Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3

[MonetBass]

Here you go…in spite of some of the shows. generating slang catchphrases which lasted beyond the run, at least for a while, but now would probably draw confused looks if you used them, who here remembers these?

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Some of these are going to make you say, "Whoa, I totally forgot about that show."

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Shows from that list that I watched when they were first released:
1. "3rd Rock From The Sun". Brilliant! A couple of years ago we had Peacock for free and we watched the entire series.
2. "Ed". Man, that was such a good show. Too bad it's no longer available.
3. "Wings". This one was hit and miss; but man, when it hit, it was great.
4. "Moonlighting". Another great one. The chemistry between Bruce and Cybil was palpable. (Available with Amazon Prime, FYI.)
5. "Newhart". YES.
6. "Murphy Brown"? Really? That show was huge back in the day.
7. "Just Shoot Me!". Same as with "3rd Rock...", we recently re-watched that one.
8. "Cheers". A classic.

Another one to look for that's hilarious is "Rules of Engagement", with Patrick Warburton and David Spade. It's on Amazon Prime.

 

[Richland123]

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[roccobass]

I was never really sure what those things were for at the time, and x number of years later, I still don't know.

Me neither. But I bet there's several million of them inhabiting landfills thoughout the world.

 

[Richland123]

Koosh ball
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Koosh Balls are still made and available at many stores.

 

[zontar]

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[roccobass]

 

[Winslow]

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Doctor Strange & Cap, fine, but C-3PO on drums for some reason??

 

[roccobass]

 

[Richland123]

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[FilterFunk]

I'd never seen one of those until now!

 

[FilterFunk]

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I'd love to see that "SCINTILLATIN' DR. J POSTER CALENDAR" - assuming they mean basketball legend Julius Erving.

 

[roccobass]

I love the huge calculator. At a bargain $98.95 God forbid you have arthritis.
Better yet, check out the gargantuan, (you know some kid is gonna hurt while playing with it) Electric Pinking shears to the right!
For only $28.50!

 

[GwenOnBass]

 

[Winslow]

Better yet, check out the gargantuan, (you know some kid is gonna hurt while playing with it) Electric Pinking shears to the right!

We had some of those. The idea was they would make cutting things easier. (My mother sewed a lot of our stuff, and we used them for wrapping paper as well.)

While they were novel, they were also slow. In the end, just using regular scissors was faster and easier than getting those things out and plugging them in.

 

[roccobass]

We had some of those. The idea was they would make cutting things easier. (My mother sewed a lot of our stuff, and we used them for wrapping paper as well.)

While they were novel, they were also slow. In the end, just using regular scissors was faster and easier than getting those things out and plugging them in.

Yeah, I remember them be slow too. I guess if your hands were weak, this might be helpful.

 

[Winslow]

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Yes, get your child used to an impersonal method of gift-giving that says, "My primary criterion was how much I wanted to spend on some random stuff you may or may not want."

And lo, so it was, throughout the land.

 

[Winslow]

Yeah, I remember them be slow too. I guess if your hands were weak, this might be helpful.

Yep, or cutting multiple layers / pieces of the same shape, with the notion of saving time (I've seen similar things in an industrial setting).

But home use? Nah.

 

[FilterFunk]

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I'm very familiar with those, but never that big.

 

[Winslow]

I'm very familiar with those, but never that big.

 

[zontar]

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