OT: If you want to feel old...

Mar 1, 2023, 4:25 AM

Today is the 40 YEAR anniversary of "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" the final episode of MAS*H. A 30-second commercial was $450,000. By comparison, the same 30 seconds during that year's Super Bowl (Dolphins/Redskins) was only $400,000.

And a few weeks from now, March 21, will mark 43 YEARS since an unknown assailant launched one of the greatest cliffhangers in TV history, with everyone asking "Who Shot JR Ewing?" I remember being at the beach that summer and about 1 in 5 people wore a shirt that said "I shot JR". Lol

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Papi_Chulo2 years ago

Never really watched MAS*H.

I do recall the Dolphins/Redskins SB (I had recently turned 13) - that SB was for the strike-shortened '82 season.

I remember the "Who Shot JR" thing - I used to watch the show Dallas since it aired on Friday nights.

ATACdawg2 years ago

Damn. More than half my life ago. I am truly an old fart.🫤

wallanon2 years ago

I think you'd be an older fart if it was less than half your life ago.

whodey2 years ago

Considering I wasn't even a year old yet when M.A.S.H. ended and wasn't born when JR got shot this thread doesn't make me feel old. In fact reading comments on TUSCL makes me feel a lot younger than I do most other times.

motorhead2 years ago

The Friday Night Death Slot really didn’t become a big thing until the mid 1980’s to 1990’s.

When the VCR gained popularity in the 1980’s, Friday nights became “Blockbuster and Pizza Night”

Dallas, Falcon Crest, Sanford & Son, The Odd Couple, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, and Love, American Style were all hits in the 70’s and early 80’s. Miami Vice may have been one of the last. And the X-Files first gained a following on Friday nights.

Yup, I guess I am old

twentyfive2 years ago

Hey, I'm just getting started.

Studme532 years ago

Believe it or not, one of my first memories is watching what was probably the 1st Super Bowl with my dad on our old console TV - the 1 TV we had. I say “probably 1st Super Bowl” because I remember the Chiefs, and not much else.

Call.Me.Ishmael2 years ago

A lot of people today don't remember or never witnessed how 'TV by appointment' was such a ball-ache.

skibum6092 years ago

The first Super Bowl was the first time I watched TV in color. Didn't live in a house with color television until I went to college. Looking back, we were poor.

Warrior152 years ago

Wow. It's been OFF the air for 40 years ? But I think I watched it more as syndicated reruns than when it was first aired shows.

shailynn2 years ago

I was 4 when all this went down but I do remember my parents and their friends always talking about Dallas and MASH.

TV by appointment is so true. Think about it. Things were so different back then. You had to BE THERE to watch that show. No DVR, rerun. Networks like HBO just ran movies, no original programming.

I think people had a lot less to do back then. I remember going out to eat was an “event” there also were probably less than 20% of the restaurants that exist today, at least it feels that way.

ATACdawg2 years ago

@motorhead: you left Dynasty off of your list! Any show with Linda Evans and Joan Collins in a cat fight has to be memorable!🥹😍🤣

motorhead2 years ago

Linda Evans …. What a babe ! I loved her