Talk:Pardon the Interruption
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[edit] Intro music
The intro music is not Cut Your Hair.
- Are you sure? Most of the sources on the web say that it is, although I'm having trouble finding anything authoritative. It certainly sounds like it. --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 19:09, Apr 11, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Push in Over/Under
Why is it considered such a cop-out when "pushing" in Over/Under. I say it's more gutsy!!! Rather than saying someone will hit more (over) or less (under) than 50 home runs, Wilbon may say "push!" which means he thinks said player will hit exactly 50 home runs.
- If anything, it's the fault of the producers (or whoever makes up the numbers) for using whole numbers. If they're so upset about the push, why even make it an option? Why not set the over/under at 49.5 home runs? - Nubby 04:26, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Names
Wouldn't it be more appropriate for an encyclopedia entry to use the last names of the hosts, instead of referring to them by their first name?
- Yes, that's how WP articles are supposed to be written. see here. Have at it, or I'll do it eventually. --W.marsh 04:07, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
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- Done. - Nubby 05:12, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wilbon voices mailbox?
Any source on this? Interesting if true
I heard him do it live one show in 2004. He said "It's Mailtime!" in that booming voice similar sounding to the mailbox.
[edit] Phrases Section
How about a section on the Pardon the Interruption article describing the many phrases or references they repeat on the show: "Strugg-a-ling", "That's it! That's the list!", The Trampoline Bear, "We play to win the game" to name a few.
[edit] Doctor Game
Anyone remember the game where two people would be joined at the head and Tony and Mike had to choose which person to save? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.62.140.26 (talk • contribs).
- It's been added to the article (not by me). - Nubby 05:12, 18 January 2006 (UTC
[edit] Howard Stern?
How is Wilbon having never listened to Howard Stern important or interesting at all? George Washington, Michelangelo, Jesus of Nazareth: none of these men heard Howard Stern's celestial radio broadcasts. And now they would have to pay for that privilege. This should really be taken out. It smacks of those losers that call other shows and drop his name.Swatson1978 21:19, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Debut
When did PTI debut? Some sources say Sep. 22 [1], some say Oct 22 [2]. Since the 9/22 date is given on the ESPN website, I think that's more likely. --W.marsh 05:07, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
I think it was October b/c I remember Tony talking about 9/11 in a preview for the show, and that wouldve been only 11 days later had it been sept.22
- Also, upon further investigation, 9/22/01 was a Saturday, 10/22/01 was a Monday. I the october makes much more sense, given that, and the fact that mentions of 9/22 date all seem to be based on the above ESPN article, which must just be wrong. I'm changing the date in this article back to 10/22. --W.marsh 05:56, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Running gags
Boy, that section took off. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.62.140.23 (talk • contribs).
[edit] Presented by...
Why does PTI always seem to juggle their sponsorship between "Red Stripe Beer" and "Guinness Draught"? After many months of being presented by Guinness it is now being presented by Red Stripe, who sponsored it for part of last year. Redsoxnation62 03:29, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
He who has the gold, makes the rules. And gets the sponsorship. JAF1970 17:02, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
If I'm not mistaken, Guinness and Red Stripe are both sold by the same company in the US, so it's a marketing thing. Guinness in the winter and Red Stripe in the summer maybe? aliendave
[edit] PTI appearances
Oops. I was going to move the Mr. 3000 reference elsewhere, thinking that there was an "appearances by PTI", but the Wilbon and Kornheiser appearances are as themsleves, not as PTI. I wonder-- where else has PTI appeared, aside from Mr. 3000? JAF1970 17:09, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Trampoline bear
Oh, and fixed the link for the trampoline bear video -- and added an image. Priceless. :p JAF1970 17:24, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Time
Isn't time in the United States denoted by AM & PM not a.m. & p.m.? I am curious, and since it was just changed, we should probably have the proper format here. Someone let me know and change it if necessary. Since this is a U.S. show, the article should follow U.S. format.
[edit] Mr. 3000
There's already a reference to the film. Deleted the extraneous entry. JAF1970 21:14, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] TV infobox
i can't get this formating to work: edit: ugh i can't believe that was it
| Pardon the Interruption | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports talk |
| Starring | Tony Kornheiser Michael Wilbon Tony Reali |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Matt Kelliher |
| Running time | ~24 minutes (without commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ESPN |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original run | September 22, 2001 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Sports Reporters |
| Links | |
| Official website | |
| TV.com summary | |
[edit] Tony's PTI Sign
While no one but he will know why he has the sign cover his face at the end of each episode, the reason he whisper's PTI is to coincide with the end frames of every episode which flash the PTI logo and a whisper from a voice saying "PTI". Tony is likely imitating this. --Chicobo329 17:33, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Guests sugggestion
Since we're apparently updating the page every day with the episode count, why not keep track of guest hosts to? it would at least be useful to know how many times they've hosted and when the last appearance was. I'm unaware of this information being available anywhere else. --W.marsh 21:43, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
I've been keeping track of a lot of stuff from PTI, originally to find out which Third Segment game they do the most and also which sport they cover the most. I started in April. I didn't record who the guest host for Kornheiser was on April 5 and May 8, but other than that, since April 4:
Michael Wilbon 74
Tony Kornheiser 57
Dan LeBatard 24
Jason Whitlock 9
Bob Ryan 5
Jay Mariotti 1
Mail Time! 24
Toss-Up! 18
Odds! 17
Role Play! 9
Over/Under! 8
Psychics! 5
Cop Time! 3
Jimpoz 17:36, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Goodnight Canada
In addition to that segment not being seen in Canada, this other reason for "Goodnight Canada" from the board at IMDb:
Wilbon said that "they" (Canadians) don't deserve a star of Vince Carter's calibur in a non-competitive place such as Toronto (when talking about Carter being traded to New Jersey.
The show recieved hate mail the next day and ever since Tony has stuck up for "his boys" in Canada.
Jimpoz 17:32, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Reali middle names during Over/Under
Someone took off the list of all his joke middle names. I think we should keep it in as a running list. Gabefarkas 21:16, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
- Agreed.Lincoln187 23:45, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
This is one of the reasons Pardon the Interruption is becoming such a long article. Since it will probably continue for a long time, we should create an article for all the names alone. Better yet, we could leave only the important gags on the main page, with all gags being their own article to reduce this article's size. Bmitchelf 01:25, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Problem solved. I've already created a seperate page for the list. JAF1970 17:43, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Major edit - Running Gags given their own page
Okay, I moved the entire running gag section and gave it its own page. I'm sure you'll agree it relieves the page of a lot of bulk, and preserves the running gag work as well. Everyone wins. ;) JAF1970 22:29, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- Whoa. Just realized the Running Gags page is almost as long as the PTI page itself. Yeah, it was getting unwieldly. Check it out here Running gags on Pardon the Interruption. Let me know what you think. JAF1970 22:32, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
- Good work. I'm glad someone else did it since I didn't want to make such a major move myself. Do you want to possibly move the middle names back into the gags page or leave them as they are before they get too unwieldy themselves? Bmitchelf 03:27, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- Tony Reali's Nicknames is fine as its own separate page. JAF1970 05:28, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- Good work. I'm glad someone else did it since I didn't want to make such a major move myself. Do you want to possibly move the middle names back into the gags page or leave them as they are before they get too unwieldy themselves? Bmitchelf 03:27, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
By the way, Around the Horn got the same treatment. There's now a Running gags on Around the Horn as well. JAF1970 05:58, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] When was the last time they played food chain?
I don't think they've played it in over a year. Anyone know for sure? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.62.140.50 (talk) 03:27, 2 March 2007 (UTC).
