League based on 80's TV Shows ? :-)

davwms · 11-03-2009, 10:29 PM

I don't know why the idea popped into my head, but I started setting up a league using teams that are based on old 1980's TV shows.... Here are the first three that I did.. I really don't know how far I will go with this, or if I will even continue with it..

The teams I have so fare are:

the Greatest American Heroes

(Still one of my favorite shows of all time.. I think that this show could be re-created and would thrive today)

the A Team

I couldn't figure out how to put gold chains and mohawks on the players so I based the uniform on the A-Team van.

the Knight Riders

I was reasonably young when this was out, and I was just amazed at concept of a talking car.. and then there were real cars that would talk
("The door is ajar... the door is ajar...the door is ajar...")

Gern44 · 11-04-2009, 08:50 AM

Original idea. I like the concept.

Who was it that made the wacky sat/sun kids shows... Sigmond the Seamonster, the Farout Space nuts, Land of the lost... would those work into the concept?

kq76 · 11-04-2009, 09:15 AM

You gotta do Airwolf. You could use the patch they wore on their uniforms' shoulder for the logo.

spleen1015 · 11-04-2009, 09:32 AM

Airwolf, Magnum PI....

Do you just want shows? What about cartoons as well. They would give you a lot of good stuff, too.

rutri01 · 11-04-2009, 11:04 AM

love the jerseys!!!!

rutri01 · 11-04-2009, 11:07 AM

Morty or Mary Krofft - I think did sigmund

fhomess · 11-04-2009, 11:46 AM

Dukes of Hazzard

davwms · 11-04-2009, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rutri01

Morty or Mary Krofft - I think did sigmund

Sid & Marty Kroft did a ton of those shows. but that was in the 70's not the 80's... I guess that could be a different league... :-)

micropterus58 · 11-04-2009, 07:29 PM

When I make a league of fictional players I edit the names for my teams. I use TV and movie characters. Barney Rubble is my catcher. Fred Flintstone is my 1B. Roger Dorn plays 3B. Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn is the closer. Think 'Major League'. Gordon Shumway is a starting pitcher. Of course I'm the power hitting, gold glove shortstop. Harry Callahan, Josie Wales, Joe Kidd and Tom Highway (Clint Eastwood) are on the roster. Simon Phoenix and Jake Shuttlesworth and Pedro de Pacas are also on my teams. "Who the heck are Gordon Shumway and Simon Phoenix?" you ask. I'll see if any of you OOTPers know any trivia.

muted79 · 11-04-2009, 08:03 PM

Gordon Shumway would of course be ALF

davwms · 11-04-2009, 08:21 PM

Jake Shuttlesworth? Why not Jesus, because he got game.

davwms · 11-04-2009, 08:38 PM

Simon Phoenix is Wesley Snipes.. :-)

Another wish I could get some sort of rosters of fictional teams from a movie or novel.. then I could run a team like the Tampico Stogies.. with Stud Cantrell, Jamie Weeks, and Joe Louis Brown...

davwms · 11-04-2009, 09:45 PM

Team Airwolf...

Tried to copy the uniforms they wore... sort of.. for the cap, I tried to copy the texture directly from a picture of a helmet from the show.. It doesn't really show up in game that well though...

this will probably need some touching up.. just kind of threw it together for this...

spitfire · 11-04-2009, 11:31 PM

The Brady Bunch should be in there. Stupid program, but they could field their own starting nine!

Could be a team composed of cops and detectives (Cannon HAS to be a catcher!) and another for musical tv shows like the Partridge Family and the Monkees.

lighthousekeeper · 11-06-2009, 03:56 AM

Dude had 187 career splats...and that was during the dead fish era.

11-03-2009, 10:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
davwms All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Clyde, NY Posts: 1,399 Thanks: 37 Thanked 364x in 241 posts	League based on 80's TV Shows ? :-) I don't know why the idea popped into my head, but I started setting up a league using teams that are based on old 1980's TV shows.... Here are the first three that I did.. I really don't know how far I will go with this, or if I will even continue with it.. The teams I have so fare are: the Greatest American Heroes (Still one of my favorite shows of all time.. I think that this show could be re-created and would thrive today) the A Team I couldn't figure out how to put gold chains and mohawks on the players so I based the uniform on the A-Team van. the Knight Riders I was reasonably young when this was out, and I was just amazed at concept of a talking car.. and then there were real cars that would talk ("The door is ajar... the door is ajar...the door is ajar...") Attached Images __________________ Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966

11-04-2009, 09:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
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spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 5,193 Thanks: 61 Thanked 132x in 78 posts	Airwolf, Magnum PI.... Do you just want shows? What about cartoons as well. They would give you a lot of good stuff, too. __________________ GM Indianapolis 500s- Classic Baseball Union The American Baseball Congress - a fictional/historical league dynasty currently in 1871

11-04-2009, 11:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
rutri01 Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 322 Thanks: 15 Thanked 18x in 14 posts	interesting idea love the jerseys!!!! __________________ Rich Commish: www.ahiba3.com GM: Brooklyn Yard Dawgz

11-04-2009, 11:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
rutri01 Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 322 Thanks: 15 Thanked 18x in 14 posts	Morty or Mary Krofft - I think did sigmund __________________ Rich Commish: www.ahiba3.com GM: Brooklyn Yard Dawgz

11-04-2009, 08:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gern44 All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Plymouth, Ma. Posts: 1,162 Blog Entries: 24 Thanks: 69 Thanked 513x in 376 posts	Original idea. I like the concept. Who was it that made the wacky sat/sun kids shows... Sigmond the Seamonster, the Farout Space nuts, Land of the lost... would those work into the concept?

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11-04-2009, 07:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
micropterus58 Major Leagues Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 336 Thanks: 45 Thanked 45x in 39 posts	When I make a league of fictional players I edit the names for my teams. I use TV and movie characters. Barney Rubble is my catcher. Fred Flintstone is my 1B. Roger Dorn plays 3B. Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn is the closer. Think 'Major League'. Gordon Shumway is a starting pitcher. Of course I'm the power hitting, gold glove shortstop. Harry Callahan, Josie Wales, Joe Kidd and Tom Highway (Clint Eastwood) are on the roster. Simon Phoenix and Jake Shuttlesworth and Pedro de Pacas are also on my teams. "Who the heck are Gordon Shumway and Simon Phoenix?" you ask. I'll see if any of you OOTPers know any trivia.

11-04-2009, 08:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
muted79 All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 888 Thanks: 17 Thanked 192x in 190 posts	Gordon Shumway would of course be ALF

11-04-2009, 08:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
davwms All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Clyde, NY Posts: 1,399 Thanks: 37 Thanked 364x in 241 posts	Jake Shuttlesworth? Why not Jesus, because he got game. __________________ Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966

11-04-2009, 08:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
davwms All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Clyde, NY Posts: 1,399 Thanks: 37 Thanked 364x in 241 posts	Simon Phoenix is Wesley Snipes.. :-) Another wish I could get some sort of rosters of fictional teams from a movie or novel.. then I could run a team like the Tampico Stogies.. with Stud Cantrell, Jamie Weeks, and Joe Louis Brown... __________________ Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966

11-04-2009, 09:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
davwms All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Clyde, NY Posts: 1,399 Thanks: 37 Thanked 364x in 241 posts	Team Airwolf... Tried to copy the uniforms they wore... sort of.. for the cap, I tried to copy the texture directly from a picture of a helmet from the show.. It doesn't really show up in game that well though... this will probably need some touching up.. just kind of threw it together for this... Attached Images __________________ Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966

11-04-2009, 11:31 PM	#14 (permalink)
spitfire Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 486 Thanks: 14 Thanked 85x in 48 posts	The Brady Bunch should be in there. Stupid program, but they could field their own starting nine! Could be a team composed of cops and detectives (Cannon HAS to be a catcher!) and another for musical tv shows like the Partridge Family and the Monkees.

11-06-2009, 03:56 AM	#15 (permalink)
lighthousekeeper All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 716 Thanks: 24 Thanked 87x in 31 posts	Dude had 187 career splats...and that was during the dead fish era. __________________ OOTP Companion Utility: dat file reader, Team Rater, Player Dev Tracker, and HOF Analyzer for OOTP10 & 11 Last edited by lighthousekeeper; 11-06-2009 at 03:58 AM.

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