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Why Mr Green Jeans?

Back in the 1950s there was a popular kid’s TV show called, Captain Kangaroo. I have no idea why that man was called Kangaroo – he was a fat old guy with grey hair and a bushy grey moustache and he didn’t hop around or have an Australian accent. Where did kangaroo come from? One [...]

Late Night TV Reeks

If you are ever having to deal with insomnia and turn on the TV at 3:00 in the morning hoping for some distraction or something that will help put you to sleep, you will be greatly disappointed. The late night TV has disintegrated into nothing but 30 minute infomercials for all kinds of crap. There [...]

Here Comes Santa

The local CBS TV affiliate is doing 15 minutes updates all night long showing Santa’s progress as he makes his way around the world in 24 hours. They are claiming the maps show Santa being tracked by NORAD. It’s a cute idea – especially when the newscaster is ending each update by urging the children [...]

Ding Dong

My dogs go crazy when they hear a doorbell. Any doorbell – even one on TV. That makes it incredibly difficult to watch the late night reruns of Frasier. I believe that every episode of Frasier has at least one doorbell being rung. Sometimes several in one show. When it is almost 1:00 and the [...]

Differences You Can Spot

Staying up really late, your TV choices diminish rapidly after 2:00 am.  The majority of cable channels all go to paid programs, which are basically 30 minute or 60 minute infomercials. If I am up that late, I usually change the channel to CNN and watch the international reports. Their hosts are mostly British and [...]

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