The untimely death of the great Jack Klugman inspired this question that I think, on a morning where there is no baseball news, might give the Met fan something to think about.
The legendary character of Oscar Madison was a Met fan. He wore the Met hat and attended and wrote about the games.
It made me wonder just how many characters in movies and television were Met fans or at least wore any Met gear?
So to our readers on a dreary Wednesday morning, rack your brain and come up with some answers…..good luck!
11 comments
TX
12/26/2012-10:42am at 10:42 am (UTC -4)
Kevin James comes to mind.
Reese Kaplan
12/26/2012-11:04am at 11:04 am (UTC -4)
Ray Romano and Brad Garrett in “Everybody Loves Raymond” had an episode going to the Hall of Fame to meet Art Shamsky and wound up singing “Meet the Mets” together on the way back.
Archie Bunker and MIke Stivic (All in the Family) were Mets fans.
Lucy Liu in the new “Sherlock Holmes” series has been seen sporting a Mets cap.
srt
12/26/2012-11:08am at 11:08 am (UTC -4)
Oh boy…not really a big movie buff and don’t watch a lot of TV but these came to mind:
- Of course, the infamous Seinfeld episode with Keith.
- Family Guy reference: Opening day, smack the ball, ‘season over’.
- Little known movie staring Michael Keaton called ‘Game Six’. Although he was a big Red Sox fan in ’86, in that movie.
ColoradoMetsFan
12/26/2012-11:29am at 11:29 am (UTC -4)
Billy Crystal in City Slickers, although Billy is a Yankee fan. The reason for the Met cap was that the character was from Queens.
Mr North Jersey
12/26/2012-11:53am at 11:53 am (UTC -4)
Robin Williams in Cadillac Man had a Mets calender on the wall by his office desk.
Dennis Quad in the movie Frequency the movie revolved around in large part over the 69 World Series as his character a fireman and the men in his firehouse were all Mets fans during a time there was a serial killer.
Prismo
12/26/2012-12:11pm at 12:11 pm (UTC -4)
-Men in Black, Bernard Gilkey (was thrilled when I saw the movie and had no idea about that scene beforehand)
-Sesame Street! Keith and Mook. Maybe NJ can embed these…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T3h9JocqLk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUDBZjccMvk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UiQsaEdJ1aI#t=106s
Prismo
12/26/2012-12:11pm at 12:11 pm (UTC -4)
I have a comment awaiting moderation because I put youtube links in it. Does being an author give me no rights!
Gonzo Will
12/26/2012-12:13pm at 12:13 pm (UTC -4)
That’s the Movie…Frequency! I couldn’t think of it! What movie did Mike Piazza make a cameo in? I think it was called 6 Weeks Notice.
greggofboken
12/26/2012-12:14pm at 12:14 pm (UTC -4)
In Oh, God, George Burns as the Almighty cites his arrangement of the ’69 World Series as his last miracle.
Mr North Jersey
12/26/2012-4:19pm at 4:19 pm (UTC -4)
If I have this right the Boston Red Sox traded
Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Becket, Carl Crawford, Nick Punto and $11M
for
Joel Hanrahan, Brock Holt, Allen Webster and Rubby De La Rosa.
Stick
12/27/2012-9:35am at 9:35 am (UTC -4)
and a whole boatload of payroll relief! so add in whatever FAs they sign (Napoli? some others?) with that money.