Series Description

This 1957 version of the Zorro TV show was a 30 minute adventure action series on ABC about "the other masked man". Like the Lone Ranger, Don Diego Del la Vega dons his mask (and cape) and becomes "Zorro", defender of the weak and downtrodden from the corrupt government officials in 1820s California. One of the few shows that had action without getting overly violent.

A great family adventure series!

Zorro Cast

Guy Williams .............. Don Diego de la Vega/Zorro

Henry Calvin .............. Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia

George J. Lewis ........... Don Alejandro De La Vega

Gene Sheldon .............. Bernardo

You Bet Your Life

Series Description

You Bet Your Life was actually two programs in one. First, Groucho Marx would "interview" two contestants by asking them questions about their lives. Groucho was truly a master at finding a joke somewhere in just about every answer they gave. After the "joking around" portion of the program, the quiz show would begin. The contestants could win money by correctly answering trivia questions. This process would continue with more pairs of contestants and the pair that won the most money would get a bonus round.

You Bet Your Life Cast

Groucho Marx ........ Host

George Fenneman ..... Announcer

Marilyn Burtis ...... Secret Word Girl

The X-Files

Series Description

The X-Files was a 60 minute sci-fi series on the FOX Network. It was about a man and a woman who worked together as investigators for the FBI. Their cases were typically ones that involved strange happenings that were impossible to explain. Special Agent Fox Mulder usually felt that the cause involved the paranormal or aliens from outer space and his partner Special Agent Dana Scully played the skeptic who usually couldn't explain their cases in any other way no matter how hard she tried.

The X-Files Cast

David Duchovny ....... Special Agent Fox William Mulder

Gillian Anderson ..... Special Agent Dana Katherine Scully

William B. Davis ..... Spender, The Cigarette-Smoking Man

Mitch Pileggi ........ Assistant Director Walter Sergei Skinner (1994-2002)

Tom Braidwood ........ Melvin Frohike (1994-2002)

Dean Haglund ......... Ringo Langly (1994-2002)

Bruce Harwood ........ John Fitzgerald Byers (1994-2002)

Nicholas Lea ......... Alex Krycek (1994-2002)

Sheila Larken ........ Margaret Scully (1994-2002)

Steven Williams ...... Mr. X (1994-2002)

Chris Owens .......... Special Agent Jeffrey Spender (1996-2002)

Wagon Train

Series Description

Wagon Train was a 60 minute (90 minutes in season 7 only) western action series on NBC for its first five seasons and on ABC thereafter. It told the stories of pioneers travelling through the unsettled territories to reach California. Along the way they encountered "wild" Indians, cattle rustlers, con men, blizzards in the mountains, running out of water in the desert and every other hazard you can imagine. The series also often explored the motivations that caused average people to leave civilization for the unknown lives they would find in the Western United States!

Wagon Train Cast

Ward Bond .......... Major Seth Adams

John McIntire ...... Christopher Hale

Robert Horton ...... Flint McCullough

Terry Wilson ....... Bill Hawks

Frank McGrath ...... Charlie Wooster

Denny Miller ....... Duke Shannon

Robert Fuller ...... Cooper Smith

Michael Burns ...... Barnaby West

The Virginian

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Col. MacKenzie.

It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.

The Virginian Cast:

The Virginian.........................Played by James Drury

Judge Garth...........................Lee J. Cobb

Trampas...............................Doug McClure

Steve Hill............................Gary Clarke

Betsy Garth...........................Roberta Shore

Randy Benton..........................Randy Boone

Deputy Sheriff Emmett Ryker...........Clu Gulager

Jennifer Sommers......................Diane Roter

(Was brought in as the Judge's niece after Roberta

Shore left the show)

Morgan Starr..........................John Dehner

( Morgan Starr was brought in to run the ranch for

 Judge Garth because of Garth's appointment as

 Governor of Wyoming.)

John Grainger.........................Charles Bickford

The Unit

Series Description

The Unit was a 60 minute military action series on CBS about a covert unit of U.S. Army Special Forces who took on the most difficult missions no matter where they had to travel worldwide. Most of the missions were related to terrorism but finding missing servicemen, defeating evil dictators, and capturing valuable in-tell were also among their objectives.

The Unit Cast

Dennis Haysbert .............. Jonas "Snake Doctor" Blane

Regina Taylor ................ Molly Blane

Scott Foley .................. Bob "Cool Breeze" Brown

Audrey Marie Anderson ........ Kim Brown

Max Martini .................. Mack "Dirt Diver" Gerhardt

Abby Brammell ................ Tiffy Gerhardt

Robert Patrick ............... Colonel Tom Ryan

Demore Barnes ................ Hector Williams

Alyssa Shafer ................ Serena Brown

Michael Irby ................. Charles Grey

Tarzan

Series Description

The Target: The Corruptors TV show BC This version of the Tazan TV show was a 60 minute crime action/adventure series on NBC about a man who had been raised by apes in the jungle. He had eventually been found and spent years being educated in the civilized world but he never cared much for man's corrupt society so he decided to return to his old life in the jungle. Along with his chimpanzee (Cheetah) and Jai, he once again fought for good against the local bad guys.

Tarzan Cast

Ron Ely .................. Tarzan

Manuel Padilla Jr. ....... Jai

Sanford and Son

Series Description

Sanford And Son was a 30 minute comedy series on NBC about a 65-year-old bigoted, stubborn, grumpy, Afro-American man named Fred Sanford who, along with his 34-year-old son Lamont, ran a junk business in Los Angeles, California. Fred somehow managed to find ways to get Lamont to do most of the work on their junk business even though Lamont was really only there because he knew that dad needed him. Fred was also always coming up with some "get rich quick" scheme that would backfire and Lamont would have to help him out of the jam.

Sanford And Son Cast

Redd Foxx ............... Fred Sanford

Demond Wilson ........... Lamont Sanford

LaWanda Page ............ Aunt Esther

Whitman Mayo ............ Grady Wilson

The Rifleman

Series Description

The Rifleman TV show starred Chuck Connors in this 30 minute family western action series on ABC. Connors portrayed a widower who raised his son Mark to be a decent and caring, but strong man in the old West. His one desire was to successfully homestead his ranch in North Fork, New Mexico. The Marshall of North Fork, however, had a difficult time handling the weekly "bad guys" and in each episode Lucas had to get out his Winchester Rifle and help the Marshall protect himself, his son, and his neighbors.

The Rifleman Cast

Chuck Connors ......... Lucas McCain (The Rifleman)

Johnny Crawford ....... Mark McCain

Paul Fix .............. Marshal Micah Torrance

Hope Summers .......... Hattie Denton

Harlan Warde .......... John Hamilton (1958-62)

John Harmon ........... Eddie Halstead (1958-62)

Joan Taylor ........... Milly Scott (1960-62)

Edgar Buchanan ........ Doc Burrage (1958-59)

Rhys Williams ......... Doc Burrage (1959-60)

Ralph Moody ........... Doc Burrage (1960-63)

Quincy, M.E.

Series Description

Quincy, M.E. was a 60 minute drama series on NBC. Plot lines would begin with a death that would appear to be from natural causes. Quincy, however, would notice something that would cause him to suspect foul play. Then he would changes roles from Medical Examiner to detective and solve the murder that was "unseen" by all others. Quincy's boss would always get upset believing that Quincy was seeing evidence that didn't exist. The police department didn't care for him

"shouldering-in" on their territory either! That didn't even slow him down in his quest to solve the crime!

Quincy, M.E. Cast

Jack Klugman ........ Doctor Quincy

Robert Ito .......... Sam Fujiyama

John S. Ragin ....... Doctor Robert Asten

Val Bisoglio ........ Danny Tovo

Joseph Roman ........ Sergeant Brill

Garry Walberg ....... Lieutenant Frank Monahan

Diane Markoff ....... Diane

Lynette Mettey ...... Lee Potter

Anita Gillette ...... Doctor Emily Hanover

The Patty Duke Show

Series Description

The Patty Duke Show was a comedy series about two teen-aged female cousins who look exactly alike. Their interchanging of identities allow them to engage in activities which usually ends out in trouble for the "twins".

Cast:

Patty Duke .................... Patty Lane / Cathy Lane

William Schallert ............. Martin Lane

Jean Byron .................... Natalie Lane

Paul O'Keefe .................. Ross Lane

Eddie Applegate ............... Richard Harrison

Rita McLaughlin ............... Patty Duke's Body Double

Kitty Sullivan ................ Sue Ellen Turner

Alberta Grant ................. Maggie

Skip Hinnant .................. Ted

Susan Melvin .................. Nicki Lee

John McGiver .................. J.R. Castle

Ann Alford .................... Eileen

Kelly Wood .................... Gloria

Robyn Miller .................. Roz

The Odd Couple

Series Description

The Odd Couple TV show was a 30 minute comedy series on ABC about two men who shared an apartment. One was a neat freak and the other was just about the biggest slob the world has ever seen! And that's just one thing where they were total opposites! They were the best of friends occasionally and at each other's throats the rest of the time!

The Odd Couple Cast

Tony Randall ............... Felix Unger

Jack Klugman ............... Oscar Trevor Madison

Al Molinaro ................ Murray Greshler

Brett Somers ............... Blanche Madison

Larry Gelman ............... Vinnie

Carole Shelley ............. Gwendolyn Pigeon (First Season)

Monica Evans ............... Cecily Pigeon (First Season)

Ryan McDonald .............. Roy (First Season)

Archie Hahn ................ Roger (Fourth Season)

Garry Walberg .............. Speed (Episodes 1-4)

Pamelyn Ferdin ............. Edna Unger (Episodes 1-2)

Joan Hotchkis .............. Dr. Nancy Cunningham (Episodes 1-2)

Elinor Donahue ............. Miriam Welby (Episodes 3-4)

No Time For Sergeants

Series Description

The No Time For Sergeants TV show was a comedy series about a "bumbling, not too bright" Air Force Airman with the best of intentions. Unfortunately, nothing he did ever turned out the way he planned. His Sergeant constantly "chews him out" but he thinks that the Sergeant is just great!

Cast

Sammy Jackson .............. Airman Will Stockdale

Kevin O'Neal ............... Airman Ben Whitledge

Harry Hickox ............... Sergeant King

Laurie Sibbald ............. Millie Anderson

Andy Clyde ................. Grandpa Jim Anderson

Hayden Rorke ............... Colonel Farnsworth

George Murdock ............. Captain Krupnick

Paul Smith ................. Captain Martin

Joe E. Tata ................ Private Mike Neddick

Michael McDonald ........... Private Jack Langdon

Greg Benedict .............. Private Blanchard