tirtefaa
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If you wanna know the truth, you gotta dig up Johnny Booth.
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Post by tirtefaa on Dec 12, 2023 11:46:08 GMT -5
This fits into what I'm about to talk about, but you used to be able to call the TV stations and request a physical schedule of the broadcasts for like 2 months at a time. I thought that was awesome since I would know the episode in advance of the showing. Recording a lost episode of an old TV show that hasn’t been seen in decades knowing full well that it very well could be the only time in your lifetime you would be able to see it or you would have to wait A VERY LONG TIME to see it again. Not exactly the same thing, but I remember when I would have a chance to see a specific episode of a show, only for it to be thwarted for one reason or another. Case in point; Feat of Clay Pt. 2 for Batman TAS. Now I'd had seen the first episode multiple times, but there was always some reason why I would never get to catch the second part. I finally knew I would have a chance one weekday afternoon, only for my dad to tell me we were going to a store. Now, I was old enough to where I could have stayed home by myself, but my dad was always insistent that I would go with him, because it would give him an opportunity to stop at a couple other places, namely the sports card shop if he took me with him, simply because it wouldn't fall on him as much. Despite me not wanting to go, I was overruled since I was 9. I remember the entire time in the car just thinking about the episode I was missing. I didn't get to see the second part until I was 23. Thanks, Dad.
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tirtefaa
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If you wanna know the truth, you gotta dig up Johnny Booth.
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Post by tirtefaa on Dec 18, 2023 22:12:05 GMT -5
Oh, and does anyone remember this guy? Talk about a memorable marketing campaign that disappeared overnight without a trace. Apparently the silent mustached guy currently voices the Pillsbury Doughboy.
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