3 Old TV Shows You Should Watch {Part 1}

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If you know me even a little bit, then you know that I love movies and TV shows. I may not be a fangirl in that I don’t tend to obsess over any one thing, but I do enjoy watching, quoting, and talking about these shows.

Things is … I have somewhat weird tastes. Or at least some people might think they’re weird. I don’t love tons of modern television (some but not a lot). I tend to gravitate towards the oldies.

And today I’m going to dedicate a post to 3 old TV shows you might have heard of but probably never watched! (Stay tuned for more info!)

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NOTE: this is a series!

This week we’re taking on three … then next week three more … and so on for WHO KNOWS how many weeks! The thing is, I have a TON of TV shows I want to share with you … so why not make a blog series of it?

I was going to do 10 to start with, but that didn’t work out. The reasoning behind this is that I’d just finished #2, and I already have over 1,000 words. Which makes for a long blog post!

Sooooo … a few at once will work, right?

(note: images in this post are credited to their original owners)

3 Old TV Shows You Should Definitely Try
1: Emergency!

This was a staple of my early childhood! And honestly, it’s pretty great. Because of the crazyness that was the ’60s/’70s, there was a series of TV shows promoting public services (basically saying: “hey, not everything coming from the government is evil & we’re doing our best”) – including paramedics.

This show (which ran from 1972-1977) follows paramedics Johnny Gage and Roy DeSoto as well as the staff of Rampart General Hospital.

It’s primarily about what it sounds like – emergencies. Everything from four-alarm fires to people getting their toes caught in the bathtub drain … this show is fantastic.

Emergency! made me want to be a fireman. Or a paramedic. Or something. I just wanted to help people! It teaches us a lot about goodness and being a hero.

Though it has its light moments (a lot of escapades between firemen who are like quarreling brothers, goofy calls, etc.), it also has some heavy material.

Drugs and violence cause people to die. Foolishness leads to serious medical emergencies. And this show teaches you a lot about common sense and not getting into those stupid situations in the first place!

Overall, this is definitely a show I can recommend to families and lone watchers alike!

My Favorites:

I loved the head nurse, Dixie. She was so spunky and smart! Joe Early is also a sweetheart. Dr. Kelly Bracket bears my name, but I didn’t always love him! He was kinda brusque.

I thought Johnny Gage was super cool when I was little, but he’s sort of an idiot. Stillllll … he’s cute.