Groovy.

Here's another tidbit of trivia for you: the Ajax laundry soap commercial included in the video above was supposedly the inspiration for the last line in The Doors' hit single, "Touch Me". Jim Morrison can be heard singing the slogan "stronger than dirt" at the end of the song.



PJ

 

Interesting too, Karen was also the name of a short-lived sitcom from 1975 that starred Karen Valentine of Room 222 fame. It too, only lasted one season, although unlike its '60s same-name counterpart, it only lasted 13 episodes as compared to the former, which ran for 28 episodes.

Karen (1975 TV series) - Wikipedia



PJ

 

RadioActive wrote:

Back in the earlier days of the tune (mainly the 50s and 60s) networks would commission a full order of a season and play the whole thing off, even if it was tanking in the ratings. 

Today, it's off the air and cancelled, sometimes within 3 or 4 episodes, so it can't do any more damage in the ratings. The trigger never used to get pulled that fast, but that's where the TV biz is now. 

 

Nowadays it seems like there's a lot of shows that get a short order before they're greenlit for a full season, usually 7 - 9 episodes or something like that.

Also, with the high cost of everything these days, a TV network seems more likely to "burn off" a show that they've already paid for as opposed to leaving episodes unaired (unless it's a real gobbling turkey, and they're afraid to run the remaining episodes even during non-peak time frames).


Burning off - Wikipedia



PJ


 

Growing up in the 60s, I thought I had seen, or at least heard of, every piece of crap TV show ever.  I learned something new today.  Thanks!