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The Goodies was a British sketch comedy show that ran in the 1980s and 90s, with an accent on absurdist and non-PC humor. At Cult TV Blog, John looks at the episode "Black and White Beauty," which most assuredly falls into both categories.

David takes a moment at Comfort TV to remember one of the truly great pioneers of television, Steve Allen. We've always done a lousy job in TV land of remembering our heroes, and David reminds us why we should remember Steverino.

Speaking of absurdity, at The View from the Junkyard, Roger reviews the A-Team episode "Cowboy George," in which our heroes battle a ruthless gang of criminals while arranging a concert featuring "country" singer Boy George, mistakenly booked in place of Cowboy George.

The Television Obscurities review of the 1966-67 TV Guide season continues with a look at the issue of October 15, 1966, which featured articles on football, Vietnam (what else?), William Shatner, and the week's cover girl, Love on a Rooftop's Judy Carne.

A twin spin from A Shroud of Thoughts to celebrate twin 75th anniversaries: remembering one of television's great anthology series, Goodyear Television Playhouse, and a look at the original opening credits for I Love Lucy. 

Continuing with everyone's favorite redhead, at Drunk TV, Paul remembers Lucy on her anniversary, and how Lucy always carries on fron generation to generation; he also offers some sharp observations about today's "media consumers."  

Back to OTR, and Martin Grams looks back at one of the recurring secondary characters from The Green Hornet: Muggs, a shady sort who nonetheless is frequently heard helping out Brit Reid in his fight against crime. TV

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