Season 3 (1982)
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Episodes 13
Addictions
Pacman Eats General Hospital will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
Christine plays ATARI for the entire show, thus demonstrating how video games are addictive. In the sketches, many references are made to the soap General Hospital, and how addictive that is.
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The Most Popular Kids Show on Television will not be seen at this time so that we may present…
Ross holds a ""phone-in"" contest to see which cast member is the most popular. All the kids wear numbers so that viewers can clarify their voting. At the halfway point, Kevin (wearing 111) is first. In an attempt to get more votes, Christine trades her ballot number (872) for a lower number (0). In the end, Zilch (Darryl) wins the contest even though he wasn't in this episode. They discover he won because Christine wore his number zero.
Read MoreFads & Fashion
Fred Sanford: World's Best Dressed Man will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
The cast attempts to keep up with the latest fashions, which change about every two minutes.
Read MoreCulture Junk
Big Bird Dances Swan Lake will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
The cast examines plays, literature, music, art, and theater. Christine is introduced to ""water music"".
Read MoreTelevision
You Can't Do That on Television cannot be seen at this time because…we couldn't do it. In its place, we present a show about television.
Christine explains what goes on behind the scenes of a TV show. Along the way she gets every possible kind of slime dumped on her (and Vanessa).
Read MoreThe Not-So-Fair Show
Real People will not be seen at this time because we couldn't find any. In its place, we present the following unfair program.
The cast complains about everything that is unfair with the world in 1982. To add insult to injury, the Unfairy Godmother stops by.
Read MoreGrowing Up
My Three Sons of Frankenstein will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
Christine tells us about all of her greatest fears. In the sketches, the cast talks about the pros and cons of getting older.
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