Pop Quiz: Name the actor who was begged to play Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark but turned it down. Was it Sylvester Stallone, Gary Busey, Nick Nolte or Sam Elliott?
TV News: A&E’s reboot of the mini-series Roots will star the young English actor, Malachi Kirby to play Kunta Kinte. He is unknown here but big star there. … In case you didn’t hear, The X-Files are coming back, why? I don’t know. … In case you didn’t hear, the CW will air a Friday the 13th television series. … Spot costs on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show just keep going up, because his ratings just keep going up and up and up.
TV Comment: Always thought it odd that on the Andy Griffith Show, Andy is single, Aunt Bee is single, Barney is single, Floyd is single, Goober is single, Gomer is single, Howard is single, Ernest T. Bass is single, Helen is single, Thelma Lou is single and Clara is single, the only married person on the show is Otis, the town drunk who’s always plastered, odd.
Sports Shorts: Mike Tyson loves UFC female Champion, Ronda Rousey. Rousy won the Espy Award for Best Fighter of the Year, beating out Floyd Mayweather! When asked how Mayweather would do against Ronda using UFC rules Tyson said, Ronda would kill Mayweather! Tune him up. Can you imagine the PPV?. … College football starts this weekend.
Date in History, September 4. 1993, One armed Cleveland Indian pitcher, Jim Abbott threw a no-hitter against the NY Yankees. Dude had one arm. 2002, Kelly Clarkson won the 1st American Idol, wow, wow 13 years.
Answer – Nick Nolte. Have a great Labor Day.
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