Remembering the Golden Years

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Old TV and Movie Cliches

Last post by Turkeytop « Mon May 02, 2022 1:30 pm
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by Turkeytop » Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:36 pm
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Remember some of the old cliches from TV and the movies?

Like when there was an outdoors scene at night, there was always the sound of crickets....
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Mon May 02, 2022 1:30 pm
Bozo Sold

Last post by paul8539 « Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:10 pm
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by sfpcc1 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 1:34 am

The rights to Bozo The Clown has been sold to actor David Arquette, (the Scream Series, a bunch of movies to obscure to mention.) He mentioned this...

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Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:10 pm
Metro Detroit cable lineups, April/May 1994

Last post by ftballfan « Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:51 pm
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by mtburb » Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:18 pm

All via Detroit Free Press archives on newspapers.com. Lineups are incomplete in order to fit into the sizes of the TV Books, so some certain cable...

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Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:51 pm
Herb Tarlek Has Died

Last post by Realist « Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:20 pm
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by sfpcc » Thu Jun 17, 2021 3:31 pm

Actor Frank Bonner, who played WKRP's Sales Manager Herb Tarlek, has died at the age of 79.

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Last post by Realist
Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:20 pm
GR Radio in 1967

Last post by Scratchy45LP « Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:47 pm
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by Scratchy45LP » Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:55 pm

My first post on the board! I was 14 years old in 1967. I lived in Grandville. We rode our bikes to WERX, which was on 52nd street and chatted with...

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Sun Mar 06, 2022 5:47 pm
Past WJBK network slogans

Last post by paul8539 « Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:43 am
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by CircleWXYZ » Mon Jun 24, 2019 2:32 pm
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Here are the ones I know of.

As a CBS affiliate:

Catch the Brightest Stars on TV-2
TV-2, the Hot Ones
Reach for the Stars on TV-2
You and Channel...
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Last post by paul8539
Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:43 am
Respecting Legacy On Air Staff

Last post by paul8539 « Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:40 am
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by Sholmes » Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:05 pm

I would be nice to go back to the stability of the Golden Age when On Air staff were respected, and allowed to have a following and here local...

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Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:40 am
Best Movie Quotes Off The Top Of Your Head

Last post by paul8539 « Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:38 am
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by Kennelly Heaviside » Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:07 pm
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Casablanca.

I was misinformed.

Round Up The Usual Suspects.

Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But soon. And for the rest of your life....
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Last post by paul8539
Sun Feb 20, 2022 1:38 am
Kenny Everett

Last post by organman95 « Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:05 pm
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by sfpcc1 » Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:03 am

Does anyone out remember when Channel 50 used to show the Kenny Everett Video Program? I think channel 50 showed it around 1981 on Saturday nights....

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Last post by organman95
Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:05 pm
Dwayne X Riley

Last post by innate-in-you « Sun Jun 27, 2021 4:52 pm
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by km1125 » Thu Jun 24, 2021 8:19 pm

Ran across some old home 8mm movies of this event, but then found this one online with sound. Remember this guy?

(tried to get the actual video...

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Sun Jun 27, 2021 4:52 pm
Anyone Remember The Stations That Carried The Indy 500 In The 1960s?

Last post by moldyoldie « Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:36 am
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by Ben Zonia » Thu May 13, 2021 9:26 pm

Does anyone remember the station in your town that carried the Indianapolis 500 in the 1960s?

I remember that WAMM 1420 carried it in Flint. I...

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Last post by moldyoldie
Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:36 am
Pre WITL Top 40 Lansing 1963 Station Survey

Last post by Ben Zonia « Sat May 22, 2021 4:39 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Sat May 15, 2021 11:42 pm

WMRT 1010 and WMRT-FM 100.7 Top 40 Survey From 1963.

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Last post by Ben Zonia
Sat May 22, 2021 4:39 pm
The Jeff Christie School Of Broadcasting 1971

Last post by FredLeonard « Mon May 10, 2021 2:18 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:56 pm

Not that bad as a DJ. Adored and tried to copy Larry Lujack, to the point he once used the surname Lujack on the air on one gig. His dream, like many...

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Mon May 10, 2021 2:18 pm
WBRB and Rosie OGrady?

Last post by ChrisWL1980 « Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:31 pm
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by km1125 » Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:44 pm

Was going through some old 8mm movies can caught this pic in one of the parades. Probably very early 70's, maybe 71.

Who was she? Was she a big deal...

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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:31 pm
General Detroit Movie Thread.

Last post by SolarMax « Sun Apr 18, 2021 9:57 am
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by sfpcc » Mon Jan 07, 2019 7:11 pm
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I know I've brought this up in other ways before, but it's a new year and their seems to be some new folks on this board. Does anyone out there have...
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Last post by SolarMax
Sun Apr 18, 2021 9:57 am
Sunrise Semester

Last post by Bobbert « Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:47 am
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by sfpcc » Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:26 pm

Does anyone out there remember Sunrise Semester, (or shows like it.) Basically a college course was aired around 6:30 in the morning and viewers...

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Last post by Bobbert
Sat Apr 17, 2021 11:47 am
WWJ 4 (now WDIV) from 1950 and 1977

Last post by SolarMax « Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:05 pm
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by CircleWXYZ » Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:07 pm

Ch 4 was a mess in the late 1970s, just before it became WDIV (became WDIV in July, 1978). I can see why Post Newsweek rebuilt the station from...

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Last post by SolarMax
Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:05 pm
Roseville Cable line-up, 1982ish

Last post by km1125 « Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:50 pm

by km1125 » Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:50 pm

These are the stickers for the cable converters that were used in Roseville. That was a Continental Cablevision system.

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Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:50 pm
Lancelot Link Secret Chimp

Last post by Trophyhead « Tue Dec 15, 2020 3:19 pm
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by Deleted User 14803 » Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:49 pm
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My wife brought this up the other day, apparently in the 70’s there was a children’s show called “Lancelot Link Secret Chimp” it aired on Saturday...
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Last post by Trophyhead
Tue Dec 15, 2020 3:19 pm
WTHM Lapeer Survey 1979

Last post by Mickey Lolich « Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:59 pm
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by Ben Zonia » Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:33 pm

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Last post by Mickey Lolich
Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:59 pm
Apology Line on WCHB

Last post by Mr.Transistor « Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:55 pm

by Mr.Transistor » Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:55 pm

Does anybody remember the apology line on WCHB ? I can't remember if it was like an hour long show or the exact duration but it used to be on during...

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Last post by Mr.Transistor
Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:55 pm
Glen Glenn Sound (laugh track)

Last post by matt1 « Sun Nov 29, 2020 1:12 pm
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by matt1 » Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:24 pm

When I was watching ABC's Hollywood Palace reruns on YouTube (1964 till January 1970), the Glen Glenn Sound laughter track came on (instead of a real...

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Last post by matt1
Sun Nov 29, 2020 1:12 pm
Holy Grails

Last post by sfpcc « Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:56 pm

by sfpcc » Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:56 pm

Does anyone out there have a certain program, movie, or anything else TV related that can be a Holy Grail. That would be something that you have...

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Last post by sfpcc
Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:56 pm
History of WWJ

Last post by Honeyman « Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:58 pm
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by Deleted User 14896 » Mon Oct 26, 2020 8:33 pm

I've been plowing through one of my gmail accounts opening and deleting emails. Ran across this. A nice history of WWJ:

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Last post by Honeyman
Thu Oct 29, 2020 1:58 pm
Dark Shadows

Last post by Ben Zonia « Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:29 pm
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by sfpcc » Fri Sep 25, 2020 12:19 am

Due to reality being what it is in 2020 I've been watching a lot of Decades TV. At midnight they're showing Dark Shadows, (it moves to 5 AM on...

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Last post by Ben Zonia
Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:29 pm
Hugh Downs

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:44 pm
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by sfpcc » Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:16 am

Former 2020 host Hugh Downs died at the age of 99. (not to be insensitive but I didn't know he was still alive.)

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:44 pm
WNIC past personalities.

Last post by bjmcdevitt « Sun Aug 23, 2020 1:37 am
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by Deleted User 15342 » Sun Aug 02, 2020 2:07 pm

Any idea as to where these former WNIC personalities are today Dick Shafron, Gene Maxwell, Jim Harper and Steve Gannon.

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Last post by bjmcdevitt
Sun Aug 23, 2020 1:37 am
Radio Stations And Personality References In The Movies

Last post by matt1 « Sat Aug 22, 2020 2:50 am
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by CK-722 » Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:15 am

Here are the ones I can think of, from mainly in the Great Lakes Region.

Larry Lujack WLS Ferris Bueller's Day Off
J P McCarthy WJR The Rosary...

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Last post by matt1
Sat Aug 22, 2020 2:50 am
Keener 14 Battle Creek

Last post by Deleted User 15342 « Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:25 pm
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by Deleted User 15342 » Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:52 pm

Can anyone give information as to the years Keener 14 was on the air in Battle Creek. WKNR Keener 13 from Dearborn was known as Keener 13 from...

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Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:25 pm
Christmas song on WJR in the 1960s/1970s

Last post by kleinlc « Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:10 am

by kleinlc » Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:10 am

Does anyone remember a Christmas song (probably local) played on WJR in the late 1960s or early 1970s? It was sung by a little girl. Lyrics started...

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Last post by kleinlc
Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:10 am
WHFI 94.7 Birmingham

Last post by Deleted User 15342 « Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:47 pm
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by Deleted User 15342 » Tue Jul 14, 2020 3:17 pm

Back in the 60’s WHFI was my mom’s favorite station. There were a ton of personalities that came out of that station guys like Don Zee, Marc Avery,...

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Last post by Deleted User 15342
Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:47 pm
Fixed Frequency AM radios

Last post by Turkeytop « Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:38 pm
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by Deleted User 15342 » Sat Jun 13, 2020 6:40 pm

Back in the 60’s and 70’s some AM top 40 stations would give away through contest radios that only received that station. Does anyone remember these...

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Last post by Turkeytop
Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:38 pm
Zippo In The Morning

Last post by audiophile « Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:21 pm
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by sfpcc » Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:24 pm

Does anyone remember hearing Zippo In The Morning in the Detroit area? It was a syndicated morning show featuring the somewhat wacky host Jim Zippo....

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Last post by audiophile
Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:21 pm
Carl Reiner dies at 98

Last post by matt1 « Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:51 am
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by matt1 » Tue Jun 30, 2020 10:59 am

Carl Reiner has died at 98 years old.

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Last post by matt1
Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:51 am
Old Automation Formats

Last post by Musicrewired « Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:49 pm
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by Calvert DeForest » Sat May 30, 2020 2:31 pm

Radio automation in the 60's, 70's and 80's was a far cry from the digital automation that exists today. Companies like Bonneville, TM and Drake...

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Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:49 pm
Classic commercials WWJ TV 1977

Last post by Musicrewired « Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:34 pm
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by windsor » Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:56 pm

Take yourself back to may 20 1977 on the New4 WWJ TV Detroit...…

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Last post by Musicrewired
Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:34 pm
Detroit Underground Radio 1967 - 1972

Last post by Deleted User 15342 « Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:31 pm
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by Deleted User 15342 » Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:44 pm

Does anyone have any history info on underground rock in Detroit during that era. I’m interested in stations and personalities, I know it was short...

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Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:31 pm
WJZZ

Last post by Deleted User 15342 « Fri May 29, 2020 5:55 pm
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by sfpcc » Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:10 am

Does anyone out there have any memories of listening to WJZZ? I didn't listen to it that often even though I had an interest in jazz when I was a...

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Fri May 29, 2020 5:55 pm
CHYR Radio 7 Canada

Last post by Deleted User 15265 « Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:57 pm
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by Deleted User 14803 » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:40 pm
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This radio station brings back memories from the late 60’s and 70’s to me they were an alternative to the Big 8 when CK was running commercials sets,...
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Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:57 pm
CKLW 20/20 News

Last post by Realist « Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:00 pm
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by km1125 » Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:53 am

Just stumbled across this youtube about the Golden Years of 20/20 news. I remember it but it's interesting to hear some of those involved in it...

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Last post by Realist
Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:00 pm
WGMZ to WCRZ (CARS 108)

Last post by matt1 « Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:14 pm

by matt1 » Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:14 pm

From June 15, 1984 (audio only):

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Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:14 pm
Multiple City IDs Past, More Recent, and Present

Last post by organman95 « Thu Dec 19, 2019 1:12 pm
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by CK-722 » Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:08 am

It used to be that if you wanted to use another city in your TOH ID, you had to put a City Grade signal over the other city, and get FCC approval....

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Last post by organman95
Thu Dec 19, 2019 1:12 pm
25 Five Years Later / The Great Detroit Switch

Last post by CK-722 « Mon Dec 09, 2019 4:09 pm
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by sfpcc » Wed Dec 04, 2019 8:34 pm

It's been 25 years since the affiliate switch of 1994. I know this topic has been discussed a lot but I think this anniversary deserves some noting....

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Last post by CK-722
Mon Dec 09, 2019 4:09 pm
Worst TV Clowns in The 60s and 70’s

Last post by GREATLAKESVET « Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:01 pm
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by Deleted User 14803 » Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:47 pm

My picks are Bozo on CKLW Channel 9 and Milky the Clown 🤡 On WWJ Channel 4 one more but he’s not really a clown ,Mr.Rogers that dude was wierd now...

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Last post by GREATLAKESVET
Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:01 pm
How Many Times Can You Watch This?

Last post by TC Talks « Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:51 pm
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by sfpcc » Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:58 am

Are their any TV episodes that you have watched 20 + times? I can say that have seen every Batman at least 30 times. Also I think I cam add certain...

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Last post by TC Talks
Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:51 pm
RIP Jerome the Giraffe and Rust the Rooster

Last post by Some Guy from Toledo « Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:10 pm
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by Turkeytop » Fri Sep 20, 2019 12:04 pm
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Puppeteer Rod Coneybeare brought Rusty and Jerome to life on The Friendly Giant
BEN COHEN

For many of Rod Coneybeare’s fans, meeting him was like...
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Last post by Some Guy from Toledo
Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:10 pm
WDIV/NBC classic from 1983

Last post by CircleWXYZ « Wed Sep 25, 2019 11:06 pm

by CircleWXYZ » Wed Sep 25, 2019 11:06 pm

From October 8, 1983. Miss that Go 4 it moniker.

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Wed Sep 25, 2019 11:06 pm
Manistee, MI through the years

Last post by organman95 « Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:42 am
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by ftballfan » Wed May 29, 2019 11:41 pm
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All via Manistee News-Advocate microfilm
September 1980
2 - WBAY (CBS 2 Green Bay)
3 - HBO
4 - WPNE (PBS 38 Green Bay)
5 - WFRV (NBC 5 Green Bay)
6...
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Last post by organman95
Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:42 am
I love this topic!!!

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by sfpcc » Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:28 pm

EWWWWW!

Speaking of The Golden Girls does anyone notice how many times of day it 's shown on cable?

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Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:28 pm
Wyandotte, MI through the years

Last post by mtburb « Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:34 pm

by mtburb » Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:34 pm

Sources: Buddy Nicksich on the All Things Wyandotte Facebook group, and

ca. February 1985
2 - WJBK (CBS 2 Detroit)
3 - WGTE (PBS 30 Toledo)
4 -...

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Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:34 pm

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