The episode is an embarrassment of riches, is what it is.

It was Joan Crawford, and it’s the episode directed by Steven Spielberg. She’s a horrid rich blind woman who buys a homeless guy’s eyes for an experimental surgery which will allow her to see with them, but only for I think 12 hours. Then the bandages come off at dusk, and she tries to go to the roof to see the view,…

I bought a 19in color tv - at Sears! - in 1990. There were largeish black and white sets on the floor - 15in, I’m guessing now was the biggest. It’s helpful to remember that black and white tvs were MUCH cheaper than color.

But...he wasn’t watching the show...

I didn’t say it was the BEST way to say it.

Giving a “shout out” might be a way of expressing enthusiastic agreement, right?

“On a FIRST DATE, Emma?"

Literally. When I’m reminded of it, my first brief thought is “Has that come out yet?”

The doctor...nose.

Plague-mongers. Now, THAT has a ring.

It isn’t that we question your data. The facts you speak of are undeniable. It’s only your conclusions which we find unsupportable. I tell you, Krypton is merely shifting its orbit!

Howard Johnson is RIGHT!

And oh hey, the jerk store just called.

Man, if this isn’t the perfect example of someone who’s just been itching to use a particular word. And he’s right, why SHOULDN’T complete idiots be ALLOWED to use that word?

Yes, I...realize that now, but it’s too late to change it. I hope someone got fired for this blunder.

I completely agree - good. You’re 100% correct, she can’t sing due to that botched surgery. Not just professionally, she can’t sing at all - she’s been quite candid about how devastating it was. She even revealed years later that she spent some time hospitalized due to the mental and spiritual trauma it caused having…

Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll look it up. The DVDS hit its stride pretty quickly, the first few episodes had more traditional sitcom elements - the episode where Laura dyes her hair two different colors comes to mind as an episode which could really have been about any sitcom couple with a wacky wife. But the…

That’s really interesting! The show does center many conflicts around communication issues - which again, is standard sitcom stuff, but they quickly became more complex than the usual “Jeez, all they have to do is say ‘x’ and the problem would be solved”. The one where Rob and Laura accidentally eavesdrop on their…

I’ve since found that Judy’s was a big-deal boutique for working women in Minneapolis (maybe still is). I just knew it as a mall store that no one ever went to. Like Lerner's.

You’re right, of course. The show really shows itself to be a transition from the ridiculous (and innocuous) unreality of 1950s sitcoms to something less high-concept and more reality based.