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SRIV94

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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« on: January 03, 2008, 10:21:01 AM »
1/3/83.

NBC re-enters the game show business, as $otC, HIT MAN and JUST MEN join WoF in NBC's daytime line-up.

Statute of limitations is up, so now it can be told.  I feigned illness from the first day back of my last semester at high school so I could check them out.  (Within a month, we had our first VCR so I didn't have to do that anymore--shame I didn't save those initial tapes I made.)

As the thread title says, can't believe it was 25 years ago today.
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Don Howard

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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2008, 10:56:47 AM »
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'173668\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 10:21 AM\']
1/3/83.
NBC re-enters the game show business, as $otC, HIT MAN and JUST MEN join WoF in NBC's daytime line-up.
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All that and the start of Plinko, too.
What better way to celebrate Iowa Caucus Day!
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Ian Wallis

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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2008, 11:25:12 AM »
I didn't feign illness, but we did get our first VCR for Christmas 1982.  I recorded the first "Sale of the Century" (didn't keep it though), but didn't get the others since our first tape was a rare 30-minute tape, rather than the standard T-120s.  Around that time you could also buy T-60s too.
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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2008, 12:15:32 PM »
Christmas break was extended for this 2nd grader as we got snow dumped on (I lived right around the PA/NY state line at the time)...no need to feign illness. But a banner day, as I remember..:)
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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2008, 01:06:16 PM »
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'173671\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 10:56 AM\']What better way to celebrate Iowa Caucus Day![/quote]
As well as your return here.  Good to see you back.

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Watching the Facebook fan base grow for The ORIGINAL Matt Ottinger Fan Club.....10 members strong!!
Make it 11.
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Steve McClellan

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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2008, 01:22:21 PM »
[quote name=\'MikeK\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 10:06 AM\']
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Watching the Facebook fan base grow for The ORIGINAL Matt Ottinger Fan Club.....10 members strong!!
Make it 11. [/quote]
How about a clean dozen?
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Matt Ottinger

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« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2008, 01:29:31 PM »
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The ORIGINAL Matt Ottinger Fan Club
Wait...what???
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PYLdude

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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2008, 03:55:24 PM »
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'173682\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 01:29 PM\']
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The ORIGINAL Matt Ottinger Fan Club
Wait...what???
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Yes...'tis true.

(16 members last I checked...may join myself, why not?)
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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2008, 03:59:13 PM »
[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'173679\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 01:06 PM\']
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' post=\'173671\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 10:56 AM\']What better way to celebrate Iowa Caucus Day![/quote]
As well as your return here.  Good to see you back.
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Seconded!  Was wondering what had happened.  Welcome back, sir.
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clemon79

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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2008, 04:10:24 PM »
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'173689\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 12:55 PM\']
Yes...'tis true.

(16 members last I checked...may join myself, why not?)
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I have to know, who runs this? Step forward, you.

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tpirfan28

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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2008, 04:16:08 PM »
I think it's safe to say that Facebook has now officially run out of topics for groups.  And I mean that in a happy way. :)

/may join later
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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2008, 04:18:05 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'173694\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 04:10 PM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'173689\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 12:55 PM\']
Yes...'tis true.

(16 members last I checked...may join myself, why not?)
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I have to know, who runs this?
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I'll provide a link for anyone who hasn't seen it yet...

Matt Ottinger's Facebook Fanbase
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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2008, 04:44:44 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'173694\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 03:10 PM\']I have to know, who runs this? Step forward, you.[/quote]
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clemon79

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« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2008, 04:58:31 PM »
Oh, I'm blind. I was looking for that and thought it wasn't on the page. Thanks.
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I can't believe it's 25 years. . .
« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2008, 05:15:42 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'173694\' date=\'Jan 3 2008, 03:10 PM\']
/I did enjoy the description, it started sounding like the list of Chuck Norris Facts
//Matt Ottinger doesn't sleep, he waits
///the chief export of Matt Ottinger is pain
////Matt Ottinger doesn't throw up. Matt Ottinger throws down!
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