tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post1794339507411374688..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: There is a new blog logo. Discuss.Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-42015268178201749402010-03-31T03:22:49.065-04:002010-03-31T03:22:49.065-04:00Better then the Orginal
Laverne & Shirley
Th...Better then the Orginal<br /> Laverne & Shirley<br /> The Tracey Ullman Show<br /> JAG<br /> Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.CLuis PJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35765857165179204352010-03-30T23:47:38.346-04:002010-03-30T23:47:38.346-04:00I tried (unsuccessfully) to make "characters ...I tried (unsuccessfully) to make "characters who love soft drinks" fit.<br /><br />Abby can barely function without Caf-Pow.<br />King-Size Homer tries to order a Tab with his computer's TAB key.<br />Richie and Fonzie... enjoyed fountain drinks at Arnold's?<br />And... I should catch an episode of the Andy Griffith Show someday.<br /><br />Anyway, you'd really need Radar O'Reilly in there for that.Scott J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-91882161423604311152010-03-30T19:20:10.794-04:002010-03-30T19:20:10.794-04:00I was going to say repressed homosexuality, but I&...I was going to say repressed homosexuality, but I'm not sure Homer (ironically enough) fits that description. <br /><br />I'll go with breakout characters, but only because others pointed that out. I never would have got that one on my own.Schmokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985960616299425129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-70860273232839529722010-03-30T18:32:40.171-04:002010-03-30T18:32:40.171-04:00"Communism was just a red herring"
&quo..."Communism was just a red herring"<br /><br />"1 + 2 + 1 + 1 is..."Hatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184680741873873714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-76242032309834255372010-03-30T17:07:36.085-04:002010-03-30T17:07:36.085-04:00Where's Homer's hat? It completes the outf...Where's Homer's hat? It completes the outfit, man.belindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-13059603955112593772010-03-30T16:48:54.563-04:002010-03-30T16:48:54.563-04:00"When I touch it, it gives forth a sound...&q..."When I touch it, it gives forth a sound..."JMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527612988543040489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-25483288969410323912010-03-30T16:21:10.525-04:002010-03-30T16:21:10.525-04:00now I'm thinking of Clue...2+1+1+2...now I'm thinking of Clue...2+1+1+2...7s Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-3591812251207894852010-03-30T16:15:39.410-04:002010-03-30T16:15:39.410-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.themightypuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288837159628526731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-64701630449746952952010-03-30T16:10:16.678-04:002010-03-30T16:10:16.678-04:00Er 2 1 1 2.Er 2 1 1 2.themightypuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288837159628526731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-57632830078061203842010-03-30T16:09:47.420-04:002010-03-30T16:09:47.420-04:00So the one two one two business was a red herring....So the one two one two business was a red herring.themightypuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288837159628526731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-2484743699584801522010-03-30T14:36:34.652-04:002010-03-30T14:36:34.652-04:00Fine. As the Fonz would say, I was wrr.... I was ...Fine. As the Fonz would say, I was wrr.... I was wrrr...Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-34024910627136266892010-03-30T14:30:18.075-04:002010-03-30T14:30:18.075-04:00Adam, "A Star is Burns" (the Simpsons ep...Adam, "A Star is Burns" (the Simpsons episode with Jay Sherman that I still quote from daily) aired more than a year after "The Critic" debuted on ABC. It was used, I think, to help introduce the show to the Fox audience (and Matt Groening was so mad that it's the only episode of the series that doesn't have his name, or his voice on the DVD commentary), but the show had already been around a while.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-83327840615425811452010-03-30T14:18:25.259-04:002010-03-30T14:18:25.259-04:00They all did have spinoffs as well -- The Critic i...They all did have spinoffs as well -- The Critic is just as much a spinoff of The Simpsons as Happy Days is of Love, American Style -- both were backdoor pilots, no?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-47942117202122539432010-03-30T13:53:39.463-04:002010-03-30T13:53:39.463-04:00I wasn't being snarky or sarcastic, I meant th...I wasn't being snarky or sarcastic, I meant that. At least about the Andy Griffith Show. I also wasn't aware Happy Days was a pilot, I thought it was just a normal episode of Love, American Style.srpadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-67233232340210040782010-03-30T13:25:09.754-04:002010-03-30T13:25:09.754-04:00Yay, I provided a bit of a stumper!
-Mike WillisYay, I provided a bit of a stumper!<br />-Mike WillisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-70980441040520826462010-03-30T12:10:48.080-04:002010-03-30T12:10:48.080-04:00"Thanks Sam! I consider myself educated!"..."Thanks Sam! I consider myself educated!"<br /><br />Sorry, I got so excited when it clicked into place for me that the trivia started pouring out. My wife keeps telling me not to do that and I may even listen to her one day.Sam Hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194106036276210697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-69746271512245593512010-03-30T12:04:49.991-04:002010-03-30T12:04:49.991-04:00Thanks Sam! I consider myself educated!Thanks Sam! I consider myself educated!srpadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-22452190404249316132010-03-30T11:57:25.663-04:002010-03-30T11:57:25.663-04:00actors that way older than their characters are su...actors that way older than their characters are supposed to bekatie71483https://www.blogger.com/profile/01630112624048325284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28102264177703278782010-03-30T11:09:48.257-04:002010-03-30T11:09:48.257-04:00And good on Sam. 33 minutes may, sadly, be the rec...And good on Sam. 33 minutes may, sadly, be the record for longest interval it's taken for someone to figure it out.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-36431432199528119312010-03-30T11:09:12.534-04:002010-03-30T11:09:12.534-04:00Is the selection of "King-Size Homer" as...<i>Is the selection of "King-Size Homer" as opposed to "Original Recipe Homer" relevant to the logo?</i><br /><br />Only in that "King-Size Homer" might well be my favorite episode, and that looking at Homer in his muumuu always makes me smile. <br /><br />"The fingers you are using to dial are too fat. To obtain a special dialing wand, please mash the keypad with your palm..."Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40165489483333191402010-03-30T10:55:51.360-04:002010-03-30T10:55:51.360-04:00"I am not sure NCIS would be fair here. Wasn&..."I am not sure NCIS would be fair here. Wasn't that just a back door pilot unlike the other three which were true spin offs?"<br /><br />Depending on your definition of spin off, none of them were really spin-offs since none were new shows featuring recurring characters from an old show. Happy Days was an unsold pilot repurposed for an anthology show and then sold into series, Andy Griffith was one of the first back door pilots in that the episode was almost an episode of The Andy Griffith Show guest starring Danny Thomas (much like NCIS/JAG). And The Simpsons was obviously just a series of short cartoons as part of a sketch comedy show.Sam Hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194106036276210697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-58915829209122395692010-03-30T10:36:41.518-04:002010-03-30T10:36:41.518-04:00My guess would have been "400 pounds of fun&q...My guess would have been "400 pounds of fun", if not for the NCIS chick.<br /><br />Is the selection of "King-Size Homer" as opposed to "Original Recipe Homer" relevant to the logo?BFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264282750160516858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-18221571222231957622010-03-30T10:14:23.360-04:002010-03-30T10:14:23.360-04:00I am not sure NCIS would be fair here. Wasn't...I am not sure NCIS would be fair here. Wasn't that just a back door pilot unlike the other three which were true spin offs?srpadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-74423694385101099052010-03-30T10:03:02.066-04:002010-03-30T10:03:02.066-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342290462487464554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54007517671715271482010-03-30T10:00:02.252-04:002010-03-30T10:00:02.252-04:00Though I admit, I don't know if that applies t...<i>Though I admit, I don't know if that applies to the Andy Griffith Show or to NCIS.</i><br /><br />I've never seen NCIS, but TAGS got almost unwatchable after Don Knotts left.Jimnoreply@blogger.com