Saturday nights in the mid-70s were all CBS for us, from The Muppet Show at 6:30, through Bob Newhart Show, Mary Tyler Moore, and whatever other two sitcoms were on at the time, and then finishing with Carol Burnett at 9:00. I remember a lot of those four shows in particular, mostly because of the happy memories of the whole family gathered around watching together.

That's why there's YouTube.

Ha! I've marked ALL the Muppet posts so that I can watch tonight!

I've marked ALL the Muppet posts so that I can watch tonight!

Then report back to us on which ones you remember.

Several of my friends have acquired DVD sets of that show. I should politely inquire as to whether they would like to share....

Everyone keeps mentioning my favorite Muppet skits; however, Jilli added my 2 favorite of all. The Alice Cooper skit is classic!

Several of my friends have acquired DVD sets of that show. I should politely inquire as to whether they would like to share....

"We're gonna have a Muppet party tonight! / All right!" t /Black Flag

One of the most fun bits of the LAF2F was Saturday Morning cartoons and everybody singing along with the Animaniacs.

mine too.

I've got the first two seasons, but haven't picked up S3 yet.

Grrr. I just called into the bookstore to see if they need me (on-call shifts have to check in two hours before the shift starts), and they do. Blargh. I worked last night, and I'm scheduled for an 8-hour shift on Saturday, and I just wanted to have tonight off so I could run to the grocery store and Michaels to stock up my fridge/cabinets and get some badly-needed DMC floss for my Xmas cross-stitch project. Going to both of those stores on Friday nights are a PITA. I'm also tired enough to want another day off my full-time gig, but I can't take tomorrow off since my boss is already taking it.

I think that I'll be quitting the law firm job at the end of the year, because not having Sundays off to recharge is really draining me. It's not worth the extra $100-150 a month, as much as I thought it would be nice to have the cash.

One of the most fun bits of the LAF2F was Saturday Morning cartoons and everybody singing along with the Animaniacs.

Aw, jeez, Hec-- now I'm earwormed with the theme!! And "It's a big, bright universe and we're all really puny..."

I knew I had it wrong.

So I had to go find it. [link]

I should not be watching all this Jim Henson stuff at work. He died shortly after my Mom so they are connected in my brain. This is not helped by the fact that she loved watching SS with me and, well into college, would wander up to me and say things like "Pssst, wanna buy a five?"

And I'll tell you something about me and TV as a kid: I *know* I watched the Muppet Show, every Sunday at 7:00, but I can't remember anything specific from it. At all. Y'all keep naming these bits, and they sound vaguely familiar, but not enough for me to really remember them.

Tep is me. I'm always amazed at how well people remember things they watched at that age. They are familiar when I see them but I can't recall many specifics cold.

Although, in Goblin Valley (Utah) last week, a father kept calling for his kid, and the three of us simultaneously started calling out "Bobby! Cindy!" Good times.