TV Meme

Well this took forever to fill out (two weeks' worth- parts I and II)! Here we go...

Sunday Stealing: TV Meme

1. TV Theme songs. Which is your favorite, and which makes you crazy enough to hit mute on the remote?
Fave- Big Bang Theory
Mute- Full House

2. The Classics. What is your favorite Classic TV show?
Fave Classic classic- Happy Days
Fave Newer classic- Will and Grace

3. What character from a Classic TV show would you like to be?
Cruise Director Julie McCoy from The Love Boat

4. Can you remember a line you liked from a Classic TV show? 
Gilda Radner as Rosanne Rosannadanna on SNL: It just goes to show ya'. It's always something.

5. Heroes. What show featuring those who protect your country (fiction or non-fiction) is your favorite? 
MASH

6. TV Cops. Who is your favorite (past or present) TV cop? Which TV cop do you think was the most crooked, or the most inept? 
Fave- Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) in NYPD Blue
Most Crooked- Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis) in The Shield, and he was SO good!

7. You need to hire a bodyguard for yourself. Which TV cop do you choose? 
Vic Mackey

8. TV Doctors. Which TV doctor would you choose to remove your appendix? Which TV doctor would you not let touch you with a 10- foot pole? 
Remove my appendix- Dr. Doug Ross from ER
Not let touch me with a 10-foot pole- Dr. Dave Malucci from ER

9. TV Moms. Which TV mom would you have liked to have had for your own? Is there a TV mom you would never want as your own? 
Want- Clair Huxtable
Would never want- the mom from Two and a Half Men

10. TV Dads. Which TV Dad would you have most liked to have for your own dad? On the flipside, who was the TV Dad you’d have least liked to have had? 
Want- Cliff Huxtable
Would never want- Frank Costanza

11. Comedies. How do you feel about sitcoms? Good, wholesome fun or saccharine inanity? 
Good ones are good, wholesome fun.

12. If your life was a sitcom, what would the title be? 
Aggies in the ATX

13. If you went to a comedy club on amateur night, and they gave you some jokes and a microphone, would you go onstage?
Absolutely not. Being a standup comedian is one of the hardest jobs ever!

14. Reality. Are you a fan of Reality TV? What’s your “can’t miss” reality TV show (or shows), or what reality TV show do you suppose the devil plays on the TV in Hell as punishment? 
Can't Miss- Real Housewives of NYC/Orange County/New Jersey
TV in Hell-  Honey Boo Boo

15. If you were given a free ticket to be on any reality show, which one would you choose?
Impractical Jokers

16. Talk Shows. Do you watch daytime talk TV? If so, do you prefer the calm shows like Oprah or the wilder side like Jerry Springer? 
On days when I work from home I sometimes have The Talk on in the background. I hate immature drama talk shows like Springer was.  I like my talk shows to be entertaining and impart some useful or interesting information.

17. Which daytime talk TV show would you like to be on? What would the topic be? 
The Talk. I would talk about Real Housewives!

18. Before talk TV took over game shows ruled the airways during the day, which do you prefer? Or are you a soap opera fan? 
I liked game shows, back in the day.

19. Is there a game show (past or present) you think you would do really well on, as a contestant? 
$20,000 Pyramid

20. Who is your favorite game show host? Who is your least favorite? 
Fave- Chuck Woolery
Least Fave- Pat Sajak

21. Marathons. Have you watched any TV marathons? In part? In whole? Is there a show you’d like to see run an all day marathon? On the flipside is there a show you’d avoid in marathon? 
I've watched a few. An Impractical Jokers marathon was a hilarious, recent hit. I would avoid watching any serious drama in marathon, because I think it's draining.

22. Out of curiosity, what’s the longest you’ve ever watched TV in one stretch? 
Oh man. Maybe 5 hours when I was sick once? We did watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy on DVD one Saturday, which is the longest I've sat in front of the television in a stretch.

23. On the whole do you feel most Special Reports are really that special? Or are they simply annoying? What special report has effected you most? (IE: (9/11, Reagan being shot…etc) 
Lately I feel they interrupt for less significant special reports than they used to. While I remember very vividly Reagan being shot, 9/11 affected me more.

24. What is the (pick one: stupidest, saddest, silliest, most disgusting..) thing you’ve ever seen on TV?
Most disgusting- Bear Grylls squeezing elephant poop and drinking the water that dripped out on Man vs. Wild.

25. What’s your fondest memory of something on TV? 
1980 Winter Olympics USA hockey win over Russia for Gold. Do you believe in miracles?!

26. What’s the first show you remember watching regularly? 
Sesame Street

27. What shows would make up a perfect night of TV viewing for you? 
Real Housewives, The Bachelor, Shark Tank

28. You get to create one show to put on the schedule, with any stars you choose. Who and what would it be? 
It would be a comedy with the ladies of Bridesmaids. I would get a big celeb to do a cameo each week. That's always fun!

29. Canceling or Not. What show(s) would you cancel without a moment’s hesitation? Is there a show (previously canceled or just no longer airing) that you’d bring back, original cast and all? 
Cancel- The worst quality show I've ever seen in my life- Secret Life of the American Teenager- is already canceled. The dialogue was ridiculous and the acting was abysmal.
Bring back- FlashForward!

30. What’s the best series finale you remember? 
Newhart, where Bob wakes up in  bed with Suzanne Pleshette and the whole show has been a dream of his character from The Bob Newhart Show. SO funny!