Reading all these old quotes makes me laugh and cry at the same time.

Anyone remember Fang, the secret agent dog?

Another character I had forgotten about, and just barely remember even after reading about him was Hymie the robot.

I know that nostalgia is sometimes a bitter elixer, but boy do I miss the writing that was evident on those old shows. Shows like "Get Smart", "All in the Family", and even some of the "softer" shows like "Dick Van Dyke", "Mary Tyler Moore" and "Bob Newhart" had really clever lines that required you to watch the show instead of just be in the same room with the tv on. And then there were the variety shows that had the courage to break new ground such as "Laugh-In" and "The Smothers Brothers Show."

I know this generation will look back on "Seinfeld" and "Friends" with the same feelings. But pick two or three episodes of "All In the Family" at random and compare them to two or three episodes of "Seinfeld" and notice the difference. I think its as much a cultural change as anything.

Kind of like the fact that we don't build houses with front porches anymore. No one would know what to do with one if they had it.

Freightdawg