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Remember Ultra-man? Used to grace us in Detroit on TV20 when I was a kid. :)

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We also used to have Johnny Sokko & his Flying Robot:

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One year for halloween I was Jonney Sackos flying robot and my older brother was Untraman!

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What about the shows which were on WXON 20 really late at night-- such as Benny Hill, Prisoner: Cell Block H, and Night Gallery? :)

I used to get out of bed and sneak to watch them, when I came up here to visit my grandma. :evil: They were my first exposure to scantily clad British birds and Australian prison bull-dykes; and getting the dickens scared out of me by Rod Serling with those creepy paintings and vignettes.. but I loved every minute of itl!

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OMG--Kimba! The Ghoul! The Friendly Giant! ROFL--I remember all those.

How 'bout G-FORCE??

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Before it was g- force they called it battle of the planets and originally it was gotchaman. I have several dvd's of this. My fav cartoon.

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What about the shows which were on WXON 20 really late at night-- such as Benny Hill, Prisoner: Cell Block H, and Night Gallery? :)

I used to get out of bed and sneak to watch them, when I came up here to visit my grandma. :evil: They were my first exposure to scantily clad British birds and Australian prison bull-dykes; and getting the dickens scared out of me by Rod Serling with those creepy paintings and vignettes.. but I loved every minute of itl!

PRISONER: CELL BLOCK H!!! I remember gleefully deconstructing each episode with my high school buddies. We were heartbroken when Frankie (?) bought it. What a kick-ass show... much grittier than any American-made TV of the time. Would be interesting to watch it now and see how well it stands the test of time.

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z0mg! Sir Graves Ghastly was my absolute #1 favorite show when I was a kid. I found out recently that he's still alive...

Sir Graves!

I was a big fan of the Channel 20 Thriller Double Feature, Hot Fudge, Ultraman, Johnny Sako, and the Mighty Heroes.

Let's not forget Tarzan, Johnny Quest, and Sheena. :)

Actually Sir Graves died on April 24th, 2007. 1 day after his 94th birthday. Info from the site you linked. Go to fresh graves and scroll down.

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How about Johnny Sako and his flying robot or Charlie Lum and martial arts theatre.

I met Jim Harper/aka Charlie Lum after the show went off the air. He shut down the show due to pressure from the AsianAmerican community. They didn't like the character even tho it was a parody of some of the characters in the movies and of some old Hollywood archetypes from the 30's.

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