However, football season is only now getting started and extends to 16 games for the first time, and so here's a coin (apparently created by or for a Lexington TV station, now offered by an eBay seller in Bagdad) embossed with the 1978 lineup of ABC's NFL Monday Night Football games in 1978 for us all to coordinate calendars accordingly ...
As for that 7-8 p.m. Central hour before kickoff, I was never that much of a Kotter guy, anyway, so I'm not going to be any too conflicted about giving WKRP ("a hilarious, new comedy with exceptionally strong youth appeal") a try. And I imagine I will stick right with Phyllis George, whom I love (and with whom I once rode on a helicopter from Barkley Regional to a field somewhere down in Graves, Fulton or Hickman counties), until time for Frank, Howard and Dandy Don on Monday nights this fall or M*A*S*H Season 7 and One Day at a Time Season 4 in the new year.
Finally, I want to send a special 1978 Desk shoutout to Lou Grant (and YouTube compiler "mtmepisodes2"). The show's 1977-78 Season 1 (TV78) was fantastic, and Season 2 episodes don't start until Sept. 25. So that leaves us all time to acquaint or re-acquaint ourselves with "Animal," Mrs. Pynchon, Billie, Joe and all of Lou's new friends around the Los Angeles Tribune newsroom.
I had forgotten that this is why Phyllis George stopped doing the NFL. What a shame.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate the effort made by the WKRP cast in their picture. I think they're all in character.
ReplyDeleteThat is so true.
ReplyDeleteTim Reid had a lovely post on Instagram yesterday:
Many memories flash through my mind as I dine in one of my favorite restaurants in Beverly Hills. I’m here to join in the celebration of life for my friend of over 40 years, Loni Anderson. What an incredible woman she was.
They wanted a dumb blond for her character, and a stereotypical jive-talking black dude for mine. We both said “no” and the show creator fought for us and we became the last 2 characters hired. The rest is grateful history. Venus