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A People's History of the Moeller TV Festival (#12)

This has become an annual staple: a publishing of the many of the anonymous comments, without context, from the TV Festival comment box. Know that you are all loved. Enjoy...

(all comments sic'd, and others I can't read the handwriting)

Thanks to Jamie for coming all the way from Chicago for TV Fest XII.

I won a gift card from work that paid for this season of Gilligan's Island.

They wear a lot of makeup.

I never noticed how often the skipper looked directly into the TV camera, as if to say Do you believe this idiot Gilligan!

Forget Ginger vs. Marianne. How about Mrs. Howell?!

How did they ever find this theme song for the show? It's like it was written for it.

Mrs. Howell's eyebrows are interesting

Rob once dressed as Gilligan for Halloween. Does anybody have a photo?

It was so sad when Bob Denver died in that plane crash.

Mr. Howell dusted the bush for Mrs. Howell... that sure was nice... like Aaron pumping gas for Alex when its cold

We should create a TV Fest song with the track from this show

to answer that timeless question Ginger or Maryann - Ginger

Damn, that Mr. Howell sounds like Mr. McGoo!

And the Emmy for Best Comedy Series goes to Gilligan's Island!

louis C.K. has the best bit about cell phones!

This is why nobody remembers shows like Seinfeld or Friends or ER

Ricky Gervais laughter is all I need to hear to laugh

That's what my hand looked like after my wine bottle steak knife fiasco.

One time I pulled a muscle in my neck rolling my eyes behind my husband's back... just kidding

That fight is what would happen between Gilligan and the Skipper if the professor didn't step in.

It's all downhill from here for guys who've hosted TV Festivals for 12 years. We sit around waiting to see who's gonna die first.

I don't know, the only thing missing was Louie hoarding Feathers. Otherwise I thought it was pretty much the same as Gilligan's Island.

The episode of SNL that Louie CK hosted wasn't very funny... which was disappointing

The results of my pregnancy test took like a whole 5 Days!

Todd Barry is my buddy

Weird things are happening to my body while growing this baby. Glad my Dr doesn't make comments about my growing uterus.

What is Zach Braff up to?

No episode of a show that starts with Toto's Africa could be bad.

Studies have shown that Zac Braff has feminine lips, enhancing his attractiveness and/or uniqueness

Schwimmer's Ear

That was some sort of "Gone with the Wind"-themed episode.

Sorry I forgot to write who requested the Open Remotes in the program.

A first generation Ipod? This show is so dated.

Garret Donovan & Neil Goldman, who wrote this episode, were writers on Community. The Community characters Garret and Fat Neil were named for them.

Alex, did you remember to put your phone on 'vibrate'?

"Salesman" seems vaguely reminiscent of "Taxman" by the Beatles

This episode was nominated for an emmy. Probably for the controversy over saying "Hell"!

Rob, you don't have to hold my comments. You can pass them to Jamie.

I can see why people always refer to the Beatles as "like the Monkees but without the acting chops"

This show as a lot of fun but years later we know that this generation of young people ruined the traditional values of the United States.

I think Peter is the cutest

I think Davy is the cutest

The 60s would have been a good time to be employed as a laugh track actor.

Was that Paul Reuben's father as the pawn shop owner?

Trippy

@ my elementary schools after school program we had a dance to go with the theme song. As well as the "hard knock life" from Annie

Archer is intentionally drawn to look like Don Draper on Mad Men

Aisha Tyler is a friggen genius. She was on Celebrity Jeopardy and cleaned house.

This show is funnier when I'm not trying to sleep

Has Jessica Walter ever acted a scene without a drink in her hand?

This show is "comically anachronistic"

Some other H. Jon Benjamin characters are Carl, the convenience store owner on Family Guy and Coach McGurt from Home Movies

Chris Parnell would play Jamie in the TV Festival movie

Chuck Norris has really let himself go

As soon as I find a better source than YouTube for his 1985 Showtime special "F-D-R: A One-Man Show," there will be an all-Chris Elliott TV Festival.

Aaron had a customer that we found out was a swinger from a customer of mine that he propositioned.

There is one person who never got the credit they deserved to making Cheers such a success... we honor Ted Dansen's hair stylist

Rebecca seems really annoyed by Sam. It seems like a good auditing session would take care of those thetons

Rebecca is wearing a red leather top from the Eddie Murphy Raw collection

This must be a later episode since Dick didn't trip over the footstool in the opening credits.

I was not aware peanut butter and avocado went together

Does Chris have any wakey flakies for breakfast?

That eavesdropping misunderstanding ruined what would have been a great swingers party

I googled peanut butter avocado dip & it doesn't seem to exist, but this episode was referenced in many posts. If I find a good one it will be at the next festival

Dick Van Dyke was drawn to look like Don Draper on Mad Men

Does anybody want my recipe for bell pepper relish?

That Jerry Van Dyke is a genius.

if you haven't seen Robot Chicken's Star Wars, I highly suggest watching it.

RIP Brian "the dog"

That's all we need. a Druish princess. Oh wait, wrong movie. My bad.

The Monkees could really have used some of the moves from the Stormtroopers Dance.

how come no one thought to "Jam the radar" oh wait, wrong movie

Did everyone see the photo of Danyelle dressed as Meg at last year's festival?

the jump to hyper space brought out the Dr. Who time warp. By the way Dr Who celebrated their 50 anniversary last weekend

The show Ray Romano got fired from after one day was Newsradio

And Dave gave us Chris Elliott

Why are Dave's suit jackets always too big?

In the movie of the TV Festival Jamie would play Les Nessman

Mrs. Carlson is wearing a wrist watch.

There was some beautiful, flowy, Aqua Netty hair at WKRP

Let's assume Andy's bottle is sparkling grape juice.

Yeah congratulate the lady with her baby by giving her alcohol! People think before you gift

Don't you love hearing that REAL WKRP music?

Treme DOES get good if you stick with it.

I hear Ben Affleck is the next dumb gay Batman.

There's a Liz Lemon version of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

Were any of those people on the tour the original Willy Wonka kids? Anyone know?

Shelia is played by Alexandra Wentworth. Who is married to George Stephanopoulos. Making George her real-life Schmoopy.

Alex would get the crab bisque

Ana Gasteyer, an SNL alum, was the customer before Elaine at the end.

Jason Alexander played a super, creepy sociopath in Criminal Minds.

This is a funny episode, Schmoopy

posted by CM @ 7:16 PM