Can You Guess This TV Theme? #48 - Answer

Congratulations to Liz at 'A Belle, A Bean, & A Chicago Dog' for correctly guessing that this week's TV theme is from 'Coach'!

In 'Coach', actor Craig T. Nelson stars as Hayden Fox, college football coach of the Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles (and later the Orlando Breakers).

'Coach' not only focused on football, (I don't remember if I actually ever saw anybody actually 'play' football during the show), the show focused on the relationships of Coach Fox, his significant other, his daughter and the assistant coaches.

Throughout the program, Coach Fox is constantly wooing and developing his relationship with television news anchor Christine, his significant other played by Shelley Fabares.... Of course, the coach has trouble understanding women, and always uses football analogies to make sense of his romantic relationship....

Jerry Van Dyke and Bill Fagerbakke starred as Coach Fox's trusted and loyal (and simple) assistants coaches. Van Dyke stars as absent-minded Luther Van Dam, and Fagerbakke stars as the gentle giant Michael 'Dauber' Dybynski.

After his successful tenure at Minnesota State University, Coach Fox is given the chance to realize his dream of coaching a professional football team, the Orlando Breakers. The Breakers are owned by widow Doris Sherman, played by Katherine Helmond (Mona from Who's The Boss?)....

Coach was on the air for 200 episodes! I've got a lot of television to watch this weekend!

Jones Soda Company Says 'Let's See What Else We Can Carbonate'!

The marketing department of Jones Soda Company often creates crazy seasonal flavors to help promote their brand.... Their most recent group of flavors are based on the game 'Dungeons and Dragons', and include Illithid Brain Juice, Sneak Attack, Potion of Healing, Dwarven Draught, Bigby's Crushing Thirst Destroyer, and Eldritch Blast....


Here are some of their other brilliant marketing ideas.....

'Orange You Glad For Change' Cola

In 2007, the Seattle based company released a limited edition Seattle Seahawks Pack - Including Perspiration, Sports Cream, Natural Field Turf, Dirt and Sweet Victory flavored sodas.


The Dessert Pack - Including Cherry Pie, Banana Cream Pie, Key Lime Pie, Apple Pie, and Blueberry Pie flavored sodas. Future Dessert Packs included Lemon Meringue Pie flavored soda.


The Chanukah Pack - Including Chocolate Coin, Applesauce, Jelly Doughnut and Latke flavored sodas. Each pack came with a dreidel!

The Christmas Pack - Including Sugar Plum, Egg Nog, Christmas Tree and Christmas Ham flavored sodas. Future Christmas Packs included Christmas Cocoa, Candy Cane, and Gingerbread flavored sodas.


The Holiday Pack - Including Turkey and Gravy, Wild Herb Stuffing, Brussel Sprout, Cranberry and Pumpkin Pie flavored sodas. Future holiday packs included Salmon Pâté, Corn on the Cob, Broccoli Casserole, Pecan Pie, Sweet Potato, Dinner Roll, Pea and Antacid flavored sodas.

And for the vegetarians - Tofurky and Gravy flavored soda....

Smart Guy Predicts The Super Bowl

In 1997, 'Smart Guy' premiered on the 'WB' channel.... You may now know the channel as the 'CW' (commonly pronounced as 'QUA'). Anyway, the show was about a ten year old genius trying to survive in high school.... Well, who knew that the producers of 'Smart Guy' were able to predict the future?

In an episode of 'Smart Guy', the kids sneak into the television station to try to get their father's commercial for his roofing business to play during the prime time television hours. Little did they know that the commercial was going to play at halftime during the Super Bowl.... Ok, ok.... I'll get to the point.... Right before the commercial airs, the announcer reveals the halftime score of the Super Bowl:

New Orleans - 54
Indianapolis - 3

I wouldn't run to Vegas just yet.... The sports books have the Indianapolis Colts as six point favorites over the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV.... I don't see the Saints being up by 51 points at halftime....

Commercial Fit For The Super Bowl

Did anybody else see this commercial? I would have expected to see this commercial between quarters in the Super Bowl, not during the AFC Championship Game between the New York Jets and the Indianapolis Colts.... WalMart better bring during the Super Bowl....

One can really appreciate how WalMart was not only able to plug their status as the nation's low price leader, but also able to take a jab at people's inherent fear of clowns.... Well done WalMart. Well done....

Barack Obama Could Be A Wide Receiver

This commercial that aired during the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers game on Thanksgiving for the United We Serve program, NFL and the United States proved something..... Barack Obama can't throw a baseball, but he sure can catch a football.... Wait a second, that was totally a forward lateral Mr. President....

Brett Favre Is A Miracle Man

Did you see Brett Favre, the almost 40-year old quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings, throw a 40-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds left to beat the San Francisco 49ers? You're welcome.....

Back With A Bang #2

I asked for it.... I said "What's next NFL?". Well, they gave it to me... The notably loud All Pro NFL Wide Receiver Chad Ochocinco, who legally changed his name from Chad Johnson to reflect the 85 on his jersey, filled in for the injured kicker in a preseason game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots.

Ochocinco successfully kicked the extra point after the Bengals only touchdown of the the game and kicked off to start the third quarter.... Anything else NFL?

Back With A Bang

The NFL is back! The Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills in the Hall of Fame (Preseason) Game. Watch as the rookie punter from Ohio State University, AJ Trapasso, fakes the punt on the opening drive and runs the ball 40 yards for a touchdown. I'm in... What's next NFL?

He's A Human Being Too!

Check this out! Here are some photos from "The Official White House Photostream" on flickr. The White House representatives post fantastic pictures of Obama and his staff taking care of business. Here are some of the pictures I found interesting. Click on the banner below to see the entire photostream.

One Second Ad

Did you guys see the one second ad during the Super Bowl? There was apparently a huge amount of hype behind it....

Here are three videos, the first video shows the hype for the one second commercial, the second video shows the one second commercials that they decided not to use, and the third video shows the one second commercial that appeared during the Super Bowl.....Enjoy!

New York Bar

Brady's Bar in New York is changing their name to support their recent Super Bowl MVP.

I'm Going To Write About Sports - Why? - Because I Have A Penis - That's Why!

Do you believe in the Madden Curse? Electronic Arts executives announced Seattle Seahawks Running Back Shaun Alexander would be on the cover of the 2007 version of the Madden Franchise. It was recently announced that Alexander would be out indefinitely with a broken foot. Now it turns out that it will be approximately two to three weeks before Alexander can return to the team.

Detroit Lions Running Back Barry Sanders - Sanders appears on the 2000 edition of the Madden Franchise. Known as one of the best running backs in NFL history, Barry Sanders abruptly retired one week before training camp started for the season. At the height of his career, Sanders retired just 1,500 yards short of becoming the NFL's All-Time Leader in Rushing Yards.

Tennessee Titans Running Back Eddie George - George appears on the 2001 edition of the Madden Franchise. The previous year, George led his team to the Super Bowl. George had a career season that year, however, he bobbled a pass in the playoffs that year, which led to a turnover, which was returned for a touchdown, which cost the Titans the game. The following season, his rushing average sank to an all-time low.

Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Daunte Culpepper - Culpepper appears on the 2002 edition of the Madden Franchise. The previous year he had led his team to the NFC championship game. The year he was on the cover, the Vikings struggled to a 4-7 record, until Culpepper was shelved with a season-ending knee injury.

St. Louis Rams Running Back Marshall Faulk - Faulk appears on the 2003 edition of the Madden Franchise. Faulk led the St. Louis Rams to two Super Bowls in the three previous years, and had more than 1,300 yards rushing in each of those seasons, before appearing on the cover of the Madden football game. The year Faulk was on the cover, he suffered an ankle injury, dropped to under 1,000 yards rushing, and had a bad season overall. He never broke through the 1,000 yards rushing mark for the rest of his career.

Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Michael Vick - Vick appears on the 2004 edition of the Madden Franchise. Vick fractured his right fibula in a preseason game ONE DAY after the game hit store shelves. Vick played in only 5 regular season games, finishing with only 585 yards passing and 4 touchdowns. The Atlanta Falcons missed the playoffs, finishing the season with 5 wins and 11 losses, a stark contrast on the team's 9-6-1 record the season prior.

Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Ray Lewis - Lewis appears on the 2005 edition of the Madden Franchise. Lewis suffered an injury that kept him out of the last game of the regular season. It was also Lewis' first season without a single interception, after posting a career-high 6 the previous year. The Baltimore Ravens also failed to make the playoffs that season, after winning their division the year before. Furthermore, in Week 6 of the following year, Ray Lewis' season was ended by a torn hamstring.

Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Donovan McNabb - McNabb appears on the 2006 edition of the Madden Franchise. In the first game of the regular season, McNabb took a hit to the chest from the helmet of Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Chad Lavalais. After the game, it was revealed that McNabb had a 'sports hernia' that needed surgery. Refusing to have the required season-ending surgery while the Eagles (who had made the Super Bowl the previous season) still had a chance to make the playoffs, McNabb played in discomfort and pain throughout the season. On November 21, 2005, McNabb, on the advice of his doctors, opted to have season-ending surgery for his sports hernia; the Eagles had been eliminated from playoff contention and finished the year with a 6-10 record.

Madden is on the cover of the Hall of Fame edition of the game this year. Will he make it through the 2006-2007 season? We're going to have to wait and see.