Lost in Space

Series Description

The Lost In Space TV show was a 60 minute sci-fi series on CBS about the Robinson Family, Major Don West and their faithful robot who left Earth on the Jupiter II spacecraft on a five-year mission to explore a planet in the Alpha Centauri star system. Unfortunately, Doctor Zachary Smith sabotaged the ship, throwing it off-course and leaving the entire crew including Doctor Smith ... Lost In Space! Each week they travelled from planet to planet searching for the way back to Earth and finding aliens and danger along the way.

Lost In Space Broadcast History:

Wednesday Nights from 7:30 to 8:30 PM on CBS during its entire run

Lost In Space Cast

Guy Williams ......... Professor John Robinson

June Lockhart ........ Maureen Robinson

Mark Goddard ......... Don West

Marta Kristen ........ Judy Robinson

Billy Mumy............ Will Robinson

Angela Cartwright .... Penny Robinson

Jonathan Harris ...... Doctor Zachary Smith

Kung Fu

Series Description:

The TV show was a 60 minute action series on ABC about a Shaolin monk named Caine who traveled through the dangerous old wild western America searching for his half brother. Very few men would dare to travel back then without a gun or two but Caine went unarmed. But those who thought he was an easy target were often sadly mistaken. You see, Caine was a master of the martial arts!

      

Kung Fu Cast

David Carradine ................. Caine

Barry Sullivan .................. Dillon

Albert Salmi .................... Raif

Wayne Maunder ................... McKay

Benson Fong ..................... Han Fei

Richard Loo ..................... Master Sun

Keye Luke ....................... Master Po

Philip Ahn ...................... Master Kan

Victor Sen Yung ................. Chuen

Robert Ito ...................... Fong

James Hong ...................... Hsiang

Radames Pera .................... Young Caine

Roy Jenson ...................... Fuller

John Leoning .................... Master Teh

David Chow ...................... Little Monk

Series Description

Jonny Quest was a 30 minute, animated kids TV show that aired in prime time on ABC for its first

season and then in syndication for its second and final season. It was about an eleven-year-old

boy who travelled the globe, saving the world from evil with his father who was a scientist.

Jonny Quest Cast (Voices):

Tim Matheson ................. Jonny Quest

John Stephenson .............. Dr. Benton Quest (1964)

Don Messick .................. Dr. Benton Quest (1964-1965)

Mike Road .................... Roger "Race" Bannon

Danny Bravo .................. Hadji

Series Description

The I Love Lucy Show was a 30 minute comedy series on CBS about a Cuban bandleader (Ricky) and his American, wacky, red-headed wife. Ricky was a headliner performer at the Tropicana Club and actually, a star. He really did love Lucy very much but love is not everything! He wished that she'd be satisfied to be a wife and mother. She also had enormous love for her husband, but longed to be a star just like Ricky. She would pull every trick in the book to perform at the Tropicana even though it was clear to everyone that she had no real talent. Occasionally she got a taste of show biz but, of course, she always messed up! Perhaps the best-known example was in I Love Lucy episode #30, "Lucy Does A Television Commercial". Lucy got hired to do a commercial about a health product called, "Vitameatavegamin". After several takes it becomes evident that the product is pretty high in alcohol content! Lucy ends out drunk by the end of the episode!

In the fourth season of I Love Lucy, Lucy, Ricky and their landlords/friends the Mertzes headed for California where Ricky was being offered a movie contract. These episodes were especially popular as many people of that time had little or no opportunity to travel and it was very exciting to watch! Also, it gave the writers an opportunity to interact Lucy with many top celebrities of the day in California.

This was the first program to be recorded directly on film rather than kineoscoped

(filming a TV screen). It was also the first to use the "3 camera" process allowing the scenes to be filmed from different angles (That was actually Desi Arnaz's idea and became the industry standard)!

I Love Lucy Show Broadcast History:

Monday Nights from 9:00 to 9:30 PM on CBS during the entire series original run

I Love Lucy Cast

Lucille Ball ............... Lucy Ricardo

Desi Arnaz ................. Ricky Ricardo

William Frawley ............ Fred Mertz

Vivian Vance ............... Ethel Mertz

Hazel

Series Description

The Hazel TV show was a comedy series about a very successful corporate attourney, his family and their maid named Hazel. When George Baxter arrived home at the end of a hard day at the law office, he had to deal with the head of the household ... definitely his maid Hazel! She ran his home every bit as efficiently as he ran his office. They had many conflicts, but Hazel always turned out to be right and her opinion prevailed!

Hazel Cast

Shirley Booth ........... Hazel Burke

Don DeFore .............. George Baxter

Whitney Blake ........... Dorothy Baxter

Bobby Buntrock .......... Harold Baxter

Maudie Prickett ......... Rosie

Howard Smith ............ Harvey Griffin

Norma Varden ............ Harriet Johnson

Robert P. Lieb .......... Harry Thompson

Donald Foster ........... Herbert Johnson

Cathy Lewis ............. Deidre Thompson

Ray Fulmer .............. Steve Baxter

Lynn Borden ............. Barbara Baxter

Gunsmoke

Series Description:

The Gunsmoke TV show was a western action series that aired on CBS for 30 minutes during its first six seasons and then expanded to 60 minutes. It emphasized a rare commodity in the wild west ... law and order! Marshall Matt Dillon was responsible for bringing respect for the law to Dodge City. Cattle thieves, gunfighters and other bad guys had to seek out another place to get into trouble!

Gunsmoke Cast

James Arness ....... Marshall Matthew "Matt" Dillon

Dennis Weaver ...... Chester Goode

Amanda Blake ....... Kathleen "Kitty" Russell

Milburn Stone ...... Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams

Burt Reynolds ...... Quint Asper

Ken Curtis ......... Festus Haggen

Roger Ewing ........ Thad Greenwood

Robert Brubaker .... Jim Buck / Floyd (In 2 parts that ran seperately)

Buck Taylor ........ Newly O'Brien

Glenn Strange ...... Sam

Clem Fuller ........ Clem

Dabbs Greer ........ Wilbur Jonas

James Nusser ....... Louie Pheeters

F Troop

Series Description:

The F Troop TV show was a 30 minute situation comedy series on ABC about a Private who is given a field promotion to Captain and given command of Fort Courage. The problem is that he got his promotion and command because he accidentally "saved the day" when he led a cavalry charge in the wrong direction.

That pretty much continues to be the theme of the show throughout the series run. Captain Parmenter keeps goofing up and comes out smelling like a rose.

F Troop Cast

Ken Berry .............. Captain Wilton Parmenter

Forrest Tucker ......... Sergeant Morgan O'Rourke

Larry Storch ........... Corporal Randolph Agarn

Melody Patterson ....... Wrangler Jane

James Hampton .......... Trooper Hannibal Dobbs

Joe Brooks ............. Trooper Vanderbilt

Bob Steele ............. Trooper Duffy

Frank DeKova ........... Chief Wild Eagle

Don Diamond ............ Crazy Cat