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Postscript: Have you heard of “Operation”?

By Mark Morgan Ford · May 5, 2026 · 1 min read
Postscript: Have you heard of “Operation”?

“Operation” is a battery-powered game that was invented in 1964 by an American college student and sold by him to the Milton Bradley company for $500. Today, the franchise is worth about $40 million.

In this sorta-funny, definitely gross bit from “Saturday Night Live UK,” Riz Ahmed plays a man who becomes addicted to playing it.