Thursday, September 23, 2010

Name that 80's show...

Ok, I'm remembering a show in the 80's about (I should say I think its about, my poor brain doesn't reach back that far with any measurable accuracy) a family that gets... transported(?) to another dimension(?) which seemed fairly earth-like but ruled by some sort of totalitarian state. The poor earth family would get hunted from town to town, I think, and I'm pretty sure there was some sort of recurring villain, a secret police type fellow in a uniform.

Anyone remember what I'm going on about, or is this a figment of my imagination?

11 comments:

  1. Three's Company?

    Actually, that doesn't ring a bell, but I have to think that somebody out here in internet land will know the answer.

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  2. Al, it sounds suspiciously like Otherworld but it was in the 80s.

    Here's two versions of the intro if that jogs your memory.

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  3. Pardon me, I thought you said 70s. My vision, it's not what it was this morning (ah, autumn colds!)

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  4. Could it be The Fantastic Journey?

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  5. That's it Jay, thanks, that's been bothering me all day!

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  6. Weird to think there's five missing episodes (including the finale) languishing in a closet somewhere in Spain...

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  7. Wasn't there an episode where they went into a store and all the products were labeled like generic products: "Beer," "Bread," etc.? Blast from the past.

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  8. @Telecanter: Yeah, though I think it was cans labeled "Food". This was the show where the family got transported to the alternate Earth while touring the pyramid during a vacation to Egypt, right?

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  9. Aw, I remember this - ITV in Britain showed a few episodes on Sunday afternoons - don't think the whole run made it to screen over here.

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  10. No problemo! I'd tracked it down a few years ago because I'd only half-remembered it as well. Also, Spain is so lucky!

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