Thanks to my inimitable friend Joseph, who has a penchant for finding all the weirdest crap that youtube has to offer, I have now watched this 1980 WFAA-TV (Dallas/Fort Worth) promo video eleventy times.
It is nuts how in 1980, mustachioed men in leotards were simply “court jesters” that told the story of TV ratings success, and not big flaming homosexuals doing pirouettes.
This is really worth a watch — for a number of reasons. It offers a glimpse into a world of broadcast television that used to spend lots of money to develop strong brand images, and it also offers a glimpse into the world of leotard-wearing fancy men circa 1980 in The Metroplex.
Im still all about the “weirdo” in the cheetah leotard. She’d have lots of wicker I bet… and, well… cocaine.
..and I thought *I* was gay!