Launching The Pilot

Kung Fu The Next Generation (1987)

Episode 80 we looked at the failed pilot for Kung Fu The Next Generation starring David Darlow and Brandon Lee.

A modern-day descendant of Caine hopes to turn his estranged son away from a life of crime.

A television pilot which was intended to be a follow-up to the 1972-75 television series, Kung Fu. It was the second follow-up to the series after Kung Fu: The Movie (1986).

 

Kung Fu

Episode 79 we talk 1972's Kung Fu starring David Carradin as Kwai Chang Caine.

The series that introduced most of us to the martial art of kung Fu (this or the Panda films).

Caine, the Shaolin priest, begins his journey in contention with a railroad boss. Flashbacks reveal his Shaolin beginnings.

In the pilot episode Caine's beloved mentor and elder, Master Po, is murdered by the Emperor's nephew; outraged, Caine retaliates by killing the nephew. With a price on his head, Caine flees China to the western United States

 

 

 

The A Team

Episode 78 The A Team pilot episode.

The A-Team is an American action-adventure television series that ran on NBC from 1983 to 1987 about former members of a fictitious United States Army Special Forces unit. The members, after being court-martialed "for a crime they didn't commit", escaped from military prison and, while still on the run, worked as soldiers of fortune.

 

Tales Of The Gold Monkey (1982)

Episode 77 is Tales Of The Gold Monkey need I say more....Oh alright then...

Set in 1938 in the South Pacific, the series is about an ex-Flying Tigers pilot named Jake Cutter (Stephen Collins). Now the operator of an air cargo delivery service based on the fictional South Seas island Bora Gora, he flies a red and white Grumman Goose called Cutter's Goose. Jake's best friend is his mechanic Corky (Jeff MacKay), a good-hearted alcoholic with a memory hazy from heavy drinking. However, a one-eyed Jack Russell terrier named Jack (Leo).

 

Monkey (magic) 1978

Episode 76 is Monkey time....this cult classic is just amazingly entertaining.

Born from an egg on a mountain topThe punkiest monkey that ever popped He knew every magic trick under the sun To tease the God And everyone and have some fun Monkey magic, Monkey magic.

Monkey, also commonly referred to as "Monkey Magic" (the show's title song).

Japanese television drama based on the Chinese novel, Journey to the West, by Wu Cheng'en. Filmed in north-west China and Inner Mongolia.

 

 

 

The New Monkees

Episode 75 we look at The New Monkees which was the reboot of the famous The Monkees, how could it not be success.

The group's members were Jared Chandler (guitar and vocals), Dino Kovas (drums and vocals), Marty Ross (bass and vocals), and Larry Saltis (lead guitar and vocals). As it had been with the original Monkees, each had to pass a grueling set of auditions. Unlike the previous series, however, musical ability was a key factor in the selection process.

 

The Monkees (1966)

Episode 74 The Monkees we look at the 1966 show of this pop quartet

Here we come, walkin' down the street
We get the funniest looks from everyone we meet
Hey, hey, we're Launching The Pilot and people say we monkey around
But we're too busy reviewing to put anybody down
We go wherever we want to, do what we like to do
We don't have time to get restless, there's always something to review
Hey, hey, we're Launching The Pilot and people say we monkey around
But we're too busy reviewing to put anybody down
We're just tryin' to be friendly, come and listen to us review
We're the old generation, and we've got nothing to say.

 

Quantum Leap

Episode 73 is Quantum Leap  (1989) starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell, SB plays Sam Beckett a scientist trap in the past and in someone eles body, leaping from one adventure to another.

In the first episode he is trapped in 1956 in the body of test pilot Tom...what must he put right so he can leap home with only his holographic buddy Al to help him.

The series features a mix of humor, drama, romance, social commentary, and science fiction, and was named one of TV Guide's "Top Cult Shows Ever".^[

 

The Invaders (1995)

Episode 72 is The Invaders 1995, Some sell him out someone won't believe a pilot called Nolan Wood (Scott Bakula) That the invaders are here.

The Invaders (or The New Invaders) is a two-part television miniseries(failed pilot) based on the 1967-68 original series The Invaders. Directed by Paul Shapiro.

 

 

The Invaders (1967)

Episode 71 The Invaders is a Quinn Martin production that run from 1967 to 1968 about David Vincent ,A man too long without sleep who took a wrong turn and discover an alien invasion but know will believe him.

He will not stop, he keeps on talking
Just a tie and a suit
He's a lonely persuader
Fist-throwing crusader
Against invaders
Won't be mute.