Follow along with me on this. In my childhood years, there was a simple plan on who would take care of me. During the school year, I would stay with my mother and stepfather in whatever double-deep, double-wide trailer park they were located. And as soon as the school year ended, my Grandma Betty and my great-grandmother…
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Damn it, Toyota, you ALMOST got that holiday commercial right.
Yeah, I can be an annoying little wiseacre when it comes to historic dramas. I really can. If you can’t get the historic facts accurate on your TV drama, it’s going to take me completely out of the “suspension of disbelief” to the point where I’m not watching a TV show, but I’m instead watching actors in…
Read MoreRight about now, dem’ Duke boys done got themselves in a mess that even Uncle Jesse can’t get them out of.
I will admit to watching The Dukes of Hazzard on Friday nights a long, long time ago. Maybe it was the formulaic routine of the show – Duke boys get mixed up in something, Duke boys try to outfox Sheriff Roscoe and Boss Hogg, Duke boys jump their orange ’69 Dodge Charger over some riverbed, and…
Read MoreHey, remember Heather Kovar?
It was all over last year’s news. WRGB anchor Heather Kovar did a broadcast that – well – wasn’t really one of the best out there. And social media shredded her like government documents. I blogged about it back then. And I wondered … after all that … whatever happened to Heather Kovar? I can tell you. She’s…
Read MoreThe Littlest Angel is the ONLY Hallmark Christmas special you need to see.
Follow me on this. It’s December 6, 1969. And among the television offerings on NBC that evening was a broadcast of the Hallmark Hall of Fame, an anthology series designed to entertain viewers and hopefully sell lots of greeting cards. The special that evening was a musical rendering of Charles Tazewell’s 1950’s radio script of…
Read MoreMuster Dogs is the cutest little reality TV show ever.
You know that thing where people post online phrases like, “Can you recommend a TV show on Netflix / Hulu / Disney+?” and everybody responds with the same five or six shows that everyone else has seen? You’re going to thank me for recommending this show. It is absolutely the cutest reality TV show I’ve…
Read MoreChevrolet with the winning holiday commercial of 2023.
It’s an advertising tradition that’s existed for as long as advertisers exist. Companies will produce a commercial for the holiday season – a commercial that’s often filled with happiness and joy and memories. And I don’t think there will be a more poignant commercial for the holidays than this new one from Chevrolet. In the…
Read MoreBullseye – the game show with darts
I can’t remember where I originally saw this game show, whether it was part of a YouTube algorithm or something that came up as part of a Google search. But holy cow … take a look at this. It’s a game show where you rely on your competitive dart skills to answer trivia questions and…
Read MoreThe cheapest and leeriest game shows ever – You Bet Your Ass and Strip Poker
Television game shows don’t have to be all “get the right answer and win a car” serious. Sometimes you can have a successful game show that also plays for laughs. The Gong Show was one such program. So were the 1970’s-era Match Game episodes. Remote Control was also a fun game show in its day.…
Read MoreThe I Love Lucy episode no one has ever seen.
I Love Lucy defined the television sitcom. Even today, the 1950’s TV show has been analyzed, studied, adored and revered for its fantastic writing, talented acting, and beloved comic moments. I mean, all I have to do is mention “Vitameatavegamin” or utter the phrase “chocolates on a conveyor belt,” and you can already remember those…
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