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But this thing might need to be revised down the road after I realize what I've left off.</p> <p><b>NOTE:</b> Theme song counts for the majority of the ranking, but the actual video during the song didn't hurt.</p> <p><b><u>#10 All in the Family</u></b> <p><b>Theme Breakdown</b></p> <p> <nl> <li>00:06 - Glen Miller, an American jazz musician who went missing when his plane disappeared over the English Channel during World War II. His body has never been found. A hit parade is like today's Billboard charts. <li>00:23 - Even though her voice was like nails on a chalkboard, still a Top 5 tv mom. <li>00:31 - I know nothing about Herbert Hoover or why Archie likes him. I guess because we didn't need no (double negative) welfare state, people pulled their weight and boy, was their old LaSalle running great. <li>000:46 - NO kidding...those were the days. All in the Family might be the greatest sitcom ever. </li> </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/znrjbo9QRLk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><b><u>#9 The Fall Guy</u></b> <p><b>Theme Breakdown</b></p> <p> <nl> <li>00:07 - This song name-drops like nothing else. <li>00:54 - Honestly, I think Redford didn't need your help becoming a star, Lee Majors. <li>01:01 - I bet you thought the song was over, didn't you? Nope, another 45 seconds of kick-ass, stuntman music...and Heather Thomas. Whatever happened to you? <li>01:15 - Seriously, that's even too much for a stuntman. <li>01:38 - BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Aw-GP1D6cdo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><p><b><u>#8 WKRP in Cincinnati</u></b> <p><b>Theme Breakdown</b></p> <p> <nl> <li>00:06 - How many times have we all been over this bridge and saw this shot? <li>00:26 - Gordon, of course, was infamously knowned for being a pedophile on an episode of Diff'rent Strokes that we covered earlier this year. <li>00:29 - That lady has taken A LOT of Burt Reynold's mustache rides. <li>00:35 - "I'm at DOUBLE-U-KAY-ARE-PEE in Cincinnnnnaattiii" </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/m2t17TcyGWg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><p><b><u>#7 Dallas</u></b> <p><b>Theme Breakdown</b></p> <p> <nl> <li>00:02 - Absolutely one of the best builds to a tv theme ever. And I hated this show. <li>00:08 - Helicopter shadow...for some reason, I always pointed that out to my folks. "Yeah, nice, it's a shadow, Matt." <li>00:26 - Cowboy Stadium, when the Cowboys were the bottom feeders of the NFL...the good ole days. <li>00:44 - I will go on to star in a sitcom with another 80's star that didn't make it like they thought they would, Suzanne Sommers. <li>00:50 - TV's greatest villian? He's up there and I will not argue this. <li>00:55 - You can spell Kanaly without "anal." <li>01:03 - Fuuuuuuuu...Charlene Tilton... </nl><p> Youtube will not allow embedding, so you will have to click the link, and flip back-and-forth to see the timeline and video. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsVZUJVVaIE" target="_blank">Dallas Theme Song</a> <p><p><b><u>#6 Cheers</u></b> <p><b>Theme Breakdown</b></p> <p> <nl> <li>00:13 - I've questioned this before, but at what point did men stop wearing suits and ties everywhere they went (ball games, bars, etc.)? And what caused it? My guess: JFK and Elvis Pressley or the hippie generation. If you look at 1963, they're still wearing them, but then--BAM--right after his assassination, everyone just transformed. Am the only one thinking of this? <li>00:20 - 1928: wearing a monocle to the bar=boss; 2011=ass whoopin'...the times have changed. And where is that girl in the yellow pouring that wine/champagne? This was around the prohibition years, right? That would get a person bitchslapped back then. <li>00:23 - Pervert in the lower-right-hand corner is a pervert. . <li>00:34 - Leigh Taylor, bartending the Tea Room, circa 1930. </nl><p> </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7KtAgAMzaeg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </P> <p><b><u>#5 Unsolved Mysteries</u></b> <p><b>Theme Breakdown</b></p> <p> <nl> <li>00:04 - If I'm 13 again, the intro guy's voice already has me turning on the light. <li>00;10 - And if he didn't the opening teas music and Robert Stack REALLY has me running to the lights. </li> </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/V_jMOVdBzs0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><b>Three Unsolved Mystery episodes that frightened me:</b></p> <p><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j826yxjyAis&feature=player_embedded">The Satanic Arsonist</a></b> - A rash of fires plagued a town and a VHS tape was found of the suspect taping the fires. The dude scared the crap out of me. <p><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6XOA8TsrXo&feature=related">The ATM Killer Part 1</a> - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEVhbggtBhQ&feature=related">Part 2</b></a> - Matthew Chase goes out and never returns. A couple of ATM pictures show some weird occurances, especially one of a mysterious man behind him. An "Update" airs and we learn that he was found shot to death. It's even more creepier that it's never been solved. <p><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekm4I_v_nFk&feature=related">The New Hampshire Serial Killer Part 1</a> - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBIMwfACY8g&feature=related">Part 2</a></b> - A woman is attacked by a serial killer while at a pop machine, but survives. When she thinks she's far from trouble, her car ends up behind his. <p><b><u>#4The Greatest American Hero</u></b> <p><b>Theme Breakdown</b></p> <p> <nl> <li>00:05 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind anyone? The premise of the show: Richard Hinkley, played by William Katt is given a super hero outfit, but loses the instrucion manual and has to learn how to use it, leading to hilarity a lot of the times. <li>00:30 - Classic early 80's white man fro. He might be first ballot Hall of Famer. If I were ranking the greatest white-fro ever, I think I am going with Bob Ross. It's up for debate, though. <li>00:51 - FBI agent Bill Maxwell, who assists Hinkley. Here's a weird fact, they had to change Hinkley's last name to Hanley due to President Reagan's assassination attempt. kick-ass, stuntman music...and Heather Thomas. Whatever happened to you? <li>01:00 - Begin the introductions of two-bit 80's sitcom stars that I do not recall. <li>01:15 - Uh-oh, a contender to William Katt's white man fro title on the show! But since Don Cervantes hasn't probably acted again, he's not counted. <li>01:34 - Mike Post did such a great job with this, it eventually reached #2 on on the Billboard Top 100 chart. </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/e9Q3orQhEcA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><p><b><u>#3 Quantum Leap</u></b> <p><b>Theme Breakdown</b></p> <p> <nl> <li>00:50 - Might hold the record for longest span before actual theme music starts in an intro. <li>00:54 - Naked Scott Bakula? <li>01:22 - Yup, if I were able to leap from person-to-person, that's what I'd be doing, too, sam. <li>01:27 - This is where it really kicks in...love this song. <li>01:33 - Scott Bakula as a quarterback >>>> Scott Bakula as a baseball player. <li>01:44 - Naked Scott Bakula? </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DjK9GJMBpt0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><p><b><u>#2 Welcome Back, Kotter</u></b> <p><b>Theme Breakdown</b></p> <p> <nl> <li>00:01 - That stat is correct, Brooklyn is the most populated borough in NYC, so that puts it right behind Houston, TX as the 4th largest. I always wondered about that. <li>00:08 - Graffiti on trains...first thing I think of is this show. <li>00:27 - Is there a reason they showed white sheets when Freddy "Boom Boom" Washington's (the sole African-American on the show) name was credited? Hmmmm..... <li>00:32 - Yeah, Brooklyn looks like a piece of crap town to me. No wonder the Dodgers left long ago. <li>00:37 - Haha...Sacks. </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QVS3WNt7yRU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><b>#1 Dukes of Hazzard</b> <p><u><b>Theme Breakdown</b></u></p> <p>Again, Youtube will not allow embedding, so you will have to click the link, and flip back-and-forth to see the timeline and video. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRX4mlFi06A" target="_blank">Dukes of Hazzard Theme</a> <p> <nl> <li>00:04 - Jumping over anything in the General Lee: my dream as a child. But then I swayed away from the redneck path...and I left the Duke boys in my dust. <li>00:17 - I can't count the number of unsuccessful attempts at doing the front of the car slide, and then jump into the passenger window I failed. But they were pimps. <li>00:27 - Controversial take: Daisy Duke was not attractive. <li>00:38 - No doubt Uncle Jesse took the boys out to the woodshed plenty of times when they were younger and he was able. Who do you take: Full House Uncle Jesse or Jesse Duke? <li>00:44 - Name that was cool back then, but might be taken for a female part now: Cooter. <li>00:55 - Is there any doubt the real Duke boys would have been sent to prison for at least 20 years if they didn't live in Hazzard? What a weak police force and judicial system Hazzard had. </nl><p> <hr> <br> And there you have it. You don't have to agree, but you can't change my opinion. Unless you give me a big list of songs that I'll look at and go...."Crap! How could I have forgotten that!?!" </p> </div> <div class="post-footer"> </div> <!-- end post footer --> </div> <!-- end single post --> <span class="date">March 9, 2011</span> <div class="photo"> <span class="postphoto"><img src="http://www.mattjarrells.com/images/Feb/20110309a.jpg"></span> <div class="caption"> <h5>Favorite TV Show Theme Songs (#15-11)</h5> <p>Well, that daily blog for one straight year lasted 33 days. And that was about 30 days longer than I expected, so that's a personal goal accomplished. So, we'll just update whenever we feel the need.</p> <p>This is the second part of our Top 20 TV Theme countdown.</p> <p><b>NOTE:</b> Theme song counts for the majority of the ranking, but the actual video during the song didn't hurt.</p> <p><b><u>#15 Golden Girls</u></b> <p>I can count on one hand how many times I've watched a full episode of Golden Girls. When spending weekend nights at my grandparent's house, this was one of many shows (I still see you 'Murder She Wrote,' 'Love Boat,' and 'Dallas') I'd have to listen to in the background while playing Nerf basketball in the hallways.</p> <p>It really grew on me over the years and really is a feel-good song about friendship (awwwwww). And it's always something I relate to when picking up a Nerf basketball. There's something about going up for a dunk on a Nerf rim while hearing, "...thanks you for being a friiiiiieeend!!" and thinking of Betty White.</p> <nl> <li>00:07 - One of these is not like the other....ooooh, too soon? Stay healthy, Betty! <li>00:14 - What a handsome man. <li>00:23 - Has she even aged any? Take a look at some of her Match Game years and she still looks the same. <li>00:35 - She might have played the mother, but she was actually the youngest of all the women except Rue. </li> </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KiQzUEc_FmI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><p><b><u>#14 Police Squad</u></b> <p>Before there was the hilariously successful Naked Gun movies, it all started with a unknown tv series called Police Squad. It was way ahead of its time and a lot of people didn't get most of the humor, so it was cancelled after only six episodes. </p> <p>It still stars Leslie Neilsen, but the rest of the characters (Nordberg, Al, etc.) are played by different actors. But don't let that sway you away if you happen to run across this DVD (I found one), because it's just a funny. And you can catch some jokes that would later be revealed on The Naked Gun.</p> <p> <nl> <li>00:20 - The man, Det. Lt. Frank Drebin... <li>00:33 - Rex Hamilton as Abraham Lincoln. As with most humor on this show, this character has nothing to do with the show. <li>00:39 - They would have special guest stars each week that were killed off before the end of these credits. This week we had Mrs. Brady shot down in her kitchen. <li>00:48 - And also, the episode names would never match the voiceover's description. </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8925OwhkrBo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><p><b><u>#13 Bosum Buddies</u></b> <p>Long before Tom Hanks was THE (arguably) greatest actor of our lifetime, he was dressing up a woman with his buddy in order to stay at an all-women's apartment complex. As always, hilarity ensued.</p> <p>This song was not only a great theme, it made its onto radio airwaves, as it was sung by Billy Joel. There wasn't much I remember about other than I still whistle it to this day.</p> </p> <p> <nl> <li>00:15 - The women in that apartment never noticed the Adam's apple, huh? <li>00:35 - It's one of those themes that doesn't kick in until around, well, 35 seconds. And then it segways into the Man-We're-Single-And-Just-Having-Too-Much-Fun montages. <li>00:38 - Yeah, I have no clue what happend to Peter Scolari either. No doubt he sits at home on the weekends watching old reruns on DVD of Bosum Buddies wondering what went wrong, then looks up Tom Hanks' IMDB.com profile and contemplates suicide. <li>00:57 - I tried to perfect that feat, but realized it was easier with two people. <li>01:43 - I (we) DID prefect that fly-ball routine, though. Man, there was a lot things in this montage I used to mimic. </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ORKyyHBy6JQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><p><b><u>#12 Wide World of Sports</u></b> <p>This was a saturday afternoon staple at the Jarrells household. Well, at least for me, because it seemed like I was the only person EVER watching television in my home (explains a lot). </p> <p>There were plenty of sports shown on WWOS, but it seemed to me the only thing I ever caught was old Muhammed Ali fights and The Harlem Globetrotters. As with wrestling, I didn't realize their games were as scripted as a Ric Flair vs Dusty Rhodes match. </p> <p> <nl> <li>00:06 - Bull riding, one thing I never saw on the show and probably would have turned anyway. "What does this have to do with The Harlem Globetrotters?" <li>00:12 - One of the most memorable lines in all of sports, "The thrill of victory...and the agony of defeat," while the skiier goes tumbling off the slalom and into the crowd. <li>00:24 - Okay, maybe it wasn't really that great, but it's all about memories here. </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/P2AZH4FeGsc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><p><b><u>#11 Benny Hill</u></b> <p>Okay, here was a show that maybe I shouldn't have been watching as an 8-year-old in 1984 (again, explains a lot). But when you had grandparents (and again, I was learning a lot about tv when I stayed with them) that went to bed around 9:00, you had freewill with the tube. And back then, we only went up to 13 channels, so it didn't take much to find something to keep you entertained.</p> <p>Benny Hill was pretty much an old, perverted Englishman who chased after jailbait girls in bikinis with his even older buddies. What made it even funnier was the music that accompanied it and the fast-forwarding of the clips. You'll have to watch to understand. </p> </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="500" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zQf2TiwBFHo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </P> <p>BENNY HILL CLIP</p> <p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lU0w_LmD9lM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <div class="post-footer"> </div> <!-- end post footer --> </div> <!-- end single post --> <span class="date">February 2, 2011</span> <div class="photo"> <span class="postphoto"><img src="http://www.mattjarrells.com/images/Feb/20110202a.jpg"></span> <div class="caption"> <h5>Groundhog Day</h5> <p>I've seen the movie "Groundhog's Day" almost as more than Bill Murray spent trying to kill himself to get to his tomorrow. It's a great movie. I'd watch it over and over. </p> <p>But what if you were stuck in one day that you couldn't get out of? Well, here's 2 days that would frustrate me and I'd not want to relive. <p><b><u>September 11, 2001 - DUH</u></b> <p>I don't have to explain to you why, so I won't. But there have been days when I say, "What a horrible day." Then there are days when I say, "What a really, really horrible day."</p> <p>Then there was one day when my mind went blank and I had no answer for what was going on...no one did. </p> <p>This was one of those, "Where were you when it happened moments." And it pretty much went like this:</p> <p> <nl> <lh>September 11, 2001</lh> <li>8:56 - A co-worker comes by our area and says, "Guys, I guess a plane flew into a building in New York City." I look up to acknowledge him, but do not think anything about it. <li>9:02 - After completing my morning duties, I go into the break room/kitchen to watch events unfolding. As soon as I walk in, I see another plane blasting into the other tower. I think this is the exact minute the whole country loses it. <li>10:25 - After almost 85 minutes of speechless emotions, I feel I should get out and find something to eat. While out, I hear no less than three people asking me if I've accepted Jesus as my savior or if I am ready for the end of the world. Ten years later... <li>The rest of the day, was numb. I had dozens of phone calls wishing me good luck and that they'd hope to see me on the other side. It was a massive, effective scare tactic. It worked. Never would I want to live that day again. See below for a quick recap. </p> <p><B>WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO INCLUDED, BUT HISTORY</b></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv4s3fn8jDc" target="_blank">Worse Day Ever</a></p> <p><b><u>March 28, 1992 - UK Loses to Duke</b></u> <p>How about you my sister what it felt like when (at the time) her 15 year old brother witnessed something that would forever affect his life when she had just turned 12.</p> <p>This is what happened:</p> <nl> <li>00:02 - Yeah, that caption already pisses me off enough to not watching it. <li>00:13 - Homo <li>00:47 - I think we have a chance...but not getting my hopes up. <li>00:59 - OVERTIME!!! Followed by ugly cheerleaders. <li>01:38 - Yeah, maybe call a timeout when you get past halfcourt <li>01:46 - 7.8 is enough. <li>01:50 - "HOLY SHIT WE WON!!! WE DID IT! WE WON!" <li>02:00 - "Matt, there's 2.1 seconds left, anything can happen." <li>02:05 - The redass of all redasses. The lowest point of my sports life. I punched my sister, made my friends uncomfortable and haven't looked back since. And yes, the rest is history. </nl> </div> <div class="post-footer"> </div> <!-- end post footer --> </div> <!-- end single post --> <span class="date">February 1, 2011</span> <div class="photo"> <span class="postphoto"><img src="http://www.mattjarrells.com/images/Feb/20110201a.jpg"></span> <div class="caption"> <h5>Favorite TV Show Theme Songs (#20-16)</h5> <p>It's no mystery that I rotted my brain out watching sitcoms/game shows/sports/etc. as a kid, so it'd be fair to say that I love theme songs from those shows. I spent a while researching, so I came up with 20 that if I had to, could listen to them on a continuous loop 24/7</p> <p>I'll stretch this list out so I use up a couple of days. Yeah, I know, it seems like I'm already getting burned out on this daily blog, huh? Well, we only have 331 more to go. It's a marathon, not a sprint.</p> <p><b>NOTE:</b> Theme song counts for the majority of the ranking, but the actual video during the song didn't hurt.</p> <p><b><u>#20 Three's Company</u></b> <p>Only makes the list because it's my favorite sitcom ever. There's nothing special about it that would seperate it from any other sitcom, other than I worshipped Jack Tripper throughout the 80's.</p> <p>They went through 3 or 4, but pound-for-pound, I'll take the last couple of season's theme/video. I hated leaving out the Ropers, but the zoo opening was always my favorite.</p> <nl> <li>00:05 - I always thought the oraguntan was playing with himself. <li>00:27 - I always try to make a habit of doing the flamingo stance when I go to a zoo. <li>00:35 - Come on, Larry, you didn't notice that? You ole, kidder! <li>00:38 - Useless roommate alert! Even the giraffe looks at her as if to say, "Oh, it's just Cindy." <li>01:08 - British "Three's Company" (Man About the House) opening credits out of nowhere. I've never seen this before. You're reading Matt Jarrells history right now.</li> </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TknxviUueAw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><p><b><u>#19 The Price is Right</u></b> <p>This is almost in the same boat as Three's Company, it's a childhood memory. But their theme song didn't change from the first time it aired in 1972 until now. I assume it's still the same. I haven't watched one episode since Bob Barker left. It'd be like someone moving into your childhood home, then slowly letting it go. You might drive past it from time-to-time, but you can't bare to look too long.</p> <p> <nl> <li>00:03 - RIP Rod Roddy. The voiceover King of my childhood. <li>00:15 - "COME ON DOWN!" There wasn't a phrase the was spoken that would get old ladies, college students and Barker lovers more excited than that. Even though Rod sounded like Peter Brady this time. <li>01:02 - THE MAN! <li>01:13 - "My dressing room...after the show?" </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T8egHGNijGw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><p><b><u>#18 The Sopranos</u></b> <p>Times I've watched this show: 1.</p> <p>That's it. I watched the series finale because of all the buzz and haven't thought about it since. I am sure it is/was a great show. The finale kind of left me shrugging my shoulders, but I guess it helps to get familiar with storylines and characters before you want the final show of a series.</p> <p>One thing that has always stuck out to me was its great theme song. And you'll find that even though I didn't watch some of the shows that will appear on this list, the theme songs at least caught my attention. </p> <p> <nl> <li>00:14 - World Trade Center-less NYC skyline. I look for that in movies and tv shows now. <li>00:50 - They've really made me not want to ever live in New Jersey at this point. Just looks like it smells. <li>01:05 - Gas only $0.97. I can't remember the last time it was that low. Maybe the "1" fell off the board. </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NUT07eZoXPw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><p><b><u>#17 This Week in Baseball</u></b> <p>Only baseball fans will enjoy this, so you can skip it if you're not.</p> <p>Saturdays would mean: saturday morning cartoons, pro wrestling and This Week in Baseball, which, well, recapped the past week in baseball. </p> <p>Hosted by Mel Allen, it would be worth the whole show just to hear him say, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re7O5q3xuTg" target="_blank">"How about that!"</a> <p>The music is a soft, classic-like piece that was set to a montage of great plays throughout Major League Baseball history. Some things you can't explain thing to others, and like I said, you'd have to be a baseball fan to understand. But it's a part of the list. </p> <p> <nl> <li>00:01 - Screw you Dale Murphy. You and WTBS are one of the reasons the country has tons of bandwagon Braves fans. That channel shoved the Atlanta Braves down our throats. And they SUCKED back then. <li>00:36 - Ted Williams...Top 5 of all-time and one of the greatest swings ever. <li>01:11 - The real home run king. You'll never convince me that Barry Bonds deserves it yet. <li>01:41 - My favorite part of the song; just mellowed out goodness. </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tBeD74f5_6w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><p><b><u>#16 HBO's Featured Presentation</u></b> <p>This is not really a tv show so to speak, but it introduced HBO's movie of the week, so it counts.</p> <p>Now that I look back, this was pretty advanced for 1983. And it would still hold up if used today. </p> <p>It was basically an overhead camera panning through a model town with great music accompanying it. There were two examples of these intros using toy models of towns that made me say, "I want that model town and I want to live there!" The other was Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. <p>You knew it was time to break out the popcorn and make a palette on the floor for movie night when you heard the opening.</p> <p> <nl> <li>00:10 - Uh oh, it's movie time on HBO! <li>00:14 - Is that Mister Rogers' trolley!?!?! <li>00:27 - The house that the yellow van passes in front of...that was the house I was going to live in. This was 1983 remember. <li>00:38 - Seriously, I thought this part kicked ass. Do I still? Yes. <li>01:03 - I hope E.T. is on! </nl><p> <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iGPRWePIUUI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <div class="post-footer"> </div> <!-- end post footer --> </div> <!-- end single post --> <div id="pagination"> &#8592; www.mattjarrells.com...copyright 2011 </div> </div> <!-- end content div --> </div> <!-- end containing div --> </body> </html>