# Former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm on the Dating Game in 1978

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**Created:** [September 15, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-michigan-governor-jennifer-granholm-on-the-dating-game-in-1978/634766 "2012-09-15T04:43:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 15, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-michigan-governor-jennifer-granholm-on-the-dating-game-in-1978/634766/1 "2012-09-15T04:43:14Z")

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Strange but funny story. That hairstyle alone is cringe worthy. 😛 Sure glad there’s no video of me in 1978. 😃 What were we thinking back then?

It does prove women get more beautiful as they get older. They have a better sense of style and makeup. It takes time to learn that stuff.

> **[Jennifer Granholm, DNC Firebrand, 'Cute' on '78 'Dating Game'](https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/09/jennifer-granholm-dnc-firebrand-cute-on-78-dating-game/)**
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more photos here

> **[Watch former Michigan governor's hilarious appearance on the Dating Game in 1978](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2203489/Watch-Michigan-governors-hilarious-appearance-Dating-Game-1978.html)**
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> Long before Jennifer Granholm made her bizarrely energetic speech at the DNC last week, she appeared as a bright-eyed and bushy tailed contestant in an episode of The Dating Game.