The "A" Team. Adventure. January, 1983 - June, 1987 on NBC. At the end of their tour of duty in Viet Nam, Col. John "Hannibal" Smith (George Peppard) and his team were framed for robbing the Bank of Hanoi (which they had done, but under orders), and sent to a U.S. military prison. They escaped and went on the run, pursued first by Col. Lynch and later by Col. Decker. While on the run, they became heroes for hire, working as good-guy vigilantes. Hannibal was their leader and an expert at disguises. Face was the team's con artist and lady's man. B.A., officially "Bad Attitude" (Mr. T), was their mechanic, but also took care of mayhem and intimidation. The final member of the Team, "Howling Mad" Murdock (Dwight Schultz), was an expert pilot, and a certified lunatic -- the A Team broke him out of a mental hospital whenever they needed him for a mission -- and was seen wearing black high top chucks. Mr. T wore chucks of various designs every now and then as well, including a pair with multi-colored striping across them and in another episode a pair of gold chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

About Your House. Home Improvement. Syndicated on PBS. Repairs and fixit information for your home hosted by Bob Yapp who wears chucks in different colors on the show. Back to TV Show Index.

Betty Ann passes the birch bark powder to David by the campfire.

American Gothic. Mystery/Horror Show. Broadcast between September 1995 and July, 1996. American Gothic is set in the heart of South Carolina in a small town called Trinity. In Trinity, everything is not as it seems and the towns folk look to town sheriff Lucas Buck for help and guidance, often making a devil's bargain with disastrous results. Sheriff Buck's son, Caleb Temple, was brought up by another family and was lead to believe that a man called Gage was his father. When Gage dies, Caleb becomes the center of a custody war. Sheriff Buck wants to raise his son in his own image, teaching him everything he knows. Caleb's cousin Gail Emory comes to town to protect him, but may need some protection of her own. The local doctor, Matt Crower, gets curious when suddenly the Sheriff wants everything to do with Caleb, and vows to keep Buck away from Caleb. Meanwhile Caleb has one more protector, that of his dead sister-turned angel Merlyn, who knows more about Sheriff Lucas Buck than anyone. Lucas Black, who plays Caleb, wears black high top chucks in most of the episodes. Back to TV Show Index.

Are You Afraid of the Dark? Mystery/Horror for Kids. First broadcast between August, 1992 and February, 1996 on Nickelodeon. The series revolved around a group of adolescent children who referred to themselves as the "Midnight Society". Once a week, at a secret site in the woods at night, one member would tell a scary story to the group. The actual story, rather than the telling, was displayed to the television viewer. The story was shown between the group's arrival at the site and its departure. Each storyteller would begin his story by stating "Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story..." at which point he or she would toss birch bark powder into the campfire to heighten the flames and produce an eerie white smoke. The themes usually revolved around paranormal phenomena, such as ghosts, magic, vampires, haunted houses, magical curses, aliens, witches and the like. David, played by Nathaniel Moreau and Betty Ann (Raine Pare-Coull) wore blue low cut chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Baking Bread with Father Dominic. Cooking Show. Syndicated on PBS. A cooking show hosted by a Dominican monk. The opening credits show the feet of monks, while Gregorian Chants play in the background, wearing dark sandals and socks. Soon, there is a full close up of blue high top chucks of the main character, Father Dominic. Back to TV Show Index.

The Best Times. Drama. Spring, 1985 on NBC.. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

Beverly Hills 90210. Drama. Broadcast from October, 1990 until May, 1999 on Fox. Popular series about high school (and later college) romances centering around the Walsh family and their friends. Dylan McKay (Luke Perry) was Brandon Walsh's best friend and for a while went steady with Brenda Walsh. Dylan was seen wearing black high top chucks in some of the episodes. Donna Martin (Tori Spelling), one of Brenda Walsh's friends occasionally was seen wearing low cut black chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Blossom. Situation Comedy. Broadcast from January, 1991 through June, 1995 on NBC. Blossom Russo (Mayim Bialik)was an adventuresome thirteen year old living in the world of the nineties. Her parents are divorced and she and her two brothers Joey and Anthony are living with their dad. Barnard Hughes joined the cast in the fall of the first season and played Buzz Richman, the kid's grandfather. Blossom dealt with the problems of her life by retreating into "video fantasies" where she would get humorous advice from different celebrities like Phil Donahue, Little Richard, and Sonny Bono, or through hanging out with her best friend, Six, and her boy friend Vinnie. Blossom wore blue and red high top chucks, part of the fashionable look of the early 90s. Back to TV Show Index.

Bones. Crime Drama. Broadcast since September, 2005 on Fox. Bones is a mystery/thriller, telling the story of a series of case files, solved weekly, by an unlikely alliance between Dr. Temperance Brennan's forensic anthropology team at the Jeffersonian Institution and FBI Agent Seeley Booth . Dr. Brennan's team brings scientific expertise (and an outsider perspective) to the world of criminal investigation, while Agent Booth brings human intuition, expertise, and "people skills" to the table. The result is an often strained relationship, but the results are better than either side of the team could accomplish on their own. Booth sometimes wears black high top chucks on the show. Back to TV Show Index.

Boy Meets World. Situation Comedy. Broadcast from September, 1993 until on May, 2000 on ABC. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

Brooklyn Bridge. Comedy/Drama. September, 1991 - August, 1993 on CBS. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

Call to Glory. Drama. August, 1984 - February, 1985 on ABC. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

The cast of Chuck

Chuck. Adventure/Comedy. Currently on Monday nights, NBC. Zachary Levi stars as Chuck, head of the Nerd Herd geek squad at the local Buy More store. His life changes when he receives an email from a college friend that imbues his brain with the entire contents of an NSA/CIA computer filled with classified intelligence. The rival agencies both go after him when they discover he has the information, but eventually he realizes that it gives him power over them. Chuck wears black high top chucks. Click here to view a photo gallery. Back to TV Show Index.

Clarissa Explains It All. Situation Comedy. Broadcast on the Nickelodeon Network (cable). Melissa Joan Hart stars as Clarissa, a wise-cracking teenager who has to deal with her parents and know it all younger brother Ferguson (Jason Zimbler). Clarissa wears black high top chucks in many of the shows, and her skater friend (Sean O'Neal) wears low cut black chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Cold Case. Crime Drama. Broadcast on CBS since September, 2003. Cold Case stars Kathryn Morris as Lilly Rush, the lone female detective in the Philadelphia homicide squad who finds her calling when she's assigned to "cold cases" -- crimes that have never been solved. One of the best episodes of this series was "Shuffle, Ball Change", written by Liz W. Garcia, directed by Mark Pellington, and first broadcast in season 4. When a body is found in a dumpster, the team re-opens the 1984 case of a murdered teenage high school student who wanted to become a professional dancer against his father's wishes. The sixteen-year-old, played by Nathan Halliday, always wears red high top chucks. There are a lot of great shots of him dancing in them. Back to TV Show Index.

Cooking Live. Cooking Show. Broadcast on the Food Television Network (cable). Host Sara Moulton wears Converse All Star Chuck Taylor high tops of various colors on her show. Back to TV Show Index.

Sara Moulton with some pink high tops.

Degrassi: The Next Generation. Drama. Broadcast since 2001 on the CTV Network. Degrassi: the Next Generation is the hit Canadian drama about a group of teens and how they deal with everyday life. The show goes through your average high school life, sex, drugs, love, fights, and more. At least two of the characters have been seen wearing chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Dennis the Menace. Situation Comedy. Broadcast from October, 1959 through September, 1963 on CBS. The comic strip drawn by Hank Ketcham was adapted for televsion and starred Jay North as Dennis and Gale Gordon as Mr. Wilson. Dennis was usually seen in his outfit of overalls, striped t-shirt, and black Chuck Taylor high tops. Back to TV Show Index.

Do Over. Situation Comedy. Broadcast on the Nickelodeon Network (cable). Joel is a 34 year year old who finds himself living back in the 1980's, and going through high school again. Occasionally he wears black chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Doctor Who. Science Fiction. Broadcast originally on BBC. Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television series produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known only as "The Doctor", who explores time and space with his companions -- in this series usually Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) -- fighting evil, usually in the form of hideous monsters and aliens. In the latest incarnation of Doctor Who, the tenth doctor (played by David Tenant) sports a pair of white chucks (with the exception of a two-parter where he wore black chucks). David Tennant, who plays the Tenth Doctor has been devoted to the Converse brand for more than 20 years, and was able to convince the producers that he should wear chucks with his very English looking three piece suit. Click on the link to see a gallery of photos. Back to TV Show Index.

The Donna Reed Show. Situation Comedy. Broadcast from September, 1958 through September, 1966 on CBS. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

The Drew Carey Show. Situation Comedy. Broadcast since 1995 on ABC. This comedy stars Drew Carey as an office manager, and deals with his relationships with his co-workers and their lives. One of the characters, Oswald Harvey (Dietrich Bader), wears black low cut chucks in many of the episodes he appears in. Back to TV Show Index.

Dietrich Bader from the Drew Carey Show.

Eerie, Indiana. Supernatural Comedy-Drama. Broadcast on NBC from September, 1991 until April, 1992. Marshall Teller (Omri Katz) was an inquisitive 13 year old who had just moved to the strange town of Eerie, Indiana with his family from New Jersey. Along with his friend Simon (Justin Shenkarow), they would investigate all of the strange and supernatural phenomena that kept occurring in their town, which everyone else found to be normal. In most of the episodes Simon wore natural white high top chucks. An opening shot in many of the episodes shows the town basketball team, all wearing black high tops. Back to TV Show Index.

The Ellen Degeneres Show. Daily Talk and Variety Show. Broadcast on NBC since September, 2002. Ellen usually wears low cut chucks on her show in various colors, and the logo of her production company is a pair of blue or black low cut chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Home Improvement. Broadcast on ABC from since December, 2003. This show takes deserving families and under a time deadline rebuilds their home to be modern and more functional. Ty Pennington, the design team leader and carpenter, is often found wearing low top chucks in blue and Carolina blue. Back to TV Show Index.

The Facts of Life. Situation Comedy. Broadcast on NBC from August, 1979 until September 1988. The show was a spinoff from Diff'rent Strokes, a popular comedy. Orginally the show was about Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae), formerly the Drummonds housekeeper, and now becoming the housemother at a prestigious private academy for young women. The show went through many twists of premise and cast members and in 1986 Clois Leachman replaced Mrs. Garrett as housemother and surrogate parent to the young girls. George Clooney who later starred in ER) appeared on the show during the last three seasons as George Burnett, the maintenance guy and carpenter who helped the rest of the cast rebuild the store they were now running after it was destroyed by fire. George wore grey or faded black high top chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Fame. Drama. January, 1982 - August, 1983 on NBC, then in first-run syndication until Fall, 1987. This acclaimed series was based on the 1980 movie with the same name and set at New York City's High School for the Performing Arts. The story lines of the series were based on the lives of a group of students aspiring to become professional performing artists, their fears and aspirations, and their interaction with the school's faculty. Christopher Donlon (Billy Hufsey) was a young student who liked to wear black high top chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Felicity. Drama. Broadcast from September 1998 to May, 2002 on Warner Brothers Cable. Felicity (Keri Russell) is the story of a new college freshman who was all set to attend Stanford University with the full support of her parents, but suddenly at graduation, she realizes that she has missed out on a lot of life and is determined not to let that happen in college. On a whim she applies to a New York City university where Ben (Scott Speedman), a boy she barely knew in high school but secretly admired, is attending. When she is accepted and tells her parents that her plans have changed, they are devastated, and cut off her financial support. But Felicity refuses to back down, and goes to New York. The show is about her relationships with Ben, other students that she meets, and her drive to be independent. Felicity is seen wearing black low cut chucks in many scenes in the series. Back to TV Show Index.

Keri Russell starred as Felicity.

Finders Keepers. Game Show. Nickelodeon Cable. Finders Keepers was a kids game show. The contestants and the host wore high top chucks. The show premise was that things were hidden in different rooms in this house and the kids had to find them. Back to TV Show Index.

Flight 29 Down. Drama. Since 2005 on the Discovery Kids Channel and NBC. When ten students from Los Angeles take off on an eco-camping adventure to the distant islands of Micronesia, they never expect that their plane will crash-land on a remote tropical island. Flight 29 Down follows the continuing story and adventures of these castaways — their crushes, competitiveness, jealousies, insecurities and goofiness — in paradise. One of the students, .Jackson, is a big, quiet guy with a past. He's not a social animal and doesn't care to become one. There is constant speculation why Jackson is so cool. Theories range from his having a possible juvenile-hall past; to being super-intelligent and operating on a higher plane; to being a dope and unable to communicate on any plane. Jackson is the closest to being "street" as any of these kids, and his attitude and style, which includes wearing black low cut chucks, reflect it. Back to TV Show Index.

The cast of Flight 29 Down.

Friends. Situation Comedy. September, 1994 - May, 2004 on NBC. This series about six friends in their twenties living in New York City made stars out of Courteny Cox, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow. Eventually they made history by demanding $1 million each an episode and getting it from the network. The show at first dealt with their failed attempts at relationships (otherwise why would they be hanging out together all of the time), but as the show progressed, they began to get serious about each other and pair up. Ross Geller (Schwimmer) wears low cut chucks in some of the episodes. Back to TV Show Index.

Full House. Situation Comedy. September, 1987 - August, 1991 on ABC. Three kids and three young men made up this unlikely television family living in San Francisco. Stephanie Tanner (Jodie Sweetin), one of the young children wore black high top chucks along with her younger sister Michelle, played by the Olson twins. One of the episodes shows a flash back to when Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) and Joey Gladstone (David Coulier) first met as kids, and the young Danny was wearing blue hightops and the young Joey was wearing black hightops. Back to TV Show Index.

Gimme A Break. Situation Comedy. October, 1981 - May, 1987 on NBC. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

The Grudge Match. Audience Participation. Produced September 1991-92 for syndication only. The Grudge Match was sort of a pre-Jerry Springer type of show where people took out their frustrations they had with other people. The show was co-hosted by sports announcer Steve Albert and Jesse "The Body" Ventura. Other cast members included hostess Paula McClure, cornermen (for the contestants) Andy and Pete Steinfeld who always wore black high tops, referee John Pinette, anouncer Michael Buffer, and cute ring girl Teresa Ring. The contestants either wore black or red high top Chuck Taylors. They would use everything and anything to try to win the match. A match consisted of three one minute rounds. Round one usually started out with oversized boxing gloves. For rounds two and three, the contestants were allowed to choose their weapons. Weapons could be fire extinguishers filled with glop and dust, buckets of syrup, cream pies, rotten tomatoes, etc. -- you get the picture. The third round was usually a tug of war over a pool of chocolate pudding. At the end of the match, the audience voted for the winner, who then received a prize. Back to TV Show Index.

Guys Like Us. Situation Comedy. Broadcast since 1998 on UPN. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

Hallmark Hall of Fame. Drama/TV Movies. Broadcast since 1955 on NBC. The Hallmark Hall of Fame has been dedicated to bringing quality family programming in the form of feature length special presentations for almost fifty years. Programs on the series often deal with family or social issues. Characters in these programs and even in their commercials are seen wearing chucks occasionally. "The Runaway", which was broadcast in December, 2000 dealt with two young boys, Luke and Sonny, growing up in the post-World War II south, one white and one black, who stumble on a murder mystery that rekindles fears and prejudices in their small town when they pretend to run away from home. Luke wears black high top chucks throughout. In "Journey", broadcast in 1995, an eleven year old boy named Journey (Max Pomeranc) and his grandfather (Jason Robards) have to come to terms with each other's reactions to the loss when Journey's mother, Min, unable to cope with the responsibility, decides to leave Journey and his sister Cat to be looked after by their grandparents. Journey then tries desperately to reassemble the family. Pomeranc wears white high top chucks throughout the movie. To purchase a VHS video of "Journey" click here. "To Dance With The White Dog", a 1993 production starring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy is one of their best collaborations. After fifty years of marriage, Sam Peek loses his beloved wife, Cora, and no amount of fussing by his overprotective children is going to ease Sam's loneliness or failing health until one day a beautiful white appears out of nowhere and brings positive change to his life. The only problem-- no one else can see it except his chucks-wearing grandson, Bobby (Harley Cross). To purchase a VHS video of "To Dance with the White Dog" click here. Back to TV Show Index.

Happy Days. Situation Comedy. January, 1974 - July, 1984 on ABC. Still in syndication on Nickolodeon (Nick at Night). Developed to take advantage of the nostalgia craze for the 50s, which became popular in the 70s, the series orginally focused on two teenagers Richie Cunningham(Ron Howard) and Potsie Weber (Anson Williams) going to Jefferson High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but soon changed in focus due to the immense popularity of "The Fonz", the greaser dropout played by Henry Winkler. The Fonz represented the ultimate in "cool" and a lot of the shows involved him counseling Richie and his friends on how to behave. As the series progressed, Fonzie became more and more involved with Richie and his family, and eventually ended up living in an apartment over their garage. In the show Richie often wore white high tops and one of the later characters Chachi (Scott Baio) wore black high tops. Most of the guys from the high school who hung out at Arnold's Drive In, a malt shop near the high school, wore black chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Hayden Panettiere and Thomas Dekker wear chucks in some of the episodes of Heroes.

Heroes. Drama. Science Fiction. Broadcast since September, 2006 on NBC. Heroes," is an epic drama that chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities. One of the main characters is the high school cheerleader Claire (Hayden Panettiere). Both Claire and her boy friend Zach (Thomas Dekker) wear chucks in some of the episodes. Back to TV Show Index.

Homefront. Drama. September, 1991 - April, 1993 on ABC. This soap opera was about GIs returning from World War II, trying to reconstruct their lifes and families, but discovering that things had changed forever. For example, one of the GIs, Lt. Hank Metcalf (David Newsom) returned home to marry his sweetheart Sarah, not realizing that in his absence, she had fallen for his younger brother, Jeff (Kyle Chandler). Eventually, they did marry and Jeff went on to a professional baseball career. Jeff wore chucks in some of the episodes. Back to TV Show Index.

House. Drama. September, 2005 - present on Fox. House will start its third season in the Fall. House is a maverick physician with an acerbic, brutally honest demeanor whose unconventional thinking and flawless instincts have afforded him a great deal of respect. An infectious disease specialist, he’s a brilliant diagnostician who loves the challenges of the medical puzzles he must solve in order to save lives and he has assembled an elite team of young medical experts to help him in his effort to solve these diagnostic mysteries. Dr. House played by Hugh Laurie wears alot of different pairs of sneakers including the occasional pair of high top chucks of varying colors. Back to TV Show Index.

I'll Fly Away. Drama. October, 1991 - February, 1993 on NBC. This series was a legal drama focusing on race relations in the south during the late 1950's. Sam Waterston starred as District Attorney Bedford Forrest, perplexed by the turmoil surrounding him, both in the professional arena and in his home life. His wife was institutionalized in a mental hospital, leaving him to care for their three children, Nathan (Jeremy London), Francie (Ashlee Levitch), and John Morgan (John Aaron Bennett). Regina Taylor played Lilly Harper, their black housekeeper, who was involved in some of the local civil rights movement, and helped the Bedfords understand the changes that were going on. Both Nathan and John Morgan Bedford wear high black chucks casually and Nathan is seen wearing them when competing for the school wrestling team. Back to TV Show Index.

It Takes A Thief. Documentary-drama. Broadcast since 2004 on the Discovery Channel. Jon Douglas Rainey and Matt Johnston, two former thieves show a different homeowner each week how vulnerable — or perhaps invulnerable — they are to a break-in as they attempt to burglarize their house ... while they (and the audience) watch. But not to worry: When it's all over, Jon and Matt will give the house a full security makeover and show you how to better protect your valuables. Both Jon and Matt wear black chucks on the show. Back to TV Show Index.

Jackass. Video Stunt Features. Broadcast on MTV 2000-2003. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

Jericho. Drama, Science Fiction. Broadcast on CBS since September, 2006. Jericho is a drama about what happens when a nuclear mushroom cloud suddenly appears on the horizon, plunging the residents of a small, peaceful Kansas town into chaos, leaving them completely isolated and wondering if they're the only Americans left alive. Though the cloud appears in the distance, it affects all the residents in Jericho, including Dale Turner (Erik Knudsen), the 16-year-old trailer park kid everybody picks on, who wears black high top chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

The cast of Jericho.

Knight Rider. Adventure, Science Fiction. Broadcast on NBC from September, 1982 until Auigust, 1986. This series had an episode in season three with Jason Bateman called "Lost Knight." Click here to see an article about the series and episode.

Kyle XY. Drama, Science Fiction. Broadcast on ABC Family and ABC duing the summer of 2006. Kyle (Matt Dallas) is a teenage boy found wandering alone and naked in the woods. He has no name. He has no past. As innocent as a newborn, he doesn't speak and he seems to look at the world as if for the first time. With no place else to take him, the police send him to juvenile hall where he's given the name Kyle. It's obvious that Kyle isn't like the other kids, but when it's discovered that he has no bellybutton, an administrator begins to realize just how different Kyle might be. He calls in Nicole Trager (Marguerite MacIntyre), a kind-hearted social worker, to help with the case. Sensing something special about Kyle, Nicole takes him home, much to the chagrin of her husband, teenage daughter and boisterous young son. Settling into the Trager's busy household isn't easy. There is so much Kyle doesn't know, and yet he demonstrates amazing abilities in mathematics, the ability to learn languages and information, and physical strength no one can explain. His talents are just the tip of the mystery, and the questions are just starting to grow: Who is Kyle? Where did he come from? Who is the man watching him? Every day, Kyle encounters something new... music, a pretty neighbor, a wild party, danger, lies, jealousy, humor, touch, trust, love. And each day, the Tragers think they are getting to know him. But the mystery surrounding Kyle is just beginning. Kyle is seen in the show wearing optical white and later green chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Kyle and Steve look out from the roof of their house.

The L Word. Drama. Broadcast on Showtime Cable since 2003. Set in the chic world of Los Angeles, this humor- laced dramatic series explores the lives of a group of lesbians, their friends, family and neighbors. Shane, played by Katherine Moennig, is a up and coming hairdresser. Shane often wears black or red low cut chucks on the show. Back to TV Show Index.

Land of the Lost. Adventure/Fantasy. 1991-92. Independent Distribution. Puppeteers Sid and Marty Krofft produced this remake of an earlier series by the same name. The plot centers around the Porter family, Tom (Timothy Bottoms), Kevin (Robert Gavin), and Annie (Jennifer Durgan), who get sucked into an alternative prehistoric world through a time-warping "dimensional gate" while taking a family vacation. The family meets all kinds of prehistoric creatures, including dinosaurs, lizard like creatures, and a jungle girl who apparently had the same thing happen to her as the Porters. Kevin wear red high tops and Annie wears pink high tops in some of the episodes. Back to TV Show Index.

The Larry Saunders Show. Situation Comedy. January, 1992- May, 1998 on HBO. Comedian Gary Shandling starred as Larry Sanders, the insecure host of a late night talk show. You would see some of the show "on the air" and other portions "behind-the-scenes" to reveal Larry's humorous interactions with the shows writers, producers and guests. Rip Torn co-starred as Artie, Larry's over-protective producer, and other regulars included Jeffrey Tambor as Hank ("Hey now!") Kingsley, Larry's fawning announcer and sidekick, Wallace Langham as the comedy writer Phil, and Megan Gallagher and Kathryn Harrold Larry's ex-wives. In the series, Phil is one of Larry's writers and is about 30, though rather boyish. His chief preoccupation seems to be with members of the opposite sex which leads him to announce a "Pussy Alert" when any  attractive young woman is around. His other main hobby on the series is provoking Hank who suffers numerous practical jokes at his hands. Phil is acerbic, anarchic, and totally laid-back except when in love. In the earlier seasons of the show he's often seen wearing black chucks and eating junk food. Back to TV Show Index.

Lassie. Adventure. September, 1954 - September, 1971 on CBS. In first run syndication from 1971-74. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

Last Chance Detectives. Adventure/Mystery. Made for Television Short Films, (1994-96). The Last Chance Detectives were four kids -- Mike Fowler (Ryan Calhoun) leader of the group and son of a Air Force pilot who was killed in the line of duty, Winnie Whitefeather (Crystle Lightning) a Navajo girl with great instincts, Ben Jones (Davin Jacob Carey) the average kid in the group, and Spence (David Netter), son of a scientist working on a long term research project and the nerdy brains of the group -- living in a desert town who had a detective club in an abandoned B-17 fighter plane. Three films were made in the series: Legend of the Desert Bigfoot, Mystery Lights of Navajo Mesa, and Escape from Fire Lake. The plots of the films are typical kid detective stories, that are given religious messages to deliver at the end. Davin Carey in his role as Ben Jones wears black high top chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Laverne and Shirley. Situation Comedy. January, 1976 - May, 1983 on ABC. This comedy, set in Milwaukee in the 1950's, was about two girls who worked on the assembly line in a brewery. It started as a spin-off from Happy Days. The writing was mostly slapstick, and featured screwball characters like Lenny and Squiggy, two truck drivers at the plant who often wore black high tops. Shirley's boyfriend was Carmine Ragusa (Eddie Mekka), who wore black low cuts. Back to TV Show Index.

The Roloff family sitting on their front porch.

Little People, Big World. Documentary. The Learning Channel. The Roloffs are an extraordinary family composed of both little and average-sized people. Parents Matt and Amy Roloff are both little people — 4 feet tall — but they are determined to succeed in a world that isn’t always accepting of differences. Matt has risen through the ranks of the business world, closing deals with some of Silicon Valley’s most well-known companies. After being laid off, Matt decided to pursue his dream of owning his own business. Originally a stay-at-home mom but now holding down two jobs, Amy has raised four children: 15-year-old twins, Jeremy and Zach, 12-year-old Molly and 8-year-old Jacob. Together they own and operate Roloff Farms, a sprawling 34-acre farm in Oregon. Jeremy likes to wear Celtic green, red, and black and red foldover high top chucks. Click here to see a photo gallery. Back to TV Show Index.

Lovejoy. Mystery. Broadcast since the mid-1990s on PBS. A BBC/Lionheart Broadcasting program. Lovejoy is an antiques dealer and collector who often gets embroiled in mysteries or scams involving the buying or selling of antiques. Sometimes on the edge of being unscrupulous, Lovejoy basically has a good heart and often uses his sleuthing skills and knowledge of antiques to help someone out who has been ripped off or is trouble. Occasionally Lovejoy is seen wearing black high top chucks in the series. Back to TV Show Index.

Mama's Family. Situation Comedy. January, 1983 - August, 1985 on NBC, then in first-run syndication until September, 1990. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

M*A*S*H. Comedy/Drama. Broadcast from September, 1972 until Sptember, 1983 on CBS. This classic series based on the film of the same name was about the medical staff of a mobile Army field hospital during the Korean War. During the last few years of the series, BJ Honeycutt (Mike Farrell), one of the surgeons, was seen wearing black high top chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Melrose Place. Drama. Broadcast since July, 1992 on the FOX network. This nighttime soap opera is about the lives of the many residents of an apartment complex located on Melrose Place in Los Angeles. Billy Campbell (black high top chucks-wearer Andrew Shue) is an aspiring writer and is a roommate (at first platonic) with Alison Parker (Courtney Thorne-Smith). Back to TV Show Index.

MythBusters. Video Stunt Features. Broadcast since 2003 on the Discovery channel. It's a tough job separating truth from urban legend, but the MythBusters are here to serve. Each week special-effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman take on three myths and use modern-day science to show you what's real and what's fiction. Through trial and error they actually demonstrate each idea to prove whether it's true or is "busted". Co-host Jamie Hyneman often wear red high top chucks on the show, and show associate Kari Byron often wears black high tops. Back to TV Show Index.

Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman.

Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Comedy. Broadcast on the Comedy Channel from 1988 to 1999. When zany mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester (Trace Beaulieu) and his loopy assistant Frank (Frank Conniff) get bored with their work at the Deep Thirteen research center, they kidnap Joel the janitor (Joel Hodgson), blast him into orbit on the Satellite of Love, and force him to watch the worst movies in the world to determine which movie, when inflicted on the rest of the world, will cause mass insanity and allow Forrester and Frank to take over the world. To combat this, Joel invented several robots Tom Servo (Kevin Murphy) and Crow T. Robot (also Trace Beaulieu) to keep him company and to heckle the movies mercilessly to ensure his sanity. After several years, Joel escaped to be replaced by Mike Neslon, a temp worker without a clue. Both Joel Hodgeson and Mike Nelson were always wearing chucks with their jumpsuits. Back to TV Show Index.

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Comedy. Broadcast on Nickelodean since 2004. Ned Bigby (Devon Werheiser) is a smart but small middle school student who along with his friends Cookie (Dan Curtis Lee) and Moze (Lindsey Shaw) are trying to survive in a world of bullies and teachers. They often get into trouble with hilarious results. Ned wears black low cut or red high top chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Devon Werheiser plays Ned Bigby on Ned's Declassifeid School Survival Guide.

Newsradio. Situation Comedy. Broadcast on NBC from March, 1995 through May, 1995. Dave Nelson (Dave Foley) was a young Wisconsin news director brought into an all-news radio station in New York City in this comedy somewhat patterned after the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Somewhat in over his head, Dave is surrounded by a cast of eccentric comedy characters who included Matthew (Andy Dick) a wacky reporter who wore red chucks high tops in a number of the episodes. Back to TV Show Index.

Northern Exposure. Drama. Broadcast on CBS from July, 1990 through May, 1996. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

Numb3rs. Crime Drama. Broadcast on CBS since January, 2005. Don Eppes (Rob Morrow), an FBI agent and team leader recruits his mathematical genius brother Charlie (David Krumholtz) to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles by using his problem solving ability to spot trends and patterns in criminal activities. Charlie is a mathematics professor at a prestigious Los Angeles university, and is often assisted by his esoteric colleague Larry Fleinhardt (Peter MacNicol) and by his assistant and later fiancee Amita Ramanujan (Navi Rawat). Amita usually is seen wearing low cut chucks in the series. Back to TV Show Index.

The O.C. Drama. Broadcast on Fox since September, 2003 and is ending in 2007. Fashion conscious prime time soap opera that focuses on a group of teenagers living in Newport Beach, a wealthy enclave in Orange County, southern California. Seth (Adam Brody) wear black high top chucks in some of the episodes. Back to TV Show Index.

Cast members of The O.C.

The Odyssey. Adventure/Science Fiction. Broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Network and syndicated in America starting in 1992. Three season of episodes. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

One Tree Hill. Soap Opera. Broadcast on Warner Brothers since July, 2003. Aside from a love for hoops, it would seem that Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan (James Lafferty) are two young men with little in common, but they are bound by the dark secret that they share the same father. Arrogant and assured, Nathan is the star of the high school basketball team and hails from a wealthy family. Quiet and driven, Lucas is the only child of a single working mom. He is also a legendary playground basketball player. After growing up on opposite sides of the tracks in the same small town of Tree Hill, North Carolina, the two boys' lives suddenly collide when a twist of fate puts Lucas on Nathan's high school basketball team and the half-brothers compete, not only for control of the court, but also for the heart of Nathan's beautiful girlfriend Peyton Sawyer (Hilarie Burton). Peyton has a pair of high tops she often wears.  There's an episode where she and her friend Brook go skinny dipping off of her boat, and the shoes are shown sitting on board with all the other clothes. Back to TV Show Index.

Cast members of One Tree Hill.

Pete and Pete (the adventures of). Situation Comedy. Broadcast on the Nickelodeon Network (cable). Comedy about an oddball group of family and friends. The older Pete, played by Michael Moronna, wears white low cut chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Phil of the Future. Situation Comedy. Broadcast on the Disney Channel (cable) since 2004. Phil (Ricky Ullman) is a teenager from the year 2121, who has gotten stuck in this century with his family when their time machine breaks down. His easy going personality helps him adapt to his new school and make new friends. Plus, he's got all those futuristic gadgets to use along the way. In the first couple of seasons Phil wore black and plaid high top chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Phil kicks back in plaid high tops; Phil checks out a strange light coming from under the sink.

Psych. Drama. Broadcast on USA Channel since July, 2006. Psych stars James Roday as young police consultant Shawn Spencer who solves crimes with powers of observation so acute the precinct detectives think he's psychic -- at least that's what he lets them believe. Psych also stars Dule Hill as Shawn's best friend and reluctant sidekick, Gus, and Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's disapproving father, Henry, who ironically was the one who honed his son's "observation" skills as a child. James Roday wore blue high top chucks in some of the first shows. Young Shawn (Liam James), age 11, wears black high tops all the time and has been in almost every episode in flashbacks. Back to TV Show Index.

Corbin Bernsen, James Roday, and Dule Hill star in Psych. Liam James plays young Shawn.

Punky Brewster. Situation Comedy. Broadcast on NBC from September, 1984 through September, 1986. In first run syndication during 1988 and 1989. Punky Brewster (Soliel Moon Frye) was a young girl living in an apartment in Chicago, who was abandoned by her parents, but maintained an upbeat outlook on life. Discovered living alone with her dog, Punky was soon adopted by Henry Warnimont (George Gaynes) the stern old bachelor apartment manager who couldn't resist her cute personality and contagious optimism. The stories often revolved around the interaction between the two as they learned to adjust to each other. Other characters included Punky's friends at school, Cherie and Margaux, and the apartment building handyman, Eddie. Punky commonly wore Chuck Taylors of many different colors. Sometimes shoes from two pairs were even mixed together, for the "Punky Brewster" look in chucks wear. Later an animated series It's Punky Brewster was spun off from this series. Back to TV Show Index.

Pushing Daisies. Drama. Science Fiction. Broadcast on ABC since October, 2007. Ned (Lee Pace) has an unusual talent. He can touch dead fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavor. As a result of this, he opens a pie shop. He can even bring a dead person back to life but there is a complication: if he ever touches the person again, he or she dies again, this time for good. When private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) finds out about Ned's secret, he convinces the cash-strapped Ned to help him solve murder cases (and collect the hefty reward fees) by raising the dead and getting them to name their killers before sending them back. His childhood sweetheart, Charlotte "Chuck" Charles (Anna Friel), is murdered on a cruise ship under strange circumstances. Her death brings him back to his hometown of Coeur d' Coeurs to bring Chuck back to life, albeit briefly, and solve the crime. But once reunited with Chuck, Ned can't bring himself to send her back. Chuck becomes the third partner in Ned and Emerson's PI enterprise, but she encourages them to use their skills for good, not just for profit. Ned is overjoyed to be reunited with Chuck, the only girl he's ever loved. But Ned is wary of becoming close to her, because one brief touch will send her back to the dead. Back to TV Show Index.

Emerson and Ned in his new pie shop.

Quantum Leap. Science Fiction. Broadcast on NBC from March, 1989 through August, 1993. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. To purchase a VHS video of Quantum Leap from The ChucksConnection, click here. Back to TV Show Index.

Reaper. Science Fiction. Broadcast on CWTV since September, 12007. On his 21st birthday, slacker Sam (Bret Harrison) discovers that his parents sold his soul to the devil before birth. This is why they have always allowed hin to slide through life, endlessly playing video games, avoiding responsibility and college, and now working in a dead end job at a Work Bench warehouse hardware store. Soon the devil himself (Ray Wise) stops by and tell Sam that he now must become his bounty hunter, searching for escaped souls from hell and collecting them into vessels like a Dirt Devil (what else!) vacuum cleaner. Sam is seen in the show wearing black low cut chucks with black laces. Ben (Rick Gonzalez) is one of Sam's co-workers enlisted to help him Ben, the son of a reverend, immediately grasps the seriousness of Sam's situation. Ben wears black high top chucks in the show. Though his life has suddenly turned weird and scary, Sam is surprised to find that he somehow feels good about his newfound "mission". Back when nothing was expected of him, Sam never had to push himself to achieve. Now, with his friends and his trusty vessel-of-the-week at his side, Sam is ready to face his destiny as the Reaper. Back to TV Show Index.

Sam with his co-workers Ben and Sock.

Ben sitting at a table in the patio department.

Rin Tin Tin K-9 Cop. Adventure. Broadcast on the Family Channel from September, 1988 through 1993. This modern day remake of the the old western series Rin Tin Tin featured Andrew Bednarski as Stevie Katts, the teenaged nephew of Office Hank Katts. In this series, the famous German shepherd was part of the K-9 corps in an anonymous big city, continually facing crime and violence, with dog handlers Hank and Stevie. Hank became Stevie's guardian in the first season when his mother died; in the third seaon Hank adopted Stevie as his son. In the first seaon at least, Stevie wore black high top chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Roseanne. Situation Comedy. Broadcast on ABC from October, 1988 through 1996. A blue collar type comedy in the traditon of All in the Family, with "controversial" elements in the writing trying to reflect the times. Roseanne (Roseanne Barr-Arnold) was a grouchy mom, fast with the one-liners, but ultimately having a heart of gold. Roseanne was married to Dan (John Goodman) an intermittenly employed mechanic who eventually opened a motorcycle shop. As the series went on, the storylines often focused on the romances of their two daughters, Becky and Darlene (Sarah Chalke and Sara Gilbert). Darlene and her mixed up boyfriend David (Johnny Galecki) had an on-again off-again relationship until she left for art school. David then moved into the Conner household because his parents had broken up. David wears chucks at least a few times in the episodes after he moved in with the Conners. He could be seen lounging on the couch with one foot up on it, wearing his chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Roswell. Drama, Science Fiction. Broadcast on WB from 1999-2002. This series focus on four teenagers who live among the citizens of Roswell, New Mexico but are actually human/alien hybrids, sent here as replacements for the royalty of a dying alien race on the spaceship that crashed there in 1947. These hybrid aliens have special gifts, including the ability to heal fatal wounds. The crash was covered up by the government and these children were kept in incubation pods for ten years until they emerged as six-year-olds. Jason Behr plays Max Evans, one of the four aliens, and is often seen wearing black high top chucks. Before a fateful day in 1999, the teens hid their gifts. The event that forever changed their lives was when Max healed Liz Parker (a classmate) after she was fatally shot in the stomach in a dispute between two customers at the restaurant where she waitresses. A close relationship then developed between Max and Liz. The series mostly focuses on the various relationships that develop between the four and their human friends at Roswell High School. Back to TV Show Index.

The cast of Roswell; Max and Liz on the run.

Safe at Home. Situation Comedy. (1986) Michael J. Cutt plays Dan Ford, a Chicago sportscaster. His sidekicks on the show are Tatum McCoy and Roger Kyle. In one episode, all three are wearing high black chucks because they are on the TV station basketball team and they are in uniform. Dan Ford is a real big Chicago Bears fan and he wears his high black chucks in several episodes.

Saved by the Bell. Situation Comedy. Broadcast on NBC from August, 1989 until September, 1993 when it was retitled Saved By the Bell: The College Years, and broadcast for another year until February, 1994. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

The four main characters of Seinfeld: Jerry, Kramer, Elaine, and George.

Seinfeld. Situation Comedy. Broadcast originally from 1990 through 1999 on NBC. Still in syndication on cable TV. This long running popular comedy series had greaat quirky characters, none more so than Kramer, who occasionally wore chucks. In the episode "The Parking Garage" he is seen wearing tri color high tops. Back to TV Show Index.

Skippy. Drama. Syndicated occasionally on the Animal Channel or Discovery for Kids. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

Smallville. Drama, Science Fiction. Broadcast since October, 2001 on cable. This series revolves around the time that Superman was growing up in the Kansas town of Smallville. This season aspiring photographer Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore) joins the cast of Smallville. .Jimmy Olsen is seen wearing black high tops in some of his scenes. Back to TV Show Index.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Drama. Broadcast from September, 2006 on NBC. In the new drama series, Sorkin lays bare the backstage politics, romances and delicate balance between creative talent, on-air personalities and network executives in an instant text-messaging world. Prominent are Jordan McDeere (Amanda Peet, "Syriana"), a savvy new network entertainment chief who inherits a massive public relations disaster on the series -- even before she starts her first day -- and Matt Albie (Matthew Perry, "Friends") and Danny Tripp (Bradley Whitford, "The West Wing"), a brilliant creative team that she wants to resurrect the program. Matthew Perry wears black chucks in some of the episodes. Back to TV Show Index.

Taxi. Situation Comedy. Broadcast on ABC from September, 1978 until June, 1982 and then on NBC from September, 1982 until July, 1983. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

Tinsley Grimes with the cast of That 80s Show.

That 80s Show. Situation Comedy. Broadcast from January - June, 2002 on the Fox Network. Actress Tinsley Grimes was seen wearing red high top chucks in this sequel to That 70s Show. Back to TV Show Index.

3rd Rock from the Sun. Situation Comedy. Broadcast from September, 1996 until June, 2002 on NBC. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

30 Rock. Situation Comedy. Broadcast since September, 2006 on NBC. 30 Rock is told through the comedic voice of SNL alum Tina Fey (Liz Lemon) and features Alec Baldwin (Jack Donaghy) as a top network executive and Tracy Morgan (Tracy Jordan) as the unpredictable star of Lemon's hit variety show, "TGS with Tracy Jordan." Lemon has her hands full juggling corporate interference from Donaghy and off-the-wall star antics from Jordan, all while attempting to salvage her own personal life. Liz frequently wears chucks and they were even the highlight of one episode ("Blind Date") where her boss sets her up on a blind date with a woman based on the fact that she's wearing chucks. She says she's straight and her boss says "Those shoes are definitely bi curious". Back to TV Show Index.

Torchwood. Science Fiction/Crime and Mystery. Broadcast since September, 2006 on BBC. In this spinoff from the Doctor Who series, Captain Jack Harkness becomes a member of Torchwood Institute, a renegade criminal investigation group founded by Queen Victoria in the 21st century to battle hostile extraterrestrial and supernatural threats. Institute member Eve Myles wears black low cut chucks throughout the series in her role as Gwen Cooper. Back to TV Show Index.

Trading Spaces. Home Improvement Show. Broadcast since 1999 on TLC. You have 2 days, 2 designers, 4 friends, 1 carpenter, and $1000 to completely redesign and change a room or space in your house. That's the premise behind The Learning Channel's most popular show, Trading Spaces. One of the show's designers, Frank Bielec, is often seen wearing black chucks on the show. Back to TV Show Index.

Under One Roof (Spencer). Situation Comedy. Broadcast from December, 1984 through July, 1985 on NBC. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

The War At Home. Situation Comedy. Broadcast on Fox since 2005. Three teens cause havoc for their parents, and vice versa, in a brash family-oriented sitcom that employs a confessional space for characters to vent their meant-to-be-humorous feelings. Fifteen year old Larry (Kyle Sullivan) is seen wearing black high top chucks. Back to TV Show Index.

Welcome Back Kotter. Situation Comedy. Broadcast from September, 1975 through August, 1979 on ABC. This show was about a high school teacher, Gabe Kotter (Gabriel Kaplan) who came back to his old high school in the inner city to teach the toughest remedial students (a group called the Sweathogs) who were streetwise but unable to function in normal academic classes. The sweathogs included Vinnie Barbarino (John Travolta), the greaser who was the group's leader, Arnold Horshak (Ron Palillo), the class yo-yo, "Boom-Boom" (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs), the hip black kid, and Juan Epstein (Robert Hegyes), the Jewish Puerto Rican who wore black high top chucks. Many times he wore his chucks with no socks. They were also the old fashioned chucks with the black patch on the rubber sole. Epstein was a joker, somebody who does not let anything bother him. He always said what was on his mind and kept a positive outlook on himself and life. Some of the best regularly occuring bits in the show were the notes he would always give Mr. Kotter from his Mom and the infamous Epstein walk. He was one cool dude! Back to TV Show Index.

Who's the Boss. Situation Comedy. Broadcast from September, 1984 through September, 1992 on ABC. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

WKRP in Cincinnati. Situation Comedy. Broadcast from September, 1978 through September, 1982 on CBS. A situation comedy about a radio station that is suddenly changed from a sedate, easy listening format to a top 40 rock station by Andy Travis, a new program director hired to shake things up and make the station profitable. The show was filled with eccentric characters like Les Nessman (Richard Sanders) the pompous and naive news director, Arthur Carlson (Gordon Jump) the bumbling station manager, Jennifer Marlowe (Loni Anderson) the sexy receptionist, and two hip and colorful disk jockeys Venus Flytrap (Tim Reid) and Dr. Johnny Fever (Howard Hessman). Dr. Johnny Fever wore black high tops in the later seasons of the show. Back to TV Show Index.

The Wonder Years. Situation Comedy. Broadcast from March, 1988 through September, 1993 on ABC. Still in syndication on Nickolodeon (Nick at Night). Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

You Again? Situation Comedy. Broadcast from February, 1986 until March, 1987 on NBC. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. Back to TV Show Index.

Zoom. Activity show for children. Syndicated on PBS since 1997. Click on the link to see an article with pictures. To purchase a VHS video of Party With Zoom The ChucksConnection, click here. Back to TV Show Index.

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