#4 on my Holy Grail of TV Lost
Media.
I don’t remember this show
originally airing. I first saw it when Lifetime aired reruns of it for a
while. That was one of the networks that would frequently run failed
& short lived TV series.
Easy Street starred Loni Anderson as
a widower who recently inherited her rich husband’s estate. A stipulation
in the will is her sister-in-law and husband can continue living in the mansion
as well. She then invited a long lost down-on-his-luck uncle and his best
friend to live there as well.
I taped all 22 episodes of the
show. But Lifetime had the show chopped up in a really strange way with
the commercial breaks happening in different spots. This (plus editing
out parts of the show to fit in more commercials) makes for a choppy experience
trying to watch it. It’s better than nothing, but I’d sure love to see
the full unedited show.
I’ve uploaded a few episodes on to
the Internet Archive. The quality is just ok - it was recorded on EP
speed and the tapes didn’t hold up all the great. It’s watchable though.
Here’s the one full length episode
that’s on YouTube. Usually the show’s humor was light, but this is one of
the times when things took a dark turn. It’s episode 16 (The Mad
Gardener)…
DISCLAIMER: I only upload
episodes of TV series that are completely unavailable in any format (not
currently broadcast, streaming or available to purchase in any way) for
archival purposes. If the show suddenly becomes available, all files will
be deleted.
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