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Stan Hunt
December 28, 1957
Gus Lundberg
November 26, 1960
October 27, 1956
Chon Day
September 21, 1957
Tom Henderson
September 17, 1960
April 14, 1956
February 23, 1963
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Wholesome, family-friendly, and humor without the crass nudity and coarse material we see in so many forums. Don’t change your standards; you’re way ahead of the all the of the others.
Wholesome, family-friendly, and humor without the crass nudity and coarse we see in so many forums. Don’t change your standards; you’re way ahead of the many publishers whose standards fall far below yours.
Cartoons 1 & 4 are the best, hit home, and are oh so true! Today, there’s not much worth anything worth watching. Entertainment and especially comedy has gone to the dogs since the end of the 1980s. I watch primarily METV, Antenna TV, Rewind TV, and InspireTV. For the news nationally, The National Desk from a local CW affiliate. Their reporting I have found is straight-up (just the facts) and without bias like NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, or Fox. And wouldn’t it be nice if commercial breaks were as short as cartoon 3? My wife and I once counted six minutes of straight commercials, twice during an hour long program.
Yes, I love the top ‘toon from ’57 too by Stan Hunt. #6 down by Harry Lyons is even more relevant now. Look at their expressions. They don’t know how to talk to each other. #7 at the bottom from ’63 is relatable because we had the TV repairman over quite a few times in the ’60s and early ’70s.
I remember his saying to my mom, “Lady, you’re paying for a new television set and not getting one.” To make matters worse, more than once, the TV would suddenly work just fine while the repairman was there, then go on the blink soon after he left. We got our first color TV in the fall of 1971.
Dave, I think Pontiac would probably disagree with you, but I’m not. I’d love to have that final (’75) Delta 88 Royale convertible! Still, the Pontiac Grandville was really nice too. Beautiful ‘parade cars’ of a nearly 100% bygone era.
Bob totally agree with you.
So TRUE! People never TALK to each other anymore! It’s all about “did you see Uncle Miltie’s skit last night?” or “The market has really taken a plunge since this morning!” or “I can’t believe coach doesn’t want our boys to use the zone blitz!” or “Pontiac will never have anything to compare to the Delta 88.”. There’s never anything of any substance, it’s just mindless prattle.
I can’t help but feel that the first cartoon (“Let’s not spoil it.”) applies today more than ever with our laptops, iPhones, and 24/7 news cycles. Sometimes silence really is golden!