I think the AV Club needs to do a feature on Ernie Kovacs.  There is a name that comes up over and over again in TV history, but I find it hard to drill down exactly what he did to be so influential.

I think the AV Club needs to do a feature on Ernie Kovacs.  There is a name that comes up over and over again in TV history, but I find it hard to drill down exactly what he did to be so influential.

Right.  It is now Clam approved.

Right.  It is now Clam approved.

Right.  There is kind of a cherished ideal about that era that does not live up to the reality.  When grandma Simpson says to Lisa "I'm glad to see the spirit of the sixties is alive in your kids" it just sets my teeth on edge.

Right.  There is kind of a cherished ideal about that era that does not live up to the reality.  When grandma Simpson says to Lisa "I'm glad to see the spirit of the sixties is alive in your kids" it just sets my teeth on edge.

I might be 37 and sliding head first into sad spinsterhood, with only my high literary tastes and collection of American Horro Story type fantasies/alt realities keeping my head above the surface most days, but I am glad I was not around for the 60's.  I have just never gotten the hand of that time period.  Mad Men is…

I might be 37 and sliding head first into sad spinsterhood, with only my high literary tastes and collection of American Horro Story type fantasies/alt realities keeping my head above the surface most days, but I am glad I was not around for the 60's.  I have just never gotten the hand of that time period.  Mad Men is…

Shut up, you dumb twat.

Shut up, you dumb twat.

"Lead…"
"Graphite."

"Lead…"
"Graphite."

Safe vs. Best!

Safe vs. Best!

Several Brady Bunch episodes come to mind.  The one with the savings stamps is kind of a time capsule.  Then there is the presidential election on Gilligan's Island.  Oh Sherwood, I miss you!

Several Brady Bunch episodes come to mind.  The one with the savings stamps is kind of a time capsule.  Then there is the presidential election on Gilligan's Island.  Oh Sherwood, I miss you!

Lily Tomlin in the game ruined it for me.  Or was she in another one?

Lily Tomlin in the game ruined it for me.  Or was she in another one?

Oh yes, a true gem.

Oh yes, a true gem.