Phone Booths, Answering Machines, and Memorable TV Themes

Published: July 8, 2020, 7 p.m.

b'This week, GamerDude talks about things that used to be "every day items" featured in television shows that either don\'t make sense these days, or are not around anymore.\\xa0 He talks about phone booths and pay phones, which used to literally be everywhere, and used to be featured in many\\xa0TV shows. He also talks about answering machines and pagers/beepers, and how they worked, and how they were used on television. He also talks about the change in how bathrooms were talked about (or not talked about) in early television shows, and why married couples never shared the same bed.\\n\\nGamerDude then shares 10 more memorable theme songs that he grew up with.\\xa0 He features theme songs from news shows, from police dramas, and from some of the sitcoms he grew up with. No spoilers - you\'ll have to listen to the episode to hear the songs. (They start at about the 17 minute mark.)\\n\\n*Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS*'