# Help remembering an episode?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-remembering-an-episode/87944>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Created:** [November 4, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-remembering-an-episode/87944 "2014-11-04T04:18:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![twinotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc8723/32.png) [@twinotter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/twinotter)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-remembering-an-episode/87944/1 "2014-11-04T04:18:17Z")

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I know a lot of you know all the episodes like the back of your hands… so,

I’m trying to remember which episode had a letter in it where the writer said what Car Talk was all about. I believe the writer said that the show was really all about life and that cars were a red herring. Click and Clack got real quiet after reading it, chuckled a little and then went on.

Anyone remember which one that was?

Thanks!!  
Rudy

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-remembering-an-episode/87944/2 "2014-11-04T04:33:18Z")

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No idea, but best I remember it was ‘about’ …an hour long 🙂

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**Author:** ![ccatx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@ccatx](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ccatx)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 7:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-remembering-an-episode/87944/3 "2014-11-04T07:29:31Z")

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I recall the letter and will post here if I find it. I believe it was one of the replies to Melissa Peterson, pointing that she was too young to fully appreciate CarTalk because it is more a show about relationships than about cars.

I did come across this Mother’s Day episode #1319, which is a good listen as we all remember Tom.

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**Author:** ![ccatx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/258eb7/32.png) [@ccatx](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ccatx)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 10:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-remembering-an-episode/87944/4 "2014-11-04T10:48:35Z")

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Is it #1436 The Spaceman Cometh (Aired on Sept 6), minute 18-21:30?