Saturday, April 17, 2010

Pop Culture and NYC

NYC has been the back drop for many classic TV shows. This NYC Native will list his ten favorites.

1) The Odd Couple
2) All in the Family
3) Kojak
4) McCloud
5) Welcome Back Kotter
6) Barney Miller
7) The Honeymooners
8)Seinfeld
9) Bewitched
10) Just Shoot Me

10 comments:

  1. Hey Beak, could you help me out? I lost me login ID to the Pyongyang Times website and I really have to consult the Dear Leader's speech for our next party meeting.

    May I use yours?

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  2. You forgot two of the very best.

    One was short lived and starred George C. Scott. The other, there's no excuse for not knowing.

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  3. Ducky

    Kim Jong Ill wants no part of this Officer.

    The Lucille Ball show really did very
    few outdoors shots or discussed NYC
    in depth. I am not a great fan of that show just like the other ones better.

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  4. Beak

    East Side/West Side

    The Naked City

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  5. For shows based in New York City, I would have to include The Jeffersons, and one of my all-time favorites-Taxi.

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  6. Those are two good shows PT. The Jefferson's seldom moved beyond their apartment.Bentley was a riot

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  7. I Love Lucy
    The Bob Newhart Show
    Mary Tyler Moore
    That Girl
    Cheers
    The Honeymooners
    Perry Mason
    All in the Family
    Roseanne

    I'd list Leave it to Beaver and Father KNows Best, but that might embarrass me :-)

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  8. z, I believe Mary Tyler Moore was in Minneapolis and Cheers was in Boston.

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  9. Amos and Andy

    Make Room for Daddy

    The Thin Man

    Car 54 Where Are You?

    All in the Family

    Odd Couple

    Taxi

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  10. Sorry, missed the NEW YORK caveat somehow and got carried away!

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