A Fun Post...Favorite T.V Re-Runs!

Yesterday I was reading my friend Tami's blog at http://therothreport.blogspot.com. I've said this before if you don't read her blog, you really really should Tami is freakin funny and just about every post makes me chuckle. Several times I've actually laughed out loud while reading her blog.

Anyways in her post yesterday she made a reference to one of my all time favorite T.V. shows and it gave me an idea for a post of my own. I kind of feel like the last several posts have been more serious in nature and I figured it maybe time for something a little fun and to lighten things up a bit so to speak. So with a little inspiration by Tami I've decided to dedicate this post to my top five favorite T.V shows that are no longer on the air. I actually have a confession to make, I have WAY more than five of my favorite shows that are no longer on TV anymore. As I sit here and think of all my favorite TV shows I'm realizing I may have liked and watched TV a bit too much when I was a child/teenager. It makes me sad, but I don't even think these five shows are on re-runs anymore. Sigh. In fact I'm almost 100% sure none of these shows are actually on TV anymore, because if they were I can guarantee you I would be wasting my life away watching them. Over.and.over.again. So without further ado I give you my top 5 TV shows.


5. The Love Boat-

I really have no idea why, but for some reason I loved this show when I was a kid. Looking back at it and watching a you tube video of it, I admit it was a cheesy show. I don't know, maybe it was the sun, crystal blue water, and warm destinations they were always sailing too that made me like it so much. Huh...now that I think about it maybe watching The Love Boat gave me the bug to have the desire to live in a warm climate and crave warm weather so much. Even though it was a little on the lame side, I must say, if I would happen to see The Love Boat on Nick at Nite, I would most definitely watch it.

4. The Facts of Life

Okay, I can't help it...I have to...."You take the good, you take the bad, take them both and there you have it the facts of life...the facts of life." I seriously LOVED this show. What was there not to love about four girls growing up in a boarding school living with the fun and spunky Mrs. Garrett. I mean who didn't like this show? Each episode was always funny, but yet there was always a little message that you could take away from it as well. My favorite character was bad ass Joe. I really don't know why she was my favorite, but she was. I think it was because her character was always rough around the edges, but you knew deep down that she had a soft side to her. I also loved the fact that her and prissy Blair were best friends on the show. "You take the good, you take the bad, take them both and there you have it the facts of life, the facts of life."

3. Family Ties-

Loved this show as well. I loved the fact that Alex P. Keaton was a huge dork, but yet oh so cute at the same time. I also remember watching the show as a kid and wanting to be part of the Keaton family, they always looked like they had so much fun. Also, is it just me or did the orange juice they drank in every episode look like the best orange juice known to man? I also loved the theme song to Family Ties. Every time it was on I would find myself secretly singing along in my head.

4. Growing Pains

Really, come on, need I say more?! Who did not totally love Growing Pains? Better question...who did not totally love Kirk Cameron? I can still see in the show's opening when he Mike (a.k.a-Kirk Cameron) is standing in the door way in that brown leather bomber jacket, so hot! ( mean so hot back then, not necessarily so much now) There is not one thing that I didn't love about Growing Pains. Well, until Chrissy came along, I wasn't a big fan of her, but everything else in the show I loved. Just like with the Keaton family I always wanted to be part of the Seaver family. I loved to how when Mike got older he got to live in the apartment above the garage. How cool was that? I also remember crying when the last episode of Growing Pains aired. I woke up the next morning feeling like my own family had moved away. Yes, I was a dork like that. I also totally loved the opening theme song for Growing Pains. And, because I loved it so much, and I'm willing to wager some of you did as well, and because there are no reruns of Growing Pains I've included a youtube video of the opening song just for you. Really, no need to thank me, I've watched it about 10 times myself. Ha!


Okay, are you all ready for me to reveal to you my all time favorite TV show? Drum roll please....
5.Dawson's Creek

Yes, you read that right. My favorite TV that is sadly no longer on the air anymore is Dawson's Creek. You want to know the sad thing about my love for the Creek? I didn't even start watching the show until I was in college and married! When it first aired on TV I remember everyone making such a big deal about the show. I watched it once and thought it was about the lamest thing ever, so I didn't watch another episode. Then in college my friend Meg, was all excited because the cable channel TBS was starting to show the re-runs of it. Well, since Meg and I did pretty much everything together in college she got me hooked, and I mean hooked on the shower. Dawson's Creek was on every morning from 9-11. Two full hours of Dawson, Joey, Pacey and Jen. Really...life...was...good. Well, aside from the fact that I had morning classes. So, just like any married college student would do I set up the VCR (yeah, I said VCR not DVR)each and every morning to record the Creek for me. Then at night when Shawn was at football practice I would sit down and catch up with Dawson and the gang. Since Meg, had class at the same time as me she would also tape the show. Needless to say there were many nights when the two of us would be on the phone with each other, while we watched the days episode Dawson's Creek. Yeah we admit it we were dorks. Even worse, this summer (yes, I said this summer) while I was Meg we watched the last episode together. You know the one, where Dawson's mom get remarried, Jen dies and we finally find out that Joey and Pacey live happily ever after! Well, we watched that episode and both sat on the couch crying like a bunch of babies...just like how we did during the last episode when we were in college. I don't know what side of the Joey,Dawson, Pacey love triangle you fell on, but I for one always wanted Joey and Pacey to hook up...and stay hooked up. Not sure why, but there was just something about the two of them that I loved. I think it was the ultra good girl falling for a guy that was kinda bad, but yet so lovable and good at the same time. I was so happy in the final episode when you found out that they were together! (Dork...yes, I know!)I also must admit from time to time I turn on TBS around 9:00 in the morning just to make sure that they somehow didn't put the Creek back on TV without me knowing it. And, yes, if they did, you bet your britches I would be watching, okay, maybe this time I would just DVR it. Then I could have it for ever and ever. Is there a problem with a grown 32 year old woman saying she would still love to be watching Dawson's Creek? Nah! Well...maybe! Ha!

Still to this day every single time I hear Paula Cole on the radio singing "I Don't Want to Wait" I instantly think of Dawson's Creek. Since I'm sure that has got to be somebody out there who feels the same as I do I have once again included the youtube video of the song, complete with pictures of all characters for your enjoyment, and yes, I've watched this video a few times as well.


There you have it, my top five favorite TV shows of all time that are no longer on the air. Oh and just for the record I also totally loved Gilligans Island, Bewitched,Happy Days, and Beverly Hills 90210. Thank god for the Soap Opera Channel, which still airs 90210 on Sunday mornings. :)