I posted the Edgar Awards' Best Episode for a Television Series winners and nominees a few days ago, and  BOY, do I feel old!

The following lists of television shows were amongst the winners and nominees. (I know that there were many other shows, but for the purposes of this blog, I only used some of the Edgar winning and nominated shows.)  

Some of these shows actually bring a smile to my face… I haven't thought of them in so many years, and they invoke great memories of playing outside, choosing a favorite character to be for that particular, care-free, imaginative play time… Back when it was safe enough to go outside to run around and play all day, with a mere "See you later, Mom." and the "Be back for dinner." response. (I mean, didn't everybody "dibs" being Honey West?!?!)

Let's see how far back you go!  On your mark… Get set… Enjoy your own favorite memories…

The 1990s brought us such mystery shows as: 
     Prime Suspect
     Inspector Morse
     Silent Witness
     Rumpole
     Sherlock Holmes
     Hercule Poirot
     Quantum Leap
     Law and Order
     The Practice
     The X-Files
     The Commish
     Picket Fences
     Murder, She Wrote
     L. A. Law
     Simon and Simon
     NYPD Blue
The 1980s brought us mystery shows that included:
     The Return of Sherlock Holmes
     Rumpole (Yes, again…)
     P. D. James' Adam Dalgliesh
     Simon and Simon (Another show that went on to the 1990s list)
     Cagney and Lacey
     Moonlighting
     Murder, She Wrote (Jessica was also busy in the 1990s!)
     Matlock
     The New Mike Hammer
     Remington Steele
     Quincy
     Magnum, P. I.
     Lou Grant
     Hill Street Blues
     Matt Houston
     Wiseguy
     Miami Vice
The 1970s' mystery shows (and I have to admit… I remember them very well!) included:
     Columbo
     Quincy
     Rockford Files
     Streets of San Francisco
     Kojak
     Vega$
     Baretta
     Police Story
     Policewoman
     Hawaii Five-O
     McCloud
     Mannix
     Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
     Toma
     Mod Squad
     Petrocelli
     Rod Serling's Night Galery
     ABC Movie of the Week
     NBC Movie of the Week
The 1960s:  (Hmmm… maybe I only remember these in recent reruns!)
     Judd for Defense
     Mission: Impossible 
     Alfred Hitchcock Presents 
      I, Spy
     Honey West  
     The Fugitive 
     The Defenders
     Dupont Show of the Week
     Kraft Suspense Hour and Kraft Mystery Theatre 
     Dow Hour of Great Mysteries 
     Bob Hope Presents
The 1950s: (Now I KNOW I wouldn't have remembered Dragnet without the benefit of reruns!)
     Dragnet
     Studio One
     Alcoa Hour
     Elgin Hour
     Playhouse 90