What was that old tv show where there was a guy who was a spy or something and he lived on some sort of island...

[Spoooon]

and when people tried to escape, these white sphere things would go after them and bring them back?

 

[Ketteringo]

Mystery Island?

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

"You Cannot Escape From My Island Because the Spheres Catch You", Tuesdays on ABC

 

[AvesPKS]

The Prisoner?

Edit: Yep, The Prisoner. They spoofed this on an episode of the Simpsons.

 

[Spoooon]

Originally posted by: AvesPKS
The Prisoner?

That's the one.

link

Was watching Simpsons and there was a scene that made me think of the show.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

DOH! DP!

 

[Ketteringo]

Originally posted by: Spoooon

Originally posted by: AvesPKS
The Prisoner?

That's the one.

link

Was watching Simpsons and there was a scene that made me think of the show.

Mr. X's webpage

 

[cavemanmoron]

I watched this when it was on CBS Years ago,LOL
i always enjoyed the show,even if some of the stuff seemed strange to me.

http://www.retroweb.com/prisoner.html




The Prisoner was one of the most original dramas ever aired on television. Brainchild of producer and star Patrick McGoohan, the series portrays a top-secret government agent who resigns his position only to be immediately abducted and whisked away to an enigmatic, isolated seaside community known only as "The Village." Confined in this resort-like, yet sinister town, Number 6 (the new "identity" given to him by his captors) soon learns that no one can be trusted, and that those in charge (whose governmental and political affiliations are unknown) will take extreme measures to break him and learn the reasons behind his resignation.


Originally aired in 1967, the 17-episode series begins with Number 6's arrival in The Village, and ends with a two-part finale which many would claim raises more questions than it answers. During the course of the series, Number 6 struggles both to learn the identity of his captors and to escape from the isolated Village, cut off from the rest of the world by mountains and sea. Each episode features a new "Number 2" (right-hand man to the unseen Number 1), who brings with him to the Village new ideas and methods for breaking the unyielding Number 6. Servant to the current Number 2 is the mysterious butler, a silent dwarfish man who is the only series regular other than McGoohan.

 

[Spoooon]

Yeah, I used to watch it when I was little. I didn't really understand all of what happened in the show.

 

[UlricT]

Thought Austin Powers spoofed this as well...

 

[AkumaX]

"Who works for #2???" - Austin Powers

"Yeah, show em who's boss... give it a little courtesy flush)" - Tom Arnold