CLASSIC TELEVISION THEATER - CHEVY CHASE ON "THE NANNY"

But this is how it happened in the alternate dimension of German Toobworld.  It's just like Earth Prime-Time, but in German Toobworld the Nazis won WWII and everyone on the planet was forced to speak German.....

LEAGUE OF THEMSELVES - CHEVY CHASE

CHEVY CHASE

From Wikipedia:

Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, writer, television actor and film actor. Born into a prominent New York family, Chase worked a plethora of odd jobs before moving into comedy and began acting with National Lampoon. He quickly became a key cast member in the inaugural season of 'Saturday Night Live', where his Weekend Update skit soon became a staple of the show. Chase is also well known for his portrayal of the character Clark Griswold in four "National Lampoon's Vacation" films, and for his roles in other successful comedies such as "Caddyshack" (1980), "Fletch" (1985), "Spies Like Us" (1985), and "Three Amigos!" (1986). He has hosted the Academy Awards twice (1987 and 1988) and briefly had his own late-night talk show, 'The Chevy Chase Show'. In 2009, he became a regular cast member (Pierce Hawthorne) on the NBC comedy series 'Community'. Chase left the show in 2012, having already filmed most of the episodes in season 4.

AS SEEN IN:

'The Nanny'

"A Decent Proposal"

SYNOPSIS:

C.C. Babcock came up with the idea of mounting a one-man show on Broadway with Chevy Chase, so the whole family headed to Atlantic City in order to pitch the idea to the actor.  He considered Nanny Fine to be good luck and wanted her by his side when he played poker that night, but she decided to use the situation as a ploy to make Maxwell Sheffield jealous.

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TOOBMUSIC - REMEMBERING NORMAN

My cousin Norman Smith would have been 58 today.  After Yours Truly, he was the next oldest among the Griffin cousins.  I believe we are all here for a reason, and for as long as it takes to fulfill that reason.  

Norman's reason to be on this Earth was simple to determine - he left behind three beautiful daughters in Danielle, Kelly, and Sandy.  And his lineage continues with grandchildren Kayla, Kaiya, Trace, Phoenix, and Pixie Rose.

But even so, he was gone far too soon.

Whenever I hear this song, I think of my cousin.  Whenever I got the chance to stay with the Smiths on Ravenwood Road, either while exploring the bird sanctuary behind their property or up on a roof with my Uncle Skippy as he fixed a TV antenna, eventually Norman and I would be listening to this song......

BCnU, Cuz.......

LEAGUE OF THEMSELVES - MR. T

MR. T

From Wikipedia:
Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud; May 21, 1952) is an American actor known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series 'The A-Team', as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film "Rocky III", and for his appearances as a professional wrestler. Mr. T is known for his trademark African Mandinka warrior hairstyle, his gold jewelry, and his tough-guy image. In 2006 he starred in the reality show 'I Pity the Fool', shown on TV Land, the title of which comes from the catchphrase of his Lang character.

AS SEEN IN:
'Diff'rent Strokes'
"Mr. T and mr. t"

SYNOPSIS:
With a television camera crew shooting a scene from "The A-Team" in Drummond's apartment, Arnold becomes jealous when Dudley's attractive cousin pays more attention to Mr. T than him. So he decides that the best way to win her over is to dress and look exactly like Mr. T. (from IMDb)

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THEORY OF RELATEEVEETY - FROM BESS TO JOSS

"MURDER SHE WROTE: THE LAST FREE MAN"

Thomas Mercer was not the only character in this TV movie sequel to 'Murder, She Wrote' who would have a descendent working in law enforcement in New York City (despite the ancestor being from Culpeper, Virginia.)

Bess Pinckney was a slave from another plantation who was secretly married to Samuel Pinckney, a slave owned by Miss Sarah McCullough.  Miss Sarah helped them to flee north by the Underground Railroad, although Sam unfortunately never made it.  

Bess was pregnant at that time with their child and raised her in Pennsylvania.  Eventually some member of that family tree headed farther north to New York City, which is where one of Sam and Bess' great great great grandchildren* became a police detective - Joss Carter, who looked remarkably like her ancestor Bess Pinckney.

SHOWS CITED:

• "Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man"
  
• 'Person Of Interest'

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* When Cassandra Hawkins counted off her own line of descent from Sam and Bess Pinckney at the end of "Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man", I believe she lost count on the number of generations involved.  She listed at least seven "begats" which I think was far more than possible in a lineage stretching from 1860 to 1948.  (Cassandra Hawkins should share the same birth year as her portrayer, Phylicia Rashad.)

Although it could be that several members of that family tree had their own children at VERY early ages; that could account for so many generations.

THEORY OF RELATEEVEETY: LINE OF DEKAY

On his wedding night in 1860, Thomas Mercer was shot dead in his carriage house.  A slave owned by his neighbor Miss Sarah McCullough was accused of the crime and eventually gunned down for it, but he was innocent.  The crime would go unsolved for nearly one hundred and fifty years until Miss Sarah's distant relative Angela Fletcher was able to track down her long-missing journal which revealed the truth.

But before his fateful encounter, Mercer had enjoyed the pleasures of the flesh with his bride, the former Mary Hobbs.  And though she never realized it during the course of the events recounted in the journal of Miss Sarah, Mary was impregnated that very night.

She eventually married a former lover, Jeb McNell, who was also one of the suspects in the murder, and he raised her son as his own.  (Mrs. Fletcher tartly remarked that the couple deserved each other.)  

Eventually one of the descendents in that family tree moved north to the New York area and his grandson, Peter Burke, became an agent in the FBI.

(Peter Burke was also distantly related to Amos Burke, a millionaire homicide detective in Los Angeles.  The son of Captain Burke was also named Peter, and the two Peter Burkes were probably named in honor of some other distant relative.)

SHOWS CITED:

• "Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man"
  
• 'White Collar'
  
• 'Burke's Law'

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LEAGUE OF THEMSELVES - ADAM SCOTT

ADAM SCOTT

From Wikipedia:

Adam Paul Scott (born April 3, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Henry Pollard in the Starz comedy series 'Party Down' and as Ben Wyatt in the NBC comedy 'Parks and Recreation'.

AS SEEN IN:

'Maron'

"Mexican Angel"

SYNOPSIS:

Adam Scott thought he was to be interviewed on Marc Maron's podcast, but Maron spent most of the time venting about himself, to the point where Adam Scott told him that he thought he was crazy.

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TOOBWORLD CENTRAL - IN THE MONTHS TO COME

When this finally publishes at Inner Toob, I should be undergoing surgery for some foot problems.  Hopefully everything goes well.

But whether it does or doesn't, I wanted to prepare for the blog's future. It's come to mean a lot to me over the last eight years or so.

So if you notice any sort of change, it will only be that I'm not posting much more than the League of Themselves showcases over the next several months.

That's because I've set them up already, plus the TV Crossover Hall of Fame inductees and the "Who's On First" blogathon for New Year's Day.  About sixty posts at least that day, all about 'Doctor Who'!  (Not a big deal, I've been writing them all year long.)

For 2014, I even have a few scattered posts set up, right up to August of next year.

Just in case.

Even if all goes well, I'll be recuperating at my sister's home where my internet access will be limited to my iPhone and my Blackberry tablet.  I've never been happy blogging from the tablet and I doubt I'll feel any differently with the iPhone.  I need a real keyboard and mouse at my disposal!

So that's another reason I've now got 258 posts queued up.  I'd say it's a good thing I don't have a life, but I'm still worried about keeping the one I have.

Yeah, I'm a pessimist.

Okay, I'll definitely post again once I'm settled in at my sister's place.  Maybe even off the phone from the hospital afterwards  Hopefully!

Take it easy, Team Toobworld!

CROSSING THE POND IN THE PROMOVERSE

I knew about the crossover between 'CSI: NY' (the host series) and 'Cold Case'.  This happened in May of 2007 in an episode called "Cold Reveal", in which Scotty Valens traveled up from Philadelphia to learn more about the connection which Stella Bonasera had to an unsolved case.

But 'Cold Case' had another crossover, according to Wikipedia......

In 2005, John Finn, Kathryn Morris and Jeremy Ratchford appeared in a satirical promo on the Irish language television station TG4. The commercial won a Gold Medal in the "Best Drama Promos" category of the 2007 Sharks International Advertising Awards Festival of Ireland (Sharks Awards). The promotion features John Finn and Kathryn Morris in character interrogating a murder suspect (Peader Cox) from the TG4 soap 'Ros na Rún' who refuses to speak in English; both detectives then begin talking in Gaelic, much to the surprise of Jeremy Ratchford's character. The promo tied in with a murder investigation in 'Ros na Rún'.

That two cops from Philadelphia would be involved in an Irish murder investigation seems a bit far-fetched, even for Toobworld.  (Although it might make more sense if I could speak Gaelic.)

As such, I think it belongs in the Promoverse with all of those USA Network promos that combine their shows.

What do you think?

BCnU!

LEAGUE OF THEMSELVES - HUBBELL ROBINSON

 

AS SEEN IN:
'You'll Never Get Rich'
"Bilko's TV Pilot"

SYNOPSIS:
Hubbell Robinson showed an interest in casting Private Duane Doberman as a comic sidekick in a CBS Western, but was horrified by the pilot directed by Sgt. Bilko.

For a concise biography, click here.

From the Classic TV History Blog (link to the left)
Hubbell Robinson [was] a former CBS executive who was shown the door when the network veered away from the dramatic anthologies that he had championed.  Robinson landed at Revue, the bustling television company run by MCA, where he produced segments for the prestigious 'Sunday Showcase'.  In 1960, the cult classic 'Thriller' went out under Robinson’s banner, and he sold '87th Precinct' the following year.  

Robinson has an entry in the "Encyclopedia of Televsion Volume 1" and you can read his pages here.

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