Appreciating all that makes America special

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The rest of the world knows about America from watching our television shows. They want to hang out in Central Perk with their Friends. They want to ride the Ponderosa with Hoss and Little Joe. They want to dance the boogaloo on American Bandstand. Okay, maybe not that.


TV Show: American Bandstand

Posted by on Jul 7, 2009 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: American Bandstand

Kids dancing to records. What a simple formula for a television show. And what an amazing run Dick Clark and American Bandstand had with...

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Singer: Reba McEntire

Posted by on Jun 30, 2009 in Singer, TV Show | 2 comments

I dare anyone to find anything bad to say about Reba. Now, you don’t have to like her music. In fact, I’ve never owned or...

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TV Show: Johnny Carson

Posted by on Jun 28, 2009 in TV Show | 1 comment

With this week’s passing of sidekick Ed McMahon, it’s only natural that we remember his boss, the man who towered above...

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TV Show: The Cosby Show

Posted by on Jun 20, 2009 in TV Show | 1 comment

It’s Father’s Day, and it’s not easy for dads to find a good role model on television these days. However there is one...

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TV Show: Twin Peaks

Posted by on Jun 11, 2009 in TV Show | 1 comment

David Lynch is a frightening, obsessed, brilliant, self-indulgent, visionary director. He could create a television series as amazing as...

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Actor: Carol Burnett

Posted by on May 29, 2009 in TV Show | Comments Off on Actor: Carol Burnett

How’s this for a Saturday night TV lineup? On CBS in 1973 you’d see: All in the Family, M*A*S*H, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart,...

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TV Show: 30 Rock

Posted by on May 19, 2009 in TV Show | 1 comment

I had no idea when this show started that I was going to enjoy it so much. Usually, when the new season is being hyped, you see one or two...

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TV Show: I Love Lucy

Posted by on May 12, 2009 in TV Show | 1 comment

Do you realize many of these episodes are nearly 60 years old? And yet they’re still funny, still relevant, because they create a...

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TV Show: The Andy Griffith Show

Posted by on Apr 20, 2009 in TV Show | 1 comment

Start with Barney Fife, only the best sitcom character ever. Add the sweetness of Aunt Bea, the innocence of Opie, the absentmindedness of...

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TV Show: Saturday Night Live

Posted by on Apr 9, 2009 in TV Show | 2 comments

The casts members come and go. “No one can do Weekend Update like Dennis Miller,” we said. Then Tina Fey came along....

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