblade TV Series

Wichtblade action series, adapted from Top Cow comic book 'Witchblade' written by Marc Silvestri, about an ancient, intelligent living weapon called “Witchblade” which posses an incredible destructive and protective powers that can battle Earth's darkest evil forces, merged with one chosen person as the bearer of the generation.

The story line about New York police detective Sara 'Pez' Pezzini in her personal mission searching for the person who killed her father and her best and partner named Tom Gallo. While on journey with her buddies Kenneth Irons and Ian Notthingham, Sara acquired a mystical artifact armored glove that releases bullets that is capable to extends itself into a blade weapon or full armor when needed, it is called the Witchblade, the powerful gaunt-like weapon believed used by legendary Joan of Arc. Witchblade has own mind itself, choosing the right woman to merge with in every generation this time with Sara, giving her enhanced strength and agility which she employed to combat against much greater and frightening evil organizations that threatens the very soul of humanity.

Action-fantasy TV Series Witchblade was aired from June 2001 and ends on August 2002 for the total of 2 seasons with 23 episodes noe available on DVD.

Witchblade DVD at Movies and TV Shows on DVD


Witchblade Casts:
  • Anthony Cistaro as Kenneth Irons
  • John Hensley as Gabriel
  • Eric Etebari as Ian Nottingham
  • David Chokachi as Jake McCartey
  • Will Yun Lee as Danny Woo

Monday, April 23, 2007

My Three Sons Family Sitcom

My Three Sons Comedy Series

My Three Sons was one of the most popular and durable series and the second longest-running family live-action sitcom (after “The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet”) from 1960 until 1972 of airings with total of 12 seasons. The show talks about the chronicles of a widower raising his three sons, a wholehearted comedic show of a male-only household and eligible bachelor's burdened raising children with help of elderly man and desirable female guest stars.

Mid-West Aeronautical Engineer and responsible loving widowed father Steven “Steve” Douglas to his three sons; 18-year old Michael “Mike” college student, 14-year old Robert “Robbie” high schooler and 8-year old Richard “Chip” with the help their pet dog Tramp and Steve's maternal father-in-law Michael Francis “Bub” O'Casey who did all cooking, cleaning and chores. These warm-loving, supportive and well-wishing family give the happiness and comedy of a fatherly-figure with light hearted family values. When Bub O'Casey leave to Ireland, retired merchant Uncle Charlie comes with the Douglases and when Mike move after marrying his college sweetheart Sally, Chip's best friend Ernie was adopted, but they stay happy and funny even household change and give family lessons of life.

Family sitcom My Three Sons aired it's first 5 black & white seasons from 1960 to 1965 on ABC while remaining 7 colored seasons from 1965 till 1972 on CBS, 12 seasons with 380 episodes, now available on DVD.

My Three Sons DVD at Movies and TV Shows on DVD


My Three Sons Casts:
  • Fred MacMurray - Steven 'Steve' Douglas
  • Tim Considine - Michael 'Mike' Douglas
  • Don Grady - Robert 'Robbie' Douglas
  • Stanley Livingston - Richard 'Chip' Douglas
  • William Frawley - Michael Francis 'Bub' O'Casey
  • William Demarest - Uncle Charley
  • Barry Livingston - Ernie Douglas

Friday, April 20, 2007

Three's Company Sitcom

Three's Company Comedy Series

Three's Company, American sitcom loosely based from British sitcom 'Mad About the House', was a successful comedy series from late mid 70s until mid 80s. A comedy show about two girls living in a apartment got a new guy roommate but the landlord doesn't agree so he have to pretend a gay. After finally successful third pilot episode, the show completes it's casts and the series after six episodes made it in the Nielsen's Top Ten in ratings.

Two girls living together in Santa Monica Apartment 201; down-to-earth brunette Janet Wood and ditzy blonde Chrissy Snow lose their cook roommate Eleanor leaving the room a day after the house party but they eventually found a new one. A drunk guest left sleeping in their bathroom named Jack Stripper, Janet and Chrissy ask him if he would like to move in with them. Navy veteran Jack aspiring as chef and culinary student easily agrees but they got one problem, the uptight hard-nose landlord Mr. Stanley Roper doesn't agree for girls with a guy so Jack has to pretend to be a gay. Fun, humors and slapstick-prone misadventures comes around as the trio hide things behind Mr. Roper even his wife Helen knows true Jack, she doesn't mind. Jack also find difficulties as a swinging bachelor not to suppress his interests with the girls. End of series Janet married with man Phillip Dawson, sassy nurse Teri Alden moved to Hawaii for a job and Jack moved with his girlfriend Vicky Bradford.

The Three's Company comedy series premiered on Spring March 1977 and lasted until September 1984 for the total of 8 seasons with 172 episodes, now available on DVD.

Three's Company DVD at Movies and TV Shows on DVD


The Three's Company Casts:
  • John Ritter ......... as Jack Tripper
  • Suzanne Somers ......... as Chrissy Snow
  • Joyce DeWitt ......... as Janet Wood
  • Norman Fell ......... as Stanley Roper
  • Audra Lindley ......... as Helen Roper
  • Don Knotts ......... as Ralph Furley
  • Priscilla Barnes ......... as Terri Alden
  • Jenilee Harrison ......... as Cindy Snow

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Unhappily Ever After Comedy Series

Unhappily Ever After TV Series

Considered a takeoff from 1987 Married... With Children comes a funny sitcom tv series Unhappily Ever After, a comedy show sometimes entitled Unhappily... about the life of a overstressed father and his dysfunctional family but later he found companions and encouragements to be responsible enough for his family.

Jack Malloy miserably working as a used car salesman in a lot where his boss was his father-in-law. Jack was married with law-breaking sex starved wife Jennifer while her mother Maureen Slatery dislikes Jack and when they divorced, Jennie keep custody of their three kids. Ryan was the oldest idiot and not too bright son with a little luck with women, beautiful daughter Tiffany was intelligent straight A student who use her power over boys at school in her skimpy-dressing and she's a virgin. The youngest almost forgotten Ross an average intelligent son who gave gray stuff rabbit Mr. Floppy to his Father. Jack's over stress result schizophrenia, in their basement he hear and see bunny Mr. Floppy smoking, drinking and talking to Jack as advice consultant, became his best friend and faithful companion. Finally Tiffany accepted into Harvard and Jack was there for financial support and became successful salesman of new cars to celebrities.

The Warner Brother's Television Network produced Unhappily Ever After Comedy Series aired for 100 episodes from January 11, 1995 until May 23, 1999 for the total of four and a half seasons, now available on DVD.

Unhappily Ever After at Movies and TV Shows on DVD


UnHappily Ever After Casts:
  • Geoff Pierson as Jack Malloy
  • Stephanie Hodge as Jennie Malloy
  • Wendy Benson as Barbara Caufield
  • Kevin Connolly as Ryan Malloy
  • Nikki Cox as Tiffany Malloy
  • Justin Berfield as Ross Malloy
  • Joyce Van Patten as Maureen
  • Bobcat Goldthwait as Mr. Floppy voice
  • Allan Trautman as Mr. Floppy puppeteer

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Rainbow Brite TV Series

Rainbow Brite Cartoon Series

Rainbow Brite, a colorful cartoon tv series introduced by Hallmark in 1984, the story of a young girl who tries her best to bring peace, beauty and happiness to the Earth. Rainbow Land was a place of total darkness and emptiness, done by two bumble-headed Murky Dismal and Lurky from the gloomy Pits who prefers gray color instructed by Evil One.

A little orphan girl named Wisp is brought to the land of no colors with missions to rescue the seven color kids, find the tool Color Belt that could bring color to the land. With the help of her white sprite sidekick 'Twink' (he used to be red but Murky removed his color), and her egotistical talking horse 'Starlite' with rainbow-colored mane and tail and can fly on the rainbow, she take her journey to find the Sphere of Light in the castle. Wisp rescued all seven color kids, set a fight and won against Dark One using her magical Color Belt and she activate the Star Sprinkles using Color Crystal from mine cave and spread the colors all over the land. Sphere of Light name Wisp as Rainbow Brite with her task as the color keeper.

Rainbow Brite Cartoon show ran from December 1984 until March 1985 with total of 13 episodes, now available on DVD.

Rainbow Brite DVD at Movies and TV Shows on DVD


Rainbow Brite Voice Casts:
  • Bettina ............... voice of Wisp/Rainbow Brite
  • Peter Cullen ............... voices of Murky, Monstromurk & Narrator
  • Pat Fraley ............... voices of Lurky, Buddy Blue & Evil Force
  • obbie Lee ............... voices of Twink, Shy Violet, Indigo, Lala Orange & Sprites
  • Mona Marshall ............... voices of Red Butler, Patty O'Green & Canary Yellow
  • Andre Stojka ............... voice of Starlite
  • Scott Menville ............... voice of Brian

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends TV Series

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends animated TV series, a 1981 Saturday morning show from Marvel Productions Ltd., starring Marvel comic characters Spider-Man and Iceman and introduced new character, Firestar (instead of Fantastic Four's Human Torch to keep away children thinking playing with fire is ok, Firestar have no appearance being of fire) to complete the group. that fight against various villains. The series made it very interesting and awesome with it's excellent balance of action, humor, suspense and occasional touch of romance, plus the popular appearances of common Marvel villains such as Magneto, Videoman, Electro, Doctor Octopus, Juggernaut, The Green Goblin, Scorpion, Dr. Doom, Red Skull, The Beetle etc., as well as pop up of Marvel Universe guest appearances like Iron Man, Captain America, Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Sunfire, The Hulk and many more.

Peter Parker (Spiderman), Bobby Drake (Iceman) and Angelica Jones (Firestar) were college students at Empire State University, living with Peter's Aunt May and team-up with together calling themselves “Spider-Friends” fighting various supervillains and defend New York City. Iceman and Firestar first have arguments with their powers counteracting each other (ice and fire) contribute to their failure, Spidey had to play matchmaker for the two by arranging 'date' for them. Angelica grew up poor in a single parent home and posh kids harassing her especially Bonnie which trigger Angel's power resulting to disaster (melt toys, snowmen and set off fire sprinklers) calling her “Miss Angelica Jinx” but she able to control her power and eventually discovered her ability to fly by saving his father falling from a construction accident. Cyclops and Iceman spotted her and give her X-Men sales pitch where she happily join and use her power for good. Their adventures began with their amazing skills as nylon rope web-shooter, freezing ice and flaming fire.

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends premiered on September 12, 1981 and lasted until September 10, 1983, a total of 3 seasons with 24 episodes, now fully available on DVD.


Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Voice Cast Actors:
  • Dan Gilvezan .............. voice of Peter Parker/Spider-Man
  • Frank Welker .............. voice of Bobby Drake/Ice-Man, Flash Thompson, Ms. Lion
  • Kathy Garver .............. voice of Angelica Jones/Firestar
  • William Woodson .............. voice of J. Jonah Jameson
  • June Foray .............. voice of Aunt May Parker
  • Chris Latta .............. voice of The Sandman
  • Michael Bell .............. voice of Dr. Octopus
  • William Marshall .............. voice of Juggernaut
  • Dick Tufeld .............. voice of Narrator (Season 1)
  • Stan Lee .............. voice of Narrator (Season 2)

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Flipper - 1960s TV Series

Flipper TV Series

The 1964 Flipper TV Series was the television adaptation from 1963 film “Flipper”, about the adventures of a young park ranger with his two son in protecting a Coral Key Park in Florida against crooks and poachers doing something illegal, with the aid of their super-intelligent dolphin pet named Flipper. A female dolphin “Mitzi” played Flipper stunts from nudging of wayward boats, knocking poachers' pistols/guns and other close-up shots, while the famous tail walk and other athletic stunts were done by a male dolphin named Mr. Gipper.

Chief ranger Porter “Po” Ricks was the responsible widowed father for his two young son, 15-year old Sandy and 10-year old Bud living is a cottage near the shore and befriended with Flipper, a precocious dolphin with a distinctly unnatural degree of intelligence. Porter manage the fictitious Florida Everglades, “Coral Key Park and Marine Preserve” with the help of his sons and of course Flipper, in all park's game fish and skin divers activities, up to protecting the park. Young boys with Flipper always observing around and trying to capture those poachers, hunters and crooks doing illegal things but ending up Sandy and Bud being captured, smart Flipper always get help and rescue the boys or someone in danger and save the day.

The Flipper TV Series ran from September 1964 till May 1967, for total of 3 seasons and 88 episodes of adventures, now the best episodes collection from 1960's Flipper TV Series available on DVD.

The Best of Flipper DVD at Movies and TV Shows on DVD

The Flipper TV Series Casts:
  • Brian Kelly ............ as Porter Ricks
  • Mr. Gipper ............ as Stunt Double for Flipper
  • Mitzi the Dolphin ............ as Flipper
  • Tommy Norden ............ as "Bud" Ricks
  • Luke Halpin ............ as Sandy Ricks
  • Ulla Stromstedt ............ as Ulla Norstrand
  • Andy Devine ............ as Hap Gorman

Thursday, April 5, 2007

The Incredible Hulk - 70s TV Series

The Incredible Hulk TV Series

Based from fictional character superhero created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby and first appeared in Marvel Comic Universe in May 1962, The incredible Hulk action TV series was produced and hit the small screen in 1978 with starring concept where Bill Bixby as Dr. David Banner and Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk. With the same story concept from the comic books where Dr. Banner exposed from gamma radiation, when he feel under abnormally high emotional stress, transform himself into a strong, scary, green-colored monster called Hulk. Many changes have been made from this series produced/written by Kenneth Johnson oppose on comic book, some where Dr. Robert Bruce name changed to 'David' and profession as nuclear physicist into medical doctor/researcher, rather than being exposed to atomic explosion into gamma rays by laboratory accident, and some major characters were dropped all for sake of realism.

Brilliant/genius scientist Dr. Bruce Banner suffer trauma from loss of his wife in a car accident, he conduct a research, a strange phenomena of gamma radiation where humans can temporarily gain superhuman levels of strength, so he bombards his body to test and prove his theory with higher dose of radiation but nothing happens and he initially considered the experiment failed. On heavy rainstorm evening while driving home, he got flat tire where got injured with lug wrench, the stress, pain and anger triggers him into his first transmogrification - whitish-green color eyes, giant 7-feet tall muscular and powerful monster with bright green skin – after he destroy whatever threatens him, he morphs back to normal human with amnesia and tattered clothing. Banner drifts from place to place, using different identities while trying to find cure for his condition, but making him angry now has mind control, he uses his incredible power to deal with people problems, fight crimes and catch bad guys without killing anyone.

The Incredible Hulk action TV series was aired from March 1978 until May 1982, completed 5 seasons with 83 episodes, catch now on DVD.

The Incredible Hulk DVD at TV Shows on DVD


The Incredible Hulk Casts:
  • Lou Ferrigno ............... The Incredible Hulk
  • Bill Bixby ............... Dr. David Bruce Banner
  • Diana Muldaur ............... Dr. Helen Banner
  • Jack Colvin .............. Jack McGee
  • Michael Santiago ................ Father Costa
  • Gerald McRaney ................ Chief Frank Rhodes
  • Marc Alaimo ............... Captain Holt
  • Billy Green Bush ............... Sheriff Carl Decker
  • Victoria Carroll ............... Rose

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

The Tick Cartoon TV Series in the 1990s

The Tick TV Series

Based from character from the comic book created Bed Edlund in 1986, The Tick became a cult hit and captured wide audience when it was produced as cartoon TV series in 1994. A 7-feet tall, 400-pound, square-jawed muscular and high-spirited superhero named 'The Tick' in his blue-clad costumes, despite he's just like other superheroes with those powers, he's a hero with hilarious characteristics and mixed metaphors: he got muscle, super strength, nigh-invulnerability and 'drama power' (he's power increase in more dramatic situations), and he's an absurdist spoof superhero, a clueless and somewhat stupid guy but with a good-heart, a combination of heroic-insane character, showing a different but remarkable superhero that is so funny and entertaining.

In fictional city called The City protected by a powerful guy in his blue tights with radio controlled antennae sticking on his head named The Tick, against criminals, ninjas, hoods or clowns, all manner of evil-doers. Good thing on his patrolling he met and got a reliable sidekick, Arthur who wears a white moth suit (he can fly) with long ear-like antennae (often mistaken as bunny), give up his career as accountant and pursue as superhero, the two became partners where Tick got the muscle while Arthur serve as brain. Their team along the way saving the city, they've met skilled acrobat & accurate knife thrower American Maid; batman parody Die Fledermaus; Rain Man parody Sewer Urchin, Captain Liberty and many more, they've gave enough actions, comic reliefs and appealing characteristics in this 90s Saturday morning show.

The Tick Cartoon TV Series was aired from September 1, 1994 lasted until November 27, 1996 completed 3 seasons with 36 episodes of fun, action and comedy, now available on DVD.

The Tick on TV Shows on DVD


The Tick Voice Actors:
  • The Tick ............. voice byTownsend Coleman
  • Arthur ............. voices byMicky Dolenz & Rob Paulsen
  • American Maid ............. voice byKay Lenz
  • Die Fledermaus ............. voice byCam Clarke
  • Sewer Urchin ............. voice byJess Harnell
  • Doorman/Evil Midnight Bomber ............. voice byMaurice LaMarche
  • Bigshot ............. voice byKevin Schon
  • Jungle Janet, Jet Valkyrie ............. voice bySusan Silo

Saturday, March 31, 2007

The Looney Tunes Cartoon TV Series

Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD

Way back 1930, Warner Bros. started developing a series of musical animated shorts to promote their music - Merry Melodies and Looney Tunes were born. The two series storylines were based from Warner's vast music library, in 1934 Merrie Melodies produced in color while Looney Tunes (sometimes misspelled 'Looney Toons') in black & white and produced in color on 1943. Looney Tunes become the umbrella for WB's various recurring characters, the success in many medium specially in television, successfully become children favorites to grow up with.

Some Looney Tunes character appearance histories: long cartoon favorite Bugs Bunny (to the talent voice of Mel Blanc) first appeared in 1940 in Looney Tunes Porky Pig film “Porky's Hare Hunt”, Porky with his dog, 'Zero', hunting a rabbit who can pull himself out of a hat, fly with his ears, bounce on his head and like a bug that put Porky in the hospital, that's why he was called 'Bugs Bunny'. The most infamous short cartoon 'A Wild Hare' in 1940, featured a matured Bugs Bunny who did not fear danger from hunters, he simply sat beside next to Porky and calmly asked, "Eh, What's Up Doc?”, the producers then demanded more film from the rabbit. Porky Pig character began in 1935 “I Haven't Got A Hat” of Merrie Melodies, as a humorously stammering character loosely based on the 'Our Gang' live action shorts and his popular trademark voice in closing titles "Th-th-That's all, Folks!" WB's second hit star was Daffy Duck, an insaned counterpart to mild-mannered Porky Pig, he was first featured in 1937's short "Porky's Duck Hunt", bouncing around with his head and the yelling trademark “Woo hoo! Woo hoo!”. The cute & lovable but brutal yellow canary, 'Tweety Pie' appeared in "A Tale of Two Kitties" in 1942 while the lisping alleycat Sylvester Cat as WB's most versatile character appeared on 1945's “Life with Feathers”, Tweety and Sylvester paired in 1947's 'Tweetie Pie', the short where WB cartoon won it's first Oscar. The small but dangerous loud speaking cowboy 'Yosemite Sam' appeared on 1945's “Hare Trigger”, a loud, cranky and stubborn outlaw cowboy against Bugs Bunny.

In 1949 in the short “Fast and Furry-ous”, debuted the smiling gray-purple bird with incredible speed 'Road Runner' with trademark sound 'Beep Beep', as well as featuring the eternal loser “Wile E. Coyote” who despite of genius plans and tricks, he always failed to catch his prey, Road Runner and ending up blown up, flattened, mangled or dropped from dizzying heights.

Warner Brothers released The Looney Tunes Golden Collection started on 2003, volumes (Volume 5 on 2007) of broad selection of Looney Tunes black & white and colored animated shorts created from 1930s until 1960s, now available on DVD.