You know you're getting old when...

[John_NJ]

“This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. The broadcasters of your area in voluntary cooperation with the FCC and other authorities have developed this system to keep you informed in the event of an emergency. If this had been an actual emergency, you would have been instructed where to tune in your area for news and official information. This station serves the (your location) area. This concludes this test of the Emergency Broadcast System.”

 

[Mark Silver]

You bet your sweet bippy I do

Hey little girl, want a Walnetto?

 

[LMichaels]

“This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. The broadcasters of your area in voluntary cooperation with the FCC and other authorities have developed this system to keep you informed in the event of an emergency. If this had been an actual emergency, you would have been instructed where to tune in your area for news and official information. This station serves the (your location) area. This concludes this test of the Emergency Broadcast System.”

Along these lines remember what the little "triangles" on our car radio dials were for? Of course back then it was only AM radios

 

[DuaneMac]

Something to do with Civil Defense I believe.

 

[LMichaels]

Yep, they were the "Conelrad" stations. IIRC they were given clear channel rights to overtake both ends of the AM band

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Hey little girl, want a Walnetto?

“Verrrrry, Interesting!”

 

[John_NJ]

I’ll take “TV shows that could never be made today” for $500

 

[Joan]

Why couldn't they make them today?

 

[John_NJ]

Why couldn't they make them today?

Just my opinion, but the dynamic between the male “master” and the subservient woman would be a non- starter today.

I hope this opinion doesn’t invite arguments. I thought I needed to answer your question.

 

[DanHoo]

Why couldn't they make them today?

because Barbara Eden is one of a kind !

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Face it, MOST topical humor of the day back then would be not acceptable in our “enlightened” modern world!

 

[DanHoo]

Face it, MOST topical humor of the day back then would be not acceptable in our “enlightened” modern world!

Yup

 

[JKalchik]

Yup

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Boy, the way Glenn Miller played
Songs that made the hit parade

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Yup

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Which is being very poorly “disguised” as “The Neighborhood” with Cedric the entertainer as black Archie, it’s just bad.

 

[JKalchik]

Re: _All In The Family_ and Carroll O'Connor.....

Archie Bunker and Carroll O'Connor almost could not be any different. I think it shows to O'Connor's consummate acting ability that he could portray such a character so well when he himself despised the character viewpoints.

 

[Tim Campbell]

Absolutely. Amazing man. And Jean Stapleton was also freaking genius talent imo.

 

[Tim Campbell]

Yup

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The episode where Edith dies completely broke me. One of the best TV performances ever.

 

[LMichaels]

 

[LMichaels]

 

[John_NJ]

I read something today that is really jarring to me. Unfortunately I can’t post the article this is taken from because it would probably violate the rules. I agree with these rules.

Here it is and take it for what its worth:

But those periodic bursts—and others from major news events over the years, such as Covid and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza—mask challenges that imperil the cable business. The median age of an MSNBC viewer is 70, while Fox News’s is 69 and CNN’s is 68.