They eventually fixed it. And by eventually, I mean a '96 I had and then sold to my dad does this and there is a warning in the owner's manual about it. So it was after '96.

If yours goes into drive right away and doesn't act like there's anything wrong I think there is little to worry about. We've had an '83 pickup since '86 that we could always just drop in gear and take off without problem. It has at least 180,000 miles on the same transmission. ... the valves seals on the other hand....

And don't worry. I can take some ragging. Especially when I know I'm right!