>>>>>>>>>Oh yeah? What about the Drama Llama Ding Dongs?
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>>>>>>>>Aren't they a group unto themselves?
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>>>>>>>Well, the Edsels were. Now they're both extinct.
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>>>>>>But if they're extince, why bring them up?
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>>>>>He's a medium?
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>>>>Ernie Kovacs said television was a medium because it was neither rare nor well-done.
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>>>Unfortunately, I'm a large. But I began exercising again in the last few weeks. Oh, and Ernie Kovacs was one of the funniest, most inventive people ever to grace TV (and Edie was a treat). He and Sid Caesar spoiled me for comedy.
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>>Imagine if Ernie could have done his show today on premium cable <g>
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>>I do wonder, though, even with the best of TV from the 50s if a lot of it looked good because the competition was so thin. I remember a lot of stuff very warmly , but mostly because I don't go back and see them again. <s>
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>Go to youtube and type in "Sid Caesar". Believe me, you'll be laughing all over again. Sid, Howie, Carl, Imogine. They were hilarious, and watching them again, they're still hilarious.

The early Carol Burnette shows (mid 60s) were hilarious.

Looking back, I can't believe I actually watched 'The Monkeys.' :o)

And what about these oldies:

Green Acres
Good Times
I Dream of Jeannie
Sanford and Son
Addams Family
The Munsters
All in the Family
I Love Lucy
Partridge Family
Get Smart
Dick Van Dyke
Petticoat Junction
That Girl
McHale's Navy
American Bandstand
I Spy
Family Affair