Category Archives: Growing Pains
‘Saved by the Bell’ Season 2
Season 2, Disc 1, Episode 1: “The Prom” (!) 12:20am: PIZZA and Saved by the Bell. And the episode that’s the turning point for the series.
Filed under Growing Pains, Masochism, Nostalgia Corner, Saved by the Bell
Gratuitous Search Term Bait of the Day: Gold Medley
Today it appears that many of you found this blog by searching for “jimmy fallon tgif themes,” ostensibly referring to the TGIF theme song medley performed on Late Night last April by a capella superstars Straight No Chaser. While those … Continue reading
Jim Carrey, ‘SNL’: No One Does a Thicke!
Well, we weren’t devastated. Maybe it was because we were still ecstatic from the Jets victory, and that residual giddiness made us a little more lenient, a little looser (the beers couldn’t have hurt either). Whatever it was, we were … Continue reading
In Memorium Nostalgia Corner: Bill Erwin
Well, it’s been a big week for Growing Pains news. Unfortunately, this latest development is of the sadder variety, as we’ve lost another member of the Growing Pains family. It was announced today that veteran actor, Bill Erwin passed away … Continue reading
Filed under Growing Pains, In Memoriam, Nostalgia Corner
Kirk Cameron Talking Armageddon on 360°: Rare Miss, Anderson Cooper; Also, What???
If you’re a regular visitor to Jumped the Snark you’ll know that some of our greatest pleasure derives from those delightful occasions when Anderson Cooper rips a deluded, misguided, self-serving and/or reprehensible guest to pieces. He did it with former … Continue reading
Filed under Growing Pains, Makes You Think, Mancrush, The Worst
Gratuitious Search Bait of the Day: Merry Christmas, Leo
Well, this one has been giving us fits for the last few days. We utilized the full extent of our internet scouring capabilities (and, not to sound conceited, we’re pretty great at finding random stuff on the internet) and came … Continue reading
Christmas Clipdown: Seaver Style
We went with this clip last year, but, you know what, it’s the season of giving and you deserve this gift again. So, we proudly present, the moving conclusion to the Growing Pains Season 2 Christmas episode “The Kid“: Lesson … Continue reading
Filed under Growing Pains, Lady Holiday, Yankee Swap
Nostalgia Corner: ‘Valerie/Valerie’s Family/The Hogan Family’
Every era has its own specific genre of TV show, and within that genre there’s a hierarchy: the forerunners, the second-rate but solid middle class and the imitators. For example, in the late ’90s you had shows like Friends and … Continue reading
Filed under Bob Loblaw, Good Humor, Growing Pains, Lists, Nostalgia Corner, Seinlanguage, TGIF, Wake Up, SF!, Who's the Boss?
