Ironically, it was during these very episodes - the one where Adam save Carolyn from falling off of the cliff, as a matter of fact - that my best friend and I at that time had our own little act of violence. Everyday, right after the schoolbell rang dismissing us, we raced to his house to watch DS. Both his parents worked (a rarity at that time), as did his older brother and sister, so we had the whole house to ourselves. The old black-and-white TV was next to the door leading into his older sister's bedroom. Well, the two of us watched the episode, and - being kids - we did goofy things. As we watched Adam and Carolyn struggling, with Carolyn almost falling to her doom, my friend and I began to act it out in our own version. We're were wrestling around trying not to "fall off the cliff" when we both slammed against his sister's bedroom door. From inside came an incredible crash and the sound of tons of breaking glass. We cautiously and fearfully opened the door. Apparently, she had set up a wobbly cardtable by the door and kept all of her "girl" stuff (perfumes, lotions, makeup, etc.) on it, and when we smashed into the door, we sent the whole thing toppling. There wasn't such a toxic spill again until the Exxon Valdez. We tried cleaning it up as best we could, and when his mother came home, she demanded to know what happened. My friend said: "We didn't do anything. We were watching Dark Shadows and we heard the table crash. We wouldn't touch it. You know I'm not allowed to go into her room." We lied through our teeth, and his mother bought it. She even praised us for trying to clean it up.
Gerard