In the world of Battle of the Network Stars, the dunk tank is good-natured fun, a breezy way to see our favorite TV stars in swimwear. Come with me as I count down the 12 best reasons why vintage BotNS is the binge-watch-worthiest show on television. So guess what: On Monday nights, ESPN Classic shows four back-to-back reruns of ’70s and ’80s Battles of the Network Stars, and I can tell you with confidence that it’s worth changing your cable tier for, because that’s exactly what I did. It was an all-out war for bragging rights (and actual money - each player for the winning team would win $20,000 for themselves and not for charity), and I don’t think there’s anything I miss more. If you were alive in the 1970s and 1980s, and if you were raised by a television set as I was, you have fond memories of the biannual TV extravaganza event Battle of the Network Stars, in which your favorite personalities from ABC, CBS, and NBC would show off their athleticism (by which I mean their thighs and chests). So for this week’s installment of Somewhere in Time, we’re going to take a little day trip in my Delorean GIF in the opposite direction. We are coming up on another Coachella weekend and, even though I’m not going, my ringing ears need a break.
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