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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,372 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting VibroCount: Quote: Shows you what a geezer TV geek I am: I knew all but one... #100. Eesh, what does that make me... I knew them all. |
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Registered: March 16, 2007 | Posts: 405 |
| Posted: | | | | Knew them all as well...only thing I disagree with really is how high they ranked Roseanne??? I don't get it??? | | | My Collection!!! |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,747 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Calidain: Quote: Knew them all as well...only thing I disagree with really is how high they ranked Roseanne??? I don't get it??? Why not? I always liked the show and it's humour. And it's not a best looking contest. | | | Karsten DVD Collectors Online
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 811 |
| Posted: | | | | Jerry Mathers, Adam West ?? Where are Steve Allen and Jack Benny ??? the list is lame |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 811 |
| Posted: | | | | Sarah Jessica Parker ?? WTF
where's Bob Keeshan ?
where's Soupy Sales ?
they were true TV pioneers |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 811 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Dr. Killpatient: Quote: Interesting that an animated character is in the Top 10.
And what is "Not Ready for Primetime Players"? should be Lorne Michaels |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 811 |
| Posted: | | | | ok, last one ....
Ernie Kovacs should be in the top 5 of this list |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 3,321 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting mwkirchner: Quote: Quoting Mark Harrison:
Quote: I was shocked to discover that I've heard off all but three of them. The ones that didn't ring any bells to me were #36, #68 and #83.
36. Diahann Carroll ... played a nurse (who I believe also played a single Mom in the show) in a TV show called JULIA 68. Don Cornelius ... was the emcee for SOUL TRAIN 83. Isabel Sanford ... played WEEZY on the JEFFERSONS 36 - Still means nothing to me. I've never heard of the show Julia. 68 - I remember Sour Train, and would probably remember Don Cornelius if I saw him, but I was too young to pay much attention. 83 - I remember The Jeffersons (and Weezy) quite well. Guess I never knew her real name for whatever reason. Still, I'm quite surprised I knew or at least recognized the other 97 names. | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here. Create fake parent profiles to organize your collection. | | | Last edited: by Mark Harrison |
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Registered: March 16, 2007 | Posts: 405 |
| Posted: | | | | The list seems a little scewed to more current or recent television icons. I certainly have nothing against Roseanne, and my comment had nothing to do with her looks, thank you, however I can seriously argue that Ron Howard (Andy Griffith and Happy Days) is a larger Television Icon than Roseanne Barr!!! | | | My Collection!!! |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 3,480 |
| Posted: | | | | I've got a few more oldies to add: Art Linkletter Sid Caesar Garry Moore Ralph Edwards Mike Douglas Alfred Hitchcock Tyne Daly Bob Keeshen (aka Captain Kangaroo) Howdy Doody Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Annette Funicello Jack Paar James Arness Also. Desi Arnaz had a lot to do with Lucy's success as did Sonny Bono for Cher's and Jean Stapleton for Carroll O'Connor's and the entire cast of friends rather than just Jennifer Aniston. Norman Lear was behind All in the Family, Maude and others. All are more worthy than Marcia Cross for sure. | | | ...James
"People fake a lot of human interactions, but I feel like I fake them all, and I fake them very well. That’s my burden, I guess." ~ Dexter Morgan | | | Last edited: by m.cellophane |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 347 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Mark Harrison: Quote: Quoting mwkirchner:
Quote: Quoting Mark Harrison:
Quote: I was shocked to discover that I've heard off all but three of them. The ones that didn't ring any bells to me were #36, #68 and #83.
36. Diahann Carroll ... played a nurse (who I believe also played a single Mom in the show) in a TV show called JULIA 68. Don Cornelius ... was the emcee for SOUL TRAIN 83. Isabel Sanford ... played WEEZY on the JEFFERSONS
36 - Still means nothing to me. I've never heard of the show Julia. 68 - I remember Sour Train, and would probably remember Don Cornelius if I saw him, but I was too young to pay much attention. 83 - I remember The Jeffersons (and Weezy) quite well. Guess I never knew her real name for whatever reason.
Still, I'm quite surprised I knew or at least recognized the other 97 names. I am 57 ... guess that is why I remember some of these that others do not ... Click HERE to read about JULIA . This is Don Cornelius ... | | | Antec Nine Hundred case, 4GB A-Data DDR2 800 RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz, ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP MB, XFX GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 video card, ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink, Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s HDD, Zerodba 620W PSU, LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD with LightScribe SATA, Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B SATA, Hanns-G HH281 28" monitor, Kodak ESP3250 printer, Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers, Windows 7 Professional | | | Last edited: by mwkirchner |
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| JonM | Registered 28 Dec 2000 |
Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 343 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting pauls42: Quote: Never heard of 35 of these American tv giants.
I was thinking similar. Brucie, Parky, Wogan, Chris Tarrant and Trevor McDonald beat the lot, with an honourable mention to Roger Cook. Heck, even Ant and Dec should be in the top ten... did I go too far? Yes, I think I did... | | | Jon "When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend."
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Registered: March 16, 2007 | Posts: 405 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting JonM: Quote: Quoting pauls42:
Quote: Never heard of 35 of these American tv giants.
I was thinking similar. Brucie, Parky, Wogan, Chris Tarrant and Trevor McDonald beat the lot, with an honourable mention to Roger Cook. Heck, even Ant and Dec should be in the top ten... did I go too far? Yes, I think I did... Hoping you are using nick names, or abbreviations, cause I don't know any of these names!!! For the record, I knew everyone on the original top 25 (I am also 38)!!! | | | My Collection!!! |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 360 |
| Posted: | | | | Where is Bob Denver, Elizabeth Montgomery, Don Adams, Jack Webb, Eve Arden..... This list is so imcomplete... |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 811 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting JonM: Quote: Quoting pauls42:
Quote: Never heard of 35 of these American tv giants.
I was thinking similar. Brucie, Parky, Wogan, Chris Tarrant and Trevor McDonald beat the lot, with an honourable mention to Roger Cook. Heck, even Ant and Dec should be in the top ten... did I go too far? Yes, I think I did... ?????? |
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Registered: May 10, 2007 | Posts: 153 |
| Posted: | | | | agh love emm - you gotta lov ethe americans - lol - these people are british sorry folks - i've not heard of most on the list - i know about 30 thats it | | | regards rorschach999
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