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Back in the days of VHS tapes, Columbia House used to offer a program where they'd mail you a tape containing a few episodes each month. One time Columbia House called asking if I wanted to sign up for that program. I was about to hang up but instead I decided to ask for shows I knew they didn't have. I started with spin-offs like Rhoda, The Lou Grant Show, After MASH, The Tortellis, The Ropers, Archie Bunker's Place, etc. Then I started asking for things they probably didn't have that sounded like titles they did have: Batman (Adam West version), The Bob Newhart Show, The Bill Cosby Show, etc. Then I just went off the edge and asked for long-forgotten kids shows: Dungeons and Dragons, Voltron, Turbo Teen, Benji Zax and the Alien Prince, The Monchichis, The Getalong Gang.
After I got bored I asked the rep, "Well, what DO you have?"
She named a few titles and I told her, "I can watch that stuff on TV any time. No thanks." Then I hung up.
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