Show Notes: Bonus episode--Catching Up/Fame Game

*I actually don't have a ton this week, but it feels good to be doing Show Notes again!

*Thanks again for your patience, and we look forward to joining you again for our upcoming new season!

*Mama's Family, the Vicki Lawrence sitcom that sprung from the sketches on The Carol Burnett Show, ran 6 seasons, two on NBC and 4 in first-run syndication.

*One in a Million is streaming on Crackle. 

*Shout out to Genius Award winner Jeffrey Scott! He won the honor at our Season 8 Battys.

*As of this writing, Facts of Life is no longer streaming on a major service (that we know of) despite past stints on Crackle, Roku Channel, and Pluto TV.

*The Facebook group we mention is right here. It's very easy to join!

*Congratulations again to...ME! Yes, congrats to Mike and me for the new developments in/additions to our families. Sky point to the late great Merle!

*Night Court is streaming on IMDB-TV, free with ads.

*You can still see The Rockford Files on multiple streaming outlets, including Peacock, IMDB-TV, and Roku Channel.

*The official David Letterman YouTube channel we discuss is right here, and Don Giller's channel is still going, too.

*Check out our YT playlist for an interesting episode of Solid Gold co-hosted by Frank Sinatra.

*Listen to our Medical Center episode right here!

*Our thanks as always to Bobby and the BOTNS Orchestra for their fine work in the Fame Game this week!

The YouTube playlist for our Catching Up bonus episode is now live!

We're back with a bonus episode this week catching you up on what we've been up to and hinting at what's ahead, and we even throw in a little Fame Game action! Our video playlist features some clips of what we talk about plus glimpses of Keene Curtis winning a Tony and Bruce Boxleitner in a 1988 remake of Red River! All that plus a vintage Amana commercial! Enjoy the list below, or you can always visit our official YouTube channel for past podcast episodes and playlists for each one of them!

Show Notes: Bonus Episode: Catching up

*Welcome back to all of our listeners, and if you are new to the show, please check out our extensive back catalog! There are more "regular" episodes coming in the near future, but we hope you enjoy this bonus episode.  Stick around, check out the site, visit our Facebook page, and if you're interested in 1970s and 1980s television, subscribe to the podcast!

*The Battys is the awards show we give out after each season of the podcast. Note that we are honoring the shows we discuss, not ourselves!

*Here is where you can find the shows we talked about  watching during our hiatus:

Rick has been watching:

Cheers (Hulu, CBS All Access, Peacock Premium)
Doctor Who (BritBox for the classic era)
It's a Living (Amazon Prime Video--first 3 seasons, Tubi--first 3 seasons)
Murder, She Wrote (IMDB TV--first 5 seasons only, Peacock--all 12 seasons)

Mike has enjoyed:

Would I Lie to You (Britbox, YouTube, Prime Video--one season)
Cold Feet (BritBox, Tubi)
Cold Feet: The New Years (BritBox)
Stargirl (The CW, DC Universe)
Spider-Man 1981 Animated Series (Disney Plus)

*Check out our Cheers episode right here and our Doctor Who episode right here!

*Lee Mack's Britcom is Not Going Out, which is unfortunately not available on streaming in the United States. It would be a great pickup for BritBox!

*Bob Hope specials are not on Peacock right now. Ann Jillian was on at least 10 of those programs according to our unofficial count.

*You can find Mike's appearances on the Menage a Pop podcast here. Tell 'em BOTNS sent you!