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Monday, July 22, 2024

Inside the Guide: TV Guide 40 Years Ago (July 1984 part 1)

The July 14, 1984 Dallas/Fort Worth edition of TV Guide has a Johnny Carson cover and some interesting stuff inside, more than I might expect for summertime right before the Olympics.



 Let's start with Saturday, July 14, where this jumps out at me:



Yes, NICKELODEON, in July 1984, is showing a 90-minute Kansas concert right after an episode of Tomorrow People and right before an episode of Mr. Wizard's World. I never thought Kansas was a particularly kid-friendly band. For this performance, did they show have a large projection screen of a group of toddlers playing kickball behind the band as it did "Play the Game Tonight"?

Just a little bit later, a BOTNS favorite pops up on Lifetime just before 4:00:



Over Easy isn't just for PBS stations! If you know, you know, but this has been a running joke of ours for several seasons now.


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