Friday 19 September 2008

The Tube's Golden Idols and the things we did

The Tube's Golden Idols and the things we did
(in no particular order)


Farah Fawcett
Source of many many tissue wastage in the early 80s



Lee Major - Steve Austiin aka Six Million Dollar Man
Yeah this is the awesomest hero of my childhood. Back then, every play-fights were in slow motion accompanied with 'strength' sound effect - dindindindingdingdingdingding



Bill Bixby (David Banner) & Lou Ferrigno (Hulk)
Don't tell me you never squirt copious amount of Green poster color and smear all over your body (and face when your parents not around)



Eric Estrada as Ponch Poncherello in CHIPS
I had the complete set (minus the motorbike ofcourse)!! Bought at pasar malam (night market)



Greg Evigan - B.J. and the Bear
Who wouldn't want a pet chimp after this tv series?!! atleast i got a pet monkey after pestering my dad for so long (chimps are not exportable in those time...or so my dad told me)



Andre the Giant - Bigfoot (Bayabaa!)
I think it was Andre. Can't find any info on that 70s TV series showing the other side of Bigfoot - a peace loving nice person but hell breaks loose when he yells BAAYAABAAAA! once the whole school yells this warcry while jumping a small hill or slopes.



Patrick Duffy - Mark Harris aka Man From Atlantis
Webbed hands & feet (LOOK AT THE PIC!!). Swim as fast as a dolphin and a cool underwater lab of some kind and ofcourse the submarine too. Atleast one of my swimming friend can do the dolphin-swim perfectly! (i can't swim)



Simon MacCorkindale - Jonathan Chase aka Manimal
One of the best shapeshifter known in the 80s. I can still remember when he grew whiskers becoming a Puma. awesome fx that was hard to replicate (i tried taping a clipped fishing line on my cheek....didn't work)



Chuck Wagner - Automan
Oh yes! the coolest ever sci-fi tv series. Beside Automan's cool glowy suit, his coolest gadget/buddy was the ever floating Cursor that can transform into an equally glowy car.


OK I'm exhausted now. of searching and re-enacting these fond memories :)
If you got anymore, please share!

8 comments:

  1. Engkau ni umur berapa dude? Ini semua aku tengok masa aku budak2.

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  2. hahah dah bagitau hari tu - 36 ler. time tu aku mmg budak kecik lagi tgk semua2 ni. tv B&W ada antenna telescope yg bole cabut buat pedang zorro. TV tu warna oren tau!! groovy time tu haha

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  3. hello kawan ,

    man i miss those shows so much ...you forgot V ,greatest american hero,battlestar gallactica rtc..

    thanks man...i need to find out more about Bigfoot ,not sure the name of the series but there where like 3 short series ,one being bigfoot.....

    layan

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  4. Ya Allah semua dari generasi yang berlain...tak pa kita semua satu keluarga...

    cheers!!!

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  5. Sam, tu lah the Bigfoot is very confusing one. satu is with $6mil man. yang aku tau, BAYABAAAA! hahah

    ok i will dig more oldskool stuff heheh

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  6. fuhh... automan... favorite aku tuh..!! yep, agree.. battlestar gallactica, V and more...

    =)

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  7. Jgn lupa knight Rider, Air Wolf ngan the A-Team. My fav, The Misfit Of Science

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  8. Burn, hahaha ya ya aku baru teringat Misfits of Science!! best fav tuu!

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