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Let's Bowl
GenreGame show
Created byTim Scott
Developed by
  • Tim Scott
  • Rick Kronfeld
Written by
  • Tim Scott
  • Ken Bradley
Directed byHarry E. Nelson
Presented by
  • Rich Kronfeld
  • Steve Sedahl
Starring
  • Amanda Brewer
  • Lisa Bartholomew
  • Matt Sarazine
Narrated byDrew Jansen
Ending theme"Let's Go Bowling"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
  • Tim Scott
  • Rick Kronfeld
ProducerDanny Breen
Editors
  • Ken Gammell
  • Craig Gooder
  • Noah Rosenstein
  • Eric Notti
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
  • The Scott-Kronfeld Experience
  • Comedy Partners
Original release
NetworkComedy Central
ReleaseAugust 19, 2001 (2001-08-19) –
May 5, 2002 (2002-05-05)

Let's Bowl is a scripted

Minneapolis-St. Paul stations: KXLI-TV 41 (Now KPXM-TV), KLGT-TV 23 (now WUCW), and KARE channel 11.[1]

Overview

Hosts Steve "Chopper" Sedahl (himself) and Wally Hotvedt (Rich Kronfeld) wore outfits and

Old Country Buffet were common that year. Another episode gave a foodservice-sized can of tuna to the runner up, while the winner received a 21⁄2 gallon consumer-strength jug of Roundup
.

Two women known as the "Queen Pins" were on each show — while women are often used to provide visual stimuli in TV programs, these two acted differently, usually taunting the contestants as they tried to compete. Drew Jansen played unctuous Announcer/Musical Commentator Ernie Jansen (aka "Trip Stuyvesant" in the original pre-cable pilot). The pre-cable pilot was shot at Bryant-Lake Bowl in Minneapolis, and featured yet another host, played by John Brady. Brady's name in the pilot was "Ernie," but that name was transferred to Jansen when shooting resumed, primarily because the polyester jacket Brady sported with "Ernie" stitched on the lapel fit Jansen pretty much as well as it had Brady.

Another character in the show was "The Pig" played by Matt Sarazine. The original shows, pre-Comedy Central also featured "Butch the Janitor", played by Nick Schenk, and "Berni the Scorekeeper", played by Berni Sarazine. Schenk went on to become one of the writers for the Comedy Central episodes of Let's Bowl and also wrote the screenplay for the film Gran Torino.

The show also included a halftime performance by a local

musical band, most notably Ruth Adams and the World's Most Dangerous Polka Band, a fixture from northeast Minneapolis.[3] It would be followed by a special "Inside Bowling" segment where Chopper and Wally interviewed unusual people and participated in bizarre escapades. Michael J. Nelson of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (also produced locally in the Twin Cities) fame was one of the writers for the show, both in 1998 and during the run on Comedy Central (though possibly only for the pilot).[4]

The series was filmed in several different bowling alleys in the Twin Cities. Outside of the region, the 1998 season was carried on stations in markets such as

Chicago, Illinois
.

Bowling centers used

Bands showcased

References

  1. ^ Zurawik, David (August 19, 2001). "Comedy Central rolls out 'Let's Bowl'". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Stasi, Linda (August 17, 2001). "Bowl Brummel – Think Judge Judy Meets 'Bowling for Dollars'- Sort of". New York Post. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Swensson, Andrea (March 31, 2011). "Ruth Adams memorialized with video, photos, and memories". City Pages. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Baenen, Jeff (April 13, 2002). "'MST3K' Humorist Comes Down to Earth". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

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