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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 05:36 PM
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Wow. "I Dream of Jeannie" - Tony Nelson is pissed off at 96 cents/gallon gas!
:rofl:

Wow. 1968 and 96 cents was a lot... how much was it, in reality, in 1968?

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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 06:51 PM
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1. Master.......... ....Master.....
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 06:54 PM
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2. I remember gas at about 23 cents a gallon around then
I was just a kid but I used to have a photo from that time with that price. And my husband's father owned a gas station at that time and he said the same thing.
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 06:56 PM
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3. That's interesting...where'd you read that?
Because I have friends that might want to know that little tidbit :)
idreamofjeanniefans.com

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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 07:04 PM
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4. Season 4. Episode 108. "Jeannie for the Defense"
http://www.tv.com/i-dream-of-jeannie/jeannie-for-the-defense/episode/252783/summary.html?tag=ep_list;ep_title;20

Tony and Roger are driving into a small town and are caught speeding -- the speed limit sign shrouded, and when Tony asks the cop where the nearest gas station was... :wow: :rofl: (seemed funnier in 1969...)

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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 07:07 PM
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5. Is it back on the air or are you watching DVDs?
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 07:08 PM
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6. DVDs
:D

It'd only air on cable, and it's far cheaper to buy one show's season on DVD per month. ($25 season set vs $50 for a month of cable when the channel may or may not show it.) Not to mention I can watch when I want to...

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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 07:20 PM
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7. Okay, I'll have to look at my sets.
The fifth season will be out in June, I think. That site I linked has, as a member, the graphic artist that has done the last two sets and he says there still won't be any "extras" on the DVDs and no plans for a boxed set. Sony is being very "cheap" it seems...
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 07:23 PM
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8. I remember my dad getting PO'd at $.70/gallon in 1977 (nt)
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