25 June 2008

Trio Trophy - Day Sixteen

From the Co-Ed Fever bracket:

(10) Kolchak the Night Stalker v. (3) The Critic

HOW THEY GOT HERE:

Kolchak the Night Stalker
Round 1: defeated Alien Nation, 9-1
Round 2: defeated Brooklyn Bridge, 2-1

The Critic
Round 1: defeated Voyagers!, 11-3
Round 2: defeated Freaks and Geeks, 2-1

POINTLESS CONNECTION: Kolchak star Darren McGavin and The Critic character Duke Phillips have both been married to June Lockhart.*

From the Public Morals bracket:

(7) Andy Barker P.I. v. (14) Sledge Hammer!

HOW THEY GOT HERE

Andy Barker P.I.
Round 1: defeated The Knights of Prosperity, 7-3
Round 2: defeated EZ Streets, 2-1

Sledge Hammer!
Round 1: defeated The Ben Stiller Show, 8-6
Round 2: defeated Square Pegs, 3-1

POINTLESS CONNECTION: Andy Barker P.I. co-star Harve Presnell and Sledge Hammer! star David Rasche were fraternity brothers at UCLA, and spent a night together in a Tijuana jail when they were caught trying to steal a goat from a local market.*



*May not actually be true

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Critic

But ... How did it take me this long to realize how tragically under-seeded Kolchak is this whole affair? A 10 vs 3 matchup shouldn't have required so much consternation.

Sledgehammer

Greg said...

The Critic, though it shouldn't have gotten this far.

Barker

Anonymous said...

Kolchak - Darren McGavin!

Andy Barker - Because I eagerly look forward to a Conan sketch about Andy dueling Andy in a later round.

Brian said...

Kolchak - I liked The Critic, but the one catch phrase I remember most about the show..."It Stinks!" Thusly, not enough to push it into the bracket finals.

Sledge Hammer - Bad seed, but dedicated voters?

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