Inside the Guide: TV Guide 40 years ago this week(ISH) (April 28-May 4, 1984) Part 10: A Very Special Display Ad

Let's close our look at the display ads in this issue with a look at a Very Special Webster:

And the episode even gets a close-up (along with a look at Benson):

Do you want to see what happens? I sure do! Well, don't bother trying to see the whole thing on streaming even though Prime and Pluto have the series. This episode, the last of the first season, is not up on either service. It's a 3-parter, and only the middle part, the season 2 opener, is streaming. Parts 1 and 3 are two of the many interesting episodes that didn't make it to streaming for some reason.

Promo Theatre: The GNARLIest, RADDest, FLYest promo ever for Webster?

Hey, remember back in 1990 when Webster was really cool all of a sudden? No? Well, let me remind you:

You might think, OK, they are just having a laugh on themselves. I am sure they were aware on some level that this would be silly--the shot of George and Katherine dancing ensures that--but no matter the intent, this is 30 seconds of cringe. No matter the audience, no matter the degree to which the tongue is embedded in the cheek, this is something else.

Happy birthday, Alex Karras!

The late Webster star and NFL great was born on this date in 1935. Karras' TV career had more variety than you might think; in addition to his family sitcom fame in the 1980s, he was a Tonight Show regular, a member of the Monday Night Football booth for several seasons, and the star of efforts like this:



The 1977 TV movie is an interesting look at the world of pro grappling that I never see discussed in conversations about wrestling movies. It's a worthwhile watch, though, co-starring Nicholas Colasanto, Susan Anspach, Elisha Cook Jr., and Tracey Walter. At first glance it's a movie about a lug of a rassler who wonders if he is right for the woman he falls for, but, hey, he's also being stalked by a homicidal loner!

Read more about the movie here.