Tag: Chico And The Man

  • Grandpa Goes To Washington
    Grandpa Goes To Washington

    There’s too many jokes about aged Senators and shrinkelled oranges to be made. Grandpa Goes To Washington was an NBC sitcom starring Jack Albertson (see also Chico And The Man), which aired from 7th September 1978 to 6th January 1979. It was created by Richard Roseti, Len Slate, and Noel Baldwin. Unusually, the episodes were…

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  • Proctology: A Bottom Examination
    Proctology: A Bottom Examination

    For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…

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  • Re-Casting Keanu
    Re-Casting Keanu

    Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…

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