tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post1652609126384657478..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: The classic CHEERS "Hot Rod Lincoln" bitBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22327108418538174462007-06-26T22:13:00.000-07:002007-06-26T22:13:00.000-07:00I also liked Carla, alone in the bar, dancing arou...I also liked Carla, alone in the bar, dancing around to the cheerfully upbeat, optimistic old Irving Berlin number "I Got the Sun in the Morning," and then quickly stopping the jukebox and becoming her usual sour self when Sam and Rebecca come in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51459362403386523272007-06-25T18:56:00.000-07:002007-06-25T18:56:00.000-07:00The oddest thing - I was just finished reading thi...The oddest thing - I was just finished reading this earlier today, when Hot Rod Lincoln came on the XM Radio channel I was listening to...odd...LouOCNYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151395857835632917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25524887377965930442007-06-25T16:57:00.000-07:002007-06-25T16:57:00.000-07:00I always wondered, is Phoef pronounced "Fohf" "Fee...<I>I always wondered, is Phoef pronounced "Fohf" "Feef" (like Phoebe), or "Fayf" (like Groening).</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>You're saying "Phoef" is pronounced "Groening"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-51639722332165156212007-06-25T15:32:00.000-07:002007-06-25T15:32:00.000-07:00Perhaps Cliff and Norm could do it in a reunion sh...Perhaps Cliff and Norm could do it in a reunion show...it could happenyoo hoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17918978945701905213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6652962741403070142007-06-25T14:50:00.000-07:002007-06-25T14:50:00.000-07:00There was a nice moment when Liluth sang a lullaby...There was a nice moment when Liluth sang a lullaby to put Fredrick or another baby to sleep. I think Frasier then asked why Liluth didn't sing that for him, and she said something like, "Because your breath doesn't smell like cookies." Or puppies.Max Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706524941272103444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76506905492315817632007-06-25T14:35:00.000-07:002007-06-25T14:35:00.000-07:00You mean Rhea Perlman didn't even crack a smile?You mean Rhea Perlman didn't even crack a smile?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46933722784578096332007-06-25T14:24:00.000-07:002007-06-25T14:24:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19530841616250170292007-06-25T12:52:00.000-07:002007-06-25T12:52:00.000-07:00>>Everyone assembled for the table reading. The ca...>>Everyone assembled for the table reading. The cast, writing staff, some crew members, the studio, and the network. We took our cue and launched into “Hot Rod Lincoln”. And we were great. Having practiced diligently for a week we kicked some serious ass. Truly awesome! And when we were done….<BR/><BR/>Nothing. Nada. Dead silence. A vacuum. You could hear crickets from a field a mile away.<<<BR/><BR/><BR/>I guess it's all in the delivery.<BR/><BR/>AlaskarayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63298146242962511612007-06-25T12:23:00.000-07:002007-06-25T12:23:00.000-07:00May I pose a question to the assembled multitude h...May I pose a question to the assembled multitude here? I live in a medium TV market (mid-thirties). We have no local station running Cheers reruns, nor do TVLand/Nick@Nite. Why is that? Is the audience burnt out on the show? Is it availability of the show for purchase? Is it shortsighted programmers? Condidering some of the reruns that are running over and over again, I'm curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16585377758296762002007-06-25T11:50:00.000-07:002007-06-25T11:50:00.000-07:00I have to admit, I always fast forward through the...I have to admit, I always fast forward through the "We Will Rock You" open. It doesn't really have anything to do with Cheers. I think a better example of an opening like that, is the one where one man leaves the bar singing "Sunny Side of the Street" and subsequent people sing the next line then, when it gets around to Coach, he sings an entirely different song. It's very Coach. It's funny and it immediately says "this is Cheers".<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Cheers, I always wondered, is Phoef pronounced "Fohf" "Feef" (like Phoebe), or "Fayf" (like Groening).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16995701980941299092007-06-25T11:33:00.000-07:002007-06-25T11:33:00.000-07:00good golly, Ms. Molly. What a great blog. Glad I w...good golly, Ms. Molly. What a great blog. Glad I wandered by.Most of Martha Woodroof in one placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628461346931946238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14673618963633837852007-06-25T11:24:00.000-07:002007-06-25T11:24:00.000-07:00tb, I think you're thinking of "Uneasy Rider" by C...tb, I think you're thinking of "Uneasy Rider" by Charlie Daniels (and Band)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31953234015186847652007-06-25T11:17:00.000-07:002007-06-25T11:17:00.000-07:00dude a great blog.......... u could also try out w...dude a great blog.......... u could also try out worldallservices.comRishabhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293810272262410906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43309280814743004092007-06-25T10:22:00.000-07:002007-06-25T10:22:00.000-07:00What's the other song, I always mix these two up, ...What's the other song, I always mix these two up, I think he takes off his hat and "all that hair fell out", it's like a country rap song almost, he has to leave in a hurry, big trouble, I know that's not much to go on, but another cool tune...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45006374862873544972007-06-25T10:14:00.000-07:002007-06-25T10:14:00.000-07:00I believe "Hot Rod Lincoln" actually dates back to...I believe "Hot Rod Lincoln" actually dates back to the late 1950s or 1960, and that Commander Cody's wonderful version was actually a remake.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22498062832429227852007-06-25T09:55:00.000-07:002007-06-25T09:55:00.000-07:00Harley Davidson said... I don't know if this was y...Harley Davidson said... <BR/><I>I don't know if this was yours or not, but the best musical moment of "Cheers", in my mind, had to be "We Will Rock You". It just felt like one of those things that would come from nowhere at any great bar.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm with Harley. I love the <I>We Will Rock You</I> bit. I know I've seen it broadcast on the jumbo screens at stadiums during games, too.Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48498702556061044832007-06-25T08:13:00.000-07:002007-06-25T08:13:00.000-07:00I think it would have been funny in the show. I li...I think it would have been funny in the show. I liked Jim Varney's version at the end of the Beverly Hillbillies Movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89535100257803342302007-06-25T07:41:00.000-07:002007-06-25T07:41:00.000-07:00So Gary Cohen's funnier than you? Heck, I knew th...So Gary Cohen's funnier than you? Heck, I knew <I>that</I>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64123173907699547862007-06-25T06:43:00.000-07:002007-06-25T06:43:00.000-07:00Next time: The lyrics to "Wipeout."Next time: The lyrics to "Wipeout."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8014446879418834092007-06-25T02:51:00.000-07:002007-06-25T02:51:00.000-07:00YOu may have not won over the room, but your utter...YOu may have not won over the room, but your utter failure to do so sounds like something you could use. <BR/><BR/>I just read Philip Rosenthal's book on Everybody Loves Raymond. It was amazing to me how many episodes came straight from their lives. Especially the sculpture one.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923161793979910495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27659492388865775552007-06-25T02:46:00.000-07:002007-06-25T02:46:00.000-07:00A similar story from the 1930's courtesy of Self-S...A similar story from the 1930's courtesy of Self-Styled Siren last year:<BR/><BR/><BR/>At an executive meeting at MGM, Nicholas Schenck was fretting about [producer Mervyn] LeRoy's failure to stay within his budget on The Wizard of Oz, and [Louis B.] Mayer presented the young Joseph Mankiewicz as an experienced writer and director who could explain such things. When all the executives turned to Mankiewicz for an explanation, Mankiewicz felt some irresistible impulse to evoke Victor Hugo and blurted out, "I suppose LeRoy s'amuse." Schenck said, "What?" Mankiewicz repeated his inspired line. Somebody said, "That's French." Schenck said, "Why are you talking French?" "All I could think of," Mankiewicz said later, "was 'Why am I here?'"<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.com/2006/05/why-are-you-talking-french.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47501379641131149552007-06-25T00:27:00.000-07:002007-06-25T00:27:00.000-07:00I don't know if this was yours or not, but the bes...I don't know if this was yours or not, but the best musical moment of "Cheers", in my mind, had to be "We Will Rock You". It just felt like one of those things that would come from nowhere at any great bar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com