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[-] NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 84 points 8 months ago

It's a joke from The Nanny specifically about linguistic drift.

This post is like someone watching Austin Powers and being like "I can't believe they almost showed his dick! What a whacky accident!".

[-] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I know it's black and white but some younger folks seem to way overestimate the quality of older television. This looks like it may have actually been HD, or at least higher SD.

[-] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

The show is in color, this comes from an episode with a bit in black and white.

[-] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Yes I've seen some of The Nanny, I assume it was a flashback or something similar.

[-] MacAnus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

Oh my bad, nevermind ^^

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