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Raywat Deonandan @deonandan.bsky.social

TIL I'm five years older than Abe Vigoda was during the Barney Miller years. JFC.

aug 29, 2025, 5:31 pm • 34 0

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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social

Don’t feel badly. Instead, think about how much better you’ve aged. It’s amazing what a difference not smoking makes. (I assume he smoked. He LOOKED like a smoker).

aug 29, 2025, 5:33 pm • 2 0 • view
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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social

From his Wikipedia page. He actually ran 5 miles before his audition…

While living in Los Angeles, I'd jog three to five miles a day. One morning jogging, my agent calls about a new series called Barney Miller, saying,
aug 29, 2025, 5:35 pm • 3 1 • view
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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social

Great Scott, he died at 94 in 2016. Mandela effect…

aug 29, 2025, 6:03 pm • 1 1 • view
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rollo-tommasi.bsky.social @rollo-tommasi.bsky.social

I think Abe Vigoda was born looking old....

aug 29, 2025, 5:39 pm • 4 0 • view
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betulina.bsky.social @betulina.bsky.social

And better looking.

aug 30, 2025, 12:14 am • 0 0 • view
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Improbable Joe @improbablejoe.bsky.social

Happy 30th birthday! 😀

aug 30, 2025, 3:38 am • 1 0 • view
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Allison 😣 @allisonpotts.bsky.social

This post just made me instantly feel ten years older. And has put the Barney Miller theme song on repeat in my brain.

aug 29, 2025, 9:30 pm • 1 0 • view