11 Replies to “Seventh in a series of real-time empirical observations”

1. Tman says:

   July 12, 2004 at 8:25 pm

   Reminds me of a blurb from the Onions “Our Dumb Century” book-

   Zapped Sweeps Oscars!!

2. michele says:

   July 12, 2004 at 9:10 pm

   Apparently Scott Baio is alive and well and thriving. An obssessed Baio fan keeps leaving me Baio updates on this post.

3. Jeff G says:

   July 12, 2004 at 9:15 pm

   I had a crush on Valerie Bertinelli back during “One Day at a Time.” And a lot of people used to tell me I looked like Leif G as a pre-teen and teen (if you ever watch the original Walking Tall, you’ll see exactly what I looked like at age 7).  After that I got Judd Nelson or Nick Cage.  Lately it’s Walther Matthau or Sal Bando.

4. Athena says:

   July 12, 2004 at 9:19 pm

   I saw Scott Baio in the coverage of the burial service for President Reagan at the presidential library.

5. Jeff G says:

   July 12, 2004 at 9:24 pm

   See?  Genius.

   I knew I always liked that guy.

6. dario says:

   July 12, 2004 at 9:34 pm

   Heather Thomas.

   Thanks for the memory Jeff. Seriously.

7. norbizness says:

   July 13, 2004 at 12:49 am

   I remember that Onion headline, and it’s only partially correct. It won just three Oscars; Best Supporting Actor for Scatman Crothers, Best Supporting Actress for Aunt Esther, and Best Cinematography.

8. JFH says:

   July 13, 2004 at 1:46 am

   Jeff says:
   
   “I had a crush on Valerie Bertinelli back during “One Day at a Time.””

   Shoot, who didn’t! (Especially hot in the last few seasons when she cut her hair short).  Let’s face it, the tomboy image didn’t work in the first season… nor did the fallacy that Bonnie Franklin was a hot divorcee. Mackenzie Phillips as a slut?  Totally believable; what an actress!

9. TMR says:

   July 13, 2004 at 11:00 pm

   For the record, last I heard Willie Ames was living in Olathe, KS (a suburb of KC) making straight-to-video religious shorts.

10. Da Goddess says:

    July 14, 2004 at 12:16 am

    Scott Baio doesn’t like Applebees. He prefers Chili’s.

    We meet there for our bi-weekly trysts.

11. Walter Coolidge says:

    August 12, 2004 at 11:38 am

    The Zapped! Club was started on July 19, 1999 by Englishman Max Fenn.  Within a month I discovered the website (I routinely searched for anything about Zapped!).  Encouraged by my discovery of a kindred Zapped! fan, I began contributing to the
    
    club.  We made “The Senior Edition” which was referenced in the film but never show.  I re-wrote the screenplay greatly expanding the Heather Thomas role.  We solicited comments from cast and crew and have heard from, among others, director Robert Rosenthal, soundtrack singer David Pomeranz, Felice Schachter (I MET her), Eddie Deezen, Mews Small, Irwin Keyes and, my personal favorite, Jewel Shepard.  I wrote a serialized novel that followed the Zapped! characters into college (hijinks ensue).

    Presently the club has 345 members.

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