International Classic Sitcoms aired on DD

These shows are associated with our childhood memories. Don't you feel like traveling back in time and just feel great about it.

I wish i could. Well atleast we can cherish them right here and discuss those times.

Here are some of the International shows aired on Old DD.

1. I love lucy:-
I have heard that this show was on DD, but I never saw this on Doordarshan. I think this used to be aired before I was born. I think somewhere late 70's or early 80's.
Love Lucy is a popular and influential American situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15, 1951 to May 6, 1957 on CBS. The show continued on for three more seasons with 13 one-hour specials, running from 1957 to 1960, known first as The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show and later in reruns as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour. Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_Lucy

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2.Different Strokes:-
I remember this show vaugely, its a story of 2 smart black brothers they're young teenagers who were being brought up by a White man. The younger one was cute and funny. I think the show was all about tackling problems in one's life and finding their identity.
Diff'rent Strokes is a popular American sitcom that aired on the NBC and on ABC television network. This sitcom starred Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson and Todd Bridges as his older brother, Willis. They played two African-American children from a poor Harlem neighborhood whose deceased mother previously worked for a rich white widower, Philip Drummond (Conrad Bain), who eventually adopted them. They lived in a penthouse with Mr. Drummond, Mr. Drummond's daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato), and their maid.

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3.Didi's Comedy(Non-stop Non-sense)
do you remember, we used to burst out laughing back then in Early 80's.
DiDi's Comedy show (aka Dieter Hallervorden show)Didi's Comedy Show was a 1989 German comedy television show starring Dieter Hallervorden. Didi is a bumbling detective who is struck by "brilliant" ideas which turn out disastrously; he eventually comes out on top, however.
The show is based partly on Didi's comedic antics, many of which would be impossible in real life. For example, he takes part in a hammer throwing competition at a police sports event, forgets to let go of the hammer, and is pulled by centrifugal force into the skies; he is saved by hanging on to an aeroplane.
The English language version of the show was subtitled "Nonstop Nonsense".Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didi's_Comedy_Show

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4.Sherlock holmes
we used to wait for this show, so curious to know what is it going to be this time, in this episode. I could understand very little, I used to wonder how is he goin' to find out the bady guys. We really enjoyed the suspense and the drama in it so real and entertaining. I think the cases,stories were based on 1800 life or early 1900's somewhat like that since they wore old costumes and the rides were only from horse carts no cars then. i have added a intro clip only(the horses, the set was sooooo cooool isn't it)
Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish-born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of "deductive reasoning" while using abductive reasoning (inference to the best explanation) and astute observation to solve difficult cases.
The series was broadcast on the ITV network in the UK, and starred Jeremy Brett as the famous detective, a portrayal that many consider to be the definitive screen version of Sherlock Holmes, although this is a much-disputed subject.Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes_(TV_series)

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5. Street Hawk
I used to love the theme still do, the music was sooooo awesome for us as a child. Quite thrilling. Do you remember the voice that introduced "Jesse mark" (his real name is Rex simith)here it goes"This is jesse mark an ex-motorcycle cop injured in the line of duty, now a police troubleshooter he's been recruited for a top secret government mission to ride "STREET HAWK". i remember the last few words "the man, the machine, the street hawk.
Street Hawk was an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985.The show was about a police officer and former amateur dirtbike racer called Jesse Mach who was secretly picked to test a top secret project named "Street Hawk" - a high-tech motorbike capable of speeds in excess of 300 miles per hour. Norman Tuttle, his partner, designed and built the bike and reluctantly picked Jesse to test it. Mach began to lead a double life, a police Public Relations officer by day, and crime-fighter by night.

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6.Remington Steel
I very well remember this show, it was all about finding criminals, they were detectives. Peirce brosman was quite young in that, and later on he made some really good hits being the hot hunk 007 agent, Mr Bond.
Remington Steele is an American television series, produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. It starred Stephanie Zimbalist as private detective Laura Holt and Pierce Brosnan as a roguish former white-collar thief and con man who assumed the fictitious Remington Steele identity. The show took an offbeat approach to the standard TV detective genre, with ironic plotting and elements of romantic comedy.

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7.Fairie Tale theatre
you must be wondering why did i spell it like that. It is spelled like that in the show that's why :)..anyways this was quite a show too. Remember those episodes based on famous author's stories like:

• Cinderalla


• Pinocchio


• Beauty and the Beast


• Story of 3 Pigs


• Thumbelina

Here's a intro video hope this will bring some memory back :)

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Faerie Tale Theatre, fully Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, was a live action children's television series created by Shelley Duvall that ran from 1982 to 1987 retelling popular fairy tales. Shelley Duvall serves as narrator, host and executive producer of the program, and occasionally stars in episodes.

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8.God Father( shown in parts on DD)

do you remember this was showed late night like 10:00p.m my parents used to watch this quite eagerly, i remember it was little Violent too. Based on Maphia families. Wow! I love this God father theme just love it. It was quite a movie then.

The Godfather is a 1972 film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, with a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola, and an uncredited Robert Towne.[1] It stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton, and features Richard Castellano, Abe Vigoda and Sterling Hayden. The story spans ten years from 1945 to 1955 and chronicles the Italian-American Corleone crime family.

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9.Oshin

Oshin, at seven years, is sent off by her father to work as a babysitter, in order to support her family. With the physical and verbal abuse by her employer, Oshin insisted on sticking it through for the sake of her family. However, when she is accused of stealing money, she runs away and for days suffers through snow blizzards as she walks back home to be with her mother. But the blizzard is so rough on her, she nearly freezes to death. She's rescued by a man who himself is a fugitive, and stays with him until the snow melts.
Upon her return to her home, Oshin is once again sent back out - this time to Kaga-ya in Sayaka to work as a babysitter. She makes good friends with the daughter, who is the same age as Oshin, and stays at the Kaga-ya until she turns 16. But even after returning home once again, her father wants her to once again go back out and work as a bar maid. Realizing that the bar maid job is a cover for prostitution, Oshin runs off to Tokyo to follow her older sister Haru's dream of becoming a hair stylist.
While as a hairstylist, she met her husband and they were married. While they survived the Great Earthquake of 1923, their house and business was destroyed and they had to return to her in-laws house. As the marriage was not approved by her mother-in-law, Oshin suffered great hardship while living with them. She broke her arm while attempting to escape and even lost her soon-to-be-born baby because of the hard labor she had to endure working in the fields. She finally left her in-laws with her child but without her husband and attempted to rebuild her life. Subsequently, she found out she could no longer be a hair stylist because of her broken arm. She found jobs as the owner of a small bar-restaurant, pastry chef and even a peddler of fresh fish. Her business boomed and with her husband's help, Oshin established a small but bustling raw seafood shop.

Here's a Intro clip:

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The story continues right up to present 1983, and follows Oshin's adult life as she becomes a wife, raises children of her own, and experiences real-life events - including earthquakes and World War II.Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshin

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Some very old black n white English Comedy shows of Legendary Artists:-

10.Charlie Chaplin(silent)

Charlie Chaplin, was an Academy Award-winning English comedic actor. Chaplin became one of the most famous actors as well as a notable director, composer and musician in the early to mid Hollywood cinema era. He is considered one of the finest mimes and clowns ever captured on film. He greatly influenced other performers. Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin
It was aired on doordarshan long time ago before i was born i guess, i got this info from my dad :)

11.Laurel and Hardy

The two comedians worked together briefly in 1917 on The Lucky Dog. After a period appearing separately in several short films for the Hal Roach studio during the 1920s, they began appearing in movie shorts together in 1926. Laurel and Hardy officially became a team the following year, and soon became Hal Roach's most famous and lucrative stars. Among their most popular and successful films were the features Sons of the Desert (1933), Way Out West (1937), and Block-Heads (1938) and the shorts Big Business (1929), Liberty (1929), and their Academy Award-winning short, The Music Box (1932). Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel_and_Hardy

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12. Sliver spoons

is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982 to May 11, 1986The title of the show is based on the expression that rich children are born with a proverbial silver spoon in their mouth, implying that they are given only the very best and work for nothing. It is also a term for family wealth. Despite the premise, the goal of the show was to disprove either of these notionshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Spoons

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13. I dream of jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie is an American sitcom with a fantasy premise.Astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is on a space flight when his one-man capsule comes down far from the planned recovery area, near a deserted island. Tony notices a strange bottle that rolls by itself, and when he rubs it after removing the cork, smoke starts shooting out and Jeannie materializes and kisses Tony on the lips with passion, shocking Tony. (In the second season's animated opening, it's a kiss on the cheek and Tony is happy to receive it). Eventually, Jeannie (a homophone of genie) "blinks" a recovery helicopter into the area to rescue Tony, who is so grateful for her help that he tells her she's free. But Jeannie, who falls in love with Tony at first sight, reenters her bottle and moves it into Tony's duffel bag so she can accompany him back home.
Tony at first keeps Jeannie in her bottle most of the time, but finally relents and allows her to develop a life of her own. The first thing Jeannie does is break up Tony's engagement to the general's daughter. Source: Wikipedia.

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14.Who's the boss

The title of the show referred to the clear role reversal of the two lead actors, where a woman was the breadwinner, while a man stayed at home and took care of the house, thus the question of who the "boss" really was. It challenged media stereotypes of Italian-Americans as wholly ignorant of life outside of urban working-class neighborhoods.

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Star Trek

When we were kids we used to love this show. All the episodes i do not remember but we were so hooked whenever it used to run on old Doordarshan times.

Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series and media franchise. The Star Trek fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry is the setting of six television series including the original 1966 Star Trek, in addition to ten feature films with an eleventh in post-production to be released on May 8, 2009. The franchise also extends to dozens of computer and video games, hundreds of novels and instances of fan fiction, several fan-created video productions, as well as a themed attraction in Las Vegas. Beginning with the original TV series and continuing with the subsequent films and series, the franchise has created a cult phenomenon and has spawned many pop culture references.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_trek

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