tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post5118473178413557939..comments2024-03-26T18:25:22.422-07:00Comments on Comfort TV: Five Classic TV Sights That Have Disappeared From AmericaDavid Hofstedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-24561520914110896612021-12-10T23:36:05.000-08:002021-12-10T23:36:05.000-08:00One thing we always saw in American sitcoms were w...One thing we always saw in American sitcoms were wallphones with super long curly cords to the handpiece! In Australia we have had wallphones but they never had the miles-long cords that we saw on those sitcoms!Television.AUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903689901203419868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-46718262165196725072021-12-10T07:00:20.655-08:002021-12-10T07:00:20.655-08:00Many game shows, most prominently the original JEO...Many game shows, most prominently the original JEOPARDY! as hosted by Art Fleming, offered encyclopedia sets as a prize to all contestants, win or lose. My family had a set of (I think) Collier's Encyclopedia, which we supplemented with an annual yearbook.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483417885845331990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-34034008152370680372021-12-09T19:01:52.744-08:002021-12-09T19:01:52.744-08:00How about rotary telephones? How push-button land...How about rotary telephones? How push-button landline phones that only have twelve keys?<br /><br />By the way, Mr. Hofstede, you failed to mention in this blog commentary that early episodes of the original "Charlie's Angels" TV series utilized a slide projector for the purposes of filling the Angels in about their cases.<br /><br />Also, Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon has eased the ban on self-service stations in her state. Oregon counties with less than 40,000 residents can now have such stations.Christopher Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477722106362926482noreply@blogger.com