Matthew McSweeney's Blog

WKRP in Cincinnati  was an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 18, 1978, to April 21, 1982 for four seasons and 90 episodes. I first heard about it when doing research on the TV show  Frasier . It follows a struggling fictional radio station in Cincinnati called WKRP and the misadventures of its staff. The  series was created by Hugh Wilson whose  experiences when he worked in advertising sales at Top 40 radio station WQXI in Atlanta served as a basis for the series. These include many of the series’ characters, along with some of the stories which are based on people and events at WQXI.   The show features an ensemble cast consisting of Gary Sandy as the straight man and program director, Andy Travis, Gordon Jump as the middle-aged general manager, Arthur Carlson, Howard Hesseman as the veteran disc jockey, Dr. Johnny Fever, Richard Sanders as the fastidious, bow-tied news reporter, Les Nessman  who wears a bandage in every episode as a r...

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My review of  That Girl I first heard about the sitcom That Girl (1966-1971), a few days after New Trier closed due to COVID-19. I was browsing through Amazon Prime when I discovered it. So I decided to watch it, and it's been one of my favorite shows since then! I've actually seen every episode of the series. Another TV show I've seen every episode of which wasn't short-lived is Seinfeld . One reason why I love That Girl is because it features a strong female lead! It aired on ABC for five seasons and 136 episodes from September 8, 1966, to March 19, 1971. It  was created by Bill Persky & Sam Denoff ,  both of whom Marlo Thomas's father, Danny Thomas, was closely associated with. Both of them served as head writers for The Dick Van Dyke Show .   The series is about an actress named Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) who's a single woman from Brewster, New York. She moves to New York City to try and make it big. In between her various auditions and bit parts, she has...

 My experience with the COVID-19 vaccine: In April of 2021, the COVID-19 vaccine became available to the public in Illinois. On the 22nd of that month, I went on a long car ride with my parents to a Walmart store for my first COVID-19 vaccine shot which was the Pfzier one! It was the first time I rode in a car in more than 365 days! Once we got to the Walmart, we were really cautious as we masked up as we went inside and practiced social distancing. I waited patiently as I awaited my first COVID-19 vaccine shot and I stayed calm the entire time. Once I got my first shot, I was given a band-aid on my left arm where I got the injection. Then, I waited while sitting in a chair which felt comfortable to me. Once my parents both got the first shot and we waited a certain amount of time, we all left the store and returned home. Both car rides were so exciting as I got to do a lot of sightseeing as I saw a lot of places that I hadn't seen in a long time.  In between my two shots, I w...

When I first heard about there possibly being a Lego Ideas set on Central Perk from Friends, when it later   made the 2018 second review results, was approved in 2019, and later released that same year, I was really happy seeing as that a lot of people love that show. However, what bothered me the entire time until the summer of 2020 was that there wasn't one on Seinfeld seeing as that the two shows are similar to one another and how beloved they both were.  Plus, I wanted to get the then-upcoming game  Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga  100% completed before shopping for a lot of Legos again on eBay since I was aware of how big the game was going to be.  This is why I focused on ordering other stuff from eBay, and just two Lego sets from the early 2000s before COVID-19 hit the U.S. hard because I believed at the time which turned out to be true is that if I talked about the Central Perk set from Friends , they would've likely asked me about if there was one on...

 Ideas for people who never guest starred on Friends : Loni Anderson She would've played a character who Joey lusts after. Robbie Coltrane He could've worked as Rachel's father, one of the character's bosses, a rival chef of Monica, or Joey's acting co-star. Seth Green "I can really only see him as playing a “dumb” friend of Frank Jr. Jr. I’m sure there is some sort of silly shenanigans scenario he and Frank could have involved Phoebe in." Gordon Jump (1930-2003) He could've played the uncle or father of any of the main characters except for Phoebe. Patti LuPone She would've worked as the aunt or mother of any of the six main characters seeing all the main cast members of Friends are 14+ years younger than her. She even played Frasier's aunt Zora Crane on an episode of Frasier despite being half a dozen years older than Kelsey Grammer. She scored an Emmy nomination for doing so. Nancy Marchand (1928-2000) She would've worked as the mother o...

While  Cold Case is not available on DVD & Blu-Ray, here are examples of where you can see the main cast members play an authority figure on DVD & Blu-Ray: The Barber (film)    Jeremy Ratchford played a sheriff. Blue Murder (TV series)    Jeremy Ratchford was a regular on that show as a detective. The Fast and the Furious   films    Thom Barry played Agent Bilkins in the first two films. Gone   (TV series)    Tracie Thoms played an FBI Agent. Jersey Boys (film)   Jeremy Ratchford played a police officer. The Law & Order franchise -  John Finn played a racist police officer in the Law & Order episode “Poison Ivy”.  Danny Pino was a regular on Law & Order: SVU .  NCIS    Jeremy Ratchford played a police detective in the episode “Day in Court”. NYPD Blue    John Finn played a police officer in two episodes. The Outer Limits   (TV series)  Jeremy Ratchford play...

When I was little, I first heard about George Carlin when I watched VHS copies of Thomas & Friends where he was the narrator. A few years later, I learned that he played Mr. Conductor on Shining Time Station and that the Thomas & Friends episodes aired as part of the Shining Time Station episodes. Many years after I first heard about him, I realized he was known for using profanity, most specifically his seven dirty words, most of which are still forbidden on American television today. Before getting fully vaccinated from COVID-19, I spent a lot of time watching stuff related to him on Amazon Prime which helped me fully realize that he's my favorite comedian of all time.

 Tire War between Goodyear & Firestone in IndyCar racing from 1995-1999: CART 1995 Firestone - 2 wins, 2 poles, 3 fastest laps, 2 most laps led Goodyear - 15 wins, 15 poles, 14 fastest laps, 15 most laps led 1996 Firestone -  10 wins, 12 poles, 10 fastest laps, 8 most laps led Goodyear - 6 wins, 4 poles, 6 fastest laps, 8 most laps led 1997 Firestone - 13 wins, 12 poles, 13 fastest laps, 10 most laps led Goodyear - 4 wins, 5 poles, 4 fastest laps, 7 most laps led 1998 Firestone - 18 wins, 18 poles, 17 fastest laps, 15 most laps led Goodyear - 1 win, 1 pole, 2 fastest laps, 4 most laps led 1999 Firestone - 19 wins, 19 poles, 19 fastest laps, 19 most laps led Goodyear - 1 win, 1 pole, 1 fastest lap, 1 most laps led IRL 1996 Firestone - 3 wins, 4 poles, 4 fastest laps, 3 most laps led Goodyear - 2 wins, 1 pole, 1 fastest lap, 2 most laps led 1997 Firestone - 6 wins, 5 poles, 4 fastest laps, 6 most laps led Goodyear - 2 wins, 3 poles, 4 fastest laps, 2 most laps l...