As a viewer, I want to make the choice as to when to laugh. I don't want to be told. I want to get credit for some kind of intelligence.
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I believe that people who do not vote in this country have no right to complain about the government that we are now living under. By the same token, if you don't really vote in television, you're never going to have your way. Write a letter to the president of the network.Bill Bixby
The idea of having pride, the idea of manners, I think is very, very important. There's just too little of it in the world and I think there are certain dignities in life to which we should all aspire.
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So, I work on instinct and start probing with remarks and I have an indication of what the person is like before they even open their mouth.
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TV is a major force in our lives - a FORCE. It must be handled very carefully, both its censure and its artistic honesty.
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Parents should watch what their children watch and not use TV as a babysitter. If a show is objectionable they should turn it OFF. They should write the president of the network and tell him they are never going to watch that program again and why.
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Do you realize if one-tenth of one-percent write out of possibly 40 million viewers - 40,000 write - the weight that would carry Is that too much to ask - that one tenth of one per cent be attentive to what they see To take control of their own lives Or do they want to remain children and give that control away
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