I'm shocked he aged so... badly. He always had that eternal youth thing going on.
You've managed to compress a few generations in there. Yes, the first wave of ST fans were often university students who watched TOS in their dorm rooms, but TOS also attracted lots of young mothers at home. When TOS moved to syndicated, stripped, early prime time slots in the 70s, it suddenly attracted young families. Lots of 'em. About the same time, Saturday morning animation had TAS, and a new batch of fans was born.
My second or third time at a convention I was wearing a TNG uniform (captain pips of course). I was in the dealers room waiting for my Mom to get out of the bathroom (I was around 9-10 at the time) when all of a sudden I was thrown up on. A coat of puke all over the back of my uniform. The douchbag didn't even apologize.
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