Stefanie Powers Credits Career Success to Lazy Paperboys and Silent Printing Presses

Stefanie Powers is finally coming clean about how she secured her spot in the mahogany-lined halls of 1970s television excellence. It wasn't just her spectacular hair or the way she could hold a martini glass while chasing art thieves; it was because the newspaper industry decided to take a collective nap in 1979. Apparently, without a daily rag to tell people what was happening in the world, the only thing left to do was watch Stefanie be fabulous on a small screen. Imagine the scene: thousands of people sitting in their breakfast nooks, staring at empty driveways, and sighing in desperation. With no obituaries to judge or grocery coupons to clip, the public turned to their television sets like thirsty hikers finding a fountain of glitter. Stefanie stepped into the void, proving that a media blackout is the best possible PR strategy for anyone looking to play a glamorous freelance detective. She’s essentially the patron saint of being in the right place at the most boring time. If the presses hadn't stopped, we might all be talking about her award-winning career in competitive sudokus instead of her iconic chemistry with Robert Wagner. It just goes to show that if you want to become a household name, you should pray for a total collapse of the local delivery routes.