In this age of accessibility, I'm wondering if anyone knows of any station that is running reruns of the old Warner Bros. classic, 77 Sunset Strip. I wish they would authorize one of the companies that market the older series' to package such programs. Would like to see some of the Surfside 6 series too.
shareVerily I say unto thee...one of the reasons that "77 Sunset Strip" was so popular in its day was because of the "Kookie" character portrayed by Edward Byrnes.Unfortunately his ridiculous hipster dialogue of the time might seem incredibly irritating and unfathomable to modern viewers and it is unlikely that we'll see it any time soon. A shame as it was a good show and an early attempt to break away completely from the western format so popular in those years.
shareUnfortunate, everyone I mention the series to also brings up Kookie. I thought he was corny but tolerable. He had such a small part as the parking attendant. The real meat of the series was Efrem Zimbalist, Roger Smith and Robert Long. They're the ones I cared about. I don't think you had to be a Kookie fan to want to see a release of the series.
shareThe only thing you can hope for is for a cable network like TVLand or AntennaTV to pick it up.
shareMan, those who can't dig Kookie are strictly from Cubesville.
I remember watching a few of the shows when I was in elementary school. The boys were definitely influenced by Kookie. I remember one boy coming to school with his hair all slicked down with Brylcreem hair tonic and snapping his fingers and telling everyone he was a "kook." Apparently he didn't know the meaning of a kook. The teacher told him that he shouldn't go around telling people he was a kook. I still laugh when I think of that kid telling everyone he was a kook.
"50, count 'em 50, ambassadors will definitely appear at the peace conference."
There are several full episodes on YouTube.
DVD box.
Is there one?
As Kookie would say, "Baby, you're the ginchiest!"
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