Let’s Play a Game!
Posted on September 18, 2007 - Filed Under Games, Got Me Thinking, Just for Fun, TV, Television
My sisters and I used to like to amuse ourselves with games we made up ourselves or by making silly stories or lists. Obviously, I still do this, if you count volleyblog and virtual blog parties. I’m always thinking of creative, silly, fun things to do (well, they seem creative, silly and fun to me anyway).
Sister #3 recently came across some old lists we had put together as teenagers. I may post some of them at some future time because I still think they are funny. But I started wondering if I could engage some of my readers in the same type of games we used to play. There really is no winner for this type of game - it is just to exercise your mind, bring back memories, and challenge yourself.
So why don’t we, just for fun, see how long a list we can come up with for, say - TV shows named after places.
I can think of three right off the top of my head: (NOTE: List edited to add commentor’s additions and to alphabetize the list.)
2 Guys, a Girl, and a PIZZA SHOP
21 Jump Street
77 Sunset Strip
7th Heaven
American Chopper (Orange County Choppers)
American Idol
Apples way
Babylon 5
Beverly Hills, 90210 and
Boom Town
Boston Legal
Boston Public
Canadian Idol
Cheers
Cheyenne
Chicago Hope
China Beach
Coronation Street
CSI: Las Vegas
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
Dallas
Dawson’s Creek
Degrassi Junior High
Dukes of Hazzard
Eerie, Indiana
ER
Eureka
Falcon Beach
Falcon Crest
Fantasy Island
Full House
General Hospital
Gilligan’s Island
Green Acres
Green Acres
Hawaii Five-o
Hawaiian Eye
Hell’s Kitchen
Highway To Heaven
Hill Street Blues
Jericho
Kid Nation
Knots Landing
L.A. Ink
LA Law
Las Vegas
Little House on the Prairie
Love Boat
Mayberry RFD
Melrose Place
Miami Ink
Miami Vice
Naked City
NYPD Blue
One Tree Hill
Passions
Peyton Place
Real World - Denver etc!
Rm 222
Romper Room
Roswell
Rt 66
Savannah
Sesame Street
Shortland Street
Six Feet Under
Smallville
South Park
Streets of San Francisco
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Surf side Six
Swans Crossing
Sweet Valley High
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
The Hills
The OC
The Office
Third Rock
This Old House
Twin Peaks
Vegas
Veronica Mars
West Wing
Whistler (another Canadian show)
WKRP in Cincinatti
Can you think of any others?
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Dawson’s Creek
LA Law
Savannah (very short lived spin off of something I can’t quite remember right now but Savannah was the place in Louisiana - I think!)
that’s all I have now but wait till I ask my hubby..
I’ll add these to the list on the post page so everyone can see them and not duplicate them in the comments section.
LOL. Oooo - I loved Dawson’s Creek. Guilty pleasure.
CSI: NY
CSI: Miami
South Park
Boston Legal
Dallas
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Smallville
Miami Vice
Chicago Hope (I loved that show!)
Babylon 5
Hill Street Blues
Can’t think of anymore!
Wow. Hannah - you went on a spree there! Awesome. I’m adding these to the post page!
How about all the CSI’s? do they count?
CSI Miami
CSI Las Vegas
I’m sure there are more?
Wow. You and Hannah were thinking alike, Kami! I’m adding CSI Las Vegas to list - Hannah already got Miami! LOL.
Eureka ( am I the only one hooked on this one? LOL)
Mayberry RFD ( anyone even remember this one?)
Falcon Crest
Knots Landing
Cheyenne ( bet NOBODY remembers that one LOL)
Third Rock ( not sure that would count)
Nice job, Calamity! Of course I remember Mayberry RFD! And Third Rock…very creative but sure it counts - it’s a planet and that’s a place!
Adding these to the post page.
NYPD Blue
The Hills
The OC
WKRP in Cincinatti
Just a few I could think of really quick
Wow - WKRP in Cincinatti - good one. I almost forgot all about that but I loved that show! Adding these to the post page!
Eerie, Indiana
Jericho
Chicago Hope
Boston Public
Hawaii Five-o
Vegas
Las Vegas
Degrassi Junior High
Dukes of Hazzard
China Beach
Twin Peaks
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Wow. Quite a list! I should have banned you from playing, TGH - you and your big old sponge bob memory banks. LOL. I’m adding these to the post page! Love you, honey!
Wow great list…
I don’t have anymore though!
Hannah and I must have been commenting at the exact same time - neat!
Okay, Okay here it goes (consulted hubby!):
One Tree Hill
7th Heaven
Kid Nation
Degrassi Jr High (Canadian show)
Whistler (another Canadian show)
Real World - Denver etc!
Cheers
Veronica Mars
Roswell
Falcon Beach
American Idol
Canadian Idol and on and on….
Hell’s Kitchen
okay I’ll stop now!
Can you tell I don’t have any pressing work to do today?
LOL. Kami, get all your chores done first - I don’t want you to get in trouble for adding to the list!
Nice adds, by the way! TGH already got Degrassi Junior High though so I’ll edit that one out of the list so it isn’t there twice. And I’m still deciding whether or not to include Veronica Mars because isn’t that her name on the show and not really a reference to the planet? Hmmm. This wasn’t supposed to hurt my brain. LOL
Some oldies:
77 Sunset Strip
Streets of San Francisco
And some non traditional places where I don’t want to be:
The Office
Six feet under
Oooooh - these are good - especially the ones where you don’t want to be. Heehee. Too funny! vGood ones, Phyllis. I’m adding them to the list!
Just wanted to stop by and say HI Teeni!!!
You’re a great cousin and a great sister too. :p
Hey Ariana!!!! So wonderful to see you drop in on this side of my life! LOL. You are always welcome so come by any time and feel free to join in whenever you like! Hugs to you, cuzster!
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I JUST CAME T SAY HI I cant think of any to add!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s okay, Kaylee! You can come over to say hi anytime! I don’t mind. You can always add to the list if you think of something later too. Hope all is well with you. I’ll try to visit you in a day or two - been verrrry busy lately and away from my computer a lot.
Oh! Ari’s here…hello! She visited me today too!
I will put this to some more thought but I thought of a rare one…it was in the early 90’s I think it was called Swans Crossing…it was like a “teen soap”…the town was called Swans Crossing hence the name…it had Sarah Michelle Gellar in it…it was short lived 2 years at the most…
Also…what about Sweet Valley High…with the Twins after the Book Series…
Passions…the soap
AND…Fantasy Island…”Dee Plane…Dee Plane!!!”
More coming soon!!!
OOOOoo - I got you thinking, Harm! LOL. I’ll add all of these but have to ask, was Passions the name of a place? I didn’t watch that one so I’ll leave it off the list until you let me know otherwise.
2 Guys, a Girl, and a PIZZA SHOP
Another good one! Good memory, Harmonia - I couldn’t think of all these before but I keep hitting myself in the forehead when people put them in the comments! Why didn’t I think of these? LOL
You’ve got Boston Legal and Chicago Hope on there twice
I mentioned them, and then your hubby did too 
OOOoooh - Good eyes, Hannah! I’m taking out TGH’s Chicago Hope. He had Boston Public there, not Boston Legal so I will leave that, but I will work on sorting the list alphabetically - I think I can use Excel for that and I will repost to make it easier to see and catch duplicates! Wow. I still can’t believe you caught that!
I mentioned this to Dad and he wanted to add to the list:
Sesame Street
West Wing
Peyton Place
Surf side Six
Romper Room
Boom Town
Love Boat
Naked City
ER
Rm 222
Hawaiian Eye
Gilligan’s Island
Apples way
Rt 66
Green Acres
Oh, these are good - LOL - Romper Room - my older sister used to watch that!
Would Coronation Street fit on this list? By the way, I added your blog to my ‘Interesting Reads’ list.
Welcome back, Kate!
Yes, I think that Coronation Street definitely fits as it qualifies as a place. I’m adding it to the list. Thanks for adding me to your ‘Interesting Reads’ list. LOL. I always seem to fit into the ‘interesting’ category. I guess that is good. Otherwise I might not fit anywhere! So I’m happy with that. I’m adding you to my blogroll as well! 
AAGHH, every title I think of is already on the list! Maybe the next one could be shows named after people!
That’s a good idea Heather. You already have me stumped. Oh, wait I thought of one but I’m saving that thought for the next post like this. LOL
What a great list! Way to go Teeni readers
LOL. You are right though, Kami. Not to sound too snotty, but I DO have the best readers at my blog! Y’all can be jealous if you want because it’s true. That’s all I can say about it.
There is a TV show here in NZ called “Shortland Street” and there is a street in Auckland (where I live) by the same name! So if you are happy to have “outsider” programmes you could add that one!
I also like Heather’s idea of having TV shows named after people for the next list!!
This is a really FUN post idea!
Definitely want to include “outsider” programmes. It’s even cooler because there is a street where you live with the same name. I’m adding it to the list. Funny - who’d have thought a silly little game I played with my sisters would end up being so much fun on a blog? There is another little thing we used to do but I’m trying to think of a way to adapt it to this format so we could try it. I’ll let you know if I can figure it out!
I think PASSION was the name of the town that PASSIONS was the soap…not sure…I only watched it a few times when it first came on.
What about…
This Old House
Full House
General Hospital…someone may have already mentioned this one…
Um…
Little House on the Prairie
Highway To Heaven
Green Acres
Orange County Choppers
L.A. Ink
Miami Ink
Ooooh - Orange County Choppers - that show is good. LOL. Thanks for the info about Passions - I had never seen it so I wasn’t sure if that was the name of the place or not. I need to watch more televison! LOL. I’m adding these to the list!
This will get me a “stop being Mr. Technical” from my wife, but Orange County Choppers is the company name, but the show is American Chopper, which may still work because of the American.
LOL. Yeup - that’s you being technical. But I’ll change it - it’s still good. Thanks, honey. Love you!
You are correct…American Chopper…sorry…They are located in Orange County…Oops…my bad!
LOL. Don’t mind him, Harmonia - that is why I call him TGH - the T stands for “technical” and sometimes it is good and sometimes it is annoying. So I gotta take the bad with the good. LOL. He even knew I was gonna call him on it as he said so in his comment. Technically, he is right about the show’s name though. However, the name of the shop on the show was Orange County Choppers and yes they are located in Orange County. So either way, it makes the list and that, in this little game, is all that matters!
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