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  • Space Academy (1977) 20 Weird Facts That You Didn't Know About

    From Ubiquitous@3:633/10 to All on Mon Mar 30 19:11:59 2026
    Simple, cheap, and surprisingly delicious?these are the meals we never should?ve forgotten.

    In this video, we bring back 20 cheap vintage meals we foolishly
    stopped making (and truly regret!). These dishes were once staples in
    family homes?built on simple ingredients, tight budgets, and smart
    cooking.

    From hearty one-pot meals to creative leftovers and old-school comfort
    food, these recipes prove you don?t need expensive ingredients to eat
    well.

    Why did we stop making them?and should we bring them back? Let?s find
    out.

    Don?t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more vintage recipes,
    frugal living tips, and nostalgic food content!

    https://youtu.be/dUG5Z7-IqLQ?si=ihgdHdrwAao17vn0

    [OK, I have no idea why thiat was the description!]

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  • From The True Melissa@3:633/10 to All on Tue Mar 31 10:47:03 2026
    Verily, in article <10qf000$2s86m$1@dont-email.me>, did
    weberm@polaris.net deliver unto us this message:
    [OK, I have no idea why thiat was the description!]

    It looks like slop to me. I glanced at the transcript and saw a lot of
    filler and AI language. The bot running the channel probably just pasted
    in the wrong description, and no human looked at it to notice. *shrug*

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  • From Evento Judicial Registrado@3:633/10 to All on Thu Apr 9 15:33:45 2026
    In article <10qf000$2s86m$1@dont-email.me>, weberm@polaris.net writes:

    https://youtu.be/dUG5Z7-IqLQ?si=ihgdHdrwAao17vn0

    Not many people bring up Space Academy, but it?s one of those shows that really shows how creative TV had to be on a tight budget back then. The sets and effects are simple, sure, but there?s a charm to it, especially with how seriously the actors play everything. And knowing it was part of that whole Filmation era makes it even more interesting, you can see the same style and ambition across their shows. It?s easy to overlook, but there?s something genuinely fun about revisiting it.


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  • From ?UTF-8?B?RlVDS/CfkYVNRS4u?=@3:633/10 to All on Fri Jun 5 10:43:19 2026
    Ubiquitous wrote:

    Simple, cheap, and surprisingly delicious?these are the meals we never >should?ve forgotten.

    In this video, we bring back 20 cheap vintage meals we foolishly
    stopped making (and truly regret!). These dishes were once staples in
    family homes?built on simple ingredients, tight budgets, and smart
    cooking.

    From hearty one-pot meals to creative leftovers and old-school comfort
    food, these recipes prove you don?t need expensive ingredients to eat
    well.

    Why did we stop making them?and should we bring them back? Let?s find
    out.

    Don?t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more vintage recipes, >frugal living tips, and nostalgic food content!

    https://youtu.be/dUG5Z7-IqLQ?si=ihgdHdrwAao17vn0

    [OK, I have no idea why thiat was the description!]

    Filmation was THE BEST back in the 70s with these live-action shows.
    Their live-action sci-fi staples (Space Academy, Jason of Star Command,
    ARK II) and the Shazam/Isis Power-Hour were all about quality content.
    What really made me a fan as a kid was these shows didn't pander. The
    scripts were smart and didn't use cheap gimmicks or juvenile humor.
    Each of those shows treated the child audience like thinking human beings--they had important themes, real drama, high-stakes (as noted in
    the video) and it was ALWAYS taken seriously. Basically, these were
    real, quality TV shows with action, drama, and morality--just aimed at
    kids. Filmation has an unrivalled history of producing such high-
    quality content for kids with both Fat Albert and Star Trek: the
    Animated Series having scripts penned by highly acclaimed writers and
    winning Emmys. Great scripts, real drama & action, morality and ethics
    were integrated into nearly every episode, and ultimately a positive
    view of the future. Compared to Jabberjaw, Hong Kong Fooey, and Fraidy
    Cat, these Filmation shows were like Shakespeare.


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