The Candlemaker, a cartoon from the golden era from Halas and Batchelor, actually began in a way that really drew my attention. It talked about how things used to be before modern inventions and such. I loved that opening quite a bit. I suppose it seems …

From October 1954, Sherlock Holmes: The Case of Lady Beryl was the second episode of this vintage black and white series, but don’t let the age of the show fool you, it’s top notch Holmes and superb drama.
This episode actually begins by starting where the last show …

I’ve never seen the Sherlock Holmes TV series that starred Ronald Howard before, so this is very new to me. I have seen several different actors in the role of the famous London detective, but none has ever topped Basil Rathbone. From the first episode of this …

Recently I watched a vintage Old Mother Hubbard cartoon. This was a U.B. Iwerks product, which means it was done by a respected animator of the era. I actually remember as a young child watching Old Mother Hubbard cartoons on weekends. They were cute.
This golden era …

The Little King - Christmas Night is a vintage cartoon presented by SoGlow. I actually watched several holiday comics from the golden age today, and this was probably not only the most simplistic of the bunch but my least favorite.
The story revolves around a king who seems a …

This cartoon, A Christmas Tree, is actually a translated title of a Russian cartoon made in 1959. It actually amazed me, considering the time in which it was made. I found it to be a warm, loving film about a young boy whose father was working in …

U.B. Iwerks was very well respected as an animator of cartoons, and this story of Tom Thumb is a good example of his work. It’s from the golden days of television and is quite good.
It begins with the birth of Tom Thumb, or rather, his delivery by the …

Mary’s Little Lamb is a vintage cartoon from the golden age of television, back when things were so much calmer and a whole lot less violent. Lambs didn’t transform into robots; they were just there to be loved.
In this little story, it’s essentially a talent day at Mary’s …

Now here is a cartoon you can sink your teeth into. It’s the classic The Big Bad Wolf from the golden oldies days of the cartoon. This wolf is big and mean, and he fully intends to eat one of Little Bo Beep’s lambs. He quickly …

Castle Films presented a cartoon version of Simple Simon. This now vintage cartoon from the golden age of TV begins very lively with the children’s song about Simple Simon. Then we learn everyone is going to the fair, and that’s where the story goes.
While I loved the …

The Andy Griffith Show: Convicts-at-Large has some funny moments to it, even though it’s not high up on my personal list of favorite episodes. It’s a third-year show that focuses on the bad luck of Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts) and Floyd the barber (Howard McNear) end up …

The 16th episode of Sea Hunt’s third season on TV was called Submarine Explosion, and it’s a story that has some potential nasty ramifications for deep sea diver, Mike Nelson (Lloyd Bridges). The ex-Navy frogman has signed on for a dangerous job, that of laying out underwater explosives …

This is the show that just has never made sense to me. It’s the third season of The Andy Griffith Show, and we’ve already had four or so episodes that deal with Sheriff Andy Taylor’s relationship with Nurse Peggy McMillan. During this time, little Opie Taylor (Ron …

This 1962 outing of The Andy Griffith Show is far from a favorite of mine. In fact, I really don’t like it much at all. There are a few reasons for that, one of which is that I really don’t like outings where Howard McNear takes the …

Music is at the center of the action in The Andy Griffith Show: The Mayberry Band, a third season episode that has a few good laughs in it. It’s all about the town band, which isn’t much to the ears at all. In fact, the new mayor, …

Sea Hunt is a show that has a lot of both hits and misses for me. In the case of Sacred Pool, the 17th program of the third season to air, it’s a bit of a miss. After all, this show is an underwater adventure series. …

Sometimes Highway Patrol episodes really entertain, and sometimes they bore. In the case of Season 3’s Insulin, which was the 17th episode to air that year, I was entertained; for the most part, anyway.
The police drama revolves around two men who show up at another man’s home. …

For the past couple of years, actor William Shatner has had a very interesting half hour series called Shatner’s Raw Nerve. It’s a great concept, and it’s not a normal talk show. It really is a one on one chat between Shatner and his guest, which in …

The second season of BBQ Pitmasters premiered this week. I only caught a few token scenes of this series last year, so this is really the first complete show of the show that I’ve seen. I do recognize some of the faces, though, including judge Myron Nixon, …

Have Gun - Will Travel was a western series that I watched a lot as a child. I think I liked it better back then, but still, I’ve been enjoying catching the reruns on TV these days. The show being reviewed here is called The Piano. …

Recently, I had a chance to watch some classic Felix the Cat cartoons. I used to watch these with great pleasure when growing up. Well, not these specific ones I’m reviewing. These are older ones that I’m seeing for the first time, but there was a …

Felix the Cat in Neptune Nonsense is another animated short cartoon that was produced and released in the mid thirties. These were a bit more advanced than those cartoons of Felix in the 1920’s, which was natural, of course. I don’t recall seeing these before, though while …

Growing up, Felix the Cat was among my favorite cartoons to watch. I thought that feline was so funny. Recently, I’ve been able to go back and watch a few of the original, or vintage animated shorts. These aren’t really the ones I saw growing up, …

I have always loved cartoons. As a kid, I had all kinds of favorites. Saturday mornings were a joy, and so were weekday mornings before school. As an adult, I still enjoy them. In fact, I’ve purchased a few VHS releases of some of my …

I really enjoyed this classic version of The Three Bears cartoon. It’s a golden oldie from decades back which has survived to continue to make children and adults smile and let go with some wonderful chuckles.
For me, there are variations in this tale that I don’t recall, so …

Although this show has been on the Food Network for less than a month now, it has quickly become one of my most favorite ones to watch. This is a television reality series in which two teams compete in a challenge to open up and successful run the …

In December of 2009, the Jersey Shore made it’s debut on MTV. But before it even premiered it’s first episode, it was at the forefront of a budding debate about if this show even deserved the light of day.
But since this isn’t a review about ethics, but rather of …

One of my guilty pleasures is watching Cheaters. Cheaters is a show wherein people who suspect that their partner is cheating contacts the Cheaters team and asks them to investigate. The investigators follow the suspect for some time, documenting his/her exploits as evidence. Afterwards, the host, Joey …

When it was released that Cleveland Brown from Family Guy was getting his own spin-off, I actually had high hopes for the show. The lazy delivery of Cleveland Brown seemed to warrant it’s own show in the snippets that you got to see on Family Guy. However, after the …

When I heard that the CW was debuting a vampire-themed show, my first thought was something along the lines of “Here we go again!” I will be the first person to admit my cynicism about the latest vampire craze, and I was very quick to apply this cynicism to …

I am a fan or the true blood series and have seen every episode and I have also read all of the books. I do like the plot of the show but I often feel the creators are trying to make each episode a little more unsettling …

I love to watch cartoons since I was a kid. Now I`m married and a father and still watch cartoons every once in a while, now with my 3-year old daughter. My lovely daughter loves Timmy Time. I`m very picky when it comes to cartoons because not all cartoons …

Doctor Who, the series that follows the nameless Time Lord known simply as “the Doctor” as he travels through time and space, reached a third season during the lifetime of the Doctor’s tenth incarnation (he regenerates into a new body when he dies, this making the tenth body he …

The only time I can get my one-year-old son to sit still is every 4pm when back to back episodes of Upin and Ipin the Series is on at Disney Channel Asia. For those not familiar, Upin and Ipin is a Malaysian television series that centers on a pair …

One of our satellite channels had a Monk marathon this past weekend and, even though I had seen every episode before, there were some that I enjoyed enough to want to watch again.
One of them was the episode Mr. Monk is Underwater; one of the later episodes (when he …

When I was on graveyard shift this TV show was the very reason why I have to call in half day or during some days, I am absent. The story line revolves around ordinary people who discovered that they have super powers. The characters in the film get intertwined …

The Andy Griffith Show: Deputy Otis features Hal Smith in his role as town drunk, Otis Campbell. The episode, from season two, begins harmlessly enough with Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) and Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts) having forgotten their keys to the sheriff’s office. This means …

The Andy Griffith Show: Cousin Virgil from season two just isn’t a show I’m that fond of. In fact, it’s one of a few episodes from the entire series that I will actually turn off. It just doesn’t work for me, and I simply don’t enjoy much …

From April 1962, The Andy Griffith Show: Andy on Trial is another show where Andy has to essentially fight against everyone to see justice done. It’s the second time we’ve seen Sheriff Taylor in this position where he stands on his own while others are essentially lured …

The Andy Griffith Show: Guest of Honor isn’t one of my favorites. I love this series greatly, but even when funny, not every show is one that I adore. This second season entry has Mayberry celebrating Founders’ Day by randomly selecting a passerby to be their Guest …

It’s another example of big city cops not trusting the little Mayberry sheriff’s office in this February 1962 episode of The Andy Griffith Show called Jailbreak. It’s also another use of the ‘Barney thinks he can do everything’ plot device. Combined, it leads to some good comedy, …

The season three premier episode of The Andy Griffith Show is a classic show called Mr. McBeevee. This particular program is definitely in my top 10 of the best of this comedy series. There’s humor in abundance and warmth that makes your heart both ache and smile.
The …

I’m so amazed that I’m becoming a bit of a Boris Karloff fan. He just is so fun to watch, even if it’s just for a brief introductory scene as he does for this anthology series, Thriller. His openings give viewers a hint of what’s coming, but it’s …

The Virginian: The Lady from Wichita was a fairly decent episode from this 90 minute western’s sixth season on the air. The Shiloh Ranch was run by John Grainger (Charles Bickford), who is seen minimally in this outing. The regular of note was Doug McClure, whose Trampas …

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to see the show from last week. I really love watching this Australian version of Dancing with the Stars, even though I don’t know the celebrities. With the music, costumes, and setup of this series, it’s been fun to catch. I just …

I have read the book series of The Vampire Diaries by LJ Smith, and was expecting the TV series to be based on it. The story is about a love triangle among a girl called Elena and vampire brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore as they try to save their …

Sweet Home Hannah Montana is the premiere episode to the fourth and final season of Hannah Montana, now named Hannah Montana Forever. The featured song for this episode was “Are you Ready (Superstar)”. The main cast included in this episode was Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Jason Earles, …

The Andy Griffith Show: Wedding Bells for Aunt Bee, a second season show that aired in April 1962, just isn’t a favorite of mine. I’ve never liked it, even though there are a couple of good scenes that I do like. It’s just the concept with all …

The Andy Griffith Show: Andy and Barney in the Big City from season two opens with a funny bit with Opie (Ron Howard) having just lost a tooth and having a lisp as a result. Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts) does a tongue twister with him that is …

It’s been a while since Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) has had a romance, so the producers figured that at this point in the second season, it was time to stir things up a little bit. Thus, in March 1962, they presented viewers with The Andy Griffith Show: …