I know it starred Red Buttons as an ordinary guy who just happens to be a doppelganger for a major spy (recently deceased), and whom the government uses to impersonate the spy. I only remember one scene from the show: "Phyfe" gets a pair of too-small shoes to wear with his suit. He "breaks" an enemy spy by just walking around him (the shoes squeak horribly). :lol:
"He never got a dinner " is the phrase that Red Buttons was known by. He said that so often about himself , referring to career respect, that it eventually became forever tied to him. I thought that was the give away clue. That you deduced the show without it is doubly impressive.
This late-60's show featured three main characters. The name of only one of them was ever given. Tom Poston, Tony Randall, and Orson Bean were all considered for the lead role, before the actual actor was chosen.
There was a "Justice League Unlimited" episode, "Ultimatum," about the Ultimen, super-powered clones developed by Max Lord. They were a wonderful homage to the (non-Justice-League) Super-Friends.
As for the abbreviated uniforms, shall I point out Wonder Woman, Robin...
The open-shirt thing seemed to be especially common with black heroes in the comic books. Luke Cage, Black Lightning, etc., all started with the "Shaft" look. I guess they were "bad."
On one network, this show was set in the 1940's. On another network, it was current (1970's), with one actor playing the same role, and another playing the son of his previous character.
There was a "Justice League Unlimited" episode, "Ultimatum," about the Ultimen, super-powered clones developed by Max Lord. They were a wonderful homage to the (non-Justice-League) Super-Friends.
There's been a few homages here and there, in cartoon form or comic book form.
IIRC, 52 had expies of them, who all died in battle.
As for the abbreviated uniforms, shall I point out Wonder Woman, Robin...
The open-shirt thing seemed to be especially common with black heroes in the comic books. Luke Cage, Black Lightning, etc., all started with the "Shaft" look. I guess they were "bad." :rolleyes:/>
Ok, got me on WW & Robin. Although the current Robins have all had long pants
since Grayson became Nightwing and since Tim Drake became Robin.
Ok, open-shirt, but Black Vulcan had shorts, and Apache Chief and Samurai wore
what could be considered swimwear- short top, shorts.
And El Dorado didn't HAVE a shirt.
On one network, this show was set in the 1940's. On another network, it was current (1970's), with one actor playing the same role, and another playing the son of his previous character.
George
Trying to figure this one out. So far, nothing....
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hiway29
I'm not clear what your point is then. I don't think I'm much older than anyone here. I thought the whole point of this game was to stir memories ,and realize-'oh yeah-I do remember that show !' I'm
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In the "Jump the Shark" episode of Batman B&B, they go through all of the ways to JTS listed on that website, including having Ted McGinley on! :lol: George
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C) The DC/Fawcett character must be Captain Marvel, now known as Shazam. I think the show is Beat Shazam George
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"The Double Life of Henry Phyfe"?
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good guess george-yer right!
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I don't get the "never got a dinner" part.
I know it starred Red Buttons as an ordinary guy who just happens to be a doppelganger for a major spy (recently deceased), and whom the government uses to impersonate the spy. I only remember one scene from the show: "Phyfe" gets a pair of too-small shoes to wear with his suit. He "breaks" an enemy spy by just walking around him (the shoes squeak horribly). :lol:
I'll come up with one soon.
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"He never got a dinner " is the phrase that Red Buttons was known by. He said that so often about himself , referring to career respect, that it eventually became forever tied to him. I thought that was the give away clue. That you deduced the show without it is doubly impressive.
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This late-60's show featured three main characters. The name of only one of them was ever given. Tom Poston, Tony Randall, and Orson Bean were all considered for the lead role, before the actual actor was chosen.
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gotta be Get Smart, since 99 and the Chief were nameless
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Gotta be!
(Can you picture Tom Poston as Max Smart?)
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Yeah, actually I can George.
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hiway29
all I know about this show is that there are 8 million stories, and this is one of them.
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"Dragnet"?
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If that's not it, how about "Naked City"?
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hiway29
it was Naked City-every episode ended with the narrator saying 'there are eight million stories in the naked city-this was one of them'
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I had a fuzzy memory that there was a show with that narration,
and a fuzzier memory of the name of the show.
I'm surprised I got it.
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Ok, you want to diversify the cast?
Let's diversify the cast, then-
we'll add an African-American, a Mexican,
a Native American, and a Japanese.
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It's the 70s. Let's diversify the cast.
Right now, we have 2 white females, and the rest of the people are white males.
Ok, you want to diversify the cast?
Let's diversify the cast, then-
we'll add an African-American, a Mexican,
a Native American, and a Japanese.
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Sounds like it could be one of those high school-based shows, but nothing really jumps out at me.
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It's not a high school-based show, but it did have a couple of teens on it.
(Different teens in different seasons, but 2 teens each time.)
Although at least one college age Caucasian was added by the end.
And another African-American.
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Is this "Super-Friends"?
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It is.
Wonder Woman, and Wendy, and Batman, Robin, Superman, Aquaman, Flash, Plastic Man,
Green Lantern...
Black Vulcan. (Oddly enough, they didn't use Black Lightning who already existed
in the comics, but made a new character with almost identical powers.)
El Dorado.
Apache Chief.
Samurai.
Wendy and Marvin, Zan and Jayna.
Firestorm was added,
as was Cyborg.
I'm unclear why the tokens all had incomplete outfits.
Black Vulcan had short pants, El Dorado's shirt was abbreviated,
Apache Chief and Samurai basically wore underwear.
(Were they trying to get more girl viewers for what was seen as a
boys' show?)
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There was a "Justice League Unlimited" episode, "Ultimatum," about the Ultimen, super-powered clones developed by Max Lord. They were a wonderful homage to the (non-Justice-League) Super-Friends.
As for the abbreviated uniforms, shall I point out Wonder Woman, Robin...
The open-shirt thing seemed to be especially common with black heroes in the comic books. Luke Cage, Black Lightning, etc., all started with the "Shaft" look. I guess they were "bad."
On one network, this show was set in the 1940's. On another network, it was current (1970's), with one actor playing the same role, and another playing the son of his previous character.
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There's been a few homages here and there, in cartoon form or comic book form.
IIRC, 52 had expies of them, who all died in battle.
Ok, got me on WW & Robin. Although the current Robins have all had long pants
since Grayson became Nightwing and since Tim Drake became Robin.
Ok, open-shirt, but Black Vulcan had shorts, and Apache Chief and Samurai wore
what could be considered swimwear- short top, shorts.
And El Dorado didn't HAVE a shirt.
Trying to figure this one out. So far, nothing....
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hiway29
that would be Wonder Woman-one show set in the 40's-Lyle Waggoner played Steve Trevor and his son in the series set in the 70's.
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Hiway is correct. I'm surprised WordWolf didn't get it, especially with the mention of Wonder Woman in "Super-Friends."
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Kate McCoy and Zelda Gilroy join the Waves and become a female McHales Navy.
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