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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Rowan and Martin's TV Laugh-In domesticated chaos into snippets. It flashed absurdities, like vaudeville on amphetamines -- Goldie Hawn dancing in body paint, Tiny Tim tiptoeing through the tulips. Laugh-In gave the nation "You bet your sweet bippy!" and "Sock it to me," a line that Republican Candidate Richard Nixon, among other celebrities, recited in three seconds of network time in September. (In deference to his dignity, Nixon was spared the customary dousing with a bucket of water.) The Rolling Stones snarled about the Street Fighting Man. Never before had an annus mirabilis transpired before the television cameras...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Introduction | 2/2/1989 | See Source »

...hockey team isn't the first Harvard team to win an NCAA title in 85 years, the women's lacrosse team is the next best bet...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Venturing A Few Guesses | 1/27/1989 | See Source »

...bet, Kimberly. Before you close a deal on that two-story house near the Rudolph Valentino mansion on Bella Drive, you should know that this was where Sharon Tate and four others were murdered by Manson's minions. And if you're thinking of renting an apartment in that tan building on Shoreham Drive, consider the effect on property values of Diane Linkletter's 1969 suicide leap from the sixth floor after a bad LSD trip. Your friendly Realtor might not mention that the brown house on Benedict Canyon Drive was the spot where George Reeves, TV's Superman, "fired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: And Now, Hollywood Babble-On | 1/16/1989 | See Source »

...know how these gamblers do it." Cozza added. "Even I don't know how my team is going to play from week to week. But these gamblers are confident enough to bet on the games. It's beyond...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: For Gridders, the Season Begins and Ends Today | 11/19/1988 | See Source »

Offensive Line: Penn made this unit look small. But when you look at Maurice Frilot and company, you think big--very big. Frilot is a sure All-Ivy bet. He and his mates turned in a great effort against Brown four weeks ago. They must reproduce that effort today if Hinz and friends are to have a decent day running the ball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Scouting Report | 11/19/1988 | See Source »

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