Disclaimer: I am using references to TV Land in this chapter. I do not own TV Land or the old TV shows I am using in this chapter. I am also using a quote reference to Boy Meets World. I don't own that either and I give a special thanks to Ben Savage for giving me the idea.
An Old Friend
Chapter 5—Beyond Old
Click. "Commercial." Click. "Commercial." Click. "News." Click. "News." Click. "Commercial." Click. "Music Video. Man, this stuff is ancient!" Kris said. "This century is beyond old! TV is 2-dimensional, I have to use this primitive remote control because my voice commands don't work, and the music videos are so low budget." Click. "Hey, there's something wrong with the television. It's in black and white! Mrs. Diffy! I think your TV is broken!"
"Mrs. Diffy came in from her bedroom. "Kris, that is TV Land. The show you're watching is from the early days of television in the mid-20th century. TV was originally in black and white."
"Really?"
"Yeah I know isn't it primitive?"
TV: "We now return you to Bewitched."
"This is beyond primitive, but it looks interesting."
Mrs. Diffy sat next to Kris on the couch. "I was watching this show yesterday. It's about a witch who twitches her nose and strange things happen.
On the TV screen a puff of smoke appeared and a woman appeared.
"Not bad effects for the 20th century," Kris said.
Kris and Barbara sat on the couch watching Samantha Stevens and her mother Endora getting in a big fight about her giving up magic. They listened to Endora call Samantha's mortal husband Darrin, Derwood.
Kris laughed at every scene. She thought it was hilarious. "It's amazing how they could get so much comedy into a show with such little technology."
"Neat huh?"
"Yeah. I wish I were a witch. Even with all the technology in the 22nd century we still can't get everything we want or live as long as the characters on this show do."
"Num yoho rengay kio," said a voice. It was Phil.
"Pandon fentor," replied Kris.
"Aren't you two a little old to be making up secret languages?" Pim asked as she walked into the living room.
"I didn't hear you two come in," said Barbara.
"I can't believe you remember that Phil!" Kris was amazed that Phil could remember phrase they made up when they were six.
"Come to think of it, neither can I."
"So what did you guys say anyway?" Pim asked.
"Well I said to Kris 'You are so bizarre' and she replied 'So true,'" Phil told her.
"You two are weird." With that Pim went to her room.
Kris turned the television off just as the Andy Griffith Show came on. "These shows may be beyond old but they aren't half bad." She got up off the couch. "Phil, guess what? I start school with you tomorrow!"
"Kris you didn't give me any time to guess."
"Sorry, I've always had a problem with that. Anyway, the principal says that you need to show me to the attendance office tomorrow so I can get my schedule."
"Sounds good to me," Phil said.
In the middle of the night…
Snore! Snore! Snore!
"And she thinks my snoring is bad," Kris said to herself.