Hi, everybody. Happy Thanksgiving to all! I know it's a little early, but the way I've been blogging lately, this will probably be my last chance to bring you Thanksgiving greetings before the holiday. It's a time for harvest and to remember how much we have been blessed. I try to be thankful every day of the year. Today's quote comes from a show that aired in the 1990s and 2000s. Who said:

"These are my Thanksgiving pants!"

? If you have a guess you can send it to me in a PM or give it in your comment below. Thanks for leaving a comment.

Congratulations to AprilFox, who was the only one who knew that Emily of The Bob Newhart Show said "Does his name rhyme with stockefeller?"

It's from an episode called "Who Is Mr. X?" where Psychologist Bob reveals in a TV interview that he has treated a political figure. The rest of the episode everybody is trying to find out who it is, but Bob won't tell.

This season reminds me of one of the most famous scenes in the history of The Bob Newhart Show. In the 4th season episode "Over the River and Through the Woods", Emily goes to see her family for Thanksgiving, leaving Bob to spend the day drinking and watching football with his single guy friends. Here's the most famous exchange (Newhart does a great drunk):

(all the men are drunk)
Bob: (into phone) Hello. Is this the House of Hu? I'd like to order some Chinese food. (to men with him) What do you want?
Jerry: Howard wants pizza.
Howard: No I don't. I want some Moo Goo Gai Pan.
Bob: (into phone) Did you hear what Howard wants? Oh. Moo Goo Gai Pan.
Jerry: That's what I want, too. Dr. Jerry Robinson wants Moo Goo Gai Pan.
Bob: (into phone) And more Moo Goo Goo Goo.
Jerry: Did you hear what you said, Bob? You said, "more Moo Goo Goo Goo." You said "Moo Goo Goo Goo."
Howard: That's right. You said "Moo Goo Goo Goo."
Bob: Maybe I'm ordering Chinese baby food.

I couldn't find the clip on YouTube. If anybody finds it let me know and I'll add the link.

I Hope It's Back By Pi Day: FYI, there has been a shortage of pumpkins in some parts of the US this year. Ergo, you may not be able to find my favorite Thanksgiving vegetable, Canned Pumpkin, this holiday season. Cool, wet weather during the growing season has produced puny pumpkins. I may have to turn to my favorite fruit instead, apple pie.


How pumpkin pies are really made

TV.com News: There has been some trouble with the levels, but mine finally went up after several days, so it might be OK now. I haven't been submitting all that much, so it's hard to tell. One thing I noticed is that at least two times I added a recap to a show I edit and it did not post immediately. It showed up by the next day, but still…

Auction News: If you're in the market for a bumper boat or antique oxen yoke, have I got a deal for you. Holiday World amusement park in Santa Claus, Indiana, is auctioning off their surplus items this Saturday. No word on whether St. Nick is on the block.


"Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a sense of sty1e."

Cool Site of the Blog: YOU MUST TRY THIS! Myoats.com

Quiz Answers: This was a tough one. Here are the quotes from Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg, correctly formatted with the name of the person who said each one.

1. Martin Short: When I was fourteen I had, I had an applause record, that I had made a loop from, "Sinatra at the Sands." And I had a reel-to-reel type [tape player], of course, and I had taken a big applause section and I looped it and looped it and looped it, and that became my loop for my own imaginary TV show that I had.

2. Ray Romano: Yes, 'cause when I know my wife, when the mood's there and we're ready, I'm very careful. I don't want to say the wrong thing. Oh, it's like, it's like having sex with Humpty Dumpty.

3. Roseanne: I don't know where that line between mental illness and just being Jewish is.

4. Bob Newhart: You have no control, so I pretended like I knew what I was doing and went out, did my three routines and came off, walked by the maitre d', and he said, "Go back out, they're, they're still applauding". And I said, "Well, that, that's, that's all I have." And he said, "Well, go back out." So I went back out and I said, um, "Which one would you like to hear again?

5. Mike Myers: (on being influenced by Monty Python) Being able to do, and recite Python sketches in kitchens at parties is a form of birth control.

6. Garry Shandling: I have never, in my entire life, taped a sexual experience. Because it just requires too much time in the editing room.

7. Jon Stewart: (on getting started in stand up comedy) I went on for two years at the Comedy Cellar, at 2:30, 3:00 in the morning, as the last guy. And it was me, and the wait staff, and a table of drunken Dutch sailors. And I learned how to be myself. It was the thing that made me want to be good.

8. George Lopez: I bought a house in Pebble Beach, and we moved in, and the neighbors came to see who was living there. They looked at me--'cause I was standing there in my front yard just taking it all in--and the neighbor looked, like, "Look, the movers left one guy behind."

9. Larry David: I did a set at the Improv one night and I come off stage, and this guy comes up to me, and he says, "I'm, uh, I'm Jim McCauley. I'm the, uh, talent booker at the 'Tonight Show,' and, uh, I just want you to know, uh, you can never come on the show. Johnny wouldn't like you."

10. Jerry Seinfeld: No, I don't get that, but what I do get is people trying to be funny. I don't know why. I don't need you to be funny for me, I don't want to be entertained. I don't know, maybe they're trying to return the favor or something.

Just for Fun: Here are some presidential Thanksgiving pictures from Google Images LIFE Magazine collection.


Franklin Roosevelt serves up Turkey at a White House Thanksgiving dinner for victims of polio


Dwight Eisenhower carves the bird for his family's Thanksgiving dinner

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Hi, everybody. I haven't been around as much as usual lately. I hope you are all doing well. We still don't have the new power cord for our laptop. After waiting 2 weeks they told us that it is on backorder. Sigh*. So, we are still a one-computer family. I don't want to talk about it. Let's move on. Today's quote comes from a show that aired in the 1970s. Who said:



"Does his name rhyme with stockefeller?"



? If you have a guess you can send it to me in a PM or give it in your comment below. Be sure to send a pm through tv.com. I won't see it if you send it in Movietome or Gamestop. Thanks for leaving a comment.

Congratulations to MarWash and AprilFox, who knew that Cameron of Modern Family said "There's a fish, in nature, that swims around with its babies in its mouth. That fish would look at Mitchell's relationship with his mother and say, 'That's messed up.'"



20 Years Ago: Today is the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Our younger readers will only know about the Wall from history cla$$ but it was a large part of the news and television during much of my life. All the spy shows had their heroes go behind the Iron Curtain at some point. Mission Impossible had a lot of episodes involving Communism and the Cold War.

HERE is a tribute to the fall of the Berlin Wall made for a school project. I think the girl who did it did a great job.



A Little Quote Quiz: After reading chuckdreyfuski's blog, I was reminded of the show I edit called Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg. It was a really good interview show, but only lasted 2 seasons. I started looking through the guide, and decided to give you some of the quotes from the episodes. Keep in mind that these are answers to questions, so the first part may not make sense out of context. Match the quote with the comedian who said it.

1. When I was fourteen I had, I had an applause record, that I had made a loop from, "Sinatra at the Sands." And I had a reel-to-reel type [tape player], of course, and I had taken a big applause section and I looped it and looped it and looped it, and that became my loop for my own imaginary TV show that I had.

2. Yes, 'cause when I know my wife, when the mood's there and we're ready, I'm very careful. I don't want to say the wrong thing. Oh, it's like, it's like having sex with Humpty Dumpty.

3. I don't know where that line between mental illness and just being Jewish is.



4. You have no control, so I pretended like I knew what I was doing and went out, did my three routines and came off, walked by the maitre d', and he said, "Go back out, they're, they're still applauding". And I said, "Well, that, that's, that's all I have." And he said, "Well, go back out." So I went back out and I said, um, "Which one would you like to hear again?

5. (on being influenced by Monty Python) Being able to do, and recite Python sketches in kitchens at parties is a form of birth control.

6. I have never, in my entire life, taped a sexual experience. Because it just requires too much time in the editing room.

7. (on getting started in stand up comedy) I went on for two years at the Comedy Celler, at 2:30, 3:00 in the morning, as the last guy. And it was me, and the wait staff, and a table of drunken Dutch sailors. And I learned how to be myself. It was the thing that made me want to be good.

8. I bought a house in Pebble Beach, and we moved in, and the neighbors came to see who was living there. They looked at me--'cause I was standing there in my front yard just taking it all in--and the neighbor looked, like, "Look, the movers left one guy behind."

9. I did a set at the Improv one night and I come off stage, and this guy comes up to me, and he says, "I'm, uh, I'm Jim McCauley. I'm the, uh, talent booker at the 'Tonight Show,' and, uh, I just want you to know, uh, you can never come on the show. Johnny wouldn't like you."

10. No, I don't get that, but what I do get is people trying to be funny. I don't know why. I don't need you to be funny for me, I don't want to be entertained. I don't know, maybe they're trying to return the favor or something.

A. Larry David
B. George Lopez
C. Mike Myers
D. Bob Newhart
E. Ray Romano
F. Roseanne
G. Jerry Seinfeld
H. Garry Shandling
I. Martin Short
J. Jon Stewart

Some photos from a site called CrazyPicsfromAfrica.com:



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Hi, everybody. I realized that lately I've been starting every blog with words such as "It's been two weeks since my last blog," which makes it sound like I'm going to confession. I'll try not to apologize. After all, they say it's a sign of weakness. I've been busy at work, and we're down to one computer at home for a while. The power cord for the laptop started sparking, so we stopped using it. Since we just got the laptop last Christmas, it's still under warranty, so they're sending us a new one. Oh, and I want to give a shout out to BuskieBoy for making my Halloween banner. He made it a couple of years ago and updated it for the new look. Thanks, my friend! And congratulations on being in the community Spotlight! Let's move on to the quote, shall we? Today's quote comes from a current show. Who said:

"There's a fish, in nature, that swims around with its babies in its mouth. That fish would look at ______'s relationship with his mother and say, 'That's messed up.'."

? I left out a name so it won't be too easy. If you have a guess you can send it to me in a PM or give it in your comment below. Be sure to send a pm through tv.com. I won't see it if you send it in Movietome or Gamestop. Thanks for leaving a comment.

Congratulations to mackymacaspac, who what the only one who knew that Angel of Angel said " I had to sing Barry Manilow." It was during a karaoke scene.

TV.com News: I'm slowly making my way up the Level 52 ladder. I heard on the radio news one morning this week that Vic Mizzy died. I recognized the name immediately. He wrote the TV themes for The Addams Family, F-Troop and Green Acres, as well as several other things. I found some info about him and wrote up a bio for his guide.


VicMizzy.com

THIS JUST IN: I heard this morning that Soupy Sales died last night. I remember seeing him on TV when I was very young, although his famous children's show was before my time.



TV Facebook: Perhaps because I spend a lot of time either watching TV, on tv.com, or on Facebook, I started to think, "What would it be like if some of my favorite TV characters were on Facebook?" It might look a little something like this…

Chuck Bartowski (Chuck) just gold-starred "Tom Sawyer" on Rock Band! Woot! Morgan Grimes (Chuck) My best friend is a god!!!!
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Ziva David (NCIS) joined the group "I Know a Thousand Ways to Kill a Man with a Spoon"
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Cory Matthews (Boy Meets World) sent Topanga Lawrence a Precious Heart

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Natalie Teeger (Monk) joined the group "My Boss is Driving Me Crazy." Natalie recruited Pam Beesley (The Office) to the group "My Boss is Driving Me Crazy."
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Shawn Spencer (Psych) Free dinner tonight at Chili's to the first six girls who can tell me what color underwear I'm wearing right now.

Burton "Gus" Guster (Psych) I'm not paying for that, Shawn.
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Anthony DiNozzo (NCIS) loves it when the boss is gone and I can goof off. ... He's standing right behind me, isn't he?
Anthony just earned a 250k Star Medal in the NEW Bejeweled Blitz!

Timothy McGee (NCIS) Busted!
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