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People's History of the Moeller Television Festival (14th year)

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First TV Fest to start with a commercial. This fest is sponsored by Finger Blasters.

We start the festival with children's programs like this. We call the family hour.

Anybody see Trainwreck?

Did everyone see the Jon Hamm bobblehead?

Did you remember to turn off your pagers and cellphones?

I would ask/take Tim Daly to prom for my celebrity date. Who would you ask?

Be on the lookout for presidential candidates that might stop by this year. 

Thanks to everyone who came-- especially from out of state- Jamie from Chicago and Tim from Peoria.

R.I.P Chuckles (includes drawing of elephant stomping a clown dressed as a peanut)

There's a Mary statue in downtown Minneapolis, throwing her hat.

Sue Ann (Betty White) it sounds like would take Robert Redford as a celebrity prom date.

Mary's body be bangin' in her 70s pant suits.

This show is more of a sausage-fest than expected.

I love Betty White :)

They had to write this episode several minutes short to accommodate laughter.

Where's Rhonda?

This episode of Mary Tyler Moore sponsored by Finger Blasters.

Almost all of these people are alive-- but they're old.

The opening shot in the theme of Mary's face, would now be a "fashion don't" for too much powder under her eyes.

I once played a rock version of the Mary Tyler Moore theme song in a past band.

How's the aspect ration for everyone? Is it good?

Hillary Clinton won't be here but she's planning to log in from her private computer.

Georgette was just in Chicago to promote a new Broadway show about a competitive dance team of old people. She looks and sounds exactly the same.

Diaper Blow Out!

The father character was added to the last two seasons of the Bernie Mac Show to help fill the void of Bernie and his declining health.

The actress that plays the mom is Diana Ross' daughter

Dion Cole his office friend was a writer on Conan O'Brien in a million sketches

The running gag of Jeannine is great. I like that actress's other running gag of playing Meg Ryan on MAD TV.

Chris Christie wanted to be here. Because it's an entire day of just sitting.

This episode explains the disappearance of Chuck Cunningham, Richie's older Brother. He's been missing since the first season. Obviously a victim of Mork's Alien abduction plans.

"I guess the finger was just too much" Best line of the episode.

Chris, is this before or after the show jumped the shark?

Robin Williams clown joke

Mork's glove is the inspiration for smartphones. He can google bleem measurements instantaneously.

Mork shot first.

Mork makes Robin Williams seem more like Andy Kaufman than I remember

Flying saucer? that was Fonzy jumping a shark.

Do you think Robin was already on coke?

This episode scared me when I was a kid. I loved Mork & Mindy but Mork was a scary bad guy in this

Martin O'Malley is here right now. He's blending in.

This was way before Bob Loblaw ever lobbed a law bomb.

Contrary to popular belief this episode was not written for Robin Williams

Fun Fact: My mom kissed Scott Bayo

RIP Al Molinaro He died this year 96

Richie was one of my first TV crushes.

Is Richie already balding?

I wonder if my gym has as many pube situations as Abbi's gym.

"Mind my vagina" was my AOL screen name

Best line of the episode "There's a pube situation  that's unprecedented" Oops this was left in the box from the Happy Days episode

Anyone else want to change their celebrity prom date answer to Ilana?

A phrase I don't want to hear in a future episode: "Thanks a lot Donald J Trump"

Jeb!

Good job, Rob

Instead of Slide & Glid, I'd like to see these girls try curling

Constipation

Most oral sex at TV Fest since that episode of Murder, She Wrote

This is the funniest episode of Girls.

Dave had mote-me for breakfast

Bring back Fear Factor.... Bullet Ants maybe...

Help! I'm trapped inside a TV Fest Comment Box.

Beth would make a fun prom date!

Maura Tierney just won a Golden Globe

Ray Romano was the original Joe on the show

This show was 10 years too early. It's for an audience of obsessives.

Words not allowed in our house Milk, juice, drink, both

We are trying to teach Ophelia how to use the phone. She is confused to see Aaron's picture and hear the voice but not see a person.

Michael Conrad (Esterhaus in roll call) died of cancer a few months after this episode

Jenn should tell her Asian foot massage story

Remember when American streets were gritty?

Nobody knew the word "hoodie" in 1982

If you needed a cop in the 80's, who would you pick? Someone from Hill Street or Cagney & Lacey?

I've never watched this show before. Why is one of the cops dressed like a Latin American dictator?

Jeb!

If Hill Street had a complaint box, I think the Hispanic officer of the year ceremony would go smoother.

Aaron, do you have a piano to play the theme song for us?

I don't normally drink more than one margarita whenver I'm receiving an award.

According to IMDB, there's 29 characters in this episode

The way Frank felt when his son was missing is the way I felt during Blackish when Royce blew out his diaper

that john at the massage parlor was awfully "crabby"

Next, on your late local news

The doctor's receptionist Laura is the real life sister of my celebrity prom date, Sarah Silverman

Ben always has mismatched socks

This show animates somebody's stories, just like Drunk History

Chris and I used to play Guess Who with our sister

 Ben & Dr. Katz should try playing "Cards against humanity." Maybe invite Jon Stewart to join them

Constipation or diarrhea?

One more thing TVs are great for: cheating to win board games

Franz (includes photo of Franz)

Royce's hats are like yarmulkes on me

Tim Conway is a good friend of me and Alex. We didn't get a Christmas card this year because we moved

Has Betty White ever had a different hairstyle?

For comedy/variety, Jamie wanted us to show Donny & Marie

This was 1978 but all these actors are still alive

I'm old enough to remember when these sketches first went viral in 1978

This was Grandma Werning's favorite show: Mama's Family in particular

Steve Martin biting his hand to stop laughing at Tim Conway

Where's the ear pull?

This episode aired five days after that Happy Days episode.

Aaron and Alex, could you bore us with a Tim Conway story?

Did anyone see Carol on Conan Wednesday night?

"Well excuse me" was Steve Martin's catch phrase.

This is the 4th to the last episode.

In most episodes, Carol takes questions from the audience

The bit with Mama's Family is that there's always a visit with a relative more sophisticated than them.

I didn't realize Betty White would be so prominent today

Seen Alec Baldwin's Tony Bennett impression?

Tracy's radioactive piranha is named Bitey, just like Homer Simpson named what?

Where is Betty White?

This is based on Tracy's real life, even before it happened

Tracy Jordan movie posters

Jane Krakowski is lying when she says Trop50 orange juice tastes good

Jon Hamm is Ellie Kemper's drama teacher at John Burroughs High School in St. Louis

Carol Kane was Woody Harrelson's girlfriend back in Cheers days

It's like an extension of 30 Rock- same rhythm and music.

Is everyone planning to watch "The People v. O.J. Simpson?" Starts this week.

posted by CM @ 1:41 PM