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Hi listeners, I'm Ashley Flowers and I have a story I want to tell you.

A story of a mysterious show lost and found in the blank spaces of memory.

So, gather round and listen close.

That's the only part I can remember.

But even then, the memory is fuzzy.

Was it WSNC or WSNU?

Was it Oli, IE or Oli with a Y?

The late night, black and white sitcom about a rag-tag group of five sailing the seas seemed

as colorless in substance as the static on screen.

It looked easy to forget.

As though by product of time and a million other shows, Oli and the outcast would naturally

be forgotten.

Yet, most call it a classic.

But despite the show's memorable run, it was so obviously misremembered.

Several self-reported fans claim the show ran for numerous seasons, yet others say it never

aired more than a pilot episode.

One claim it premiered in the late 60s, others the mid 70s, and airtimes are split between

Thursdays at 7, Mondays at 6, and Saturdays at 10.

Adding to the confusion is the fact that publicly, there is zero living evidence to prove that

Oli and the outcast ever existed.

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