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The Madcap

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2. SCTV was the best

Reply to FSogol (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 17, 2024, 07:40 AM

Dec 17

My favorite was the much underrated Joe Flaherty as Count Floyd. I discovered it in my late teens accidentally on our local independent station when they were showing the original 30 minute shows. Early 80s IIRC.

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