Top TV of '83: Boobs on the Tube

Dave and Milt detour from Billboard to TV, counting down the top 10 shows for a week in July 1983 while arguing about pie, cheesecake calories, and why Five Guys “small” fries aren’t small. They plug a survey to rewrite the July ’83 Hot 100 top 10 using songs that never made the real top 10 (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GFG7SWG)

The TV list includes Simon & Simon, The A-Team, Hill Street Blues, Newhart, Cagney & Lacey, 60 Minutes, The Jeffersons, Trapper John, M.D., Hart to Hart, and the #1 “show” being ABC’s movie presentation of Dr. No. A theme-song playdate adds Dynasty, 9 to 5, That’s Incredible, Archie Bunker’s Place, Gloria, Falcon Crest, Magnum P.I., The Fall Guy, and Real People, plus spoofs from SNL, Family Guy, and Mad TV.

HELP US RE-DO THE TOP 10 FOR JULY 30, 1983. TAKE THE SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GFG7SWG

Topics

01:00 Is Cheesecake Pie?

03:07 Listener Survey Instructions (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GFG7SWG)

06:52 Top TV Shows Setup

33:05 Veronica Hamel Shoutout

33:37 Newhart Theme and Finale

36:29 Bob Newhart Timeless Comedy

42:07 Cagney and Lacey Breakdown

43:56 Promos Parodies and Emmys

50:16 Play Date Theme Quiz

59:29 Real People Flashback

01:03:03 60 Minutes Legacy

01:03:51 Journalism Trust Crisis

01:04:53 Andy Rooney Near Miss

01:05:57 SNL 60 Minutes Spoof

01:07:50 Morley Safer Bits

01:09:04 The Jeffersons Spotlight

01:13:14 Names That Disappeared

01:14:37 Trapper John MD Talk

01:19:51 Hart to Hart Recap

01:24:29 TV Then vs Now

01:26:34 Dr No Tops Ratings

01:30:38 Wrap Up and Plugs