TV Land
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TV Land is an American cable television network which first started transmissions on April 29, 1996. It is owned by Viacom, who also owns channels like Nickelodeon and Noggin. TV Land is in turn a spinoff of Nickelodeon's Nick at Nite.
The purpose of TV Land is to rerun classic television shows from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. More recently, however, shows from the 1980s have been aired, such as Cheers and MacGyver. While Nick at Nite focuses on classic sitcoms, TV Land shows classic shows of all genres.
Another interesting aspect of the channel, although it has tapered off in recent years, is that it airs some old advertisements, called "TV Land Retromercials."
For the 2004 election, political campaign commercials from past elections were aired. One famous ad, for Lyndon Johnson, shows a girl picking a daisy. The image segues into a countdown, and a nuclear bomb blast.
Shows that have been or are currently on TV Land
- Adam-12
- All in the Family
- Archie Bunker's Place
- Bewitched
- Bonanza
- Charlie's Angels
- Cheers
- Chico and the Man
- Dragnet
- Emergency!
- Family Ties
- Green Acres
- Gunsmoke
- H.R. Pufnstuf
- Happy Days
- Highway to Heaven
- Hunter
- I Dream of Jeannie
- I Love Lucy
- It's a Living
- Leave It to Beaver
- MacGyver
- Maude
- Mister Ed
- My Three Sons
- Sanford and Son
- SCTV
- The Addams Family
- The Andy Griffith Show
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- The Brady Bunch
- The Carol Burnett Show
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
- The Donna Reed Show
- The Flip Wilson Show
- The Love Boat
- The Odd Couple
- The Munsters
- The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
- Three's Company
- Wings
See also: TV Land Canada
External link
- TV Land website (http://www.tvland.com/tvl.jhtml)