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39. "Hot Hero Sandwich".

Mon Feb 17, 2025, 10:56 PM

Feb 2025

A Saturday morning sketch-and musical-number show for teens and young adults. It ran from about 1979 to 1981 or so. The sketches tackled issues important to young adults intelligently and with a great deal of humor and empathy.

They also aired celebrity interviews that were a cut above the usual “I’m just here to promote my latest project” fare.

The show was so good, our parents watched it with us.

I was devastated when it when it went off the air.

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