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New Classic TV Releases on Home Video
Several complete editions of classic TV shows have been (re-)released on home video this month: Leave It To Beaver on DVD and the Japanese cult classic Ultraman on Blu-Ray. Coming in November: Charlie’s Angels on Blu-Ray. Order below and help support ClassicTVBlog.com!
Yabba Dabba Doo! More Flintstones on MeTV
The classic 1960s animated comedy series The Flintstones returns to broadcast TV on classic TV diginet MeTV tomorrow, September 30.
In addition to airing back-to-back episodes weeknights at 6 and 6:30PM Eastern, MeTV will be airing a 2 hour block (4 episodes) every Sunday morning from 10AM to Noon.
Recent changes in children’s E/I programming rules allowed MeTV to drop their block of “educational” programs Mystery Hunters, Beakman’s World and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
MeTV’s new Sunday morning schedule features ALF from 6-7AM, Saved By The Bell from 7AM-10AM and The Flintstones from 10AM to Noon. The revised lineup starts October 6.
MeTV October 2019Antenna TV Picks Up 5 Sitcoms for 2020
Tribune-owned classic TV Diginet Antenna TV will be adding 5 sitcoms to their schedule next year:
- Diff’rent Strokes (January. Currently on MeTV)
- The Facts of Life (January. Currently on MeTV)
- Designing Women (January. Currently on GetTV)
- NewsRadio (January)
- Who’s The Boss? (September)
Antenna TV currently airs in 146 cities around the U.S., including WPIX 11.2 New York, KTLA 5.2 Los Angeles, WGN 9.2 Chicago, WPHL 17.2 Philadelphia and KDAF 33.2 Dallas-Fort Worth.
We’re still waiting on their Fall 2019 schedule and will post it as soon as it becomes available.
MeTV Adds Flintstones, Barnaby Jones in September
Classic TV diginet MeTV is bringing the classic 1960s animated comedy The Flintstones back to broadcast television.
MeTV will air back-to-back episodes of the stone-age sitcom from 6-7PM Eastern starting September 30, 59 years to the day of it’s original ABC primetime premiere in 1960.
Other additions to the MeTV fall schedule include the Buddy Ebsen detective series Barnaby Jones, Bat Masterson, Carol Burnett & Friends, Highway Patrol and the original Twilight Zone.
Departing the schedule are The Carol Burnett Show, Mama’s Family, Night Gallery, The New Twilight Zone and the MeTV original series Collector’s Call.
Please note the schedule below is effective September 2 and does not include The Flintstones, which won’t premiere until September 30. We’ll keep you posted of any additional changes.
MeTV Fall 2019 ScheduleMarch Classic TV DVD Releases
New on DVD this month: Here’s Lucy (The Complete Series), Little House on the Prairie (Season 1 Remastered DVD and Blu-Ray Versions), The Original Mr. Peabody and Sherman WABAC Adventures (Volumes 1 & 2) and Rawhide (Season 7 Volumes 1 & 2).
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Odd Couple Returns To Me
Felix and Oscar are back on Friday nights!
The classic 1970s sitcom The Odd Couple returns to the MeTV digital network lineup tonight, airing back-to-back episodes Friday nights from 10-11PM ET. The show originally aired on ABC from 1970-75, mostly on Friday nights.
The Odd Couple features Tony Randall and Jack Klugman as fussy Felix Unger and sloppy Oscar Madison. It replaces The Dick Van Dyke Show which has left the MeTV lineup.
#OddCouple #MeTV
Hulu Plus Expands CBS Deal
More classic TV shows are coming to a computer near you…and to your television too if you’re a Hulu Plus subscriber.
A revised deal between online streaming service Hulu and program supplier CBS will give Hulu access to 5,300 episodes from the CBS library. That’s nearly double the programming in their previous contract.
Among the classic favorites on the way: The Brady Bunch, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, The Odd Couple and Taxi.
Hulu offers a limited number of episodes on their free online service. Subscribers to their paid service have access to more programs and can watch them on a variety of devices, including XBOX and Roku players. Both free and paid services include limited commercials.
To sample Hulu and learn more about their streaming service, visit their website.
1960s Sitcoms Viewing Guide
Our crack research team (consisting of me, myself and I) decided to take a look at where YOU could take a look at classic sitcoms from the 1960s.
I researched the primetime schedules from the 60s and put together a list of shows that have aired in syndication and/or on DVD. Note that I included some cartoons and the campy Adam West Batman series in this sitcom guide.
The table below shows where these shows are currently available for viewing (as of February 2014). The columns include Program Title (with a link to DVD releases), Diginets (national programming services carried by local TV stations), Cable/Satellite Networks and Streaming (Internet-based services like Hulu, Netflix).
Please note some shows may also air on broadcast stations, i.e. WFMY Greensboro NC still runs The Andy Griffith Show on weekday afternoons. These local airings are not included in this viewing guide…please check your local listings.
I hope you find this guide useful. Please contact me via Facebook with any errors or omissions.
| Program Title w/DVD Link | Diginet | Cable/Satellite | Streaming | ||
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| The Addams Family | This | ||||
| The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | Retro | ||||
| The Andy Griffith Show | TV Land | Hulu & Netflix & TV Land | |||
| The Ann Sothern Show | |||||
| Bachelor Father | Antenna | ||||
| Batman | Me | ||||
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Me & Retro | ||||
| Bewitched | Antenna | Crackle | |||
| The Bill Cosby Show | |||||
| The Bill Dana Show | |||||
| The Brady Bunch | Me | Hallmark & TV Land | CBS | ||
| Car 54 Where Are You? | Me | ||||
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father | |||||
| Dennis The Menace | Antenna | Hulu | |||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Me | TV Land | Hulu & Me & Netflix & TV Land | ||
| The Donna Reed Show | Me | Hulu | |||
| The Doris Day Show | Hulu & Me | ||||
| Family Affair | Me | ||||
| The Farmer's Daughter | |||||
| Father Knows Best | Antenna | Hulu | |||
| The Flintstones | Boomerang | ||||
| The Flying Nun | Antenna | ||||
| F Troop | Me | ||||
| The Gale Storm Show | |||||
| The George Gobel Show | |||||
| Get Smart | Me | ||||
| The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | |||||
| Gidget | Antenna | ||||
| Gilligan's Island | Me | TV Land | |||
| Gomer Pyle USMC | Me* | ||||
| Good Morning World | |||||
| The Governor & J.J. | |||||
| Green Acres | Antenna | Hulu | |||
| Hazel | Antenna | ||||
| Hennesey | |||||
| Here's Lucy | Hulu | ||||
| Hogan's Heroes | Me | ||||
| I Dream of Jeannie | Antenna | Crackle | |||
| I'm Dickens He's Fenster | |||||
| The Jack Benny Program | Antenna | ||||
| The Jetsons | Boomerang | ||||
| The Joey Bishop Show | Retro | ||||
| Julia | |||||
| Leave It To Beaver | Me | Netflix | |||
| The Lucy Show | Hulu & Me | ||||
| Make Room for Daddy** | Me | ||||
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Me | ||||
| Mayberry R.F.D. | |||||
| McHale's Navy | Antenna | Hulu | |||
| Mister Ed | Antenna | Hallmark Movie | Hulu | ||
| The Monkees | Antenna | ||||
| The Mothers-In-Law | Hulu & Me | ||||
| The Munsters | Netflix | ||||
| My Favorite Martian | Hulu | ||||
| My Living Doll | Hulu | ||||
| My Mother The Car | Hulu | ||||
| My Three Sons | Me | ||||
| The Patty Duke Show | Antenna | ||||
| Pete & Gladys | |||||
| Petticoat Junction | Me | ||||
| Pistols 'N Petticoats | |||||
| Please Don't Eat The Daisies | |||||
| That Girl | |||||
| The Real McCoys | Cozi & Retro | ||||
| To Rome with Love | |||||
| Top Cat |
*Not available in all markets
**Also known as The Danny Thomas Show
February Classic TV DVD Releases
New on DVD this month: Gentle Ben (Season 2), Laverne & Shirley (Season 7), The Red Skelton Show: The Lost Episodes, The Six Million Dollar Man (Season 5)
Enjoy some classic TV and help support ClassicTVBlog.com with your purchase!
 
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