Most folks under 40 would probably have no idea what Jerry Seinfeld is talking about in this short comedy clip from the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, in 1984. The behaviors recounted — using public telephones, tapping quarters on the phone, interacting with live telephone operators — have largely vanished.
Click to see Jerry Seinfeld as seen on “The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson”, 1984.
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