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..but then the equivalent of the FCC here didn't even think we need TV
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I'd like to think that your politicians were especially wise, but they were more likely lazy and technologically retarded (as is the case here, lol).
I'm 32, and I can remember when the local TV guide would call out a color program with a capital "C". Then they started calling out the B&W shows. My parents didn't get a color set until 1975, a low-feature 19" Zenith Chromacolor II. My grandparents got a 23" Zenith color set in 1968, and I was fascinated with it.
I also remember stashing away a few Detroit TV guides around 1986-ish, because I thought they'd be interesting to look at years from now..
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(2) CBS Please Pass the Butter: Mr. Twilicker gets upset when a neighbor dumps spaghetti on his porch, with comedic results. C (Q)
(4) NBC ALF: Alf runs away from home when the family cat disappears. Hi-jinks to follow. C (Q)
(7) ABC My Whacky Wife: After Steve gets laid-off, Samantha gets a job at the spark factory, with comedic results. C (Q)
(9) CBC Hockey Night In Canada: Hockey. C
(20) IND The Movie Show: Slaughter's Big Score (1973) Jim Brown plays a black crimefighter and ladies-man who takes down the syndicate and the corrupt LA police department with his Kung-Fu skills. ** C
(32) TVO Newsmakers: Documentary on Canadian pineapple farmers and their struggle to survive. C
(50) IND The 8 o'clock Movie: Tron (1982) Humans are transported inside a computer, then ride motorcycles and fight evil. *** C
(56) PBS Frontline: Documentary on Mexican maple syrup harvesters, and their struggle to survive. C
(62) IND R.J. Watkins Celebrity Dance Party and Community Outreach: Local celebrities dance and raise money to rebuild a burned-down liquor store. B&W
(78) CBEFT La Qu'tue de Auntonette du Cadiuex: In French. C
Of course my mother tossed out the TV guides at some point, so I had to do that from memory!
