Now, let's be fair. In 1947 it would be another at least five years before the river would erupt into a Stygian nightmare.

I always assumed the fish-in-a-barrel simile had a sly undercurrent of promising something that seemed simple, but was in reality quite difficult, because I *also* assumed the barrel had water in it, and thus the light you would use to aim at the fish would be refracted to make you think they were closer to the…

I agree, @avclub-2fc1d799b128e475f8413a49f829a975:disqus: the Japanese version of this show ("How I Met Your Mothra") is far superior in every regard.

You young whippersnappers coming on our comments boards bein' too young to remember pay phones. You SHOULD be asking "how'd he get the quarter in?"

Maybe this has been said before, but has anyone noticed the sporadic timing of the opening credits? It's like two producers, seventeen blank seconds, three more producers, twenty-two seconds, another producer …

Does Killer Karaoke count towards the "trilling glut of singing shows on television"? Because if so, this chart seriously needs reversed.

Does Killer Karaoke count towards the "trilling glut of singing shows on television"? Because if so, this chart seriously needs reversed.

Don't worry, spring is going to give summer and winter a miss.

Don't worry, spring is going to give summer and winter a miss.

(raises arms) Steve Howe!

(raises arms) Steve Howe!

Wait, the Community Convention is at CITY COLLEGE? What's next, Trekkies all meeting on Yavin?

Wait, the Community Convention is at CITY COLLEGE? What's next, Trekkies all meeting on Yavin?

I think knowing the fact that nobody has been "the future king of England" since 12 February 1689 should be as key a requirement as knowing the names of all seven Houses of Parliament.

I think knowing the fact that nobody has been "the future king of England" since 12 February 1689 should be as key a requirement as knowing the names of all seven Houses of Parliament.

So stealing the word "twenty" doesn't qualify as evil to you?

So stealing the word "twenty" doesn't qualify as evil to you?

When we got a new Dunkin' Donuts a few years ago, someone asked me where it was located. I told him "It's in the old Rax across from the Verizon store where there used to be a Dunkin' Donuts," but by that time I'd become so numbed to despair that I didn't realize there was something inherently off about that.

When we got a new Dunkin' Donuts a few years ago, someone asked me where it was located. I told him "It's in the old Rax across from the Verizon store where there used to be a Dunkin' Donuts," but by that time I'd become so numbed to despair that I didn't realize there was something inherently off about that.

WAAAAAH!