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52. "Funny Company" was pure boomer

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 03:43 PM

Oct 2012

Made in 1963 and subsidised by Mattel. It was kind of the forerunner of shows like Sesame street, kinda sorta in a boomer kind of way.
As far as judo goes, at my age and weight I'm sure not up to getting slammed to the mat 200 times or so a class. It is a young persons game....

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Taking a break from Sesame Street, remember The Electric Company?... [View all] HopeHoops Oct 2012 OP

That, and Zoom. rug Oct 2012 #1

That must not have aired in my region. I have no recollection of it at all. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #2

It's still on. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #30

We had Zoom here in MN. geardaddy Oct 2012 #9

Beat me to it! "Send it to ZOOM!" arcane1 Oct 2012 #27

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Wow, I remember that! TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #3

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I know! geardaddy Oct 2012 #18

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Haha! geardaddy Oct 2012 #20

Electric Company was special. I forget what happened to it. Sesame Street lives on... HopeHoops Oct 2012 #21

Apparently, it's back on the air. geardaddy Oct 2012 #22

"On the air." Now there's an old term for television. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #23

We say it all the time at our house! LOL cyberswede Oct 2012 #28

"HEY YOU GUUUUUYS!!!" sadbear Oct 2012 #4

How`s about The Magic Garden?? opiate69 Oct 2012 #6

What the hell is that? LOL. TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #7

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Peter Griffin's first day at his new job at the electric company. Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2012 #44

Mel Mounds! cyberswede Oct 2012 #26

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Doesn't ring a bell. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #35

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O... K... sakabatou Oct 2012 #38

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That'd explain it sakabatou Oct 2012 #40

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Sesame Street? Electric Company? What's that? warrprayer Oct 2012 #42

THANK YOU! That was great! I've never seen that series before. Good stuff. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #50

"Funny Company" was pure boomer warrprayer Oct 2012 #52

I was born in '63. I was sort of young to be watching TV at the time. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #53

born in mid 50's warrprayer Oct 2012 #54

My daughters (17, 19, 21) all started around 3 1/2 - 4. They're all 2nd degree black belts now. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #55