by O.Supreme » Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:06 pm
It aired when I was a kid in the S.F. bay Area until about 1983 (ish...) Not sure when it started, August Ragone would know for sure since he assisted Bob Wilkins and the children's programming block on KTVU-2 back in the day. I remember the block with Ultraman, Spectreman, and Space Giants. I remember battle of the Planets as well, but I think it was on a different Channel; (I remember Star Blazers was on 36, and 40 from Sacramento) .
My family had WTBS (as it was known back then) when we first got cable in the mid-80's. I don't recall Ultraman on there, but if it was...that would have been awesome, and even makes my previous thought about its amazing Longevity in the "too old for Power Rangers" thread even more amazing.
Still it would be nice to have a definitive answer as to when Ultraman first started airing in syndication in the United States, and where the last place/dates was that it aired.
In spring of 1991 Ultraman towards the Future had a limited Syndicated run in several markets. Where I lived in Sacramento they went though the 13 episode cycle once, and that's it, no reruns. In the Bay Area it lasted a little longer, perhaps 2 years. I know because a couple times my VCR screwed up and I missed all or part of a couple episodes, had to call my uncle in the bay area the next time that episode aired so he could record it for me.
There are no more good TV Shows, only ones that haven't disappointed me yet.