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\"T.V.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sally Field has kicked the habit.
\nShe\u2019ll not Gidget any more.
\nWill it fit Sebastian Cabot?
\nBrian Keith is on the floor.
\nJoey Bishop\u2019s blessed foil,
\nPeter Lawford was a pawn.
\nBuddy Ebsen just struck oil,
\nOut on Eva Gabor\u2019s lawn.
\nRed has Skeltons in his closet.
\nSerling thinks he\u2019ll spare the Rod.
\nSomeone turn off Farrah Fawcett.
\nGeorge is burning to play God.
\nDick VanDyke can rob no more,
\nNot the Rose of Amsterdam.
\nSince sweet Mary tiled her floor,
\nRhoda doesn\u2019t give a damn.
\nRobert Young does not know best.
\nOpie, Beaver, both are grown.
\nRobert Conrad\u2019s still out west.
\nAlfred Hitchcock rests alone.
\nJim Arness sings Dillon songs.
\nAndy Griffith\u2019s tied in Knotts.
\nRaymond Burr\u2019s addressing wrongs.
\nJack Webb\u2019s feet have liver spots.
\nDanny Thomas still needs room.
\nBilly Mumy lost his space.
\nMister Wizard just went boom.
\nMia moved to Peyton Place.
\nOld Jim Nabors got the Pyles.
\nCarol Burnett lent her ear.
\nGarner\u2019s got his Rockford Files.
\nCaptain Kangaroo loves beer.
\nWhen I\u2019m down in T.V. Land,
\nI can\u2019t help but shed a tear.
\nVHF was quite the band.
\nBlack and white was o\u2019 so clear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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