Little known/forgotten TV shows/movies you love

[FromEquestria2LA]

Over the past century, there are many TV shows that you like that have been largely forgotten or just little known. This thread is where you can talk about them, and maybe find somebody on these forums who like the series you will mention.

For me, one series I have recently discovered (but aired when I was just a mere baby) is the 1987 syndicated animated series Beverly Hills Teens. What's it about? Per Wikipedia:
The series' namesake teenagers reside in the exclusive enclave of Beverly Hills, California and are shown to have exaggerated wealth, exemplified by mansions, yachts, and limousines, while navigating typical teenage concerns, including schoolwork, friendships, and romantic rivalries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Teens
Beverly Hills Teens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/W ... HillsTeens

The above two links are about the two series. Hope you can enlighten yourself on this little-known series.

 

[Progster]

I don't know if these are forgotten as such, as I'm sure there are still people out there who watch these and you can find episodes on Youtube, but I'd like to add:
Survivors (1980s apocalyptic sci fi series)
The Day of the Triffids
The Tripods
The Twilight Zone
Sapphire and Steel
Grange Hill (featured a character with AS, Martin)
Lost in Space
Tomorrow's World
The Wombles (like the music too!)
The Magic Roundabout

 

[Harrison]

From the very early days of marionation -

Space Patrol (on YouTube now)
Four Feather Falls
Fireball XL5

mentioned above
Lost in Space
Twilight Zone

Adam Adamant
UFO
Quatermass

 

[inabox]

I like most of the ones mentioned. Not heard of some of them.
One i like and is hard to find is "Look Around You". I think it was on UK tv in .. maybe late 90s or a bit later, not sure. It was a p*ss-take of school science programmes, pretty funny, and had it down to a T of how those programmes are done. But entertaining to watch. Very good.

 

[Sylar]

Doug
Gargoyles
Mummies Alive
Butt Ugly Martians
Lloyd in Space

 

[onism]

I'm also a fellow lover of The Twilight Zone, as well as in a love/hate relationship with the show Lie To Me!

 

[Sass]

Does anyone remember:

Two Stupid Dogs
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Catdog
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Rocko's Modern Life
Cow and Chicken

?

 

[Sylar]

Does anyone remember:

Two Stupid Dogs
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Catdog
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Rocko's Modern Life
Cow and Chicken

?

I'm pretty sure everyone in the 90s remembers Catdog, Courage and Cow and Chicken. Fat Dog Mendoza is another issue.

 

[Limited_Moon]

As mentioned by one or two people :
Lost in space
Sapphire and Steel
Survivors (haven't finished it yet, but it's awesome)

I also like:
Lexx
Blakes7 (probably big enough in the late 70's and the 80's, but not so much now)
The Comic Strip (by the same group of comedians as the Young Ones)
Bottom

 

[Aurore]

I loved Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye but I wasn't able to see all the seasons because of a very bad scheduling. I'll buy the DVDs someday!

 

[AGXStarseed]

Tracker was a TV show from the early 2000's that I came across by accident and enjoyed every minute of. The backstory is that in a distant solar system called the Migar System, there is a prison break - resulting in the "life forces" of over 200 prisoners escaping from SAR TOP Prison and traveling through a wormhole to Earth before they take over the bodies of humans on a train into Chicago.
The takeover results in the human 'dying' while the aliens use their bodies as a host - gaining some of their host's knowledge (such as speaking English) while still maintaining some of the abilities of their own species.

In order to recapture the criminals, SAR TOP sends a Tracker (an alien cop/bounty hunter) called Daggon to track down the criminals, capture their life-forces and bring them back - with Daggon using a photo to create a body for himself rather then taking a human life force and starts to call himself Cole. He also manages to enlist the aid of a bar owner called Mel Porter (who gives him a place to stay as well as helping him adapt to living on Earth as well as catching the fugitives). The pair find out that the one behind the escape is a vengeful alien called Zin, who is using the escapees for his own plans.

Despite what seems like a silly idea, it actually plays out pretty well; Cole/Daggon is played by Adrian Paul (who was the protagonist in the Highlander TV series) and plays a character who - in no short part due to been an actual alien - displays a fair few autistic traits as he tries to adapt to living on Earth (such as misunderstanding sarcasm and expressions as well as been 'very honest'). Some comedy moments ensue as a result and in the pilot episode, Mel even compares him to Rain Man.
Furthermore, he's pretty badass. His main power is manipulating energy, which he can use for a variety of purposes from attacking/healing someone, breaking/fixing electronics and even temporarily slowing down time. He's also strong and agile - to which he can scale a building wall with ease.

The show ran for 22 episodes and had a pretty good following. Unfortunately, it received the cancellation order.
Here's the pilot episode, and the series does improve after it:

 

[Nisk]

Tracker was a TV show from the early 2000's that I came across by accident and enjoyed every minute of. The backstory is that in a distant solar system called the Migar System, there is a prison break - resulting in the "life forces" of over 200 prisoners escaping from SAR TOP Prison and traveling through a wormhole to Earth before they take over the bodies of humans on a train into Chicago.
The takeover results in the human 'dying' while the aliens use their bodies as a host - gaining some of their host's knowledge (such as speaking English) while still maintaining some of the abilities of their own species.

In order to recapture the criminals, SAR TOP sends a Tracker (an alien cop/bounty hunter) called Daggon to track down the criminals, capture their life-forces and bring them back - with Daggon using a photo to create a body for himself rather then taking a human life force and starts to call himself Cole. He also manages to enlist the aid of a bar owner called Mel Porter (who gives him a place to stay as well as helping him adapt to living on Earth as well as catching the fugitives). The pair find out that the one behind the escape is a vengeful alien called Zin, who is using the escapees for his own plans.

Despite what seems like a silly idea, it actually plays out pretty well; Cole/Daggon is played by Adrian Paul (who was the protagonist in the Highlander TV series) and plays a character who - in no short part due to been an actual alien - displays a fair few autistic traits as he tries to adapt to living on Earth (such as misunderstanding sarcasm and expressions as well as been 'very honest'). Some comedy moments ensue as a result and in the pilot episode, Mel even compares him to Rain Man.
Furthermore, he's pretty badass. His main power is manipulating energy, which he can use for a variety of purposes from attacking/healing someone, breaking/fixing electronics and even temporarily slowing down time. He's also strong and agile - to which he can scale a building wall with ease.

The show ran for 22 episodes and had a pretty good following. Unfortunately, it received the cancellation order.
Here's the pilot episode, and the series does improve after it

Tracker was awesome

Another show I really liked was "First Wave" it was filmed locally to me and it had Traci Lords in it. Do your own research on who she is if your curious I won't ruin the surprise.

 

[BIMOG]

BBC: Watch With Mother: Joe

Gentle, profound and beautiful. They don't make children's TV programs like this any more unfortunately.

 

[Cinnamon115]

Maybe these are forgotten, but I know they don't have them on tv anymore:
As Told By Ginger
Out of the Box
Totally Spies
House of Mouse
The Proud Family
Life with Derek
ChalkZone
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee


Many of the shows I liked weren't on for very long.

 

[Vinca]

Does anyone remember:

Two Stupid Dogs
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Catdog
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Rocko's Modern Life
Cow and Chicken

?

I remember 'Rocko's Mocern Life', but not the others.

Does anyone remember 'Round the Twist'?

"Round the Twist is an Australian children's fantasy television series about three children and their father who live in a lighthouse and become involved in many bizarre magical adventures." quoted for Wikipedia.

Some of the bizarre magical adventures were great to watch, as a child. I have recolections of the kids having an object that some seagulls wanted and when the they hid in a shack the seagulls attacked them by covering the shack in bird poo.

 

[Brony714]

When Things Were Rotten: A series from 1975 that lasted only 13 episodes, it was Mel Brooks' first take on the Robin Hood legend, 19 years before Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Dick Van Patten, who played Friar Tuck in this series, would appear in several Mel Brooks films after this series, including High Anxiety, Spaceballs, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Don't Look Now: This series was ran on Sunday mornings for 5 weeks on PBS in the fall of 1983, the show was produced by the same people who produced You Can't Do That on Television, which would explain why the show was a clone of the first season of YCDTOTV.
Best of the West: A comedy from 1981, set in the Old West, about a United States Marshall and the town he's assigned to. When ABC was slow in deciding whether or not to renew the show for a second season, star Joel Higgins signed on to star in Silver Spoons, forcing ABC to announce they had originally renewed the series, but were forced to cancel it due to the star's departure.
a.k.a. Pablo: This series from 1984 starred Paul Rodriguez as a Mexican-American attempting a career in stand-up comedy, despite the fact his family is offended by his use of ethnic humor.
Hi Honey, I'm Home: This 1991 series was notable for the fact that for the series' first season, it was the first "instant rerun" in TV history(episodes would air on ABC, and immediately be rerun on Nick at Nite). Other than the novelty of being an "instant rerun", the show was about the Nielsens, the family from the fictional 1950s sitcom "Hi Honey, I'm Home". When it was cancelled, they were placed in the Sitcom Relocation Program, and sent to the modern day suburbs, living next door to Elaine Duff, a single mother of 2 sons, the older of which, Mike, is a fan of the show the Nielsens appeared in, and is the only character who knows their real identities, as well as having a crush on Babs, the Nielsens' teenage daughter.

 

[Datura]

Sabu to Ichi Tarinono Hikae (Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories):
Fans of anime tend to forget about most shows from the 1960s, and this one is rarely mentioned at all, which is a shame, as this one is actually pretty good. "Sabu to Ichi" takes the film noir detective drama and transposes it to the Edo period, creating a hibrid genre all its own. In stark contrast to Western animation (and even anime) of the time, this series deals unflinchingly with mature themes (like drug abbuse and domestic violence) without ever becoming excessively graphic. It is also interesting as an early example of televised anime, employing novel limited animation techniques not seen elsewhere.

Eerie Indiana:
Eerie Indiana's titular setting pf this early 90s gem is an apparently normal American town that is anything but. It's the kind of place where dogs plot world domination, tuperware parties hide dark secrets, and milk cartons are windows to "the missing hour". Marshal Teller and his friend, Simon, are just two ordenary kids who must investigate these strange phenomena and set things right.
"Eerie Indana" stands along side programs like "Are You Afraid of the Dark" and "Goosebumps" that took well worn horror and scifi/fantasy tropes and put some zany post-modern twist on them. While the afformentioned series ran for multiple seasons, neither of them ever approached the hights of "Eerie Indiana's" brief, 19 episode run.

 

[Neramo]

Against the Wind. Were big in the time it came out, but hard to find it now. Made a big impression on me then, and still one of my favorite tv shows.

 

[AGXStarseed]

The Belfry Witches - The BBC's attempt to create their own magical-related show to rival ITV's adaption of The Worst Witch. The show focuses on two young witches - Skirty Marm and Old Noshie - been exiled from their home on Witch Island and taking up residence in the Church Belfry of a quiet English village named Tranter's End. Here, the witches try and help out while also causing mischief.
The show had one series before been axed due to poor ratings, although i personally enjoyed it a bit.

 

[Mr Allen]

I remember 'Rocko's Mocern Life', but not the others.

Does anyone remember 'Round the Twist'?

"Round the Twist is an Australian children's fantasy television series about three children and their father who live in a lighthouse and become involved in many bizarre magical adventures." quoted for Wikipedia.

Some of the bizarre magical adventures were great to watch, as a child. I have recolections of the kids having an object that some seagulls wanted and when the they hid in a shack the seagulls attacked them by covering the shack in bird poo.

I bought the Series 2 DVD of Round The Twist last year, mainly for the episode where the girl flies dressed as a Bird, called "Copycat", it's on YouTube yeah but I wanted to watch it on my TV

Other series' I remember that aren't on any more include..

T Bag (starring Diane Sugden from Emmerdale aka Elizabeth Estensen)
Knightmare (Late 80s Children's game show set in a Dungeon)
Pigeon Street
The Flumps
The Wombles (Well they did a remake of this a few years back but it sucked)
He Man (ignore the 2002 remake, it was crap)
Thunder Cats (the 2005 remake was crap)
Dogtanian and the Muskehounds (3 Musketeers with dogs)