MASH Goodbye, Farewell and Amen

Like just about everyone else in America I watched the last episode of M*A*S*H when it aired. It was on again last night, and since I haven’t seen it since it first aired, I decided to give it another look. Odd how old everyone looked. MASH has been in constant re-runs since it went off the air, but I don’t seem to see too many episodes from the last season. But then, the last couple of seasons had wandered so far from the original show that they were nowhere near the same animal. They weren’t exactly funny any more. MASH…

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Court TV

I am all for Professional Jurors-people who are paid a good wage for a good job. One of the little jokes they told us as they wasted our day at Jury Duty was that they could have gone out and got some homeless people who would be happy to have the two dollars a day-to which we all said-so do that. But after watching Judges on TV for several years-I am not sure it is a good idea after all. I liked Judge Wapner, but he often got it wrong. Many of the Judges seem to have their minds made…

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The Banana Spilts-Blast From The Past

“The Banana Splits is a classic that has been entertaining kids for years,” said Stuart Snyder, president of Turner Animation. Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky are to star in new comedy shorts and music videos on the Cartoon Network. I always have mixed feelings about beloved childhood shows being remade. I never liked those feel good Tom and Jerrys where they were pals. But I did like the cartoon version of Star Trek. Of course, I’m an old guy now and not exactly the target audience for a new Banana Splits show. You know, I don’t remember The Banana Splits…

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