Wildside (television) Limited hour-long television adventure series of six episodes, airing from March 21 to April 25, 1985, on ABC. A group of five men calling themselves the Wildside Chamber of Commerce work to rid the town of the criminal element in order to make it a better place to live. Stars Howard Rollins, William Smith, J. Eddie Peck, John DiAquino, Terry Funk, Sandy McPeak, Meg Ryan, Jason Hervey.