Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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“Something like the Love Boat required permission from my Mom.”

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Jen Deaderick
Feb 04, 2024
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You don’t have to be a sociologist or historian to get why The Love Boat was so popular in the late Seventies. Divorce was everywhere, gender roles were being questioned, the Sexual Revolution was in full swing (cough).

I loved it. It was one of my weekly shows. I think I got one a night. Or maybe one a week. Two a week? I can’t remember. I was latchkey …

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