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What Was Andy Thinking...In 1999?

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Here's the latest installment in our continuing series, "What Was Andy Thinking?," in which we bring you a year's worth of Andy Rooney commentary topics. This time around, the year is 1999, the year of the Columbine High School massacre, Dr. Jack Kevorkian's conviction of second-degree murder, the death of John F. Kennedy Jr., and the release of Napster. Andy, per usual, took on some topics that made headlines and some that didn't. In the latter category are commentaries on women in traditionally male professions, car bumpers (which he said were worse than ever), and what people were doing that might bring about the end of the world. The full list of commentary topics is below. (OAD means original air date.)

01/03/99: "Don't Disappoint Andy" - famous people making commercials

01/10/99: "Good News" - positive things during 1998

01/17/99: "Andy Answers His Mail" - Andy responds on the air

01/24/99: "Labels" - ingredients in food

01/31/99: "Colds" - cold remedies

02/07/99: "America" - what is wrong with the U.S.

02/14/99: "Our Budget Surplus" - how Congress will handle the surplus

02/21/99: "The Airlines" - why people are unhappy with the airlines

02/28/99: "Andy Interviews Monica" - what might have happened if Andy interviewed Monica Lewinsky

03/07/99: "Cats" - cat owners

03/14/99: "Monica" - the book about Monica Lewinsky

03/21/99: "Wealth of Information" - old people forgetting things

03/28/99: "Kosovo" - Andy defends the U.S. position regarding Kosovo

04/04/99: "Images of Christ" - how artists through the years have depicted Christ

04/11/99: "Envelopes" - things that are written on envelopes

04/18/99: "The Balkan War" - Andy defends the use of air power alone

04/25/99: "The Tragedy At Littleton" - people have to take the blame for who they are and what they do

05/02/99: "Let Andy Answer The Questions" - questions asked of readers by magazines

05/09/99: "Old Clothes" - Andy goes through his closet

05/16/99: "News Around The Country" - stories in local newspapers

05/19/99: things that have annoyed Andy over the years (aired on 60 MINUTES CLASSICS)

05/23/99: "Andy Rejects" - segments that Andy taped but which were never aired

05/30/99: "Dog Food" - labels on dog food (OAD: 10/05/97)

06/13/99: "Mannerisms" - of TV newsmen (OAD: 11/15/98)

06/20/99: "Annoying Phone Calls" - sales calls (12/13/98)

07/04/99: "Packaging" - misleading size of packages (OAD: 06/09/96)

07/18/99: Andy's reaction to the news coverage of the Kennedy tragedy

07/25/99: "How's My Sodium?" - Andy goes on a diet (OAD: 10/13/96)

08/01/99: "Horns" - judging the cost of a car (OAD: 10/02/94)

08/08/99: "Disclaimers" - reading the small print in ads (OAD: 02/19/95)

08/15/99: "Pay Me, I'm Advertising" - products bearing names of companies (OAD: 10/04/98)

08/22/99: "My Saturday Morning" - labels you find in the supermarket (OAD: 03/29/98)

08/29/99: "Names" - what people choose to be called (OAD: 04/12/98)

09/12/99: "Nuts" - what you find in a can labeled mixed nuts (OAD: 12/28/97)

09/19/99: "Summer News Events" - what happened during the summer

09/26/99: "On Location" - Andy would like to get out from behind his desk.

10/03/99: "Our Ex-Presidents" - we should have a special place in the Senate for former Presidents

10/10/99: "Andy's World" - what people are doing that might bring about the end of the world

10/17/99: "Mr. Rooney Goes To Sea" - Andy takes a ride in a nuclear submarine

10/24/99: "America Needs A Great President" - why are they rushing the political season?

10/31/99: "The Bank's Problem" - Andy gets a check from the bank

11/07/99: "News To Andy" - stories in put-of-town newspapers

11/14/99: "Bumpers" - car bumpers are worse than ever

11/21/99: "Women in Submarines" - women in traditionally male professions

11/28/99: "Patient Beware" - warnings on over-the-counter medication

12/05/99: "Happy New Year" - Andy's disinterest in the millennium

12/12/99: "Andy's Picks" - comparing athletes

12/19/99: "Packaging the Product" - the packaging costs more than the product

12/26/99: "Christmas Presents" - Andy buys a motor scooter for himself

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