Nancy Classics by Ernie Bushmiller for July 25, 2016
July 23, 2016
July 26, 2016
Transcript:
Nancy: The reception is very weak lately.
Sluggo: Maybe yer aerial ain't strong enough.
Nancy: Don't be silly---Of course, it's strong enough. Look at the LOAD it can hold.
Loving the label on the set. In 1949, home sets were rare enough that some readers probably needed that to know what was being depicted. Reminds me of the ubiquitous, relentless labeling in the Dick Tracy strip…. such as the “2-Way Wrist Radio” which was so labelled hundreds of times over the years, until superseded by the 2-Way Wrist TV.
Three channels if you were lucky. Our local affiliates carried the same 10 Gilligan’s Island reruns, 10 Hogan’s Heroes reruns etc. ad infinitum, to the point that i could recite lines from memory. Between that and the endless soaps, stupid game shows, and “Captain and the Clown”-type local kid’s shows, there was hardly anything worth watching back then either.
jimmjonzz Premium Member about 8 years ago
Loving the label on the set. In 1949, home sets were rare enough that some readers probably needed that to know what was being depicted. Reminds me of the ubiquitous, relentless labeling in the Dick Tracy strip…. such as the “2-Way Wrist Radio” which was so labelled hundreds of times over the years, until superseded by the 2-Way Wrist TV.
jrankin1959 about 8 years ago
Memories…
Kip W about 8 years ago
It’s under aerial bombardment.
Max Starman Jones about 8 years ago
Now we have hi-definition, big-screen color TV, and hardly anything worth watching on it.
Yakety Sax about 8 years ago
Including Charlie Browns kite!
jimmjonzz Premium Member about 8 years ago
“A message came back from the great beyond:’There’s fifty-seven channels and nothin’ on.’ "
brklnbern about 8 years ago
Ah back when all you needed was an antenna. And maybe those birds are the problem.
InquireWithin about 8 years ago
Three channels if you were lucky. Our local affiliates carried the same 10 Gilligan’s Island reruns, 10 Hogan’s Heroes reruns etc. ad infinitum, to the point that i could recite lines from memory. Between that and the endless soaps, stupid game shows, and “Captain and the Clown”-type local kid’s shows, there was hardly anything worth watching back then either.