Remember When
March 6th, 2025 at 8:17:38 AM
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On top of that the oil was so close to the surface that he was shooting his cap and ball rifle and oil came up out of the ground where it hit. One day Jeb was shooting at some food and up through the ground came a bubbling crude. Oil that is. Black gold, Texas Tea. First thing you know old Jebs a millionaire.
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That was written during an era when it was fashionable to give the audience the whole backstory in the theme song. Gilligan's Island, F-Troop, Beverly Hillbillies, Brady Bunch and I'm sure other people can remember a few more.
It makes sense for business because a few people were still buying and tuning in to TVs for the first time, they could be totally unfamiliar with the show but once they hear the song, they know what's going on and if it's something they want to watch and they can become a fan who understands the story just seeing it once.
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Green Acres
So many better men, a few of them friends, are dead. And a thousand thousand slimy things live on, and so do I.
March 6th, 2025 at 9:18:05 AM
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I left out the principle character in the lyrics.
When criminals in this world appear
And break the laws that they should fear
And frighten all who see or hear
The cry goes up both far and near
For ___,____,____,___
Speed of lightning, roar of thunder
Fighting all who rob or plunder
____, _____!
When in this world the headlines read
Of those whose hearts are filled with greed
Who rob and steal from those who need
To right this wrong with blinding speed
Goes ____, ____, _____, _____
Speed of lightning, roar of thunder
Fighting all who rob or plunder
____, _____
When criminals in this world appear
And break the laws that they should fear
And frighten all who see or hear
The cry goes up both far and near
For ___,____,____,___
Speed of lightning, roar of thunder
Fighting all who rob or plunder
____, _____!
When in this world the headlines read
Of those whose hearts are filled with greed
Who rob and steal from those who need
To right this wrong with blinding speed
Goes ____, ____, _____, _____
Speed of lightning, roar of thunder
Fighting all who rob or plunder
____, _____
Sanitized for Your Protection
March 6th, 2025 at 9:34:59 AM
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Japanese cartoons invaded America in the mid- 1960s.
They gave us a boy who gained the ability to breathe underwater by chewing gum. Then they gave us an Android who was powered by atomic-powered cigarettes. America countered with a cartoon superhero who popped pills whenever he was in trouble.
Is it any wonder we are what we are?
They gave us a boy who gained the ability to breathe underwater by chewing gum. Then they gave us an Android who was powered by atomic-powered cigarettes. America countered with a cartoon superhero who popped pills whenever he was in trouble.
Is it any wonder we are what we are?
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
March 6th, 2025 at 9:35:02 AM
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Japanese cartoons invaded America in the mid- 1960s.
They gave us a boy who gained the ability to breathe underwater by chewing gum. Then they gave us an Android who was powered by atomic-powered cigarettes. America countered with a cartoon superhero who popped pills whenever he was in trouble.
Is it any wonder we are what we are?
They gave us a boy who gained the ability to breathe underwater by chewing gum. Then they gave us an Android who was powered by atomic-powered cigarettes. America countered with a cartoon superhero who popped pills whenever he was in trouble.
Is it any wonder we are what we are?
The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
March 6th, 2025 at 12:28:14 PM
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Interesting.
I always thought that The Adventures of the Gummi Bears could be summarized as turning to drugs (gummi berry juice) when life became too challenging.
I always thought that The Adventures of the Gummi Bears could be summarized as turning to drugs (gummi berry juice) when life became too challenging.
May the cards fall in your favor.
