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LudwigPastorius

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8. Yes, actually.

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:59 PM

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I ran across it on Tubi, I think, and watched the very first episode from 1968. It was incredibly cheezy, with dumb, sexist jokes. Hard to believe it was considered "edgy" back then.

(I'll admit, I do still find Dick Martin kind of funny, though.)

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