“Two and a Half Men” star tells viewers not to watch “Two and a Half Men”

viking01 on November 27, 2012 at 12:43 AM

Actually, Gary Coleman was the actor who popped to mind while watching the video. In divorcing his parents and trying to get back some of the money he made, teenager Coleman found himself in the thrall of a (handsome, charismatic–but aren’t all the star-swindlers) Michael Jackson impersonator who finished the bloodletting that poor Mr. Coleman’s parents had begun.

Btw, any current/former Chicagoans remember those ‘Hubert, the Harris Bank Lion’ commercials where tot Gary pipes, “You should have a Hubert doll!”

Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on November 27, 2012 at 1:01 AM

My father was an exec with Continental back in the day… another Chicago name.

lexhamfox on November 27, 2012 at 1:41 AM

At Continental
*ding-ding*
You’re good for more!

Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on November 27, 2012 at 2:05 AM

Wait!–Just got another memory. The kangaroo with a baby in her pouch…

Continental…It’s the big bank. With the little bank inside!

Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on November 27, 2012 at 3:10 AM

Even with a show like the original 1960s Mission Impossible series, with a first rate crew, actors and story lines typically pitting good vs. evil usually in no uncertain terms… the actor Steven Hill (the Mr. Briggs preceding the Mr. Phelps) who is an orthodox Jew, left the show because to his particular faith working on the Sabbath for the newer extended filming schedule violated it. He had other reasons for leaving (perhaps avoiding a Hollyweird crack-up which he did momentarily) but his faith was central to it.

viking01 on November 27, 2012 at 12:52 AM

There was a guy from BYU, Eli Herring, who was drafted by the Raiders in 1995. He refused to play because that would mean he had to work on the Sabbath.

I would never do that but man…gotta respect that.

The Notorious G.O.P on November 27, 2012 at 3:15 AM Even with a show like the original 1960s Mission Impossible series, with a first rate crew, actors and story lines typically pitting good vs. evil usually in no uncertain terms… the actor Steven Hill (the Mr. Briggs preceding the Mr. Phelps) who is an orthodox Jew, left the show because to his particular faith working on the Sabbath for the newer extended filming schedule violated it. He had other reasons for leaving (perhaps avoiding a Hollyweird crack-up which he did momentarily) but his faith was central to it.

viking01 on November 27, 2012 at 12:52 AM

There was a guy from BYU, Eli Herring, who was drafted by the Raiders in 1995. He refused to play because that would mean he had to work on the Sabbath.

I would never do that but man…gotta respect that.

The Notorious G.O.P on November 27, 2012 at 3:15 AM

What about the man who made his faith a “shot heard ’round the world”?

[Sandy] Koufax was the first major leaguer to pitch four no-hitters (including the eighth perfect game in baseball history). Despite his comparatively short career, Koufax’s 2,396 career strikeouts ranked 7th in history as of his retirement, trailing only Warren Spahn (2,583) among left-handers.

Koufax is also remembered as one of the outstanding Jewish athletes in American sports. His decision to not pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur garnered national attention as an example of conflict between professional pressures and personal beliefs.

Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on November 27, 2012 at 3:58 AM