tv shows with pool
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There's also a Tom and Jerry (yes, the cartoon) episode with pool in it. Well, it's not a whole episode but there's a part where I think Tom makes a bank shot and the ball just keeps hitting the rail and finally Tom sticks his paw in the side pocket and "moves" it over so that the ball finally goes in!
pool on tv
I have a ouple pages on my site dedicated to pool movies, commercials, art etc
http://www.thebilliardstour.com/movie-the-movie-cinema.html and
http://www.thebilliardstour.com/billiards-media.html
I have a ouple pages on my site dedicated to pool movies, commercials, art etc
http://www.thebilliardstour.com/movie-the-movie-cinema.html and
http://www.thebilliardstour.com/billiards-media.html
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highrun55 said:
LMAO...That's right!! It was hilarious with Norton going through all of his pre-shot gyrations and antics.
highrun55 said:
Man oh man, I don't know how I didn't think of this one with my first post. This is possibly one of the funniest scenes ever in the Honeymooners. Norton just keeps dicking around and standing up and taking practice stroke and you can just see Ralph getting more and more mad until he finally explodes. Classic.
On a side note, I'm on a league with a guy that shoots about as slow as Norton. At least one stand up and 20 or so practice strokes with every shot. I felt like Ralph only I didn't quite blow up on the guy cuz he's too nice.
The Brady Bunch episode is great. Mike gets a table (as a gift I believe) and Bobby practices all the time, then hustles Jim Backus, who plays one of Mike's clients. The Dick Van Dyke episode is great too. How about the scene in "Mystic Pizza" with Julia Roberts hustling pool? She looks horribly bad, but supposedly runs the table on some unsuspecting townies. And speaking of Jack Klugman, there's an episode of "The Odd Couple" where he plays straight pool. Then there's the scene in "The Deerhunter" where DeNiro is playing pool in the bar and blasting everything in. I think he plays pool in "Jackknife" too. What's amazing is that actors who are supposed to be good players (in movies) are almost always horrible. Jack Klugman and Jackie Gleason would be two of the exceptions.
davidhop said:
The HoneyMooners had an episode about pool. I believe it was said that Ralph Kramden had a high run of 17 at one point.
"The Fall Guy" starring Lee Majors had an episode involving his protecting a down-and-out pool hustler. It had something to do with keeping him sober until a big pool event if memory serves.
There was also an older Chuck Norris movie called "Code of Silence" that had some poolroom action in it. Chuck's character gets beaned with a billiard ball straight in the head during a fight with some drug dealing thugs.
When Starman, the movie, was made for TV as a series, the alien ends up playing pool even though he doesn't know how. A character tells him the object is to make all the balls, and he ask, "All at the same time?" It's been a while but I think he made them all in one shot...not sure about that part.
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vader93490 said:
The unknown stunt man that makes Eastwood look so fine???
OMG! That has to be one of the GREATEST shows EVER!!!! And the theme song is rockin' too! TVLand so needs to air this show!!!!Pool Shows
There is a Movie called StickMen.. not bad..
There is a Dick Van Dyke episode on pool..
Good Times .. when the father needed rent money he would go down to the pool room.
The Sting 2 .. Jackie Gleason and Walter Mathau (sure I hacked that one) banking for cash.
Fresh Prince has an episode where Uncle Phil turns out to be a hustler..
And the name of the old game show was called 10-20 straight pool. I have a few episodes of that one.
Minnesota Fats has a celeb pool show as well.
and of course.. Were are the ABC Wide World of Sports matches.
I wish you could buy episodes of these.
There is a Movie called StickMen.. not bad..
There is a Dick Van Dyke episode on pool..
Good Times .. when the father needed rent money he would go down to the pool room.
The Sting 2 .. Jackie Gleason and Walter Mathau (sure I hacked that one) banking for cash.
Fresh Prince has an episode where Uncle Phil turns out to be a hustler..
And the name of the old game show was called 10-20 straight pool. I have a few episodes of that one.
Minnesota Fats has a celeb pool show as well.
and of course.. Were are the ABC Wide World of Sports matches.
I wish you could buy episodes of these.
chefjeff said:
Jeff,
Fran Crimi was a technical adviser for "Carlito's Way". The director asked her if she could show them how to make all 15 balls on a break shot
landshark77 said:
She had a small recurring role as a pool pro on "One life to live" and served as a tecnical adviser IIRC.
One of the main charachters was trying to win the ladies world championship or something and Jenn played the reigning champ.
(Yeah I watched it)
some of it anyway
WingsFan said:
I liked that one. I thought it was definitely worth watching
landshark77 said:The unknown stunt man that makes Eastwood look so fine???
Yes. The same one where he was on fire over Cheryl Tiegs, got blown up over Raquel Welch and went fast with a girl named Bo. It's interesting that that's one of the more popular 80's shows that hasn't made its way to DVD boxsets. As you noted, it's not been re-run on TVland, or if it has it only ran briefly.
Anyway, I'm digressing so I'll go back to the topic. As I recall in that episode there was some fair to good pool action going on. I don't recall all the particulars of the plot but it had something to do with Colt's group of people keeping a pool hustler sober until some big tournament or pool related event.
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