{"id":302,"date":"2015-06-04T13:18:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T13:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=302"},"modified":"2021-07-02T15:28:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T15:28:16","slug":"episode-11-vietnam-in-1980s-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=302","title":{"rendered":"Episode 11: Vietnam in 1980s Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Jonathan and Steve as they discuss early 1980s television protagonists who each have a Vietnam background. We talk about when representations of Vietnam vets began; some differences between &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s depictions; and have a little fun with the TV tropes associated with representing the Vietnam experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jon-podcast-ep11-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jon-podcast-ep11-002-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"jon podcast ep11 002\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jon-podcast-ep11-002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jon-podcast-ep11-002-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jon-podcast-ep11-002-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jon-podcast-ep11-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jon-podcast-ep11-001-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"jon podcast ep11 001\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jon-podcast-ep11-001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jon-podcast-ep11-001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/jon-podcast-ep11-001-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simon &amp; Simon (Full Episode) | The Greatest Event | Adult Swim\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sX1kCun566k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-317'>\n\t\t\t\tCast of Magnum PI during their tour of duty in Vietnam\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=316'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/magnum-pi-vietnam-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-316\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-316'>\n\t\t\t\tRick, TC, and Thomas Magnum in Vietnam\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?attachment_id=308'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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