A is for AUTOMAN, A.I. super-cop
B is BEYOND WESTWORLD, T.V. spin-off flop
C’s CAPTAIN CAVEMAN, who somehow got laid
E’s ELECTRA WOMAN, her theme song’s sublime
F is for FUTURE COP, with Ernest Borgnine
G’s GODZILLA series gave us “Godzooky”
H is HOLMES AND YO-YO, robot-cop dookie
I is for ISIS, both sexy and chaste
J is for JOSIE, beat Scooby to Space
K is KNIGHT RIDER, the Hoff’s finest hour
L’s LAND OF GIANTS, huge prop plants and flowers
M is for MANIMAL, transforms with a Grrrr-ing
N’s for THE NEW PEOPLE, pilot penned by Serling
O is for ORKO, not seen in the movie
P’s for THE PRISONER, that remake’s a doozy
Q is for QUARK with a laugh-track in space
R’s for RED DWARF, introduced a cat-race
S is SPACE ’99, so very 70’s
T is for THUNDARR, finally on DVDs
U is for ULTRAMAN, where monsters were beaten
Of course V is for V, where hamsters got eaten
W’s THE WIZARD lasted one season
And X is for XENA, filmed in New Zealand
Y is YOGI’S SPACE RACE, another Star Wars cash-in
Z is this ZORRO show, futuristic re-hashin’
Look for another pop culture abecedarium next week.
note: a version of this poem appeared at the excellent SFSignal.
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