Last airdate of 1969 episodes?

Started by mitsguy2001, April 29, 2012, 09:58:40 PM

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mitsguy2001

Does anyone remember seeing the 1969 episodes when they last aired?  I have heard through many different people that they last aired in 1983.  That could be.  But I know for sure I never saw a 1969 episodes, even though I remember very well seeing the first airing of Conflict week in 1983.

On another source, I read that the following episodes aired in November and December 1983:
Oct. 31 - Nov. 4, 1983: Games
Nov. 7-11, 1983: Conflict (that I know is correct; I actually remember it)
Nov. 14-18, 1983: 1446-1450
Nov. 21-25, 1983: 1451-1455 (assuming that's true, it means that 1454 aired the day of the Mr. Hooper death Sesame Street episode)
Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 1983: 1456-1460
Dec. 5-9, 1983: 1001-1005
Dec. 12-16, 1983: 1006-1010
Dec. 19-23, 1983: 1011-1015 (Royal Wedding)
Dec. 26-30, 1983: 1016-1020 (first week of 3 week honeymoon)

That source had no info for January 1984.

A former member of another board was able to get from FCI all of the schedules from Sept. 3, 1984 to the present, and found out that 1221 is the episode that aired on Sept. 3, 1984.  Assuming that is correct, the latest possible date that 1066 could have aired in 1984 is Jan. 16, 1984.  We know that there were 2 new weeks (Work aired April 2-6, 1984; and Grandparents aired May 7-11, 1984), and we know that Starting School reran Aug. 13-17, 1984.  And we know that 1071-1075 did not air (nor did 1036-1040, 1051-1055, or 1056-1060).  Assuming that no other post-75s reran during the first 8 months of 1984, and assuming that no other 1970-76 episodes were skipped (other than 1071-1075), that means 1066 aired Jan. 16, 1984.  It would have had to air even earlier if any post-75s reran during the first 8 months of 1984.  It is extremely unlikely that any post-1075 episodes were skipped.

What this means is that, assuming the airdates listed above are correct, that when the 1983 season last aired, only about half of the season actually aired!  We all know that 1036-1040, 1051-1055, and 1056-1060 did not air.  But this schedule leaves only 2 weeks unaccounted for (Jan. 2-6, 1984 and Jan. 9-13, 1984), but leaves 6 weeks of 1969 episodes unaccounted for (1021-1025, 1026-1030, 1031-1035, 1041-1045, 1046-1050, and 1061-1065).

Since we know 1016-1020 aired, and 1021-1025 and 1026-1030 were still part of the honeymoon, I'm thinking those weeks had to have aired.  Does anyone know for sure?  Assuming this is correct, then when did 1031-1035, 1041-1045, 1046-1050, and 1061-1065 last air?

Of course, the biggest question of all is when did 1036-1040, 1051-1055, 1056-1060, and 1071-1075 last air?  Did they ever air at all once the 1976 reruns started?

earnhardtfan4life

I was born in '82 so I probably can't answer that question.  How long did the shapes/structure right by the door stay up for?  Was that there for the '70 season as well?  I do seem to recall maybe seeing an episode with that shapes structure during the late 80s.  Probably '87-'89 somewhere around there.

Mike