Back then you watched it if it was in color

[Carmine]

..but then the equivalent of the FCC here didn't even think we need TV

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..

8:00 PM

(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!