So the question becomes why was it even there in the first place?c

Because that's what coders do!

Ah, yes. Barney Miller, M.A.S.H., Bob Newhart, and the Carol Burnett Show, and then I got sent off to bed while my mother watched Hill Street Blues. Good times, good times.

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Sex and violence weren't ever banned, but there was a constant refrain of "you can't watch that - it's CRAP".

Oy. Yep.

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you can't watch that - it's CRAP

Yes, this was the biggest rule in our house, too. I missed all kinds of stuff because of that rule.

M*A*S*H, Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore, and Bob Newhart were the standards in our house, as well. Also, as an only child, I was at a TV disadvantage. We had one TV. I was quiet enough. I never won.

My father used to always watch Mr. Rogers Neighborhood with me, though. Lady Elaine Fairchild cracked him up.

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My fam is Anne's, only not so much with the sculptural fabulousness. Sex and violence weren't ever banned, but there was a constant refrain of "you can't watch that - it's CRAP".

That was our biggest rule. Except I remember once my nana jumping up off the couch and slapping the tv off because people were kissing on Dallas.

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Oh, we watched Dallas, too. Were both Dallas and Love Boat on Friday nights?

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People kissed on Dallas? Ewwwww!

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I shudder to think how brenda's nana reacted to NYPD Blue....

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My Nana adored Thelma and Louise. /my Nana liked carrots

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IIRC, Dallas was Friday night, and Love Boat/Fantasy Island were Saturday night. I'm positive about the LB night because I had a regular babysitting gig on Saturday nights for nearly a year, and that was the only thing on TV that I found remotely appealing. (Of course, I was 12-13 years old at the time.)

Pre-cable, pre-VCR, you settle for whatever weak entertainment you can find.

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Pre-cable, pre-VCR, you settle for whatever weak entertainment you can find.

I remember those days. [shudder]

It's a miracle we survived....

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