Now a days, hardly anyone on network television smokes cigarettes. Smoking
cigarettes was fairly common on network television in the 60's. If you watch
re-runs of "I've Got A Secret" you would be surprised that everyone on that
show did not die from emphazema before the end of the half hour. I mean the
set was blue with cigarette smoke. And to boot, there was Garry Moore handing
out cartons of Winstons to all contestants.
There was a little smoking on TAGS, but not too much. That is why I was
surprised by what I saw today.
Which brings us to a trivia question. Can you name the TAGS episode where 3
main characters all smoked cigarettes in the same half hour. These 3 men (we
all know women did not smoke in those days), were not guest stars, but were
regulars or at least semi-regulars.
One small hint. Barney was not one of the smokers because he did not appear in
this episode.
Orville Hendricks - Selling Butter and Eggs. Remembering the good old days
when cigarettes sponsored some of our favorite shows.
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