what were some t.v. shows/commercials/etc. that were/are local to your area that you remember and/or watch fondly? i have a couple... "captain 20" was a local semi-celebrity who hosted a couple of shows in the 80s...  WOW was a kids' show that aired sunday mornings (i think)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8cbPjWtTOuY

he also hosted a "creature feature" of scary old-school monster movies under the moniker "count gore de vol."

http://myweb.wvnet.edu/e-gor/tvhorrorhosts/grafix/goredevol2.jpg

(venerable political commentator gore vidal could not be reached for comment.)

and jessica just PMed me an awesome local commercial that used to air in baltimore (a kind of sister city to washington d.c.) for "mr. ray's hair weave."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3vtWmcVRaQ

it's the 80sest of the 80s.

We didn't really have any local shows that we watched, but we did watch the artichokes grow. Wooo. ::)
I'm surprised Ocean Mist has an account on YouTube. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dulv5ZNqmtI

what were some t.v. shows/commercials/etc. that were/are local to your area that you remember and/or watch fondly? i have a couple... "captain 20" was a local semi-celebrity who hosted a couple of shows in the 80s...  WOW was a kids' show that aired sunday mornings (i think)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8cbPjWtTOuY

he also hosted a "creature feature" of scary old-school monster movies under the moniker "count gore de vol."

http://myweb.wvnet.edu/e-gor/tvhorrorhosts/grafix/goredevol2.jpg

(venerable political commentator gore vidal could not be reached for comment.)

and jessica just PMed me an awesome local commercial that used to air in baltimore (a kind of sister city to washington d.c.) for "mr. ray's hair weave."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3vtWmcVRaQ

it's the 80sest of the 80s.


Wow, I lived in the D.C./Baltimore suburbs in the 70's-80's and totally remember Capitan 20!
He hosted mid afternoon cartoon shows like Speed Racer, Kimba The White Lion and Marieboy on WDCA channel 20.

Baltimore had its local "flavor" show too, Captain Chessapeake w/ "Chessie" (local Baltimore version of the Loch Ness "monster", a really ugly puppet  ::) )
http://s93943464.onlinehome.us/crabcitykidstv/captches_georgelewis.jpg

Both of these guy were real hams, and shows were extra cheesy, but they seemed like really nice guys that really loved what they were doing and loved kids...never thought I'd say I miss those days. But I do.  8)

BTW, I remember Mr. Rays Hair Weave and if you're really a DC/Balt local you remember the Carvel Ice Cream commercials too!

cookie puss!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ACCG1S5ES7o

i couldnt remember if that was local or not.

Excerpt from Wallace & Ladmo, one of the longest (if not THE longest) running daily children's shows in the U.S. (1954-1989).  I watched part or all of it almost every morning from the time I moved to Phoenix in 1977 'til the show went off the air in 1989.  RIP Ladmo.  :\'(

I can youtube today,yay :)

When i was a kid ads were my favorite thing to watch on tv,this one is from an airline,back in the 80's.

http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=UYZHQZGDrd4

I can youtube today,yay :)

When i was a kid ads were my favorite thing to watch on tv,this one is from an airline,back in the 80's.

http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=UYZHQZGDrd4
reminds me of heckle and jeckle. only it's just one bird... so.. heckle, i guess.

reminds me of heckle and jeckle. only it's just one bird... so.. heckle, i guess.




Ah that's true,but more psychedelic was it?

It's a shame you guys can't understand portuguese,there are some cool vids about my neighbourhood on youtube 8)

Chicago's rich in local shows.  One favorite: Cartoon Town, AKA the "BJ and Dirty Dragon" show with Bill Jackson

http://www.chicagotelevision.com/BJdlx2.jpg

Find out more at http://www.chicagotelevision.com/wfldtv.htm.

New York: Wonderama
Springfield, Mass: Strummer Drummer (still looking for anyone who remembers this show-I was supposed to be on in one day-in the "peanut gallery" so to speak but it didn't work out.  :\'( :\'( :\'()
Tulsa, OK: Uncle Zeb (Interviewed Uncle Zeb for a school project. )




Wow, I lived in the D.C./Baltimore suburbs in the 70's-80's and totally remember Capitan 20!
He hosted mid afternoon cartoon shows like Speed Racer, Kimba The White Lion and Marieboy on WDCA channel 20.

Baltimore had its local "flavor" show too, Captain Chessapeake w/ "Chessie" (local Baltimore version of the Loch Ness "monster", a really ugly puppet  ::) )
http://s93943464.onlinehome.us/crabcitykidstv/captches_georgelewis.jpg

Both of these guy were real hams, and shows were extra cheesy, but they seemed like really nice guys that really loved what they were doing and loved kids...never thought I'd say I miss those days. But I do.  8)

BTW, I remember Mr. Rays Hair Weave and if you're really a DC/Balt local you remember the Carvel Ice Cream commercials too!



I vaguely remember Captain 20.

As for the Carvel Ice Cream commercials, they were also in the New York area.

 

Cat

There was a popular show in Canada called Harrigan that was filmed right here in my hometown. 

http://www.tvarchive.ca/components/com_mtree/img/listings/19219_harrigan.jpg

It ran from 1969 - 1985 and starred an actor named Barry Dale as Harrigan, an Irish man dressed in a green outfit who entertained children and then he would look into his magic pot of gold and see all the drawings that kids across Canada would send in.  At the end of each episode, he'd do the Harrigan dance on top of the blarney stone

A local show it was indeed, but it was also syndicated across Canada

There was a popular show in Canada called Harrigan that was filmed right here in my hometown. 

http://www.tvarchive.ca/components/com_mtree/img/listings/19219_harrigan.jpg

It ran from 1969 - 1985 and starred an actor named Barry Dale as Harrigan, an Irish man dressed in a green outfit who entertained children and then he would look into his magic pot of gold and see all the drawings that kids across Canada would send in.  At the end of each episode, he'd do the Harrigan dance on top of the blarney stone

A local show it was indeed, but it was also syndicated across Canada




Wow. I wonder how an actual Irish person would have reacted to that show.

the best in NY/NJ was The uncle Floyd show.  I have discussed it here.  He ad great bands on like the ramones and such and played the piano...there was no studio audience so the only laughter you heard came from the cameramen and staff....hysterical!

http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Set/9631/UFLP.jpg


my favorite chicago show is Chic a Go Go...where little kids dance to some kick butt music..i have them on video:
http://www.roctober.com/chicagogo/

In the Boston area we had a guy named "Major Mudd" who was great.  He was an astronaut and had trained fleas the most mischevious one called Ricky who was always getting into trouble. His spaceship was the "Nervous One", and he would sign off with "I'll be blasting you" shortened to IBBY. On Saturdays Ed O'Donnell, who played Major Mudd, played Lord Harold Harvey Bumblebrook, a great hunter who was lost in the wilds of Africa with just his Boa Constrictor Beulah for company.


http://www.tvparty.com/bgifs12/majormudd1.jpg

Whoa, just stumbled  upon this old commercial favorite from the DC/Balt area.

Jhoon Rhee - Nobody Bothers me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz2PLuuFEiw

You can't have lived in the Wash, D.C/Baltimore area in the 70's/'80'S and NOT remember this TV ad.

"Nobody bothers me.....(cute little kid)nobody bothers me edder"  :D