@avclub-d116ae13554d47530ed800aef8ed5755:disqus :  At my current post I inherited Ecce Romani, which like all textbook series has its flaws.  I was content with it for a while (in my life in general, I'm a fan of inertia), but am now phasing in Bolchazy Carducci's Latin for the New Millennium series, which just came…

You should check 'em out via Netflix, @avclub-1c94d7ee62364576f2f61996170fe903:disqus —I guarantee you will not want to buy them.  At best, you could laugh at them with friends & many adult beverages.

You should check 'em out via Netflix, @avclub-1c94d7ee62364576f2f61996170fe903:disqus —I guarantee you will not want to buy them.  At best, you could laugh at them with friends & many adult beverages.

I think you're right, @avclub-ef062084a1c4a3584af1d4f8e514ea50:disqus —it was just under his sleeve.  I don't remember the eye flashing, though.

I think you're right, @avclub-ef062084a1c4a3584af1d4f8e514ea50:disqus —it was just under his sleeve.  I don't remember the eye flashing, though.

Oh hell yeah.  I was 9 when the Duke boys first jumped that sweet Dodge charger—talk about hitting you right in your lizard brain.  Dumb as a bag full of doorknobs, but firmly in the wheelhouse of the average pre-adolescent boy.  What baffles me is that this show got great ratings.  It's one things for dumb kids to…

Oh hell yeah.  I was 9 when the Duke boys first jumped that sweet Dodge charger—talk about hitting you right in your lizard brain.  Dumb as a bag full of doorknobs, but firmly in the wheelhouse of the average pre-adolescent boy.  What baffles me is that this show got great ratings.  It's one things for dumb kids to…

Lori Loughlin was quite the babe, though, so maybe you can claim you watched it for her?

Lori Loughlin was quite the babe, though, so maybe you can claim you watched it for her?

Probably a safe bet, @avclub-dfd8c9f03b790e6c334485e03e784dfd:disqus.  Did you have the Steve Austin action figure, too?  He had his "bionic eye" (a tiny peephole through his head you could squint through), & a button on his back that made him lift his arm when you pressed it—it even came with a little plastic engine…

Probably a safe bet, @avclub-dfd8c9f03b790e6c334485e03e784dfd:disqus.  Did you have the Steve Austin action figure, too?  He had his "bionic eye" (a tiny peephole through his head you could squint through), & a button on his back that made him lift his arm when you pressed it—it even came with a little plastic engine…

Smiles, everyone!  Smiles!

Smiles, everyone!  Smiles!

Despite the shabbiness of the entire production, John Ritter was just a star.  Even as a kid you probably picked up on that.

Despite the shabbiness of the entire production, John Ritter was just a star.  Even as a kid you probably picked up on that.

Except that cotton candy retains some trace moisture.  Circus peanuts will desiccate your entire body in a matter of minutes.

Except that cotton candy retains some trace moisture.  Circus peanuts will desiccate your entire body in a matter of minutes.

It's the 21st century, dammit!  I want my robot dog!

It's the 21st century, dammit!  I want my robot dog!

Most '70s TV, but among the worst offenders are "Mork & Mindy", "Three's Company", & "The Dukes of Hazzard".  I can't be blamed, since I was just a kid in the '70s & didn't know better, but these shows were wildly popular.  With ADULTS.  It's like the whole country lost its mind for an entire decade (a theory the…