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Karen was only 20 and Richard 24, pretty young to appear on This is Your Life.
Only thing I could think of is that it must have been some sort of promotional tool, as well as, a ratings booster for the program. I don’t think it helped their image but it is similar to what was portrayed in the live concerts with We’ve Only Just Begun scene in 1976. And of course we all know the issues that surrounded 1979 and with their current album project shelved with Richard in rehab and everyone not quite sure if it was a break or something more at the same time the record company was encouraging Karen in solo recording. It was a time uncertain for sure. Maybe, Those Good Old Dreams was meant to replace the videos behind the old We’ve Only Just Begun live section of their future concerts that unfortunately never came back to life. It almost seemed like the Carpenters were even growing tired of their own songs with their personal life issues in the way that would plague anyone in their shoes, but I am sure that was not actually the case. Fans always loved their hits, as well as, the deeper tracks. I honestly believe that a new healthy pair would have seen a different 1979-80. They just had so much to recover from all the excessive tours. Thank God for Nostalgia today.I always thought their appearance on the show was about 10 years too early. They should have done it in 1980 once they'd celebrated their tenth anniversary with A&M.