Category Archives: Growing Pains
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 Who's the Boss?, Lists, Good Humor, TGIF, Nostalgia Corner, Growing Pains, Wake Up, SF!, Seinlanguage, Bob Loblaw
Was Crystal Bowersox Inspired By ‘Growing Pains?’
Last night on American Idol Crystal Bowersox wowed us yet again by taking on Gladys Knight & the Pips’ “Midnight Train to Georgia,” stepping out from behind the acoustic guitar to behind a piano and then stepping out from behind … Continue reading
Because For ‘LOST’ Fans a Simple Title Card Isn’t Enough
Ever since Seinfeld, opening title sequences have been getting shorter and shorter, culminating in the extreme minimalism of the LOST opening, which is no more than a word and a musical note, and is just about pitch perfect. But although … Continue reading
Filed under Growing Pains, LOST, Nostalgia Corner, Other people's stuff, Virulent, Wake Up, SF!
In Memorium Nostalgia Corner: Andrew Koenig
Foreward: Jumped The Snark updates have been few and far between for the last few weeks (in fact, they’ve been non-existent), because I have been in the process of moving out of LA, driving cross-country, and settling in back in … Continue reading
Filed under Count Bleh, Growing Pains, Jump Street, Nostalgia Corner
Dear ‘The Office:’ You’re Making it Harder and Harder to Keep Defending You
First reaction to last night’s “episode:” What the fuck was that? A clip show? Really? Really??? Perhaps I would not have be so indignant if the episode had was a celebration of a milestone number of episodes. Or if it … Continue reading
Nostaliga Corner: ‘The Commish’ – A desk job? Not the way HE does it
There were a few shows I watched as an eight year-old that I probably shouldn’t have been allowed to view. WWF(E) Monday Night Raw. Probably not Married with Children. Definitely not Silk Stalkings (although it proved popular among the whole … Continue reading
Filed under Growing Pains, Jump Street, Nostalgia Corner
Christmas Clipdown: A Seaver Family Christmas
Even though the cast of Growing Pains was made up of two Jews and a Canadian it contributed its fair share of Christmas themed episodes (likely somewhat due to the presence of at least one Jesus freak). To continue getting … Continue reading
Filed under Growing Pains, Yankee Swap
Hanukkah Muppet Monday: The Secret Connection Between ‘Growing Pains’ & ‘Sesame Street’
You didn’t think I’d let a Muppet Monday falling on Hanukkah pass by without posting some sort of hilarious video or funny picture or insightful essay relevant to both the Muppets and Hanukkah, did you? Well, it’s Tuesday now, so … Continue reading
Filed under Growing Pains, Muppet Mondays, Muppets
