We have a new TV station in our area, and since it is unaffiliated, it plays a lot of old TV shows from the '70s and '80s. Last night they were showing The Incredible Hulk. You may remember that one, it starred Lou Ferrigno covered in green body paint as the huge behemoth. I used to love that show as a kid, so I flipped it on. I even told DS, "I used to love this show when I was your age." And in fact I did. This particular episode was made in 1978, when I was the same age as DS is now.

Moving on, this is an hour long show and I only caught the last 20 minutes, so I can't imagine what I missed. But what I caught blew my mind. David Banner and his Friend of the Week were driving an LTD through desert roads being chased by a couple of outlaw truckers in a rusted tanker truck. To get away from the truck, David hits a mountain road, since the truck won't be as fast going up hill as the car. But lo and behold, the car's engine overheats, all kinds of debris starts to come from under the hood, and naturally the car slows down, allowing the truck to catch up. FW lets the audience know, "The radiator hose must be broken."

Now here's the crazy part. Just as the truck catches up, David reaches the crest of the mountain. Why is this a good thing? Because the car starts to speed up again and the engine cools off while David drives at speeds around 70 mph. Not to mention that the car is no longer letting off gallons of radiator fluid and steam. Now, for those who are not as mechanically minded as I am, let me point out the problem - Cresting a mountain, even though it reduces the work required of a car's engine, does not fix a broken radiator hose and won't keep a car from overheating.

So I ask again, were '70s television writers incredibly stupid or just on drugs?

And where are these writers now? That's an easy one. They've moved on to a new career as Reality Television Casting Directors.

Fear the reaper.