Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for January 31, 2021

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    Jesy Bertz Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    “Well, gol-ly! Shazam!”

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    thomas_matkey  almost 4 years ago

    And commercials were only 2 minutes long. You had to hustle to even get a drink. Now you can make a batch of popcorn even if you forget to hit the pause button.

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    Jason Allen  almost 4 years ago

    Nice detailing on the console TV. That really takes me back. Well, back to the other room. I still have one that looks like that that belonged to my grandmother.

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    Egrayjames  almost 4 years ago

    For the last week, my wife and I have been watching ‘Andy of Mayberry’. Such great shows with good humor and respectful conversations between the characters. When you watch some of the shows that are being produced today, you know they won’t be watched fifty years from now…..if not completely forgotten by this time next year!

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    Jhony-Yermo  almost 4 years ago

    I wore my jeans rolled up exactly like tiny Arlo is doing in panel with the bowl on his head. Maybe I should go back to that and not care how long my pants are. !

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    Homerville Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Get the DVD $19.95 Top 50 Gomer Pyle show.

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    V45mikky  almost 4 years ago

    A couple of sitcoms I would like to see again “No time for Sergeants” and “Camp Runamuck”

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    jarvisloop  almost 4 years ago

    How many of us remember life without a TV remote? Quite a few, I’m sure.

    I didn’t have a TV with a remote until the late eighties or early nineties.

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    Outnumbered  almost 4 years ago

    Good work on the TV console, JJ! Capturing the convex screen, the flip-down cover for the controls, and the protusion on the back of the console. Brings back memories.

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    christelisbetty  almost 4 years ago

    Now the networks have “reality shows” That, they seem to be profitable, explains 70,000,000 voters.

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    kf91570  almost 4 years ago

    The Andy Griffith Show is STILL my favorite show…….every day of the week.

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    At least 24 episodes. And most sit coms were family oriented

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    axe-grinder  almost 4 years ago

    The ephemeral nature of broadcast TV taught us how to focus!

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    GentlemanBill  almost 4 years ago

    Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

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    JoHo Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Whody-WHO! Whody-WHO!

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    ChessPirate  almost 4 years ago

    A couple of things that drive me nuts are shows that go off for some ads, then play the show’s several second “intro” to make ad-skippers stop fast-forwarding, then play more ads. “The Big Bang Theory” repeats do it twice in a row, and some, after some ads, come back to the show for one scene, then back to the ads! Grrr!

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    dv1093  almost 4 years ago

    I remember the new season on network tv back in the 60’s was a really BIG deal. They would even run one hour specials introducing the new shows that were upcoming – same for Saturday morning cartoons, too. I especially remember the excitement build-up for the following shows: Daniel Boone, Batman, The Time Tunnel, The Monkees, and The Fugitive.

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    Bill D. Kat Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    And how about Goober?

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    Lomax9er7  almost 4 years ago

    So glad we can watch Laramie again.

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    Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo]  almost 4 years ago

    Some shows came as mid-season replacements like “The Invaders” so it has two seasons but the first part is shorter than the full 1967 run.

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    RickBeale  almost 4 years ago

    Sorry JJ, but today’s strip has a major error. I’ve watched Andy & Opie for most of my 60 years, and have never heard the line you wrote. In countless episodes, Gomer would come into the Sheriff’s Office, and tell Andy that “Goober says hey”, and Andy would reply; “Hey to Goober”.

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    cracker65  almost 4 years ago

    Streaming services have changed everything.

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    sheashea  almost 4 years ago

    Ah, the good old days before actors started demanding a million dollars per episode. Their gain was our loss.

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    doublepaw  almost 4 years ago

    My wife’s Hallmark movies are two hours long, but when they deleted the commercials before Christmas, they were an hour and a half. Also sometimes when they show new movies, they add five minutes to the time for more commercials.

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    tagsrwc Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    Love A&J’s occasional sly winks to Mayberry. My favorite comic strip and my favorite TV show united. Doesn’t get any better than that!

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    Jaime Jean M  almost 4 years ago

    Didn’t know about Gomer Pyle, it was never aired south of the Rio Grande. I just watched the trailer on YouTube. Was it supposed to be funny?

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    tcviii Premium Member over 3 years ago

    So, why does Arlo have the popcorn bowl on his head?

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