# Get A Life **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 18, 2000, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654 "2000-09-18T21:04:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Voorvie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/22d042/32.png) [@Voorvie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voorvie)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654/41 "2000-10-12T16:53:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Snooooopy \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Voorvie \* > > \*\* > > I’m giving a “shout out” to The Young Ones. Unforgettable characters, for sure! \*\* > > I only saw one episode of that – I vaguely remember them going on a game show and one of them messed with the questions. I always wanted to see more, but I was too young at the time and couldn’t stay up. \*\* Snoooopy, I think that some video stores have compilations tapes you can rent. I have to admit that some of the episodes were quite boring (in fact, there was an episode titled “Boring”) but the best one was “Bath Day”. Very gross, but very funny! And one of the Absolutely Fabulous chicks makes an appearance in one episode when the boys have a party. Rick finds a tampon in her purse and thinks its a present and he unwraps it and puts it in someones drink. ha ha! ---
**Author:** ![OrcaChow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47c2d/32.png) [@OrcaChow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OrcaChow)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654/42 "2000-10-13T00:11:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Voorvie \* > \*\*I’m giving a “shout out” to The Young Ones. Unforgettable characters, for sure! \*\* British show with the four or five guys that share a house? Great characters, hilarious gags. One character, in wanting to secure dinner plates to the table, nails the plates and table to his legs. And another character, horribly bloated from too many beans, is convinced he’s pregnant. He “delivers” and someone lights a celebration cigar… Up goes the house. WE _are_ talking abou the same show, right? ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654/43 "2000-10-13T00:27:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by spoke- \* > \*\* > I also loved **God, The Devil and Bob**. Damn spineless advertisers. > \*\* Actually, this was ended under threat of lawsuit from the Jerry Garcia estate. I for one was quite disapointed. Hilarious stuff. And yes you all are talking about the Young Ones. “Have you ever heard of the Elephant Man?! Well this is the Pig! Ferret!!!” hahahahahahahhahah hahahahahah You’re stupid Who’s the worlds biggest git? And of course you have to love a show that featured Lemmy. ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654/44 "2000-10-13T01:48:16Z")
All those recent shows! About all I’d watch of those is _Tracy Ullman_ or maybe _The Addams Family_. Let’s get back to the greats: _Playhouse 90_, _Have Gun Will Travel_, and _The Millionaire_! Maybe even _Gunsmoke_. ---
**Author:** ![sk8rixtx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sk8rixtx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sk8rixtx)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654/45 "2000-10-13T02:05:30Z")
What happened to American High? FOX only showed two episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654/46 "2000-10-13T02:08:24Z")
> [@](#): > > Back to the OP: it bugs me that “Stand” wasn’t the theme when I taped Get A Life yesterday (for the first time). Licensing problem, you think? From what I understand, you need to relicense the songs when someone new picks up syndication. Either REM refused or else the cost was more than USA wanted to spend on an old syndicated show few people remember (though I loved it). My scant understanding on the topic comes mainly from reading someone’s long rant on a _WKRP_ episode on Nick at Nite where they left out the Elton John song “Tiny Dancer” in an episode where the song was essential to the plot. The guy wrote to Nick at Nite bitching about it, NaN wrote back saying they had to relicense all the songs and whoever you license songs from (Elton John? The record label?) refused, the guy wrote back complaining some more and NaN politely suggested that maybbe the guy was a little too concerned about his _WKRP_] episodes than what is healthy. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654/47 "2000-10-13T02:16:24Z")
I would love it if some network would re-run that awful _Logan’s Run_ TV series that aired the year after the movie came out. And when I say “awful,” I mean it was _ **awful!** _ Awful awful awful awful awful! Even the title theme music was awful – it sounded like the disco version of Princess Leia’s theme, only _worse_, if such a thing is possible. And that “stun” setting on their flameguns! What were they thinking?! And no pretty crystals embedded in their palms, either! (How _did_ the Sandmen know you’d turned 30?!) It was so awful it was laughable, which makes it _good!_ ---
**Author:** ![sk8rixtx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@sk8rixtx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sk8rixtx)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654/48 "2000-10-13T02:17:08Z")
Ooooh, The State too. I love the sketch where they’re on top of a roof, and have guns and are all dressed in black. There were cops down on the ground and wanted to know their demands. Cops: What are you demands? Robbers: We want exactly one hundred dollars. Cops: $100? Robbers: Thats right, split five times for the each of us. I want all fives. Other robber: I want three fives and five singles, cause I gotta take the bus hime and I need change. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654/49 "2000-10-13T15:55:36Z")
**oldscratch** wrote: > [@](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Originally posted by spoke- > > > > I also loved God, The Devil and Bob. Damn spineless advertisers. > > Actually, this was ended under threat of lawsuit from the Jerry Garcia estate. I for one was quite disappointed. Hilarious stuff. Damn money-grubbing heirs… ---
**Author:** ![rockstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockstar)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654/50 "2000-10-13T21:23:09Z")
The Adventures of Pete and Pete was the coolest show ever. I don’t think Nickeleodeon shows reruns but I’m too repelled by the crap on the channel now to see if they ever show Pete and Pete. ---
**Author:** ![electricwookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3e96dc/32.png) [@electricwookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/electricwookie)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654/51 "2000-10-26T10:15:07Z")
late night with alan havey (comedy central early 90’s) get a life austin stories [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-a-life/33654.md?page=2)