Tyler Sage lives in Los Angeles and works in the film industry. You can find his other work at tylersage.substack.com. His novel "The Committers" is available on Amazon.
Tyler Sage
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40 Years Ago: Archie Bunker Calls It a Day
'All in the Family' continuation aired its final episode on April 4, 1983.
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40 Years Ago: Nancy Reagan Says ‘Just Say No’ on ‘Diff’rent Strokes’
First Lady's appearance on the sitcom helped launch the '80-era War on Drugs.
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How ‘Police Academy 5′ Limped Along Without Steve Guttenberg
Film marked the point when the franchise began to move toward extinction.
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40 Years Ago: ‘M*A*S*H’ Goes Out With a Bang
Movie-length finale set a viewership record that still stands decades later.
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45 Years Ago: Village People Gets Macho
The 1978 album marked the start of the group's famous image.
![40 Years Ago: ‘The Greatest American Hero’ Signs Off](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/02/attachment-Greatest-American-Hero-YouTube-Image.jpg?w=980&q=75)
40 Years Ago: ‘The Greatest American Hero’ Signs Off
TV show had a comedic sensibility and famous theme song that provides lingering memories of the '80s.
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Top 10 Val Kilmer Movies
Ten feature films and one documentary trace the arc of the actor's greatness.
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25 Years Ago: ‘Half-Baked’ Almost Destroys Dave Chappelle’s Career
The 1998 stoner movie bombed on release but is now a cult classic.
![40 Years Ago: ‘The Joy of Painting’ Flexes Its Magical Fingers](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/01/attachment-bob-ross.jpg?w=980&q=75)
40 Years Ago: ‘The Joy of Painting’ Flexes Its Magical Fingers
How Bob Ross' show became one of the most enduring successes of public television.
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50 Years Ago: ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Combines Earworms and Education
The kids' series left a legacy of memorable songs about bills, conjunctions and magic numbers.