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Coming off a huge Monday here at Best Damn as we taped both show No. 998 & No. 1000. A little inside secret from the TV world, not every show is taped on the day it airs. In order to accommodate some of our guests schedules, we pushed up our taping schedule for the 1,000th show. With out giving way the surprises, let's just say it was truly a memorable experience that's not to be missed. Be sure to check out the top 20 moments in Best Damn history on Wednesday's 1,000th show.
Some thoughts from Monday's & Tuesday's shows....
- The 1,000th show countdown really brought out some blasts from the past. The energy that Michael Irvin brought to the set was amazing. The Playmaker hasn't lost a step. Speaking of not losing a step, Leeann was in fine form. You won't want to miss her pull-out Budweiser ad in this year's SI Swimsuit Issue. Think of the dream sequence in "American Beauty" only hotter. Best idea Bud has had since Spuds MacKenzie, who ranks No. 2 in the Beer Dog Power Rankings behind Alex from Stroh's (immortalized in Tone Loc's ballad "Funky Cold Medina").
- John Salley had a great comment on Monday's show while talking about Mike Tyson. We looked back on Mike Tyson's appearance on the show and Sal was amazed how we get the athletes & celebrities to do some of the outrageous things they do on this show. Whether it's Billy Bob Thornton starring in "Friday Night Tights", Shaquille O'Neal showing of his thespian skills with Tom Arnold, or Lance Armstrong riding in a tricycle race, it's truly amazing how these stars are willing to put their egos on hold and have fun on our set or in our comedy skits.
And finally, we've got another look back on the past from one our Best Damn staff. Just reading this has me amazed that we are able to put on a show every day.
- Last December, we were looking for "sexy" Santa Helpers to be part of some shows leading into Christmas. The idea was to have six models in "sexy" low cut Santa suits giving out gifts to the studio audience.
We held a casting call in our green room. Over 100 beautiful models showed up to the Fox Lot that day. The Fox Infirmary reported a record number of neck strains among Fox male employees on that day. The casting was very hush-hush and supposed to be a closed-door session with myself and two other producers. But word leaked out and before I knew it every producer, associate producer and production assistant showed up in the green room acting like they just needed to get something out of the green room... using lines like: "Hey, I lost my pen, did anyone see my pen in here?", "Do you need any help in here?", "Can I hold a light or something?"
I even think the valet guys showed up at one point saying that misplaced some keys. It was very funny to see almost every male staff member pop his head into the green room at least once during that day.
Remember, we've got the Top 20 moments in Best Damn history on Wednesday's show with moments from the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ashton Kutcher, Serena Williams, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Stacy Keibler, Pam Anderson, Adam Sandler, Sylvester Stallone, Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. Not to be missed!