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D’oh! The Simpsons TV show
If one defines something twenty years or older as ‘vintage,’ then The Simpsons now qualify! The half-hour show has been on the air for twenty years!
(Note: The Simpsons appeared as a series of one-minute vignettes during The Tracy Ullmann Show three years before given their own show).
Here’s an interesting cover story from December 1989. That’s [...]
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Charlie McCarthy ‘The Detective’ Spoon
Seventy years ago this month The Detective hit the silver screen. This comic caper starred Edgar Bergen and his wise-cracking sidekick (both literally and figuratively) Charlie McCarthy. To commemorate the film’s release a silver plated spoon came out. As you can see the spoon has McCarthy dressed like Sherlock Holmes.
This spoon originally belonged to my [...]
