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Featured Classic TV Shows DragnetThe program opened each week with these words from Det. Sgt. Joe Friday: "This is the city, Los Angeles, California. I work here, I carry a badge." Then that arresting theme music began to play ("Dum-de-dum-dum")....Read more...  Hogan's HeroesStalag 13, a German prisoner-of-war camp officially run by the naive and inept Colonel Wilhelm Klink and his obese, bumbling assistant, Sergeant Hans Schultz. Unofficially, events and camp life are manipulated by...Read more...  WebsterThe show, set in Chicago, revolved around Webster Long, a seven-year-old African-American orphan (Emmanuel Lewis) whose biological parents were recently killed in a car accident. He is then taken in by retired football...Read more...  Gilligan's IslandDespite critical barbs as sharp as a Maroobi spear, Gilligan's Island has proven unsinkable. Its first season was 1964's top-rated show. The expository theme song is one of television's most quoted, and its...Read more...  Bosom BuddiesSome like it Hanks in this cross-dressing sitcom that launched one of Hollywood's most accomplished careers. It doesn't get any "Before They Were Stars" than this. The future Oscar-winner hadn't even made Bachelor Party...Read more... |
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Founded in 1995, The Classic TV Database is dedicated to best shows that ever aired on television. This site features TV show information from the 1950's all the way to today. We showcase everything you need to know about all your favorites including cast information, episode guides, theme songs, past primetime schedules, ratings and much more.Televisions have helped entertain us for decades and now all of those memorable moments have been captured here. Please browse around and enjoy The Classic TV Database!
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