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   Derek Janssen to Doug Elrod   
   Re: Brain-swaps ("Overdrawn at the Memor   
   22 Aug 08 20:38:39   
   
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   From: ejanss1@nospam.verizon.net   
      
   Doug Elrod wrote:   
   > On Aug 22, 2:16 pm, nebu...@-rpi-.edu (Joseph Nebus) wrote:   
   >   
   >>        Hm.  Well, I suppose there's some relation, although there've   
   >>been brain-swap stories before 'Overdrawn at the Memory Bank' too.  I   
   >>think maybe an important point of the 'Overdrawn' gimmick is first that   
   >>it's essentially a 'lost luggage' story -- guy goes on vacation (in the   
   >>movie, a mandatory one, admittedly), loses something important, has to   
   >>make do until getting it back.   
   >   
   > "The Prisoner" had at least one.   
      
   As did the Avengers, and just about every Saturday morning cartoon in   
   recorded history, predating the Flintstones.   
      
   > I wonder what the most unlikely TV   
   > series to have one would be.  Punky Brewster never had one, did   
   > it? ;-)   
      
   I assume that winky is because they *did*--   
   Unless you've managed to forget the "Punky forgets to take care of her   
   dog" episode...   
   (Don't ask me how I know that, it was just more research for what was   
   going on with the Shout Factory thread, honestly)   
      
   Derek Janssen (hey, it was the 80's, and brain-swap was coin of the realm)   
   ejanss1@verizon.net   
      
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