What was your favorite LOCAL TV show?
 

I was surfing YouTube a few nights ago and stumbled across clips of various local tv shows I used to watch as a kid, and I realized that local tv shows are pretty much remnants of a bygone era, local stations having dropped such shows in an era of cable/satellite tv, locally based yet nationally viewed superstations, and amalgamated network powerhouses.

Was there any local tv show you remember and miss seeing? Some examples:

Columbus:
Flippo The Clown
Nite Owl Theater with Fritz the Nite Owl (Fritz was cool as all get out).
Hanna's Ark (hosted by Jack and Kathy Hanna).
Schoolies

Cleveland:
Superhost
Prize Movie (hosted by John Lanigan or "Fig Newton" or Marty Sullivan)

Indianapolis:
Cowboy Bob
Janie

Lexington, KY
Millicent B. Ghastly

Do you have a local tv show you miss (or still watch)? Tell us about it.

DC: It's Academic. i think it's the longest running kid's quiz show or something. That's the only local show i can think of, besides the news. :) I love the show b/c it has 3 local high schools doing quiz-bowl type stuff, AND they get to bring a pep band or cheerleaders. I still watch it on Saturday mornings if i'm home. :)

I will NEVER forget when HD Woodson won! It had to have been the 94-95 school year. That was probably the last time I remember a public school winning, not to mention a school east of the river.

I also loved Captain 20 during the weekdays -- remember how the kids would slide down a slide or something?

And Creature Feature on the weekends, also on channel 20.

Did it have a longer run than our local quiz show: In The Know?
Our show started back in '65 and is still going strong. Matter of fact, at many local high schools it is considered an extra curricular activity. I was on the JV team my junior year of high school. Frankly the material was WAY over my head, but after that year, I was done with it.

It's Academic has been on since 1961.

for me growing up in Cincinnati:

the Uncle Al Show (was on there twice)

and spending several years in Chicagoland:

the GiggleSnort Hotel
Bozo the Clown (was on there once)

i just loved Saturday and Sunday TV growing up:D

Tell 'em 'bout it, WenD08!!! Uncle Al (and Capt. Wendy) was the BOMB!! Came on right after Capt. Kangaroo.

I the aftertoon you had Larry Smith and his Puppets ....with Batty Hattie from Cincinnati!! :)

...ok, putting my professional face back on.

Some of the TV shows that became national originated as local shows:

Starcade (WTBS-Atlanta) 1982-83
Morton Downey Jr. Show (WWOR-Secaucus, NJ) 1987-88
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (KTMA-Minneapolis) 1988-89

Yeah, they were hokey as far as set design and appeal, but they had that local flavor that made 'em worth watching.

Captain 20? Boy I know you can't be that old! That was on when I was a child. But since you remember Captain 20 -- do you remember a dance show called "Soul of the City" with the Moon Man? We put Soul Train down for that one!!
:) Memories!

i remember Battie Hattie, vaguely...it's been so long...and Uncle Al is still alive. and looks the same, if you can believe that:p
Mystery Science Theater 3000 was one of the funniest shows on TV. those robots cracked me up every Saturday. i was so sad when it went off:(

I forgot all about Superhost. :) I also miss then Houlihan (sp?) and Big Chuck, now Big Chuck & Lil' John. Now Big Chuck and Lil' John have decided to end their show. :(

When we were shipped "down south" during the summer/holidays:

Buckskin Bill

you all are taking me BACK.

Here are some Superhost clips from YouTube, including the final episode beginning and ending of that show (note: you can also catch all the Superhost skits now available at YouTube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewJcTRSrVzY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvKiS...related&search=

I enjoyed that. I even got a little choked up watching the last episode. :( So many good memories.....