I love this song, one of the first to batch hipsters:

Chris' dad Bob was the best part of this show, by far. It was ahead of its time, but can't say it was always funny.

Chris' dad Bob was the best part of this show, by far. It was ahead of its time, but can't say it was always funny.

I believe in one episode where Mary's Mom appears, there is a moment where they both cry kind of similar. Interesting knowing the back-story.

I believe in one episode where Mary's Mom appears, there is a moment where they both cry kind of similar. Interesting knowing the back-story.

It really wasn't that great a show. Most of the one-liners are pretty creaky. There was a reason it only lasted three or so years.

It really wasn't that great a show. Most of the one-liners are pretty creaky. There was a reason it only lasted three or so years.

I find Morton Downey Jr. a lot more amusing now that I"m not too worried that anyone will take him seriously.

I find Morton Downey Jr. a lot more amusing now that I"m not too worried that anyone will take him seriously.

I would say Mary Tyler Moore certainly holds up; it really is a fantastic show, that really is very adult. So is All in the Family, but it's a lot more uneven than MTM was from, say, the third season on. I recently watched a season or so of Bob Newhart, and didn't hold up as much as I hoped it would. It wasn't bad,…

I would say Mary Tyler Moore certainly holds up; it really is a fantastic show, that really is very adult. So is All in the Family, but it's a lot more uneven than MTM was from, say, the third season on. I recently watched a season or so of Bob Newhart, and didn't hold up as much as I hoped it would. It wasn't bad,…

You can see some on youtube, and other places on the Internet. Doesn't hold up to at least my memories, sadly.

You can see some on youtube, and other places on the Internet. Doesn't hold up to at least my memories, sadly.

Another unusual big fan of this film: Jerry Garcia.

Another unusual big fan of this film: Jerry Garcia.

Both the Heartbreak Kid and Mickey and Nicky were fantastic movies. This pretty good, but doesn't equal those.

Both the Heartbreak Kid and Mickey and Nicky were fantastic movies. This pretty good, but doesn't equal those.

Invisible Man is the second best next to this one. And Hold the Ghost (not technically a sequel) has some funny bits. The rest were definitely A and C at the end of their career.

Invisible Man is the second best next to this one. And Hold the Ghost (not technically a sequel) has some funny bits. The rest were definitely A and C at the end of their career.

As a GenX-er who was just getting out of college at that time, I remember it all as being very exciting. (Of course, when you are coming out of college, everything is exciting.) We had just come off of 12 years of Republican governance, and pop culture in the 80s for the most part sucked. For most of my youth I felt I…