The 'Remember that TV Show' Thread

LoathsomePete · 07-29-2010, 01:53 PM

I remember the days when The X-Files was on at 9:00 PM on Fridays. I remember watching the episode from season two with the fluke man right before going on a camping trip with my dad and refusing to use the port-a-potty at the camp site. While our campsite neighbours may not have liked me taking a shit near their site, I stayed safe from half man half fluke worm mutants.

Another show I remember from my youth was a tv show called Bump in the Night. It was a claymation show about a monster called Bumpy who lived under this kid's bed and felt some kind of protectiveness towards the kid, despite the fact that the kid is terrified of Bumpy. However Bumpy never makes the connection that he is the monster that the kid is terrified of. The show also featured this blue squishy thing named Squishington that lived in a toilet, and the kid's sister's doll named Molly (I think).

07-29-2010, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

I remember the days when The X-Files was on at 9:00 PM on Fridays. I remember watching the episode from season two with the fluke man right before going on a camping trip with my dad and refusing to use the port-a-potty at the camp site. While our campsite neighbours may not have liked me taking a shit near their site, I stayed safe from half man half fluke worm mutants.

Awesome story.
The X-Files always scared me half to death but I always watched them too.
I remember Tales from the Crypt Keeper scaring the living **** out of me during Saturday morning cartoons. But I loved it anyway and I couldn't peel my eyes off that show even if I wanted too.

Hello boys and ghouls....

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-29-2010, 02:41 PM

Sapphire & Steel

I was really young when this was aired but I bought the series on DVD and despite the budget and special effects being non existant, even watching it now it's really dark & claustrophobic and creepy as hell, and the scripts & ideas behind it were fantastic.

It's about 2 agents (Sapphire & Steel) who are a part of a group of mysterious agents who fix cracks in time.
It's never explained what or who they are or who they work for, they just turn up & stop time manifesting itself as either ghosts or creatures or making deals with people giving them chances to turn back the clock and correct mistakes that give time a way in to threaten the world.

My favourite story is the one where time manifests itself as a faceless man who can transfer himself into any photo, trap people inside photos & make copies of people inside them.

Have a trailer of that story...

Freebase Dali · 08-11-2010, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Flower Child

Awesome story.
The X-Files always scared me half to death but I always watched them too.
I remember Tales from the Crypt Keeper scaring the living **** out of me during Saturday morning cartoons. But I loved it anyway and I couldn't peel my eyes off that show even if I wanted too.

Hello boys and ghouls....

I LOOOOVED Tales from the crypt when I was a kid. Although I had to sneak-watch it back then, what with all the frequent breasts and sex scenes.
I've recently been re-watching all the seasons online and I still find them interesting. I love the twists, as they remind me of simple versions of Twilight Zone episodes, which is my absolute fave. And all the Crypt Keeper's cheesy puns. Those crack me up.

Remember this?

Never watched much of it, but when I was able to catch episodes as a kid I remember just being in awe of it. I pestered my parents for helicopter toys to no end because of that show.

07-29-2010, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I remember the days when The X-Files was on at 9:00 PM on Fridays. I remember watching the episode from season two with the fluke man right before going on a camping trip with my dad and refusing to use the port-a-potty at the camp site. While our campsite neighbours may not have liked me taking a shit near their site, I stayed safe from half man half fluke worm mutants. Another show I remember from my youth was a tv show called Bump in the Night. It was a claymation show about a monster called Bumpy who lived under this kid's bed and felt some kind of protectiveness towards the kid, despite the fact that the kid is terrified of Bumpy. However Bumpy never makes the connection that he is the monster that the kid is terrified of. The show also featured this blue squishy thing named Squishington that lived in a toilet, and the kid's sister's doll named Molly (I think). __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

07-29-2010, 02:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	Sapphire & Steel I was really young when this was aired but I bought the series on DVD and despite the budget and special effects being non existant, even watching it now it's really dark & claustrophobic and creepy as hell, and the scripts & ideas behind it were fantastic. It's about 2 agents (Sapphire & Steel) who are a part of a group of mysterious agents who fix cracks in time. It's never explained what or who they are or who they work for, they just turn up & stop time manifesting itself as either ghosts or creatures or making deals with people giving them chances to turn back the clock and correct mistakes that give time a way in to threaten the world. My favourite story is the one where time manifests itself as a faceless man who can transfer himself into any photo, trap people inside photos & make copies of people inside them. Have a trailer of that story... __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.