Williams, that is.....
Starting July 5th, 'As The World Turns' goes on the road to Branson, Missouri, where Gwen will meet Andy Williams at his Moon River Theatre. Looks like everybody wins with that bit o' synergy.....
Mr. Williams will be on the 9th and 10th of July as well, but I'm not sure if he'll be crooning....
This isn't the first time Andy Williams has appeared as himself in Toobworld, and I'm not even talking about his own variety show or the many others (as well as music specials and talk shows) that he's done over the years.
"The Larry Sanders Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
- As My Career Lay Dying
"The Muppet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
- Episode #4.22
(Hey, if you interact with Muppets as if they were alive, this counts as a fictional show and not a variety show!)
"America 2-Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
- Celebrity Night
"The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Andy Williams Show
"The Joey Bishop Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Andy Williams Visits Joey
I included Jack Benny's show because it was a strange mix of variety and Jack's "life" in Toobworld. And looking over the list from the IMDb.com, I could have sworn he did an episode of one of the 'Lucy' shows, but I guess I was just assuming what could have been a natural.....
(Not that the IMDb is always trustworthy!)
At any rate, with just his appearances on 'America 2Nite', 'The Larry Sanders Show' and on Joey Bishop's sitcom, and added to the upcoming appearances on 'As The World Turns', Andy Williams has an impressive handful of credits for the League of Themselves.....
BCnU!
Toby OB
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Friday, June 29, 2007
AT THE MOVIES (IN TOOBWORLD)
I caught part of an episode of "Drake and Josh", my first one, only because I figured I'd get the name of a fictional TV show out of it. (The plot was about one of the two guys appearing as a perp's dramatization on 'The FBI's Most Wanted'.)
But I got a bonus for Toobworld trivia by the fact that he was working at a moviehouse, looked to be a sixplex. However I was caught off-guard - didn't have the ol' trusty pen and pad handy to copy down all of the names of the movies playing there. But I did remember these three:
"Bacon And Legs"
"Soup City"
"The Eyes Of The Mummy"
Perhaps "The Eyes Of The Mummy" stars the televersion of Brendan Frazier. "Bacon And Legs"? Maybe a Pixar or Dreamworks CGI flick about a pig joining the Rockettes. (I probably just gave away the next big animation hit.....)
And "Soup City"? Beats me. Maybe the televersion of Jerry Seinfeld is finally making movies and decided his past experience with the "Soup Nazi" might make a good starting point for a movie....
BCnU!
Toby OB
But I got a bonus for Toobworld trivia by the fact that he was working at a moviehouse, looked to be a sixplex. However I was caught off-guard - didn't have the ol' trusty pen and pad handy to copy down all of the names of the movies playing there. But I did remember these three:
"Bacon And Legs"
"Soup City"
"The Eyes Of The Mummy"
Perhaps "The Eyes Of The Mummy" stars the televersion of Brendan Frazier. "Bacon And Legs"? Maybe a Pixar or Dreamworks CGI flick about a pig joining the Rockettes. (I probably just gave away the next big animation hit.....)
And "Soup City"? Beats me. Maybe the televersion of Jerry Seinfeld is finally making movies and decided his past experience with the "Soup Nazi" might make a good starting point for a movie....
BCnU!
Toby OB
NICK-MARRIOTT (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH NIKKI HILTON)
A friend of mine who works for the Marriott organization sent me this press release from May 31, 2007:
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR), Nickelodeon, a unit of Viacom International, Inc.’s (NYSE: VIA B) MTV Networks, and Miller Global Properties, LLC, an international real estate investment and development company, today announced an agreement to co-develop a breakthrough new lodging resort brand and concept for travelers seeking fun and adventure, “Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott,” with 20 potential hotels expected to be under construction by 2020.
The new upscale, self-contained destination resorts will be developed through a collaboration among Nickelodeon, the world’s number-one entertainment brand for kids, with 35 channels reaching approximately more than 200 million households in 135 countries; Marriott International, which has nearly 2,900 hotels in 68 countries; and Miller Global Properties. All “Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott” properties will be managed by Marriott.
The first “Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott” property is expected to be a 650-room resort at Liberty Station in San Diego, which will incorporate a 100,000 square-foot water park and activity deck complex featuring a variety of pools and interactive attractions.
Other potential resort locations being considered for development include major family-oriented destinations in the U.S., Caribbean and Mexican resort areas, the UK and Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East.
J.W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Marriott International, said, “When you bring together the premier hospitality company with the number-one TV destination for kids and families, it’s a winning combination for unbeatable resorts."
Cyma Zarghami, President of Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, said, “This partnership with Marriott to bring the Nickelodeon experience to families all over the world comes at the perfect time, as the first generation of kids who grew up with our brand now have come of age and are having families of their own. Marriott knows hotels and business and leisure travelers, and no one knows kids and families like Nickelodeon. We know this will be a great combination, and it signals the beginning of a new era for the Nickelodeon brand.”
“Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott” will cater to families with children but will also appeal to fun-seeking business groups and individuals, creating a unique marriage of Marriott’s superb hospitality with Nickelodeon’s dynamic and trend-setting entertainment. Guests will experience Nick-themed resort activities throughout the hotel.
A signature component to each resort will be a wide variety of attractions ranging from state-of-the-art pools and water features (indoor water parks will be featured elements in cooler destination markets), plus live entertainment programs featuring popular costumed Nickelodeon characters like Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants. “Studio Nick,” a main stage theater space equipped with state-of-the-art lighting, sound and video will anchor the resorts’ live entertainment programs.
Each individual “Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott” will feature guest rooms and suites that cater to the unique needs of families including multi-bedroom suites, HDTV’s and Marriott’s new signature “plug in” technology. Pleasantly styled “kids’ suites” will be themed with Nick’s most popular hit properties creating an environment that kids will call home while staying at the resort.
In addition to a variety of restaurant options, the “NickToons Café” will provide a casual and friendly environment—the ideal setting for daily “character” breakfasts as well as special evenings.
Visit the press site, www.nickmarriottpress.com, for more information.
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR), Nickelodeon, a unit of Viacom International, Inc.’s (NYSE: VIA B) MTV Networks, and Miller Global Properties, LLC, an international real estate investment and development company, today announced an agreement to co-develop a breakthrough new lodging resort brand and concept for travelers seeking fun and adventure, “Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott,” with 20 potential hotels expected to be under construction by 2020.
The new upscale, self-contained destination resorts will be developed through a collaboration among Nickelodeon, the world’s number-one entertainment brand for kids, with 35 channels reaching approximately more than 200 million households in 135 countries; Marriott International, which has nearly 2,900 hotels in 68 countries; and Miller Global Properties. All “Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott” properties will be managed by Marriott.
The first “Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott” property is expected to be a 650-room resort at Liberty Station in San Diego, which will incorporate a 100,000 square-foot water park and activity deck complex featuring a variety of pools and interactive attractions.
Other potential resort locations being considered for development include major family-oriented destinations in the U.S., Caribbean and Mexican resort areas, the UK and Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East.
J.W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Marriott International, said, “When you bring together the premier hospitality company with the number-one TV destination for kids and families, it’s a winning combination for unbeatable resorts."
Cyma Zarghami, President of Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group, said, “This partnership with Marriott to bring the Nickelodeon experience to families all over the world comes at the perfect time, as the first generation of kids who grew up with our brand now have come of age and are having families of their own. Marriott knows hotels and business and leisure travelers, and no one knows kids and families like Nickelodeon. We know this will be a great combination, and it signals the beginning of a new era for the Nickelodeon brand.”
“Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott” will cater to families with children but will also appeal to fun-seeking business groups and individuals, creating a unique marriage of Marriott’s superb hospitality with Nickelodeon’s dynamic and trend-setting entertainment. Guests will experience Nick-themed resort activities throughout the hotel.
A signature component to each resort will be a wide variety of attractions ranging from state-of-the-art pools and water features (indoor water parks will be featured elements in cooler destination markets), plus live entertainment programs featuring popular costumed Nickelodeon characters like Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants. “Studio Nick,” a main stage theater space equipped with state-of-the-art lighting, sound and video will anchor the resorts’ live entertainment programs.
Each individual “Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott” will feature guest rooms and suites that cater to the unique needs of families including multi-bedroom suites, HDTV’s and Marriott’s new signature “plug in” technology. Pleasantly styled “kids’ suites” will be themed with Nick’s most popular hit properties creating an environment that kids will call home while staying at the resort.
In addition to a variety of restaurant options, the “NickToons Café” will provide a casual and friendly environment—the ideal setting for daily “character” breakfasts as well as special evenings.
Visit the press site, www.nickmarriottpress.com, for more information.
KNOW WHUT I MEAN, VERNE?
My second favorite episode of any TV show this year, and the best of the entire 'Lost' season, "Flashes Before Your Eyes", featured the first appearance of McCutcheon Whiskey (found only in Toobworld).
Greybishop, who writes the 'Lost' recaps at TVGasm.com, mentioned this interesting nugget of trivia about the whiskey's genesis:
Jules Verne fans will remember that "Admiral McCutcheon" was a character in "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea". If you are unfamiliar with "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea", it's about a submarine. Verne's masterpiece has all sorts of fun, possibly 'Lost' related bits in it.
For instance, the passengers aboard the Nautilus visit the sunken city of Atlantis, "Nemo" means "No One" in Latin which probably alludes to Homer's "The Odyssey", and most disturbing of all, the book ends and never reveals the ultimate fate of Captain Nemo and the Nautilus...
*Geek factoid*
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje played a supporting role in the 1997 made for TV adaptation of "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea".
Before the bottle of McCutcheon's made its first appearance, I was already wondering if we might find out that the Island of 'Lost' might be the same island found in Jules Verne's book "Mysterious Island". Now, I'm thinking this might be where we're headed.
Especially since the "Mysterious Island" has a televersion.....
BCnU!
Toby OB
Greybishop, who writes the 'Lost' recaps at TVGasm.com, mentioned this interesting nugget of trivia about the whiskey's genesis:
Jules Verne fans will remember that "Admiral McCutcheon" was a character in "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea". If you are unfamiliar with "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea", it's about a submarine. Verne's masterpiece has all sorts of fun, possibly 'Lost' related bits in it.
For instance, the passengers aboard the Nautilus visit the sunken city of Atlantis, "Nemo" means "No One" in Latin which probably alludes to Homer's "The Odyssey", and most disturbing of all, the book ends and never reveals the ultimate fate of Captain Nemo and the Nautilus...
*Geek factoid*
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje played a supporting role in the 1997 made for TV adaptation of "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea".
Before the bottle of McCutcheon's made its first appearance, I was already wondering if we might find out that the Island of 'Lost' might be the same island found in Jules Verne's book "Mysterious Island". Now, I'm thinking this might be where we're headed.
Especially since the "Mysterious Island" has a televersion.....
BCnU!
Toby OB
A BIT O' JIBBER-JABBER
Perhaps for the last ten years, scriptwriters have found a way to get out of coming up with a mouthful of technobabble for their characters to splain a particularly tricky situation, no matter what the genre. And all it takes is two simple words.
Personally, I blame 'Dawson's Creek' for making it the crutch it has become. While looking for examples in various transcript sites and just from basic googling, I found many instances in which the characters of Capeside resorted to the excuse of "It's complicated" to get out of splainin' their situation.
And everybody else seems to have picked it up and run it right off the field!
Here are a few examples:
"This is gonna be more complicated than we thought."
John Locke
'Lost'
'Judging Amy' (Stupid me, I forgot to I.D. who was speaking!)
A: NO, WE HAVEN'T. YOU NEVER TOLD ME WHY YOU BROKE UP.
B: BECAUSE IT'S COMPLICATED.
A: WELL, WAS HE DRINKING? WAS HE CHEATING? WAS ANYBODY GETTING BEATEN?
A: YES, YOU NAILED IT! AND HE WAS A CROSS-DRESSING SERIAL KILLER.
Also from 'Judging Amy':
Judge Amy: HONEY, IT'S COMPLICATED.
Daughter?: YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG.
'Farscape'
D'Argo: "Wormholes... Earth... what?"
John: "Look, it's complicated."
D'Argo whispers: "I understand that."
This was from a review of an episode of 'Smallville', but obviously based on this excerpt, the line was spoken in the episode:
Clark's confusion over how to back away from that intimacy without explaining his reasons is again perfectly portrayed by Tom Welling. You can see how much it hurts Clark when he tells her, "It's complicated." You can see how much he wishes he could tell her his secret.
Also from 'Smallville"
Lois: Really? You two?
Clark: We never...
Lana: Not really.
Clark: ...had a thing.
Lana: It's complicated.
Lois: [She has heard enough.] A complicated thing. Never mind.
from 'Felicity':
SEAN: Well, um... If you do, then I'm a little confused. He said you're calling things off.
ZOE: Sean, it's complicated.
from 'ELLEN'
Ellen: Yeah, well, I -- I, I wanna be, uh, out, an' I wanna be open but it's complicated, you know? I mean, it's just it should be my choice who I tell and then when I tell 'em.
'That 70s Show':
KITTY: This tape? HOW DO THEY GET THE MOVIE ONTO THE TAPE WHEN IT'S WAY THE HECK OVER HERE, RED?
RED: It's complicated.
'Joan of Arcadia':
Kevin: What do women want?
Helen: Shoes.
Kevin: What else?
Helen: It's complicated. I think you might have to spend the rest of your life figuring that one out.
Here's one from the major culprit.....
'Dawson's Creek':
Mitch: So, uh, it's complicated and, um, actually I don't know exactly how comfortable I am talking to you about this.
'Buffy the Vampire Slayer':
Buffy: Because I have obligations. People that I'm responsible for, or to, or... (Tom laughs and so does she) with, or... It's complicated.
'Crossing Jordan':
Garret: It's complicated. You know, truth is we disagreed about the case ten years ago. Mother's killed. Father's a suspect. There's a daughter involved. You do the math. Woody.
'Angel':
Angel: "I tried to do what I thought was right. It's complicated how this all happened, Buffy, you know? It's kind of a long story."
'Stargate SG1':
PRIOR: You do not believe in a higher power?
LANDRY: Well, it's complicated. There are a lot of different points of view about that subject around here.
'Battlestar Galactica':
Tigh- It's complicated. It would take about three weeks to explain
'Gilmore Girls':
JESS [passionately]: What are you doing? Living at your grandparents' place? Being in the DAR? No Yale - why did you drop out of Yale?
RORY: It's complicated!
JESS: It's not! It's not complicated!
'Alias':
SYDNEY: I know it's complicated--
VAUGHN: We're not together anymore.
SYDNEY: Since when? ...
'Stargate Atlantis':
DEX: Then what is he doing – exactly?
SHEPPARD: It's complicated.
DEX: You can do better than that.
Actually, I can't. So I might as well call it off at this point since you get the general idea.
And if you don't... well, it's complicated....
BCnU!
Toby OB
"It's complicated."
Personally, I blame 'Dawson's Creek' for making it the crutch it has become. While looking for examples in various transcript sites and just from basic googling, I found many instances in which the characters of Capeside resorted to the excuse of "It's complicated" to get out of splainin' their situation.
And everybody else seems to have picked it up and run it right off the field!
Here are a few examples:
"This is gonna be more complicated than we thought."
John Locke
'Lost'
'Judging Amy' (Stupid me, I forgot to I.D. who was speaking!)
A: NO, WE HAVEN'T. YOU NEVER TOLD ME WHY YOU BROKE UP.
B: BECAUSE IT'S COMPLICATED.
A: WELL, WAS HE DRINKING? WAS HE CHEATING? WAS ANYBODY GETTING BEATEN?
A: YES, YOU NAILED IT! AND HE WAS A CROSS-DRESSING SERIAL KILLER.
Also from 'Judging Amy':
Judge Amy: HONEY, IT'S COMPLICATED.
Daughter?: YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG.
'Farscape'
D'Argo: "Wormholes... Earth... what?"
John: "Look, it's complicated."
D'Argo whispers: "I understand that."
This was from a review of an episode of 'Smallville', but obviously based on this excerpt, the line was spoken in the episode:
Clark's confusion over how to back away from that intimacy without explaining his reasons is again perfectly portrayed by Tom Welling. You can see how much it hurts Clark when he tells her, "It's complicated." You can see how much he wishes he could tell her his secret.
Also from 'Smallville"
Lois: Really? You two?
Clark: We never...
Lana: Not really.
Clark: ...had a thing.
Lana: It's complicated.
Lois: [She has heard enough.] A complicated thing. Never mind.
from 'Felicity':
SEAN: Well, um... If you do, then I'm a little confused. He said you're calling things off.
ZOE: Sean, it's complicated.
from 'ELLEN'
Ellen: Yeah, well, I -- I, I wanna be, uh, out, an' I wanna be open but it's complicated, you know? I mean, it's just it should be my choice who I tell and then when I tell 'em.
'That 70s Show':
KITTY: This tape? HOW DO THEY GET THE MOVIE ONTO THE TAPE WHEN IT'S WAY THE HECK OVER HERE, RED?
RED: It's complicated.
'Joan of Arcadia':
Kevin: What do women want?
Helen: Shoes.
Kevin: What else?
Helen: It's complicated. I think you might have to spend the rest of your life figuring that one out.
Here's one from the major culprit.....
'Dawson's Creek':
Mitch: So, uh, it's complicated and, um, actually I don't know exactly how comfortable I am talking to you about this.
'Buffy the Vampire Slayer':
Buffy: Because I have obligations. People that I'm responsible for, or to, or... (Tom laughs and so does she) with, or... It's complicated.
'Crossing Jordan':
Garret: It's complicated. You know, truth is we disagreed about the case ten years ago. Mother's killed. Father's a suspect. There's a daughter involved. You do the math. Woody.
'Angel':
Angel: "I tried to do what I thought was right. It's complicated how this all happened, Buffy, you know? It's kind of a long story."
'Stargate SG1':
PRIOR: You do not believe in a higher power?
LANDRY: Well, it's complicated. There are a lot of different points of view about that subject around here.
'Battlestar Galactica':
Tigh- It's complicated. It would take about three weeks to explain
'Gilmore Girls':
JESS [passionately]: What are you doing? Living at your grandparents' place? Being in the DAR? No Yale - why did you drop out of Yale?
RORY: It's complicated!
JESS: It's not! It's not complicated!
'Alias':
SYDNEY: I know it's complicated--
VAUGHN: We're not together anymore.
SYDNEY: Since when? ...
'Stargate Atlantis':
DEX: Then what is he doing – exactly?
SHEPPARD: It's complicated.
DEX: You can do better than that.
Actually, I can't. So I might as well call it off at this point since you get the general idea.
And if you don't... well, it's complicated....
BCnU!
Toby OB
THE HAT SQUAD: WILLIAM HUTT
Sadly, the real world reflects Toobworld with the announcement of the death of William Hutt in Canada. He was 87 and had been suffering from leukemia.
Mr. Hutt was a Shakespearean acting legend, a giant at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival for half a century. Recently on Television, he appeared in the third (and probably final) season of 'Slings & Arrows', which was about a similar Shakespeare festival in the Toobworldian town of New Burbage.
Mr. Hutt portrayed Charles Kingman, also an acting legend in Canada, who had just the one last chance to play "King Lear" before he died of cancer.
I'm fairly certain that before the year is out, you'll be seeing the name of William Hutt in this space again.....
BCnU....
Toby OB
Mr. Hutt was a Shakespearean acting legend, a giant at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival for half a century. Recently on Television, he appeared in the third (and probably final) season of 'Slings & Arrows', which was about a similar Shakespeare festival in the Toobworldian town of New Burbage.
Mr. Hutt portrayed Charles Kingman, also an acting legend in Canada, who had just the one last chance to play "King Lear" before he died of cancer.
I'm fairly certain that before the year is out, you'll be seeing the name of William Hutt in this space again.....
BCnU....
Toby OB
"COMPLETELY LOST" (AND TOTALLY NUTS)
For those of you who are jonesing for a fix o' 'Lost' and don't think you can hold out until February (Buwhahahahaha!), here's a little something from the fine folks in Frostbite Falls.....
BCnU!
Toby OB
BCnU!
Toby OB
Thursday, June 28, 2007
SAMANTHA TO BRENDA: BORN TO RERUN?
Here's a theory of relateeveety.....
Could it be that somewhere in her family tree, Brenda Leigh Johnson of 'The Closer' might find Samantha Crawford, who showed up every so often to bedevil 'Maverick'?
I was watching the episode "According To Hoyle" tonight (one of my Holy Grails now crossed off my list) on the American Life network, and it struck me that there are similarities in the way they look and certainly in how they carry themselves when presenting a false front.
In that, I might even go so far as to say that Brenda Leigh could be the reincarnation of Samantha... except that Miss Crawford would need to squeeze a lot of lifetimes in before the birth of Brenda Leigh in 1966 if she hopes to upgrade her karma in time!
Thank yew. Thank yew so much.
BCnU!
Toby OB
Could it be that somewhere in her family tree, Brenda Leigh Johnson of 'The Closer' might find Samantha Crawford, who showed up every so often to bedevil 'Maverick'?
I was watching the episode "According To Hoyle" tonight (one of my Holy Grails now crossed off my list) on the American Life network, and it struck me that there are similarities in the way they look and certainly in how they carry themselves when presenting a false front.
In that, I might even go so far as to say that Brenda Leigh could be the reincarnation of Samantha... except that Miss Crawford would need to squeeze a lot of lifetimes in before the birth of Brenda Leigh in 1966 if she hopes to upgrade her karma in time!
Thank yew. Thank yew so much.
BCnU!
Toby OB
MUSEUM PIECE
Once upon a time, the Museum of Television & Radio had a blog. A couch potato by the name of "Home Fry" posted this interesting observation about "A Little Random Strangeness":
The Bizarre Case of The Two Jerrys
The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Bob Newhart Show: the protagonist of each show had a best friend named Jerry. They were both tall, dark haired, wisecracking dentists.
Comedy writer Rob Petrie's Jerry was an amateur psychologist, while psychologist Bob Hartley's Jerry fancied himself a comedian.
The actors who played the two Jerrys--Jerry Paris and Peter Bonerz--went on to become prolific television directors.
Weird, huh?
Reminds me of that old saw about the similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy....
BCnU!
Toby OB
The Bizarre Case of The Two Jerrys
The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Bob Newhart Show: the protagonist of each show had a best friend named Jerry. They were both tall, dark haired, wisecracking dentists.
Comedy writer Rob Petrie's Jerry was an amateur psychologist, while psychologist Bob Hartley's Jerry fancied himself a comedian.
The actors who played the two Jerrys--Jerry Paris and Peter Bonerz--went on to become prolific television directors.
Weird, huh?
Reminds me of that old saw about the similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy....
BCnU!
Toby OB
THICK AS PEANUT BUTTER
I posted this to my email group, the Idiot's Delight Digest:
"Definitely see Ramon, Lawyer Dickstein, and the new owner of the motel asthe 3 Wise Men. And bringing pea soup to the Yost family certainly nailedthat image for me."
Ray picked up on this and gave it a Toobworld twist:
One of the guys mentioned getting it at a pea soup restaurant. I know aboutAndersen's Pea Soup up in Solvang, the Danish town, but are there other peasoup restaurants in California? Or was the writer just overreaching?
It's nice to see some other area in the country get such scrutiny for divergences from the real world besides New York City. But it doesn't matter if there are no other pea soup restaurants outside of Solvang, nor especially in Imperial Beach. Because that's the real world; there is one in Toobworld because that is what was broadcast.
BCnU!
Toby OB
"Definitely see Ramon, Lawyer Dickstein, and the new owner of the motel asthe 3 Wise Men. And bringing pea soup to the Yost family certainly nailedthat image for me."
Ray picked up on this and gave it a Toobworld twist:
One of the guys mentioned getting it at a pea soup restaurant. I know aboutAndersen's Pea Soup up in Solvang, the Danish town, but are there other peasoup restaurants in California? Or was the writer just overreaching?
It's nice to see some other area in the country get such scrutiny for divergences from the real world besides New York City. But it doesn't matter if there are no other pea soup restaurants outside of Solvang, nor especially in Imperial Beach. Because that's the real world; there is one in Toobworld because that is what was broadcast.
BCnU!
Toby OB
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