The Eternal Robin Byrd
Have a basic cable TV question for you (those who are up at ungodly hours of the night or early morning). How on earth is Robin Byrd still on the air? The question doesn’t question the Queen’s throne of hosting the Sesame Street equivalent of sexual health for many of us growing up in the 80’s who were able to sneak a peak. C is for… Clitoris, of course! Do you know where your clitoris is? Here let me show you… And so on, goes her show, offering the same type of diversity as the innocent PBS counterpart. There is something for all tastes there: gender preferences, body images and fetishes. But my Lord, breast implants have come along way since the jugs you see on the show- two stiff orbs with as much space between them as the north and south poles. Brazilians (as in the haircut down south) have become the staple of today’s porn, but at Robin’s you’re sure to see a bush. Yet her shows continue to be aired, with a phone number to call into to boot (the original 970 number?). And the commercials (advertising hotlines and escort services) are the same ones from back then too. So I guess my question is, is this a cult classic? Is it supposed to appeal to that generation who grew up with it and still find those hairstyles and lack of airbrush and make-up titillating? I guess I could google it, but afraid 0f what else I’ll dredge up and’ll hijack my computer. She really means to teach you something, not just get you off. Ever see the musical orgy endings? How isn’t it Sesame Street? I’ll take a cookie, you little monster. With a tall glass of milk. She shows love to each and every one of her guests.
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OMG! First of all, I want to be perfectly clear that I don’t know who Ms.Bird is and I never watched her show 10 years ago and the phrase “lay back and get comfortable” means nothing to me. I would expect that they were showing the reruns now because that much time, as well as the wear and tear, would definitely do a number on anyones body, regardless how much man-made materials it contains, and I am not talking about Adam’s rib here. This is definitely a cult classic, which I thought was gone from the planet earth already. Now, that you mentioned it, the Sesame Street inspiration is quite evident. I see the same care-free, family-style, let’s have fun in the playground feel plus of course the adult content.
oh yes, very much re-runs. But apparently timeless for some eyes!