Friday, August 07, 2026

We Buy Universal Remotes Just In Case

August 19, 1967

Note the date. Note the date.

Brutus and Gladys sleep in separate beds? Was that something the syndicate/newspapers said should happen or is it because that's what they did in TV shows. Although Darren and Samantha Stevens had been sharing a bed on Bewitched since at least 1964.

"How can you not know how to turn on the TV without the remote. Goddamn, what a moron!" you may be thinking. But let me tell you this: Neither of my TVs have buttons on them to do anything manually on the TV so blame bad UX, not Wilberforce.