Here's my list of my favortie TV shows of all time.

[ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan)]

Hey, I totally forgot that not only did Palance do the push-ups but he actually did them with one hand!!! At 70 something!! DANG!!!

Yes I think I'm aware of the season 14 opener where Little Joe finally gets married to Bonnie Bedelia but tragedy strikes. Of course! It always does with the Cartwright boys - the Cartwright curse! I do want to see that episode. One of these days I shall. I don't think any Cartwright ever got as far as marrying someone. Until this episode. The girl usually dies before any wedding can happen.

Four Cartwright marriages, four deaths of young women. If this was happening today, Ben would have Perry Mason on retainer and there'd be a podcast hosted by Hop Sing titled
"The Cartwrights: Murder Clan USA or Just Unlucky in Love?"

Hey, if Hop Sing is hosting a podcast... I'm right there!!!

Meestah Cot-light!!

[Luther's nephew Dobie]

Pahonu wrote:
Four Cartwright marriages, four deaths of young women. If this was happening today, Ben would have Perry Mason on retainer and there'd be a podcast hosted by Hop Sing titled
"The Cartwrights: Murder Clan USA or Just Unlucky in Love?"

I love that podcast title!

Ivan wrote:
Hey, if Hop Sing is hosting a podcast... I'm right there!!!  
Meestah Cot-light!!

Hi Guys,
I always enjoyed when Hop Sing would get angry at the Cartwrights and chew them out, the other actors seemingly did as well.
 Hoss's impressed, awed reaction after Hop Sing beats up Mike Mazurki with a flurry of karate chops on the street in Virginia City is hilarious -

"I'm never gonna complain about his burnt chicken again"

Somebody should do a tongue in cheek podcast on the Cartwrights as original gangstas.
The death toll amongst those unfortunate enough to cross them must number in the many dozens.
In the first episodes before the writers/production staff found their way, Ben was a crazed zealot equating the Ponderosa with the Promised Land, his boys
ready to actually kill someone merely for the crime of trespassing. 

Victor Sen Yung initially found fame as Charlie Chan's uber Americanized son Jimmy Chan, amusingly put down constantly by his father.
The series coined good box office even after it moved to poverty row studio Monogram, as it was especially popular with the black and native american communities,
as in their eyes, for once the hero wasn't white.
 I got a chuckle at how obtuse the panel was on To Tell The Truth, a mere year after Bonanza ended its run, when 3 of the 4 panelists couldn't tell Yung apart from the 2 imposters.
After all, his face had literally been seen by a billion viewers and more across the planet as Bonanza played everywhere.
I recall watching this TTTT, as soon as Victor came out we all blurted out "Hop Sing!"
 He was on because he had been shot struggling with armed terrorists after his plane was hijacked and the FBI was storming it.
He was down on his luck and alone when he passed at 65, his body undiscovered for 10 days.
 Pernell Roberts stepped in to pay all his funeral costs, and gave the eulogy.

"Number Two Son very promising detective...promise very much produce very little"
Charlie Chan

[Kee]

For better or worse, here's mine.

Hawaii Five-O (Original and reboot)
Magnum PI (Original and reboot)
The Fugitive (Original and reboot)
Quantum Leap (Original and reboot)
Columbo
M*A*S*H* (The first three seasons with the original cast)
The Wild, Wild, West
The Phil Silvers Show
The Andy Griffith Show (Black and White episodes only)
Hogan’s Heroes

[Luther's nephew Dobie]

For better or worse, here's mine.

Hawaii Five-O (Original and reboot)
Magnum PI (Original and reboot)
The Fugitive (Original and reboot)
Quantum Leap (Original and reboot)
Columbo
M*A*S*H* (The first three seasons with the original cast)
The Wild, Wild, West
The Phil Silvers Show
The Andy Griffith Show (Black and White episodes only)
Hogan’s Heroes

I like your list. Four of them have lyrics to their theme song, that I know of. Hawaii Five-O, MASH, Andy Griffith and Hogan's Heroes. Hogan's Heroes even released a cast record with them singing
the theme and other songs, its on You Tube, worth a listen. Kenneth Washington and Nita Talbot are the last actors still alive who had regular roles on the series.

Hogan's Heroes Theme
Music and lyrics by Jerry Fielding

Heroes, heroes, husky men of war,
Sons of all the heroes, of the war before!
We're all heroes up to our ear-o's,
You ask the questions,
We make suggestions,
That's what we're heroes for!

All good heroes love a good, big fight!
Open up the bomb bays! Brighten up the night!
We are known for solving a quarrel,
You throw the roses,
We punch the noses,
That's what we're heroes for!

What's a hero do?
We're never gonna tell ya',
'Cause we wish we knew!
That's why we heroes are so few!
We've got a slogan,
Heroes are not born, boys, heroes all are made!
From Colonel Hogan,
And Colonel Hogan's a hero too!

Never flinch, boys, never be afraid!
Ask not why, boys, never say die, boys,
Answer the call, remember we'll all be heroes forever more!

[Kee]

I like your list. Four of them have lyrics to their theme song, that I know of. Hawaii Five-O, MASH, Andy Griffith and Hogan's Heroes. Hogan's Heroes even released a cast record with them singing
the theme and other songs, its on You Tube, worth a listen.

Thank you. I had no idea that the Hogan's Heroes show had lyrics.

[ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan)]

For better or worse, here's mine.

Hawaii Five-O (Original and reboot)
Magnum PI (Original and reboot)
The Fugitive (Original and reboot)
Quantum Leap (Original and reboot)
Columbo
M*A*S*H* (The first three seasons with the original cast)
The Wild, Wild, West
The Phil Silvers Show
The Andy Griffith Show (Black and White episodes only)
Hogan’s Heroes

I like your list. Four of them have lyrics to their theme song, that I know of. Hawaii Five-O, MASH, Andy Griffith and Hogan's Heroes. Hogan's Heroes even released a cast record with them singing
the theme and other songs, its on You Tube, worth a listen. Kenneth Washington and Nita Talbot are the last actors still alive who had regular roles on the series.

Hogan's Heroes Theme
Music and lyrics by Jerry Fielding

Heroes, heroes, husky men of war,
Sons of all the heroes, of the war before!
We're all heroes up to our ear-o's,
You ask the questions,
We make suggestions,
That's what we're heroes for!

All good heroes love a good, big fight!
Open up the bomb bays! Brighten up the night!
We are known for solving a quarrel,
You throw the roses,
We punch the noses,
That's what we're heroes for!

What's a hero do?
We're never gonna tell ya',
'Cause we wish we knew!
That's why we heroes are so few!
We've got a slogan,
Heroes are not born, boys, heroes all are made!
From Colonel Hogan,
And Colonel Hogan's a hero too!

Never flinch, boys, never be afraid!
Ask not why, boys, never say die, boys,
Answer the call, remember we'll all be heroes forever more!

Wow, Dobe! What a treasure of a find! I knew that Bonanza and even Five-O had lyrics that went along with the theme but had no idea Hogan's Heroes did. Great lyrics too!!

Here is the YouTube video where the four cast members - Ivan Dixon (Magnum PI director), Richard Dawson, Robert Clary, and Larry Hovis - are heard singing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnqJHorpOkk

[Luther's nephew Dobie]

For better or worse, here's mine.

Hawaii Five-O (Original and reboot)
Magnum PI (Original and reboot)
The Fugitive (Original and reboot)
Quantum Leap (Original and reboot)
Columbo
M*A*S*H* (The first three seasons with the original cast)
The Wild, Wild, West
The Phil Silvers Show
The Andy Griffith Show (Black and White episodes only)
Hogan’s Heroes

I like your list. Four of them have lyrics to their theme song, that I know of. Hawaii Five-O, MASH, Andy Griffith and Hogan's Heroes. Hogan's Heroes even released a cast record with them singing
the theme and other songs, its on You Tube, worth a listen. Kenneth Washington and Nita Talbot are the last actors still alive who had regular roles on the series.

Hogan's Heroes Theme
Music and lyrics by Jerry Fielding

Heroes, heroes, husky men of war,
Sons of all the heroes, of the war before!
We're all heroes up to our ear-o's,
You ask the questions,
We make suggestions,
That's what we're heroes for!

All good heroes love a good, big fight!
Open up the bomb bays! Brighten up the night!
We are known for solving a quarrel,
You throw the roses,
We punch the noses,
That's what we're heroes for!

What's a hero do?
We're never gonna tell ya',
'Cause we wish we knew!
That's why we heroes are so few!
We've got a slogan,
Heroes are not born, boys, heroes all are made!
From Colonel Hogan,
And Colonel Hogan's a hero too!

Never flinch, boys, never be afraid!
Ask not why, boys, never say die, boys,
Answer the call, remember we'll all be heroes forever more!

Wow, Dobe! What a treasure of a find! I knew that Bonanza and even Five-O had lyrics that went along with the theme but had no idea Hogan's Heroes did. Great lyrics too!!

Here is the YouTube video where the four cast members - Ivan Dixon (Magnum PI director), Richard Dawson, Robert Clary, and Larry Hovis - are heard singing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnqJHorpOkk

Ivan, thanks for sharing the song. I was in England in a park and the Royal Marine Band played Hogans Heroes. I sought out the Sergeant Major who had conducted it afterwards and he told me the Hogan theme
was very good musically and very much in the British tradition. It does sound like a British March.

[ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan)]

For better or worse, here's mine.

Hawaii Five-O (Original and reboot)
Magnum PI (Original and reboot)
The Fugitive (Original and reboot)
Quantum Leap (Original and reboot)
Columbo
M*A*S*H* (The first three seasons with the original cast)
The Wild, Wild, West
The Phil Silvers Show
The Andy Griffith Show (Black and White episodes only)
Hogan’s Heroes

I like your list. Four of them have lyrics to their theme song, that I know of. Hawaii Five-O, MASH, Andy Griffith and Hogan's Heroes. Hogan's Heroes even released a cast record with them singing
the theme and other songs, its on You Tube, worth a listen. Kenneth Washington and Nita Talbot are the last actors still alive who had regular roles on the series.

Hogan's Heroes Theme
Music and lyrics by Jerry Fielding

Heroes, heroes, husky men of war,
Sons of all the heroes, of the war before!
We're all heroes up to our ear-o's,
You ask the questions,
We make suggestions,
That's what we're heroes for!

All good heroes love a good, big fight!
Open up the bomb bays! Brighten up the night!
We are known for solving a quarrel,
You throw the roses,
We punch the noses,
That's what we're heroes for!

What's a hero do?
We're never gonna tell ya',
'Cause we wish we knew!
That's why we heroes are so few!
We've got a slogan,
Heroes are not born, boys, heroes all are made!
From Colonel Hogan,
And Colonel Hogan's a hero too!

Never flinch, boys, never be afraid!
Ask not why, boys, never say die, boys,
Answer the call, remember we'll all be heroes forever more!

Wow, Dobe! What a treasure of a find! I knew that Bonanza and even Five-O had lyrics that went along with the theme but had no idea Hogan's Heroes did. Great lyrics too!!

Here is the YouTube video where the four cast members - Ivan Dixon (Magnum PI director), Richard Dawson, Robert Clary, and Larry Hovis - are heard singing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnqJHorpOkk

Ivan, thanks for sharing the song. I was in England in a park and the Royal Marine Band played Hogans Heroes. I sought out the Sergeant Major who had conducted it afterwards and he told me the Hogan theme
was very good musically and very much in the British tradition. It does sound like a British March.

The lyrics kind of remind me of Colonel Bogey's March.