This show was sort of a spin-off from "Hawaii 5-0," in that CBS didn't want to close its Hawaiian production offices, and so set this show there. "Hawaii 5-0" and "McGarrett" were occasionally mentioned, though not seen.
One of the main characters was a British WW II veteran, played by a Texan who was a child during WW II.
That same character had four illegitimate siblings, all sharing the same father but different mothers: Father Paddy McGuinness, an Irish priest; Soo Ling, a half-Chinese sister; Elmo Ziller, a rodeo owner from Texas; and Don Louis Mongueo, a royal heir to the throne of Costa De Rosa in South America.
This show was sort of a spin-off from "Hawaii 5-0," in that CBS didn't want to close its Hawaiian production offices, and so set this show there. "Hawaii 5-0" and "McGarrett" were occasionally mentioned, though not seen.
One of the main characters was a British WW II veteran, played by a Texan who was a child during WW II.
That same character had four illegitimate siblings, all sharing the same father but different mothers: Father Paddy McGuinness, an Irish priest; Soo Ling, a half-Chinese sister; Elmo Ziller, a rodeo owner from Texas; and Don Louis Mongueo, a royal heir to the throne of Costa De Rosa in South America.
The title character was a Vietnam veteran, one of the first to be shown in a favorable light. He had been in the Navy. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, from the medals he occasionally wore, he was a SEAL and recipient of the Navy Cross.
The star had appeared a number of times on "The Rockford Files." He wanted his character to be like Jim Rockford, though the studio wanted him to be more straight-laced.
This show was sort of a spin-off from "Hawaii 5-0," in that CBS didn't want to close its Hawaiian production offices, and so set this show there. "Hawaii 5-0" and "McGarrett" were occasionally mentioned, though not seen.
One of the main characters was a British WW II veteran, played by a Texan who was a child during WW II.
That same character had four illegitimate siblings, all sharing the same father but different mothers: Father Paddy McGuinness, an Irish priest; Soo Ling, a half-Chinese sister; Elmo Ziller, a rodeo owner from Texas; and Don Louis Mongueo, a royal heir to the throne of Costa De Rosa in South America.
The title character was a Vietnam veteran, one of the first to be shown in a favorable light. He had been in the Navy. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, from the medals he occasionally wore, he was a SEAL and recipient of the Navy Cross.
The star had appeared a number of times on "The Rockford Files." He wanted his character to be like Jim Rockford, though the studio wanted him to be more straight-laced.
This show was sort of a spin-off from "Hawaii 5-0," in that CBS didn't want to close its Hawaiian production offices, and so set this show there. "Hawaii 5-0" and "McGarrett" were occasionally mentioned, though not seen.
One of the main characters was a British WW II veteran, played by a Texan who was a child during WW II.
That same character had four illegitimate siblings, all sharing the same father but different mothers: Father Paddy McGuinness, an Irish priest; Soo Ling, a half-Chinese sister; Elmo Ziller, a rodeo owner from Texas; and Don Louis Mongueo, a royal heir to the throne of Costa De Rosa in South America.
The title character was a Vietnam veteran, one of the first to be shown in a favorable light. He had been in the Navy. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, from the medals he occasionally wore, he was a SEAL and recipient of the Navy Cross.
The show had crossover episodes with "Simon and Simon" and "Murder, She Wrote."
The star had appeared a number of times on "The Rockford Files." He wanted his character to be like Jim Rockford, though the studio wanted him to be more straight-laced.
This show was sort of a spin-off from "Hawaii 5-0," in that CBS didn't want to close its Hawaiian production offices, and so set this show there. "Hawaii 5-0" and "McGarrett" were occasionally mentioned, though not seen.
One of the main characters was a British WW II veteran, played by a Texan who was a child during WW II.
That same character had four illegitimate siblings, all sharing the same father but different mothers: Father Paddy McGuinness, an Irish priest; Soo Ling, a half-Chinese sister; Elmo Ziller, a rodeo owner from Texas; and Don Louis Mongueo, a royal heir to the throne of Costa De Rosa in South America.
The title character was a Vietnam veteran, one of the first to be shown in a favorable light. He had been in the Navy. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, from the medals he occasionally wore, he was a SEAL and recipient of the Navy Cross.
The show had crossover episodes with "Simon and Simon" and "Murder, She Wrote."
A popular sitcom from 70's, this TV series stayed in the top-ten for 2 years during it's 4 year run.
After the untimely death of one it's younger stars the shows producers tried to replace him by writing a new character who is younger but eventually viewers reject the show and it falls by the wayside.
It starred an actor who began his career in vaudeville before finding his way to theatre.
Some of the minor actors who were also written in to accompany the new script were Charo and Julie HIll.
Supporting cast include Della Reese and Penny Marshall.
I'm not sure I ever saw the show (the only show I saw Penny Marshall in was "Laverne and Shirley" -- not counting her guest appearances on "Happy Days"); but I would think I'd recognize it from the clues.
I'm not sure I ever saw the show (the only show I saw Penny Marshall in was "Laverne and Shirley" -- not counting her guest appearances on "Happy Days"); but I would think I'd recognize it from the clues.
George
My guess is you probably have seen it before, but who knows, maybe you haven't.
The theme song of the show was written by a popular Puerto Rican composer/ singer of the time. He thought they wouldn''t like it so he wrote two. They liked them both and ran one at the beginning and the other at the end of the show.
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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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And I didn't even have to mention Joe the Bartender and Crazy Guggenheim. ;)
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yep-Red Skelton Show it was.
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This show was sort of a spin-off from "Hawaii 5-0," in that CBS didn't want to close its Hawaiian production offices, and so set this show there. "Hawaii 5-0" and "McGarrett" were occasionally mentioned, though not seen.
One of the main characters was a British WW II veteran, played by a Texan who was a child during WW II.
That same character had four illegitimate siblings, all sharing the same father but different mothers: Father Paddy McGuinness, an Irish priest; Soo Ling, a half-Chinese sister; Elmo Ziller, a rodeo owner from Texas; and Don Louis Mongueo, a royal heir to the throne of Costa De Rosa in South America.
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not only don't I know this, but I'm certain I never saw it-but I'll take a wild guess-the A-Team, which I also never watched.
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Not the A-Team, which was set in Los Angeles, not Hawaii.
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This show was sort of a spin-off from "Hawaii 5-0," in that CBS didn't want to close its Hawaiian production offices, and so set this show there. "Hawaii 5-0" and "McGarrett" were occasionally mentioned, though not seen.
One of the main characters was a British WW II veteran, played by a Texan who was a child during WW II.
That same character had four illegitimate siblings, all sharing the same father but different mothers: Father Paddy McGuinness, an Irish priest; Soo Ling, a half-Chinese sister; Elmo Ziller, a rodeo owner from Texas; and Don Louis Mongueo, a royal heir to the throne of Costa De Rosa in South America.
The title character was a Vietnam veteran, one of the first to be shown in a favorable light. He had been in the Navy. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, from the medals he occasionally wore, he was a SEAL and recipient of the Navy Cross.
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I'm disqualified because I googled it, but was surprised that this was a very popular show-I even saw it a few times.
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I'm surprised that you googled it without waiting for more info!
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it sounded like something there was no chance of my ever getting. I was not watching shows of this nature in the 70's through the 90's.
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*wild swing* "Sea Wolf"??
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Much more popular show.
It was not about military operations.
The star had appeared a number of times on "The Rockford Files." He wanted his character to be like Jim Rockford, though the studio wanted him to be more straight-laced.
This show was sort of a spin-off from "Hawaii 5-0," in that CBS didn't want to close its Hawaiian production offices, and so set this show there. "Hawaii 5-0" and "McGarrett" were occasionally mentioned, though not seen.
One of the main characters was a British WW II veteran, played by a Texan who was a child during WW II.
That same character had four illegitimate siblings, all sharing the same father but different mothers: Father Paddy McGuinness, an Irish priest; Soo Ling, a half-Chinese sister; Elmo Ziller, a rodeo owner from Texas; and Don Louis Mongueo, a royal heir to the throne of Costa De Rosa in South America.
The title character was a Vietnam veteran, one of the first to be shown in a favorable light. He had been in the Navy. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, from the medals he occasionally wore, he was a SEAL and recipient of the Navy Cross.
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It was not about military operations.
The star had appeared a number of times on "The Rockford Files." He wanted his character to be like Jim Rockford, though the studio wanted him to be more straight-laced.
This show was sort of a spin-off from "Hawaii 5-0," in that CBS didn't want to close its Hawaiian production offices, and so set this show there. "Hawaii 5-0" and "McGarrett" were occasionally mentioned, though not seen.
One of the main characters was a British WW II veteran, played by a Texan who was a child during WW II.
That same character had four illegitimate siblings, all sharing the same father but different mothers: Father Paddy McGuinness, an Irish priest; Soo Ling, a half-Chinese sister; Elmo Ziller, a rodeo owner from Texas; and Don Louis Mongueo, a royal heir to the throne of Costa De Rosa in South America.
The title character was a Vietnam veteran, one of the first to be shown in a favorable light. He had been in the Navy. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, from the medals he occasionally wore, he was a SEAL and recipient of the Navy Cross.
The show had crossover episodes with "Simon and Simon" and "Murder, She Wrote."
Dobermans "Zeus" and "Apollo" guarded the estate.
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It was not about military operations.
The star had appeared a number of times on "The Rockford Files." He wanted his character to be like Jim Rockford, though the studio wanted him to be more straight-laced.
This show was sort of a spin-off from "Hawaii 5-0," in that CBS didn't want to close its Hawaiian production offices, and so set this show there. "Hawaii 5-0" and "McGarrett" were occasionally mentioned, though not seen.
One of the main characters was a British WW II veteran, played by a Texan who was a child during WW II.
That same character had four illegitimate siblings, all sharing the same father but different mothers: Father Paddy McGuinness, an Irish priest; Soo Ling, a half-Chinese sister; Elmo Ziller, a rodeo owner from Texas; and Don Louis Mongueo, a royal heir to the throne of Costa De Rosa in South America.
The title character was a Vietnam veteran, one of the first to be shown in a favorable light. He had been in the Navy. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, from the medals he occasionally wore, he was a SEAL and recipient of the Navy Cross.
The show had crossover episodes with "Simon and Simon" and "Murder, She Wrote."
Dobermans "Zeus" and "Apollo" guarded the estate.
All the male stars, save one, had moustaches.
The ex-SEAL was a private investigator.
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Obviously, now that I've arrived to this thread some 7 days later and I'm being spoon fed it's Mannix. No.
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If I'm right I wasn't prepared. So I'll have to come up with something. :rolleyes:/>
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Magnum P.I. is correct.
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A popular sitcom from 70's, this TV series stayed in the top-ten for 2 years during it's 4 year run.
After the untimely death of one it's younger stars the shows producers tried to replace him by writing a new character who is younger but eventually viewers reject the show and it falls by the wayside.
It starred an actor who began his career in vaudeville before finding his way to theatre.
Some of the minor actors who were also written in to accompany the new script were Charo and Julie HIll.
Supporting cast include Della Reese and Penny Marshall.
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I'm not sure I ever saw the show (the only show I saw Penny Marshall in was "Laverne and Shirley" -- not counting her guest appearances on "Happy Days"); but I would think I'd recognize it from the clues.
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My guess is you probably have seen it before, but who knows, maybe you haven't.
The theme song of the show was written by a popular Puerto Rican composer/ singer of the time. He thought they wouldn''t like it so he wrote two. They liked them both and ran one at the beginning and the other at the end of the show.
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"Chico and the Man"?
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Human without the bean
Wow, I guess you've seen it after-all George. Yes that's it. Jose' Feliciano wrote the theme songs.
Of course, we all know what happened to Freddie Prinze.
Your up!
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