It's time to play "What is 'Burn Notice'?"

It's time to play "What is 'Burn Notice'?"

To his credit, the real Perkins was a good sport, and I recall that he even contributed to a fan-sponsored effort to buy an ad in a trade publication at one point when MST3K was in danger of cancellation.

To his credit, the real Perkins was a good sport, and I recall that he even contributed to a fan-sponsored effort to buy an ad in a trade publication at one point when MST3K was in danger of cancellation.

Yes, but will it be in semaphore? 
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Yes, but will it be in semaphore? 
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Danville … the most exciting community in the Tri-State area. Where's Perry, by the way?

Danville … the most exciting community in the Tri-State area. Where's Perry, by the way?

I'm surprised Todd didn't mention the theme song — that first season used Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around The Clock" as its theme song, which was appropriate and timely, and didn't get its own cheesy theme song until the second season or thereabouts — another indicator of the change in tone.

I'm surprised Todd didn't mention the theme song — that first season used Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around The Clock" as its theme song, which was appropriate and timely, and didn't get its own cheesy theme song until the second season or thereabouts — another indicator of the change in tone.

I don't feel like keeping up with this project.

I don't feel like keeping up with this project.

If only Bucky Bailey’s Bully Buckers had been around when Todd was a boy.

I always thought it was supposed to be more of a Gregory Peck voice than an Orson Welles voice.

The weird thing about the traffic-reporter sketch for those of us in Middle Tennessee is that "Hope Hines" is the name of a recently-retired long-time sports anchor for the CBS affiliate here. Can't have been a coincidence; either someone on the writing staff has a Nashville connection or they saw the name somewhere.…

A former co-worker of mine talked herself and her daughter backstage at a state fair concert some years ago so that the daughter could present Weird Al with detailed sketches of him and each of his band members. He was extremely gracious and genuinely appreciated the gift — or at least made the effort to look that way.

"Stefon cheered me up no end and provided half the notable quotes of the episode. For some reason, this never gets stale, perhaps because every time Hader does the character you’re just watching him to see when he breaks."

"Overly vitriolic" is right. I thought it was a funny episode. I loved the IKEA stuff.

I'm sorry, but Guy Fieri is never even a "vaguely acceptable" option

When would Carl ever say that? "Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me" is on NPR, not PRI. "Whad'ya Know" is PRI's current events-themed quiz show (although the quiz is only a small part of the show, time-wise).