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06-23-2026, 09:06 PM
https://www.itwasathingontv.com/e/episode-635-number-96/
It's Lost in Translation time. We're going down under for this installment, with a series (https://televisionau.com/feature-articles/number-96) that really pushed the envelope in Australia for most of the 70s, but barely made a whimper in the United States. Was it because the American version (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_96_(TV_series)#American_version) didn't have the edginess? Was it due to scheduling? Could there have been too much going on? Could it have been due to similar but more popular shows on other networks? (Yes times four.)
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NBC 1980 PROMOS - NBC Magazine with David Brinkley / Number 96 (11/27/1980)
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A very brief promo from 1980 (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125344/http://www.jumptheshark.com/n/number96.htm) for the equally short-lived (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080254/episodes/) Friday night comedy (https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/58561-number-96-nbc-1980/) that featured Sherry Hursey, John Reilly, Greg Mullavey, Randee Heller, Betsy Palmer, Todd Susman, Ellen Travolta, Hilary Thompson, James Murtaugh, Barney Martin, Howard McGillin, and Eddie Barth among others.
https://www.imago-images.com/bild/st/0099683182/w.jpg
TV. 'Number 96,' Where Sex Is Primary Product; Specials Aid ABC in TV Ratings TV RATINGS (https://www.nytimes.com/1980/12/10/archives/tv-number-96-where-sex-is-primary-product-specials-aid-abc-in-tv.html)
It's Lost in Translation time. We're going down under for this installment, with a series (https://televisionau.com/feature-articles/number-96) that really pushed the envelope in Australia for most of the 70s, but barely made a whimper in the United States. Was it because the American version (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_96_(TV_series)#American_version) didn't have the edginess? Was it due to scheduling? Could there have been too much going on? Could it have been due to similar but more popular shows on other networks? (Yes times four.)
joYisIPTd6o
NBC 1980 PROMOS - NBC Magazine with David Brinkley / Number 96 (11/27/1980)
NkuqpNQbgKA
A very brief promo from 1980 (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125344/http://www.jumptheshark.com/n/number96.htm) for the equally short-lived (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080254/episodes/) Friday night comedy (https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/58561-number-96-nbc-1980/) that featured Sherry Hursey, John Reilly, Greg Mullavey, Randee Heller, Betsy Palmer, Todd Susman, Ellen Travolta, Hilary Thompson, James Murtaugh, Barney Martin, Howard McGillin, and Eddie Barth among others.
https://www.imago-images.com/bild/st/0099683182/w.jpg
TV. 'Number 96,' Where Sex Is Primary Product; Specials Aid ABC in TV Ratings TV RATINGS (https://www.nytimes.com/1980/12/10/archives/tv-number-96-where-sex-is-primary-product-specials-aid-abc-in-tv.html)