KVOS TV FALL 2011 PROGRAM SYNOPSIS
PERRY MASON
The original procedural drama, Perry Mason is
about an attorney who specializes in defending
seemingly indefensible cases. With the aid of his
secretary Della Street and investigator Paul
Drake, he often finds that by digging deeply into
the facts, startling facts can be revealed. Relying
on his outstanding courtroom skills, he often
tricks or traps people into unwittingly admitting
their guilt.
I LOVE LUCY
A daffy woman constantly strives to become a star
along with her bandleader husband and gets herself
in the strangest situations.
MATLOCK
Ben Matlock is a VERY expensive criminal defense attorney
who charges $100,000 to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth
every penny as he and his associates defend his clients by
finding the REAL killer.
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
Widower Sheriff Andy and his son Opie live with Andy's Aunt
Bee in Mayberry NC. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of
Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his
cousin Deputy Barney.
GUNSMOKE
Marshall Matt Dillon was responsible for bringing respect for the law to
Dodge City. Cattle thieves, gunfighters and other bad guys had to seek out
another place to get into trouble!
BONANZA
The adventures of Ben
Cartwright and his sons as
they run and defend their
ranch while helping the
surrounding community.
THE BIG VALLEY
Victoria Barkley heads her adult brood on the
Barkley Ranch in California's San Joaquin
Valley, near Stockton, in the 1870s. Heath is
the illegitimate son of Victoria's husband Tom
(who is dead at the time of the series). Bank
robbers, horse thieves, revolutionaries and
land grabbers keep the Barkley's hopping.
RAWHIDE
Gil Favor is trail boss of a
continuous cattle drive; he
is assisted by Rowdy
Yates. The crew runsinto
characters and adventures
along the way.
12 O’CLOCK HIGH
This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on
the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment
Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force.
THE WILD WILD WEST
Two Secret Services agents, equipped with a wide array of
gizmos, work for the government in the Old West.
M*A*S*H
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is
stuck in the middle of the Korean War. With
little help from the circumstances they find
themselves in, they are forced to make their
own fun.
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents
battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
THE REBEL
A former Confederate Army Private roams the Wild West after the
end of the Civil War as a rogue drifter and gets involved in helping
out various settlers threatned by various bad guys.
BRANDED
In the 1880s Jason McCord travels the
country trying to prove he's no coward. He
needs to do this because the military
career of this West point graduate came to an end when he was thrown
out of the army after being accused of cowardice.
COMBAT!
A one-hour WWII drama series on television followed a frontline
American infantry squad as they battled their way across Europe. With
mud-splattered realism, the show offered character studies of men
striving to maintain their own humanity in the midst of a world torn by war
HOGAN’S HEROES
The inmates of a German World War II prisoner of
war camp conduct espionage and sabotage
campaign right under the noses of their warders.
THE GUNS OF WILL SONNETT
An old former Army scout and his grandson
search the west for the man's son, a gunfighter
on the run.
DANIEL BOONE
Frontier hero Daniel Boone conducts surveys &
expeditions around Boonesborough, running into both
friendly and hostile Indians, just before and during the
Revolutionary War.
THE RIFLEMAN
Lucas McCain can fire a round with his specially modified
Winchester in three-tenths of a second. That and his
resolve enable him to help the
sheriff maintain order
while raising his son Mark
on a ranch near
North Fork, New Mexico.
THE ROCKFORD FILES
The cases of an easy going private investigator named Jim Rockford who
would rather run away than fight and would rather go fishing than work. He
isn't a coward, and he isn't lazy--just a bit on the cautious side, that's all.
KOJAK
A bald police detective with a firey righteous
attitude battles crime in his city. Kojak is a
tough cop, but his trademark is a fondness for
lollipops. Despite his difficult work, he
tirelessly brings criminals to justice while
staying upbeat and good-natured.
PETER GUNN
Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry
Mancini music that could tell you the action with your
eyes closed, Peter Gunn worked in style. Known as Pete
to his friends and simply as Gunn to his enemies, he did
his job in a calm cool way. He got his tips and cautions
from Lieutenant Jacoby, a coffee drinking pal from the
police. Also providing tips was "Mother" of her self-titled
nightclub. Working at the nightclub as a singer was Edie
Hart, his girlfriend
THE FUGITIVE
Dr. Richard Kimble is accused to be the murderer of his wife. The night before
his execution, he escapes. The only chance to prove his innocence is to find the
man who killed hi wife. Kimble, persecuted by the Lt. Gerard, risks his life
several times when he shows his identity to help other people out of trouble.
THE A TEAM
American action adventure television series about a
fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces
who work as soldiers of fortune while being on the run
from the military after being branded as war criminals for
a "crime they didn't commit"
BATMAN
Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick
Grayson lead a double life: they are actually the crime
fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the
Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police
Commissioner Gordon often calls the Bat-duo on the
Batphone with the latest emergency threatening Gotham
City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile,
Batman and Robin must (with the help of the trusty Batutility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals,
including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The
Penguin.
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
An elite covert operations unit carries
out highly sensitive missions subject to
official denial in the event of failure,
death or capture.
STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL
The adventures of the U.S.S. Enterprise,
representing the United Federation of Planets on a
five-year mission in outer space to explore new
worlds, seek new life and new civilizations, and to
boldly go where no man has gone before. The
Enterprise is commanded by handsome and brash
Captain James T. Kirk. His First Officer and best
friend is Mr. Spock from the planet Vulcan, and
Kirk's Medical Officer is Dr. McCoy. With its crew of
approximately 430, the Enterprise battles aliens,
megalomanical computers, time paradoxes,
psychotic murderers, and even Genghis Khan!
LOST IN SPACE
In the year 1997, Earth is suffering from massive overpopulation. Professor John Robinson, his
family and Major Don West are selected to go to the third planet in the Alpha Centauri star
system to establish a colony so that other Earth people can settle there. They are to go there on a
ship of Professor Robinson's design, christened the Jupiter 2. However, Doctor Zachary Smith,
an agent for an enemy government, is sent to sabotage the mission. He is successful in
reprogramming the ship's robot, but in the process becomes trapped on the ship, and because of
his excess weight, the ship and all on board become hopelessly lost and it now becomes a fight
for survival as the crew tries to find their way back home.
THRILLER
Anthology series hosted by Boris Karloff that originally told
ordinary tales of crime and mystery, but later became a
showcase for gothic horror stories, many of which were
based on works by authors such as Cornell Woolrich, Robert
Bloch and Charlotte Armstrong.
THE TWILIGHT ZONE
Rod Serling's seminal anthology series
focused on ordinary folks who suddenly
found themselves in extraordinary,
usually supernatural, situations. The
stories
would typically end with an ironic twist
that would see the guilty punished.
LAUREL & HARDY
The Laurel and Hardy Show is a series of short silent films
which later led into talking short films and feature movies with the progression
in sound technology. The show revolves around the duo getting into various
situations that are often a bit unrealistic and silly.
VOGAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
Admiral Nelson takes a brand new atomic submarine through
its paces. When the Van Allen radiation belt catches fire, the
admiral must find a way to beat the heat or watch the world go
up in smoke.
MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW
The lives and trials of a young single woman and her
friends, both at work and at home. “She’s going
to make it after all!”
BOSOM BUDDIES
Two single men must disguise themselves as women to live in the
one apartment they can afford.
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
Misadventures of a late night TV writer both at work & home.
THE BOB NEWHART SHOW
The professional and personal misadventures of a
psychologist & his
family, patients, friends and
colleagues.
THE ODD COUPLE
Felix Ungar has just broken up with his wife.
Despondent, he goes to kill himself but is
saved by his friend Oscar Madison. With
nowhere else to go, Felix is urged by Oscar to
move in with him, at least for a while. The only
problem is that Felix is neat, tidy, and neurotic,
whereas Oscar is slovenly & casual.
GET SMART
Bumbling Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 for CONTROL, with a great deal of
help from his competent partner Agent 99, battles the forces of KAOS
CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU?
The misadventures of two of New York's finest (a Mutt
and Jeff pair) in the mythical 53rd precinct in the Bronx.
Toody, the short, stocky and dim-witted one either saves
the day or muffs things up much to the chagrin of
Muldoon, the tall, lanky and smart one.
LAVERNE & SHIRLEY
The misadventures of two single women in the 1950's and '60's.
ALL IN THE FAMILY
Archie Bunker was a working-class family man who held bigoted,
conservative views of the world. His viewpoints clash with nearly
everyone he comes into contact with especially his liberal son-in-law
Mike Stivic (or, as Archie delights in calling him, "Meathead").
CHEERS
The regulars of the Boston bar
Cheers share their experiences
and lives with each other
while drinking or working
at the bar where everybody
knows your name.
TAXI
The staff of a New York City
taxicab company go about
their job while they dream
of greater things.
THE BRADY BUNCH
The misadventures of a large family united
when two widowed people married.
HAPPY DAYS
The Cunningham family live through the 1950's with help and guidance from
the lovable and almost superhuman greaser, Fonzie.
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
A nouveau riche family of hillbillies move to Beverly
Hills and refuse to conform and shake up privileged
society there
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with
a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son
is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his
daughter is dimwitted and promiscuous.
PETTICOACT JUNCTION
The misadventures of the family staff of
The Shady Rest Hotel and their neighbors
of Hooterville.
MY THREE SONS
Widower Steven Douglas is left to bring up three boys all by
himself with the aide of his housekeeper "Uncle Charlie".
The series revolves around the trials and tribulations of life's
experiences as a single parent family.